For last week’s blog, most of you find the obvious related articles, however, most of you missed the point about ‘partners’. It is at the end of the list and it almost seems like a “by the way” end of
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
Start of new season – housekeeping
Welcome back everyone! A few notes for the start of the season: Sign registration (if new) or waiver (for returns) via http://www.martialgym.info Remember that we have a yearly membership fee of $45 as well as the monthly fee. 🙂 Gloves
Planning ahead 2016-2017
It is the last day of class June 28th and consistent with our tradition, we want to look back as well as plan forward. So I want you to have a plan for the month of July as well as
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
Beyond visual
It can be difficult to pick up all the differences between two pictures even if you have them side by side. It is even worse if you have to compare them by memory. (Image and answer is available on the
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
Figure 8s
Figure 8 is the sign for infinity. You can think of it as a combination of two circles. Before you click on the video below, can you see the taichi symbol as two warped water drops? Can you see how
Overdoing it
Human has a tendency to overdo things. What can be positive suddenly becomes a negative. The following are just a few examples: A lot of people love gardening in the spring but usually they rush and is sore for a
Too much fun?
Most parents frown when the kids don’t do anything but play video games. Video games can be good in training reflexes as well as strategies. Furthermore, it can also provide a common topic for kids to socialize. However, too much