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Movement Systems & Internal Arts
functionalpatterns — Naudi Aguilar (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq9CkTK0Oq_ZZ5U9cbFZVag
Naudi Aguilar’s functional movement system — focused on correcting posture, gait, and movement patterns through a developmental and biomechanical lens. Controversial in fitness circles for its strong claims, but influential in bringing attention to structural imbalances that conventional training exacerbates. His work has a martial arts underpinning derived from capoeira and grappling. [→ martial-arts; movement; health-fitness]
WarYoga (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC27JPS-QrqWbnfes9UUdqw
The intersection of yoga and martial arts — applying yoga’s mobility and postural frameworks to fighting and self-defense contexts. “War yoga” refers to the ancient Indian tradition of yoga as preparation for warrior life, as opposed to the modern wellness/relaxation interpretation. [→ martial-arts; movement; yoga]
Enter Tai Chi (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuCfOo1L3r4cukZvg6expg
Tai chi (Taijiquan) instruction and philosophy — covering the internal principles of softness, yielding, and redirection that distinguish internal Chinese martial arts from external styles. Tai chi’s martial applications are often obscured by its health practice reputation; this channel focuses on understanding the art’s combative principles. [→ martial-arts; internal-arts; chinese-ma]
The Wandering Warrior (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAoPXGpg4MOX6D2F-eLK75g
Travel and martial arts exploration — visiting dojos, masters, and martial traditions across different countries and cultures. A generalist channel for exploring the breadth of world martial arts in their geographic and cultural contexts. [→ martial-arts; martial-arts-history]
TAON — Hara: The Gut Method (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS03J4kgBs1ExBA2cUqQ_cA
The hara (丹田, tanden in Japanese; “elixir field” in Chinese) is the centre-of-gravity point below the navel that internal martial arts traditions identify as the source of power and stability. This channel explores hara-centred movement and its applications in martial arts and body awareness practices. [→ martial-arts; internal-arts; movement]
DEADLY Tiger Claw Applications (YouTube, Watch History) Video demonstrating the tora-te (tiger claw) — a grabbing/raking hand technique from karate and kung fu, showing its practical application in controlling, tearing, and disrupting an opponent’s structure. Tiger claw appears in multiple Asian martial arts traditions as a grabbing-and-destroying technique rather than a pure strike. [→ martial-arts; kata-bunkai; chinese-ma]