Like all journeys, be they long or short, they all start with you. Sounds simple doesn't it? It is, but there's more to that.

Etiquettes have long been an integral part of Chinese culture. The Chinese civilisation was built on manners and orderly behaviour.

Apologies as I have been away for a bit. I have been on a staycation in the Lake District.

When you join a traditional martial arts school. It's not about paying to learn, it's about being part of something.

There's a Chinese saying that we use in martial arts - "練拳不練功 到老一場空" liàn quán bù liàn gōng, dào lăo yī cháng kōng.

Well the dreaded coronavirus is now firmly with us. For over the past few months, the focus has been in China.

So what do you get from Tai Chi classes, which you can't get from books, DVD's and online YouTube videos?

The jade rabbit (or moon rabbit) motif is commonly seen in Chinese mythology. But why a jade rabbit? The jade rabbit is seen from earth...

祝大家佛誕快樂. Today is Vesak, The Buddha's Birthday. Different locations will set a different date.

For fellow brothers and sisters of the martial way. There are many ways to look at what is martial spirit.