All successful people share a similar mindset – their perseverence despite numerous failures, their work ethics toward even the simplest tasks, their “Can-do” attitude and many more. Whether it is kung fu, career, a specific sport or whatever, the same
Importance of ‘repeatable’
I am not talking about drill repetitions where everything is planned, I am talking specifically about repeating scenarios during push-hand practices as well as any random play. Towards such goals, I recommend working in 3s and taking turns where possible
Real versus effective
For self defense, it is important to improve on real measureable assets like physical power, speed, reaction time, etc. However, it is just as important to improve the effectiveness of the assets that you do have. A bicycle can easily
Efficiencies vs effectiveness
For some of us who don’t have the opportunity to learn the subtleties of English, we blend similar words together without understanding its ramifications. In normal day-to-day conversations, we tend to generalize the meaning of words to facilitate a normal
Random thoughts on self-defense
When I was a kid, I dream about being a soldier, a super hero and idolizes Bruce Lee and James Bond. At that time, the concept of helping others was to dive in to fight off the bad guys. In
MacGyver – an old TV series
Love this old TV series from way back. MacGyver is a James Bond type character who is resourceful and possessed of an encyclopedic knowledge of sciences. He solves complex problems with everyday materials he finds at hand, along with his
Random thoughts from an old photo
My sifu, Chan Yick Yan, is in the back row on the far left. On the front row second from the left is Grandmaster Wu Yi Hui who taught him Liuhebafa. Prior to Liuhebafa, my sifu practiced styles like Hsing
Drama and science of a flyswatter
Seriously? Flyswatters? Well, Watch some of these videos. There are crazier ones that are not totally appropriate and so I will leave that to your own discretion. Exercise What is the science portion of the old traditional fly-swatter? The long
Value versus measurements
Businesses want employees that are loyal and give it their all. They want their employees to work as a team. In these hard economic times, most businesses drive their decisions solely on the company’s bottom line – finance. Managers’ performances
Calcio Storico – bare knuckles, wrestling and rugby…
Very little rules and without protection. Calcio Storico is not for everyone for sure. Does it even belong in the 21 century? It is crazy talking about sportmanship when hurting someone intentionally is allowed / expected. Nonetheless, here are some