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| bio | website | mattchan.net |
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Software engineer, martial artist, dragon boat paddler, and hobbyist photographer.
Pro tempore moderator for the Physical Fitness and Martial Arts Stack Exchange sites.
Twitter: @NahcTtam
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Oct 2 |
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? I was actually asking more about the legwork rather than what the arms are doing. The picture there was just something I wanted to use to supplement my description. |
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Oct 2 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? |
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Oct 1 |
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For a total beginner, is tai chi a good start? removed unnecessary text |
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Oct 1 |
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For a total beginner, is tai chi a good start? fixed link |
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Oct 1 |
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? @Ho-ShengHsiao Feel free to edit it if you think the question could be written more clearly. |
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Oct 1 |
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Where can I find or how can I make a tailored white dogi for women? added information from links |
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Oct 1 |
asked | What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? |
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Oct 1 |
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For a total beginner, is tai chi a good start? Tai chi is not restricted to older people. Older people may find it easier to do tai chi than other martial arts. I'm only in my late twenties but I have been doing tai chi for at least five years now, and it has certainly helped my kung fu in terms of grounding myself and focusing my energy as well as my leg, back, and core strength. It is not necessarily inferior to other martial arts when it comes to self-defense because the movements you learn do have applicability, but the distinction is that tai chi is about redirecting internal energy (being "soft" instead of hard direct impact). |
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Oct 1 |
answered | For a total beginner, is tai chi a good start? |
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Oct 1 |
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For a total beginner, is tai chi a good start? fixed some characters |
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Sep 21 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Sep 20 |
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What are good martial arts for aging bodies? Good points although the asker isn't particularly interested in internal martial arts. |
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Sep 17 |
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Aikido Forward Roll formatting |
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Sep 17 |
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What are the origins of “tricking”? It would help to summarize and paraphrase parts of the article and post that here. |
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Sep 14 |
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Octagonal vs round shaped staff weapons Interesting. I would think that a staff would have been traditionally round seeing that sticks and trees naturally grow in that shape. It would seem easier to smooth out the roundness of the staff rather unless the octagonal shape had a different purpose or meaning within a style. |
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Sep 13 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on |
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Sep 12 |
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What are the origins of “tricking”? fixed link |
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Sep 2 |
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Avoiding breath lockups formatting |
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Aug 30 |
reviewed | Edit suggested edit on medical-advice tag wiki |
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Aug 30 |
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medical-advice wiki description added 34 characters in body |
