My old martial arts-oriented blog emphasized SE Asian arts, especially those of Indonesia, the Indochinese and Thailand. While there will still be some material from those areas/cultures, I have found my interests turning towards the traditional Chinese martial arts, especially xinyi liuhe quan/xingyiquan, bajiquan/piguazhang, and baguazhang. Possibly southern praying mantis (there is a school where it is taught near my daughters and grandchildren). I've also found an interest in traditional archery and the old Western/European martial arts.
While a younger generation of Western and SE Asian silat teachers have been rising to prominence, there is still a problem with old school politics and I just don't have much patience for it these days. Life is too short. Also, I have some difficulty accessing many of these teachers. At the hospital where I work we have to sign up for annual leave the year before. That makes attending seminars in other states very difficult (to down right impossible). Maybe I'll feel differently when we move to the Great Lakes area. I will be much closer to a lot of the action then.
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