“I tried …” – some things are easier to learn than others. Until you can truly see, feel and understand, you are just trying to imitate something external. If you feel stuck, don’t just discount it, ask, change it up,
Creativity
Have your mind ever drawn a blank when asked to create an art piece, an essay, a design or a routine. We often say that someone is ‘gifted’ when he/she can often come up with something totally unexpected and different.
We all want answers
Some of you asked me why I don’t provide any ‘standard’ answers for the blog exercises even after class / discussion. Yes, I understand your need for answers but hear me out. My daughters get mad at me sometimes for
Idiom – Mouth of a chicken
Chinese idiom – Rather be the mouth of chicken than the behind of a cow (寧為雞口,不為牛後) – Would you rather be the head of a small growth company or a middle manager of a large corporation? – Would you rather
Piggy banks
Whether you have a physical piggy bank where you store cash or a bank account or credit line, you appreciate the advantage of having a ‘reserve’ that you can draw on when you need. It doesn’t always have to be
Happy birthday Canada!
LHBF martialgym is very Canadian if you think about it: Multicultural – our gymnastics portion comes from Japanese men’s rhythmic gymnastics and liuhebafa comes from China. Here in Canada, without any social pressure or cultural baggage, I was able to
Sifu versus coach
Do they mean the same thing? Close but not exactly. Sifu is a Chinese term and concept and can be written in two ways 師父 or 師傅 – the first meaning ‘teacher father’ and the second ‘master’ or ‘expert’. As
Incorporating LHBF mindset into the demo
The showcase is on June 12th at Nikkei center 7:30pm (be seated by 7:15pm as space will be limited). Performers ranges from around 5 years old to our seniors. It is the first time we included our community center programs
Predictions
If you know with 100% certainty the direction of a stock (up or down), you can make millions. All kinds of tools or services are there to help gain an edge over others, ranging from real time stock quotes, trending
Don’t be…. don’t do that….
When parents tell their kids what NOT to do, it often has the opposite effect for good reasons. Aside from coaches talking to their athletes or parents talking to their child, we often think and tell ourselves what to do