Tao of Martial Applications
The Journal of Asian Martial Arts (JAMA) was a quarterly magazine published by Via Media Publishing Company that covered various aspects of Asian martial arts and also included material from other parts of the world. The magazine had its headquarters in Santa Fe. It ceased publication in 2012, ending with a final book entitled "Asian Martial Arts”.
Before the streamlined Classical Tai Chi Teachable courses, Master Stephen Hwa, with assistance from Jim Roach, Tom Kostusiak, and Ike Schultz, made a series of DVDs. One of the DVDs was called "The Tao of Martial Applications. Attached is a DVD review from the now-defunct Journal of Asian Martial Arts.
ꜱᴛᴇᴘʜᴇɴ ʜᴡᴀ (ʙ. 1933)ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴀʙᴜ (1904-2005), ᴀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅᴀʀʏ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴜ ᴊɪᴀɴqᴜᴀɴ(1880-1942). ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ,ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴜ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ, ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴀɴɢ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ. ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇꜱ ɪ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɪ ɪɴ ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ'ꜱ ᴅᴠᴅ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴜ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ʟᴏɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴍ. ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ɪɪɪ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴏ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ɪꜱ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ: 1)ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, 2) ꜰᴀ Jɪɴɢ (ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱɪɴɢ) ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪʀᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ, 3) ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ 4)ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴ.
ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ,ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ, ʟᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ɪꜱ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ "ᴛʜɪʀᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ," ᴏʀ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄ ꜱᴋɪʟʟꜱ: ᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ, ᴘᴜʟʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ, ᴘᴜꜱʜ, ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ꜱᴘʟɪᴛ, ᴇʟʙᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ, ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ, ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ʟᴇꜰᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴇqᴜɪʟɪʙʀɪᴜᴍ. ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ꜱʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱᴋɪʟʟ. ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ꜰᴏᴄᴜꜱᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.
ʟɪᴋᴇᴡɪꜱᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ. ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ-ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ-ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ. ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅᴠᴅ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 108-ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʟᴏɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ɪɴꜰʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴᴇ'ꜱ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ?
ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ. ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀꜱ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴇᴏᴜꜱʟʏ ᴍᴀɴɪꜰᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ꜱᴋɪʟʟꜱ. ɪɴᴛᴇrnᴀʟ (ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇᴅ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏ-ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ) ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏʟᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. For ᴛʜɪꜱ. ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀꜱɪᴢᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇʟᴀxᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. ʜᴇ ꜱᴀʏꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱɪꜱᴛ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ꜱᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ꜰʟᴏᴡ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ-ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ.
ʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪɴɢᴜɪꜱʜᴇꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ, ꜱᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ. ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛꜱ ɪɴ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴠᴅ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ.
ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄꜱ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴇɴᴛʜᴜꜱɪᴀꜱᴛꜱ, ɪɴᴄᴜᴅɪɴɢ ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴠᴇʀꜱᴜꜱ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴘᴇʀᴘᴇɴᴅɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ꜰᴏᴏᴛ ᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ (ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟ ᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ꜰᴏᴏᴛ turned ᴏᴜᴛᴡᴀʀᴅ), ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜰᴏᴏᴛ. ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴜ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴀʙᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇꜱ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴜᴄʜ qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴠᴅ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇꜱ ᴜꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ.
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I profited greatly from Master Hwa's DVDs.
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