University of California, Irvine – Chinese Wrestling (Shuai Jiao) Demonstration @ Anteater Recreation Center On September 21, 2015 the ISMAA welcomed freshmen of 2015 with a demonstration of Chinese Wrestling. We encouraged students to participate even with zero martial arts experience. The students were amazed and […]
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Shuai Jiao Tournament Group picture of 2015 TCAAT of the San Francisco Bay Area Shuai Jiao Tournament. Thanks for Emeric Chen who was the tournament Director who ran a smooth on time tournament. Congrats to all who participated in the double International size mats, men’s, women’s, and […]
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Team Trophy The USA Shuai Jiao National Team won 6th place in 2015. Photo Credit Jerry Chen. Click here (Mandarin) for more information. Photo by 王赛珍 [rev_slider 2015wenzhou]
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Throughout this style guide, you’ll see references to shuai jiao being a wrestling style. Not in the classical sense, however. Shuai jiao competition rules, which are basically thrown out in real fighting situations of course, indicate that for the most part if any part of the body […]
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But behind pop culture and the punches and kicks, there is a lot more to the martial arts than meets the eye. More than sport, fighting, or self-defense, the martial arts are first and foremost about life. About finding what is at the essence of your own […]
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This is the obvious reason kids should do martial arts in this day and age – to get active and moving. In case you haven’t noticed, we have an epidemic when it comes to our nation’s obesity problem. We’re also increasingly unfit in addition to being overweight. […]
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I have done muay Thai for more than ten years at this point in my life. During that time I have been exposed to the many different types of people that train in the art. From cooperate business people, soccer moms, college students, military personnel, to professional […]
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