People usually think that in order to learn well, one needs a good or great teacher. That may be true in some cases, but there is a real difference in what people think they need and what they actually need. Generally, what is thought of as a good or great teacher is the ability to …
There are definitely different ways of teaching. There are some instructors want a relatively decent or high level of relaxation when they start teaching advanced forms such as Chum Kui. But from what I found is that the movements of advanced forms occur naturally and happen when one manages to maintain relaxation. Not just manage, …
I was watching Nima’s latest video and a few things came to my mind: 1) Use of multiple joints in multiple vectors simultaneously. This is so basic, it’s silly. This should have been obvious from the get go. Moving joints in multiple directions gives you more control and “spikes” your opponent. But only if he …
I did another Vipassana course. This has been my 6th one thus far. I did not get as much as I had previously because I did not work as hard. One thought kept coming to me: it is better to do this practice consistently rather than come here and “burn through” [my karma/ sanskaras]. The results that …
Ever since I have discovered the proper way to do SNT – with the mind and focus on the spine – I am discovering similarities between types of spinal meditation – Kriya Yoga, kundalini – along with instruction in books I have read prior – Raja Yoga, YSS lessons – and prior experience – Vipassana. …
A few days after coming back to India, I started working on pushing my shoulders back. In my opinion, there are a handful of ways to achieve the state of “your shoulder sitting in the back.” The first is manually forcing it to stay there as much as you can during the day. This method …
These are the things I wrote down on my visit to Mindful Wing Chun in Central HK. They are simply notes on what I was thinking at the time, organized to a degree. SLT – Ip man said to CST to do 3 things: 1) stand up – Tai gong 2) do it effortlessly – …
