Shuai chiao (also spelled shuai jiao) is known as China's wrestling and throwing art. With roots going back 2,000 to 3,000 years, it may be one of the oldest styles in existence. Shuai chiao strategy encourages students to use hand and foot strikes to soften up an opponent, then move in for a bone-breaking throw. Unlike judo, in which breakfalls can usually be done to lessen the impact of a throw, shuai chiao teaches students to lock the limbs before throwing, which intensifies the impact.Shuai chiao was popularized by Chang Dung-sheng, a Chinese master who fought many challenge matches in China before relocating to Taiwan to teach at the Central Police Academy. The art is practiced in Asia, the United States and Europe.
Go behind the scenes as shuai chiao master David C.K. Lin and Dr. Mark Cheng, Senior RKC, run through techniques for a photo shoot — and read a detailed history of Lin’s amazing martial journey!
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Almost every day at Black Belt, we’re asked the same question: “What’s the best martial art for self-defense?” To find out the answer, we asked Dr. Mark Cheng, an expert in Chinese medicine and martial arts.
“I chose the following arts because of my personal experience with them,” Dr. Mark Cheng says. “While I’m sure there
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Posted in Escrima, Hwa Rang Do, Jeet Kune Do, Martial Arts Basics, Muay Thai, Savate, Wing Chun.
People tell me I tend to sound like an old-timer. I tell them to shut up and get off my lawn! Then I explain that a lot can be learned from comparing the way we did things in the past with the way people do them now. Case in point: martial arts training.
Back at the
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Posted in Bando, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Edged Weapons, Escrima, Grappling, Judo, Kettlebell Exercises, Kung Fu, Law Enforcement Training, Projectile Weapons, Sambo, Shaolin Kung Fu, Traditional Martial Artists.
