Just by chance, at a social gathering, a friend asked if I heard of Master Deng Yick (鄧奕) who was regarded as the king of long staff. What a small world! Master Deng was my uncle’s sifu and that is
Old martial art videos
Over the holidays, I have digitized some videos from back 20-30 years ago. Some of those were from the 8mm days, was encoded into VHS and then digitized just recently. http://www.youtube.com/user/lhbfmartialarts You have to watch the videos with the right
Some old pictures
Some photos of me from way back in the 1970s practicing LHBF forms. If it was done now, these probably would have been videos: On the top right is a rare picture of me performing for a fundraiser at UBC.
Tribute to a deceased gymnast
Mr Masyouki passed away from brain tumor July 2009. I never met Mr Masyuki personally but glimpse of his (or his team’s) story came up every now and then. I never managed to piece together the entire story using just
Remembrance Day
During the second World War, my father, uncles and at least one of my aunts, all signed up with the military to fight against the invasion. One of my uncle was trained to be a parachute trooper and he was
Preparation for our yearly showcase
June 12 is MartialGym’s yearly showcase, besides gymnastics, we will include some martial art performances. I draw the line very clearly between martial arts and gymnastics – Gymnastics is about creativity, amplitude, fun, expressions to music and awesomeness but martial
Martialgym for 55+
My mom’s survival and incredible recovery from an aneurism rupture some 15+ years ago taught me some life lessons and changed some of my priorities. My mom’s survival was pure luck as she was at a public swimming pool at
The human spirit
Everyone faces different challenges in life. You are the only one who can take yourself pass anyone’s dream or expectations. Have a great holiday!
How is your Qi today?
Joking aside, to a lot of people, Qi and internal martial arts are inseparable. Well… I can share my own Qi experiences with you. My mom had an aneurism some 15 years ago and was in critical care for a
Stories – the simple secret
The best chef do the simplest things great and a bad cook brings out the worst of any given ingredients. Student cooks focus on fancy recipes, great chefs focuses in how to bring out the best of each ingredient. If