Ep 27: John Little on the REAL fights of Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee will be no stranger to anybody listening to The Tai Chi Notebook Podcast - even 50 years after his death he remains the most famous martial artist in the world. But could he actually fight?...
7 Sep 202355min
Ep 26: Rikard Elofsson and Miika Wikberg: A deep dive into Nordic Bajiquan
Bājíquán (八極拳) or shorter just Baji, is commonly known as “the martial art of bodyguards”. It emphasises the use of attacks that close down the distance as well as explosive close combat techniques su...
14 Juli 202354min
Ep 25: Simon Cox on Zhang Sanfeng and the Wudang connection
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Tai Chi Notebook podcast! My guest today is Simon Cox, who co runs the Okanagan Valley Wudang (https://www.okanaganvalleywudang.com/) with his wife Brandi i...
3 Juli 202350min
Ep 24: George Thompson on Tai Chi and Taoism from Wudang mountain
Episode 24: Tai Chi and Taoism on Wudang Mountain with George Thompson George Thompson is a film maker and Tai Chi teacher who studied on Wudang Mountain in China under Master Gu. His videos at htt...
5 Maj 202339min
Ep 23: Mike Ash on using Xing Yi Quan for combat
In this episode I catch up with my old Xing Yi training partner Mike Ash who has been doing marital arts for years. We talk about how we met, Mike's training history and the different martial arts he'...
19 Apr 202349min
Ep 22: Graham Barlow on the Tai Chi Classics. Part 1
In the latest episode of the Tai Chi Notebook podcast host Graham is left all on his own without a guest, so he’s decided to pick up a book and read it to you! He’s gone for The Tai Chi Classic, one o...
31 Mars 202327min
Ep 21: William Wain Williams on Taiji Mantis, BJJ and travel in Asia
Hello and welcome to the first Tai Chi Notebook podcast of 2023! Happy Year of the Rabbit! My guest for this episode is Will Wain Williams. Will has a background in Taiji Mantis Kung Fu, which he tra...
31 Jan 202352min
Ep 20: Matt Hill on relaxation, breathing and fire ants!
Matt Hill is the owner of the Systema Academy in Wiltshire, England. Matt has a long history in martial arts, starting with Aikido, training under Morihiro Saito Sensei in Japan in the early 90s. From...
22 Nov 202252min
