There is a simple set of eight exercises that is good for health and can be performed by most people. This set of exercises has been around for a long time, about 1,000 years; so it has been well time-tested. It is called Eight Silk Brocade or 八段錦 in Chinese. It belongs to the category […]
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Implications of Trump’s Presidency for the U.S. and the World: Part II
December 2018
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Donald Trump has been the President of the U.S. for only less than two years, but the consequences of his presidency for our country and the world could be profound and scary. From the perspective of the environment, harmony with others, economy, American competitiveness, tax cuts and budget deficit/national debt, world stability/democracy/rule of law, his […]
More Introduction to Taiji Push Hands
September 2018
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The article “Taiji Push Hands: An Introduction” in the previous release describes Push Hands which is the practice with a partner applying many of the techniques and forms in Taiji form practice for martial applications, i.e., for one-to-one combat. It describes the basic components of Push Hands: Ting (the ability to “listen” to your opponent’s […]
History and Tales of Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
During July 25-27, 2018, I participated at the 13th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at the University of Granada in Granada, Spain. The theme of the conference was “Autonomy in Times of Turmoil: What to Make of the Social?” I presented a talk titled “10,000 Cries for Justice” (to see the Powerpoint presentation, click […]