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Simplicity

I am coming across a more, basic concept in regards to improving my wing chun. There are too many ideas and technicalities being expressed. I highly doubt Ip Man taught in such a manner. To get what CST had, it is much better (for me, in my opinion) to do the three things advocated by …

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Skill Level

Everyone is on different skill levels. If I showcase my abilities to a random guy off the street, I’ll be able to affect him more than I would a person training for 20+ years in the internal structure. There is a difference in the skill level. This applies to everything. It does not mean that …

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Mastery Mindset

Here are excerpts I found exceedingly interesting in the book “Mastery Mind-Set” (149171459X). Page 20-21 – Regarding Belts “If your club uses colored belts, know that this tradition only goes back to the 1940s, when Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, standardized a ranking system. This ranking system was later adopted by other arts. If …

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Sweating in Training

So I was working on the punching the other day and I decided to “go hard.” Doing combos, moving around, using energy – that kind of stuff. After a minute or two I was getting winded. I was sweating and though not actually out of breath, it got my heart racing. Then I started thinking …

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Demonstrations

There are a few demonstrations I do to prospective students. The list is not long but I see myself improving readily and so am not too worried in these regards. The basic format of (our) action remains the same. Rise, do the forms while rising and do chi sau while rising. Those are the only …

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