Early Influence and Poor Eyesight As a kid, growing up watching the TV show “Kung Fu”, I was entranced by the character of blind Master Po (portrayed by Keye Luke). All the other kids worshipped Caine and wanted to emulate him. Not me. Master Po was my guy. He got [Read More]
Martial arts is a dynamic sport. It allows its practitioners to stand up to oppression and defend themselves and others. As the popularity of martial arts grew, it evolved into multiple disciplines and crossed over to other sparring sports. Different martial artists practice martial arts for different reasons. Some do [Read More]
Any athlete involved in a combat sport is worthy of being called a warrior. If we go back in history, we would find out that most martial arts fighting styles were developed by warriors and later evolved into the current form. Resistance, Strength, and Endurance workout are the way to [Read More]
In the last 2 articles, I wrote about what to do BEFORE and DURING class to learn and perform like a champ. Now I’m going to share with you what to do to take what you recently did in class and embed that knowledge into your long-term memory. This [Read More]
By now if you’ve read any of my articles you know I’m a huge nerd. A martial arts nerd, of course, but also in general. I’m very much into comics, manga, anime and, of course, video games. Nowadays I’m more into single player rpgs, puzzle platformers and metroidvania like stuff. [Read More]
In a previous article, I shared 7 things to do to prime yourself to learn and perform like a champ. Here’s a quick recap: Adopt a champion ATTITUDE. Set a realistic GOAL (for the class and for your overall training). Timeliness (i.e. get to class EARLY.) REVIEW your notes before [Read More]
Any able-bodied person with a functioning brain is capable of mastering their art if they stick with it. This is because your brain can store almost limitless information and memories. According to research, “the human brain consists of about 86 billion neurons. Each neuron forms connections to other neurons, which [Read More]
Introduction I’ve always been fascinated with Xingyi Quan, ever since I saw my sifu teach it a long time ago. Fast forward several years, my sigung (my sifu’s sifu) was giving one of his end of the year seminars. That time he taught Xingyi Quan’s Five Element Liking Form. Of [Read More]
How to Watch: Netflix (US/CA), also in some theaters Starring: Ron Yuan, Mathew Page, Alain Uy, Mykel Shannon Jenkins Director: Quoc Bao Tran Writer: Quoc Bao Tran Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes Rating: PG-13 Release Date: August 2020 at Fantasia Film Festival Style: Martial Arts, Comedy, Drama More information on [Read More]
How to Watch: Right now in theaters, sometime later in HBO MAX Starring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim Director: Simon McQuoid Writer: Greg Russo, Dave Callaham, Oren Uziel Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes Rating: R Release Date: 4/23/2021 Style: Martial Arts Action, Video game movie, Adventure, Fantasy [Read More]
Introduction Everyone, even non martial artists, has probably heard mention of Tai Chi at sometime, but what is it really? Most people think it’s some sort of yoga or slow gymnastics. A lot of older aged citizens in China and countries with strong presence of Chinese immigrants practice Tai Chi [Read More]
Young Athletes and Martial Arts Injuries Are martial arts too dangerous for our kids? Nowadays most traditional martial arts schools do more than teach martial arts. Many have become before school or after school care centers for children… Many parents want a place for their kids to spend time after [Read More]
Everyone has potential. Potential means that you have or show the capacity to become or develop into something in the future. It is not something that falls into your lap. You must exert effort and take action if you want to become or develop into anything more than who you [Read More]
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