Author Archives: Rob Argent

How do we define ourselves as Tai Chi students? Welcome to The Water Method; thoughts and theories on Tai Chi in the modern world. In today’s post, I’ll be talking about the way we signify ourselves as martial arts, both inside and outside of the training hall. In the last episode I briefly mentioned someContinueContinue reading “Questions Of Identity”

Should martial artists be doing more in the community? Welcome to The Water Method; thoughts and theories on Tai Chi in the modern world. In today’s post, I’ll be talking about what it means to be a martial artist outside of the training hall, and whether or not we should be doing more for ourContinueContinue reading “Beyond The Dojo”

Jeet Kune Do and putting the Chu’an back into Tai Chi Chu’an. Welcome to The Water Method; thoughts and theories on Tai Chi in the modern world. In today’s post, I’ll be talking about the philosophy of Tai Chi and it’s similarities to Bruce Lee’s martial art, Jeet Kune Do. As most people know, BruceContinueContinue reading “The Way Of The Intercepting Style”

Why Tai Chi is perhaps more useful as a martial art than you may think. Welcome to The Water Method; thoughts and theories on Tai Chi in the modern world. In today’s post, I’ll be talking about why Tai Chi is perhaps more useful as a martial art than you may initially think. When weContinueContinue reading “Practical Arts”

Be like water my friend. Welcome to The Water Method; thoughts and theories on Tai Chi in the modern world. I’m Rob Argent, and in this blog, I’ll be talking about the way that Tai Chi has adapted through the years, from a fighting style in ancient times, to a state approved health practice inContinueContinue reading “An Introduction”