Episode 25 - What is Active Recovery? w/ Dr. Kate Kelly - Training Tips, Injuries, Training for Women, Aging/Adapting

Today I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Dr. Kate Kelly of Active Recovery Boston. Dr. Kelly has helped me work through a myriad of injuries over the past 10+ years. She is one of my first stops whenever I have something getting in the way of my training.

We had a great discussion on ‘What active recovery means', and how it can interplay with injury prevention and recovery; strategies to apply it, and why it is important to athletes and non-athletes alike. We also delve into the differences in training for women and men, and the affects of ageing on athletes and how we can keep training smart well into our twilight years. Join us for this excellent conversation.

Active recovery activities include - walking, swimming, tai chi, qi gong, yoga, stretching, and more.

Episode 12 - Your 'Tai Chi' is not 'Supreme Ultimate'

I read a great article the other day on how improper the words gi and no-gi are in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. it was quite educational, and I highly recommend checking it out. I learned something myself. It also spurred me to finish putting together some thoughts on how WRONG it is to say Tai Chi. The actual term is Tai Ji Quan, or taijiquan. Check out this podcast, as it’s pretty funny when you dig into the meaning and how it is being used, errr, misused by us today in the west.

Episode 10 - Answering Longtime Questions in Tai Chi

Go behind the curtain in this episode as I discuss my recent (2018) discovery of the application/intent behind a move that haunted me from years - High Pat on Horse. This is from Yang style Tai Chi, or Taijiquan, or Yang’s Cotton Boxing, and quite possibly/most likely, existed back in the Ming dynasty, as evidenced by General Qi’s manual. That will be later in the podcast, and I’ll also discuss who was General Qi, the new field of academia in martial arts, and author Dr. Peter Lorge’s book - ‘Chinese Martial Arts from Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century’.

Credits:

• Peter Lorge for the information on Qi Jiguang and his manual revisions, details, etc.

• Douglas Wile and his book Tai Chi Ancestors for the drawings/translations of General Qi’s manual.

• https://www.chineselongsword.com - for another translation/copy of General Qi’s manual on unarmed combat.