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The Power to Destroy

The Three Types of Destructive Energy used in Martial Arts

 

The Hidden Meanings Behind The Flash
 
Talking Book Radio interviews Stefan about his book Blind Zen
(right click to save as or wait for entire file to download)
 
No nonsense advice on what works in real life.

The King, the Fool, and the Fox Reading and controlling non-verbal communication in the sparring ring

 
Do you know what you're really learning?
 
Stefan's pics from the hall of fame ceremony
 
Balance and the Martial Arts
 
Learn the deadly combination of strategy and attitude
 
 
 
Strategy for the Streets What would Sun Tzu do in a Street fight?
 
Two Man Staff Drills from China
 
Spinning Staff Techniques
 
How to Do a Pole Vaulting Side Kick
 
Stefan Traces The Origins of Kung Fu to Thailand's Mountain Tribes
 
Books
 
 
A Case Study of Sensory Enhancement for the Blind and Vision Impaired
 
 
Workshops & Seminars
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Video Clips
 
New!
Featured in a LATV Local Explorer Episode
Co Hosts Elina Chang and Kelly Howard are riding their bikes along the Ventura Bike Trail (See photos here:) when they come across the long abandoned and mysterious Foster Bowl. The intrepid couple brave the forbidding staircase to the bowl where they happen upon the Phantom of the Foster! (yours truly)

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Clip #1 Eighteen Lohan Staff Form

This is the complete staff form, video is paused to show proper form.

 


Clip #2 Whirling Staff Form

Normal speed and slow speed to see the techniques.

 


Clip #3 Lohan Palm Form

This is a clip of my teacher Sifu Tsai Jen Ryu performing an empty hand form filmed in Taipei in 1986. Has it been more than twenty years already?

More clips coming soon.

 

Stefan Verstappen is a writer and martial arts practitioner who has lived and traveled throughout the Far East. He is also author of the book, The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China, published by China Books & Periodicals, SF, 99.  You can read all 36 ancient proverbs on-line at: www.chinastrategies.com

You can e-mail Stefan with questions and comments to sverstappen@yahoo.com

 
All text, photos, and illustrations by S.H.Verstappen.
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E-mail: sverstappen@yahoo.com