by Shkar | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
Bodhidharma’s Legacy A common misunderstanding within the Southern Shaolin arts is that we need to tense the arm/torso at the point of impact to transmit power into the opponent. This is not correct; the type of power we are aiming to transmit to the opponent is...
by Shkar | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
Taming the Wild Ox Pain is inevitable when training Kung Fu. I always tell my students that if they are not in pain in every class, then they are wasting their time. Kung Fu training is pointless if the stylist doesn’t push themselves beyond their comfort zone...
by Shkar | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
Motivation is a Lie Nobody is born proficient at any skill. We may have a genetic disposition to be better at certain things than other people, but without developing and nurturing these skills, a person’s full potential will never be realised. Any athlete, musician,...
by Shkar | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
The First Step is the Hardest Any pursuit that will help you grow and help you better yourself physically and mentally will be tough. You will struggle, you will be in pain, you will suffer, and you will probably want to quit every lesson. The difference between those...
by Shkar | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Sculptor Most of us go to school until our late teens or early twenties, and we believe that we are done learning after this stage. We throw ourselves into our careers, and our family lives, leaving less and less time to learn and develop ourselves further. Even...
