Recently I was asked through Facebook about how someone might start training in Nanquan. Specifically, they asked how to supplement their wushu training with nanquan and what sequence of forms I might recommend for someone who is learning nanquan. Their motivation for asking this question was because they want to …
While thinking about ways that you can improve your wushu, I realize that there is a specific perception about training that first needs to be address. You see, when I tell people I train wushu invariably the first question they ask me is “How long have you practiced?“. My standard …
One of the most common questions I get about training wushu in China is the cost. Almost everyone wants to know the typical costs of training in China, and what it includes (housing, food, etc.). While it is almost impossible to give a definitive answer across the board for all …
[italiano Per leggere questo articolo in Italiano clickare qui] For a lot of folks, when you have only trained in one school for most of your wushu life you start to wonder what life is like on the other side of the proverbial carpet. Do other schools train the same …
What I would do if I was a beginning wushu for the first time, or coaching a new wushu student. Looking back at my history with wushu I often find myself thinking about what I might have done differently if I knew then what I know now. I think of …