Internal Martial Arts

Inner Dharma was a blog collecting some of my thoughts on classical and traditional martial arts, which I maintained between 2004 and 2024. Below are some event descriptions linked to from elsewhere.

Also to be found on this site:

1. Some of my martial arts photography, documenting some of the events I have participated in. More can be found at Inner Capture.
2. Longer articles on classical and internal martial arts and culture.

Events and Updates

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• event : 2019 Pittsburgh Taiji Seminar with Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun

  Pittsburgh seminar in Northern Wu Style Taijiquan with Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun.

• event : Swordsquatch Open Steel

  I have taken photos of longsword competitions in previous years and enjoyed watching the fitness and skill of the practitioners. This last weekend I took the step of entering into the Swordsquatch Open Steel competition so I could experience the action first hand.

• update : Spring Peak

  An update on my continued training, now that spring is in full bloom.

• event : Taiji Classics Seminar

  Attending a seminar detailing excerpts from the Taiji classics.

• event : Wu Taiji Quan Seminar with Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun

  Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun taught a series of three seminars on the Wu Style Taiji Quan of Wang Peisheng during May 2016 in Princeton, Pittsburgh, and Silver Spring.

• event : Princeton Bagua and Taiji Seminar

  At the end of summer, I traveled to Princeton for a seminar in Bagua and Taiji and was accepted as a formal lineal student by my teacher, Zhang Yun. I also traveled to the Pacific Northwest, where I was able to visit with budo colleagues in Oregon.

• update : Are You Connected?

  I was talking with a colleague about what it means to be connected and I felt like sharing some of my thoughts on the topic here.

• event : Tian Gang Dao Seminar

  This weekend I traveled to Pittsburgh for additional training in neijiaquan. I attended Zhang Yun's taijiquan class and met up with several of his senior students I had not seen in a while. It was great to train with everyone and get pointers on my body organization. I also had a chance to get further correction of my Yin Bagua Zhang and also learn the remaining sections of the Hebei Xingyi Quan Za Shi Chui (mixed skills) form.

• event : Demo of Araki-ryū and Tenshin Buko-ryū

  A brief reflection on a demonstration of Araki-ryū and Tenshin Buko-ryū at the NAMT 2013 Night of Budo.

• event : YCGF Maryland Wu Taiji Seminar 2008

  I attended the 2008 summer Yin Cheng Gong Fa seminar in Frederick, MD.