All too often, we forget lessons learned when we were kids or we don’t do what we teach our kids. Read this article about ways to help your kids but try to see how it can apply yourself too. Examples:
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
‘Simple and easy’ as an impression and a goal
KISS rule – Keep It Simple, Stupid. The amount of work behind such simplicity often goes unappreciated. Balances, pivots, extreme flexibilities, jumps and flips all seems so effortless when performed by a high level gymnast; a ball that rolls around
Rehab – contrast bath
Even though the bone is ‘clinically’ healed, the X-ray doesn’t show enough calcification yet. Ulna is one of those bones that takes a longer time to heal. I still need to avoid strength training or any heavy loads for at
Art of misdirection
A change of pace. A few of the following videos may open your eyes to the art of misdriection: Exercise While they are all interesting, how is this relevant?
3 different aspects of learning
Some think of them as different phases / stages of learning. In reality, sequencing is not mandatory and therefore I would like to think of it as different aspects or angle of learning – sequenced or simultaneously. Each aspect have
Martialgym info session for seniors
Held an information session at the Edmonds’ Community Center last week. Session was time limited to about 45 minutes including Q and A. The session include not just talking and presenting but actual exercises, hands on experiments and interactions. The