Martin LaPlatneyJun 21, 20237 minThe Lock and The KeyI never intended to go to China. By 1995 I had been practicing martial arts for twenty seven years. For the previous seven years I had...
Martin LaPlatneyDec 26, 20224 minTing Jin is like petting a catTing Jin is translated as “listening” energy and it really means to listen with the body. To listen with all of the senses but...
Martin LaPlatneyJun 13, 20214 mincontaining the Xing internallyI first traveled to China over twenty six years ago. I traveled there with Tom Bisio and another friend Tom Clifford. Tom Bisio was at...
Martin LaPlatneySep 2, 20206 minThe Three JingsAs the pandemic continues I found myself thinking about how often Xingyi (and Taijie and Bagua) seem to roughly divide into two camps....
Martin LaPlatneyApr 18, 20205 minDon't PushTui Shou. Literally translated as push hands I first met Master Li Guichang in 1995 and at the same time I met his disciple Song Zhiyong....
Martin LaPlatneyOct 2, 20194 minIdeological Consciousness I want to try and clarify the idea of Yi in our Xingyi. On my web site there is a brief discussion between Chen Quangong and Bai Jianyun....