Jeff Patterson is the founder of Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior, where he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the yielding concept.

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About my Guest Jeff Patterson :

Jeff Patterson, from Portland, OR, USA, has over 36 years of experience, practicing and teaching the meditative and martial arts. As the founder of Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior, where he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the yielding concept. He has published two books and hundreds on instructional videos. Founder of The Yielding Warrior online program and has worked with 1000's of students from around the world.

What we Discussed:

00:00 Who is Jeff Patterson

02:50 Which came 1st Meditation or Martial Arts

06:10 His Meditation to Help his Boxing

09:00 What is Tai Chi and its benefits

10:45 What is Qi Gong

12:00 What is Eskrima

12:50 Has he developed his own Style

13:30 What does he mean by Yielding in Martial Arts

18:45 Wys to Improve yielding

24:15 How the training helping his Martial Arts

26:45 The Five Regulations

31:30 Regulating the Mind

33:00 The Monk and the Puddle

34:45 Regulating the Energy

35:20 Regulating the Spirit

37:45 Having the Tools to bring us back to centre

39:20 Having a Meditative Lifestyle

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How to Contact Jeff Patterson

https://theyieldingwarrior.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TaichiYielding

https://www.instagram.com/theyieldingwarrior/

https://www.tiktok.com/@theyieldingwarrior?_t=8nVujZa24XC&_r=1Free Book https://book.theyieldingwarrior.com/free-plus-shipping

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