Author: mario

Darryl showed me an article about MMA published in a most unexpected place – Popular Science. Please read the article. It shows how the evolution is often not inspired from within a certain discipline itself but from an totally unrelated

The definition of “warrior spirit” is personal. It does mean different things to different people. You can be male/female, child/senior, ballerina or gymnast and yet a warrior. Yes, I am talking about winning the war in life. A lot of

Those that saw our classes doing the head-5 probably think it is cute and the kids love it. However, there is a lot more behind such a simple activity. Head-5 come from High Fives which is simply a gesture of

You need to interact with others to improve. you cannot become an expert in martial arts by going into hibernation, practice a solo form or just meditate your way through. Interaction training is a chance for you to experiment which

Newton’s inspiration from an apple (Newton’s law and gravity), Archimedes from his bath (Eureka) and many more are ideas that are triggered from seemingly unrelated events. The ability to crossover from seemingly unrelated objects/ideas and apply it in new ways

“Ice is just a bunch of frozen water. Like water in a stream, sometimes it’s fast, sometime slow. You have to work with the flow to make the most of it, whereas if you fight the curent, all you do

We all learn to draw as a child via outlines – stick man, tree, sun etc. Of course some of us never grow out of that phase. At a certain stage, some notices a lot more details and then eventually

In the old days, some sifu try to differentiate students into the inside circle vs the general public. I detest that kind of mentality. As a teacher, it is your duty to try your best in helping your student improve