When people talk about furniture, they often think of the features, looks and primary material like the quality of wood. Sales people talk about the price. Yes, all those considerations are important but if a piece of furniture needs to
Training the neural and mental system
Most fitness programs focus almost exclusively on the muscular and cardio (mainly the physical system). The neural system just happens to be trained accidentally because it is needed for movement or balance or to imitate the movement. The extent of
Its showtime!
Our once a year performance is on June 21st. It is something quite unique. While we do perform some routines to entertain and to recognize acheivements, that is not our ultimate goal. There are lots of accomplishments that you cannot
Setting a reference point
What is stay loose? What is fast? What is slow? What is sour? What is sweet? Are you rich? There are lots of words that seem to describe what you mean but doesn’t exactly. Everything is relative. So it is
Walking away as an option
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best (三十六計，走為上計)…old Chinese saying. More of the other 35 available on wiki Self-defence is not like combat sport, you cannot choose your opponent, the number of opponents, the environment, type of clothing / shoes
Experiences can work for or against you
SpaceX is the first privately funded company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft. On April 8, 2016, with the launch of CRS-8, SpaceX successfully vertically landed a first stage on an ocean drone platform. More details about SpaceX
How to train the form(s)?
A lot of people imitate moves within a traditional form and practice that over and over again for many years but when they look back, they wonder why they have not been improving much for a while. Repetition yield results
Mental aspect
For most people from outside the martial arts circle, the mental aspect refers to confidence, discipline, perseverence, dedication, focus, respect, etc. Yes, you do get all that through training, pushing your body to its limits, knowing and trusting your body,
Memorizing the form
Everyone memorize things at different speed using different means. I have talked about this topic in the past. In the martialgym for seniors class, the participants are often challenged with remembering what they have learnt. Therefore, I don’t even attempt
Adaptation
Adaptation is in our genes and that is why human outlast stronger and faster animals. We seen big businesses go under because of the failure to adapt. The same applies to fights. Adaptation is a survival necessity. Adaptation is such