Names are quick handles to things, people and concepts. It is needed for obvious reasons. Bad names can spell trouble. If you name your son Pee-wee, Hitler, Friday or Ehnol, he is probably going to be teased and may even
Business vs martial arts
There are lots of commonalities between successful businesses and good martial arts: It is not about just cost or revenue, it is about squeezing a healthy margin. Being able to find an ‘angle’ that you have advantage is important. Applying
Tipping the scale
A balanced weight scale is often used as symbol for justice. Random thoughts related to the ‘balancing act’: Does imprisonmeent of one person for life balance out the loss of life of another? The last item that tip the balance
Balancing mental to physical
Most people like dealing with things they can see, feel and touch and tend to avoid things that are abstract or hard to measure. Most countries honor soldiers that suffer physical injuries with medals but left those with mental damages
Mental image
How many muscles does it take to smile, the exact number doesn’t matter for this discussion, the fact remains that most of us don’t really think about the muscle mechanics but smile is just an expression of a state of
Interesting physics
This is video week. The front sprocket for bicycles has been perfect circles forever but do you know there are oval shaped ones? Here is a video of how it looks and change things. Not everyone lift weights and here
3 types of ball
The 3 main internal styles are Hsing I, Baqua and Taichi. They are related and yet with very distinct characteristics. In the past, people have use 3 different types of ball to characterize the essence of each of the styles.
Technology
In 2013, I probably finished less than 10 books. Borrowing from the library cost me gas, time and often late penalty charges. What is worse is that my books are not available when I have odd spare moments. In 2014,
Opposites
As kids, we were taught these words are opposites to each other: hot vs cold fast vs slow hard vs soft internal vs external physical vs mental The above all make sense and they have been my default answers for
Mixed origins
I never knew that “half-breed” was actually a derogatory term for anyone who is of mixed races. I am from the generation where a person is a person regardless of their ethnic origins. Furthermore, from the studys of Darwins, there