Japanese Budo Seminar & Demonstration

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Hajime Kazumi

A clip of Hajime Kazumi, the first part shows him doing some taiki/yiquan drills and the second one shows him moving freely though a misty green pasture. The second part is from one of his dvds showcasing his karate/taikiken/yiquan hybrid style, more of which can be seen here. He was previously featured on this blog here and here.

Seminar Bert de Waart

Bruce Frantzis Interview

A four part interview with Bruce Frantzis, who is a former student of Kenichi Sawai, Wang Shujin, Han Xingyuan, Hong Yixiang and many more. After leaving Japan he spent a lot of time in mainland China studying classical neijia (xingyiquan, taijiquan and baguazhang) at a high level. He is currently teaching seminars and writing, using a typically american marketing style to sell his goods, the contents however are of high quality.









Below is an excerpt from his book 'The Power of Internal Martial Arts'. Relating his personal recollection of Sawai sensei and his first meeting with the taiki group in Tokyo.