The mind can make a huge difference but unless you have personally experienced its power, it is just hearsay and sounds cliché. Without that first hand experience and commitment, you will never find its true potential. Like your physical attributes
Forms and name of skills
Do you know that the LHBF basic slow form has 66 named skills? How do you like “Water Running in High Mountains”, “Stop the car to ask for directions”, “Push away the cloud to see the sun”? I am not
Evaluating your delivery using the SDAA model
Self assessment is always required to know if you are on the right track. As you can see in this blog, just throwing a few hundred punches a day may not give you the desired results. To be effective, a
Speed
The challenge is NOT just about how to punch and kick faster. Instead, we need to find out ‘WHAT SPEED really means’ to a fighter. Having “Movement speed” is one of the many attributes needed to be a good fighter.
Shortest distance between 2 points
Shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. This is the cornerstone for some styles to the extent that they do not even have any circular hits in their arsenal (e.g hooks or uppercuts). While the principle is correct
Posture
Many people are aware of the concept of posture but most don’t fully appreciate its significance. It affects all of the following muscle tension – poor posture is a common cause of stiff shoulders and back. Muscle tension causes stiffness
Is ‘being balanced’ good?
Random thoughts on ‘being balanced’: If ‘being balanced’ equates to a ‘flat line’ where there are no highs and lows, life will be quite boring. If ‘being balanced’ means that you are never committed to your game plan or decisions
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
Stories – the young curious mind
I love martial arts for as long as I can remember. When I was really young, whenever I see my uncles, I nag them to teach me kung fu. Not being tall enough, I climbed onto the sofa and hang