Capital FC – The New Dynasty
Another dominant performance by Brother Hu and Chunlai fighting out of the Yin Style Baguazhang corner at Capital FC [Chinese Boxing and Muay Thai Championships Beijing] September 2022
Category: Yin Style Baguazhang
Tsai Ching Tung – The Scientific Study of the Shanghai Municipal Police Methods Manual
A new book on unarmed and armed strategies of the Shanghai Municipal Police by Marc Lawrence, Independently published (May 15, 2020). Second Generation Yin Style Bagua Instructor: Tsai Ching Tung standing next to William E. Fairbairn.
IRFS Education – Dragon Footwork Diagram
The new IRFS Education section is now available: Join us for tutorials and resources on training.
Sun Tzu – The Art Of War
Sun Tzu is credited as the author of The Art of War, an influential work of military strategy that has inspired both Western and East Asian philosophy of combat. Sun Tzu’s methodology is foundational in the creation of Internal Martial Arts.
Father of Close Combat : HK01 Hong Kong News Portal 03-2020
[Special Thanks to HK01 Hong Kong News for the honorable mention of IRFS in the March 2020 edition] An excellent article on the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife and “Father of Close Combat”- ‘William Fairbairn used to practice a variety of martial arts, and finally merged
Lung Strength and Capacity – The Lion System
Practitioners of Yin Style in the past were not only fighters, but physicians with profound knowledge of complex human anatomy. It has been stated long ago, that the Lion posture strengthens the lungs and respiratory response more so than the other systems. “Simple arm elevation
King of the Snakes – General Qi Jiguang
Te fluid and adaptive strikes of the snake entwines and devastates an opponent’s defense. In contemporary times, the serpent strategy resides in Shaolin methods of Baguazhang, Bajiquan, and Taijiquan. Armored Shaolin monks in the Ming Era defended empires, using the Long Snake Formation in battle.
Shaolin Warrior – The Knights Templar
Shaolin martial disciplines are renown as the core of Chinese Kungfu, and in stark contrast to popular understanding- its reputation is earned through centuries-old history in the professional military forces. As a general comparison, the Templar Knights in the West are equivalent in nature to
Numerical Cognition and Perception – Circular Motion
“The present study was to deepen the relationship between the passive or active movements of our body in space and the numerical processing by studying a movement that has so far not been explored, that is, the circular motion (i.e., clockwise/counterclockwise movement). The circular motion