Newton’s inspiration from an apple (Newton’s law and gravity), Archimedes from his bath (Eureka) and many more are ideas that are triggered from seemingly unrelated events. The ability to crossover from seemingly unrelated objects/ideas and apply it in new ways
Flow
“Ice is just a bunch of frozen water. Like water in a stream, sometimes it’s fast, sometime slow. You have to work with the flow to make the most of it, whereas if you fight the curent, all you do
Adding shadows to a drawing
We all learn to draw as a child via outlines – stick man, tree, sun etc. Of course some of us never grow out of that phase. At a certain stage, some notices a lot more details and then eventually
The ‘extras’ advantage
In the old days, some sifu try to differentiate students into the inside circle vs the general public. I detest that kind of mentality. As a teacher, it is your duty to try your best in helping your student improve
Training partners
For last week’s blog, most of you find the obvious related articles, however, most of you missed the point about ‘partners’. It is at the end of the list and it almost seems like a “by the way” end of
Start of new season – housekeeping
Welcome back everyone! A few notes for the start of the season: Sign registration (if new) or waiver (for returns) via http://www.martialgym.info Remember that we have a yearly membership fee of $45 as well as the monthly fee. 🙂 Gloves
Beyond visual
It can be difficult to pick up all the differences between two pictures even if you have them side by side. It is even worse if you have to compare them by memory. (Image and answer is available on the
Figure 8s
Figure 8 is the sign for infinity. You can think of it as a combination of two circles. Before you click on the video below, can you see the taichi symbol as two warped water drops? Can you see how
Is this good or bad?
Burning crop residues is a farming practice that has been done for generations. Some think that the practice help kill pests related to the crop. The ashes from the residues are rich in potassium and calcium; this adds value to
Asking the right question
Instead of trying to find a way to produce a car radiotelephone, Marty, a young engineer at Motorola, ask himself “Why do we have to call a place when we want to talk to a person?” That question led to