Principles of Effortless Power - A Review

Dojorat here presents a short review on Principles of Effortless Power and Cheng Hsin T’ui Shou; The Art Of Effortless Power. Although short it's interesting to see the perspective of someone who hasn't trained with Peter.

I came away from these books feeling that Ralston may be better as a Guru demonstrating direct transmission of knowledge to students in a Dojo format. His knowledge is deep and he is a skilled martial artist.

It's also interesting to read some of the comments

I actually was a member of the Cheng-hsin school in Oakland, CA. in 1985. You're right - Ralston is no slouch. I sparred with him once and his top people were also top-notch instructors. That said, I have two issues with his school. First, they were very steeped in a very New Age Encounter Group atmosphere. The school tended to attract a lot of those types, too. It seemed pretty cultish to me.

http://dojorat.blogspot.com/2007/12/review-cheng-hsin-principles-of.html