This is the ability to not give up and truly believe you will eventually get it. You just have to stick with it long enough to get it. Everyone started exactly where you are today, as a beginner. Even your Sifu was a beginner at...
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Read MoreShaolin Kung Fu Centers posted a very nice note regarding the way an ideal kung fu students looks at their training and their rank. It’s worth taking a few moments to read this carefully and reflect on our own thoughts...
Read MoreKung Fu, like every martial art is a combination of physical fitness and physical training. The sales pitch here is easy and most of us were excited by it. It’s KUNG FU! No really, it’s like getting a personal trainer and...
Read MoreOur happy-ness is so conditional in our busy lives. I would be happy if I only had more money, more free time, a person to share my life with, something to eat, some place to go, and so on. Think to your own experiences and...
Read MoreHere’s a two-for-one special bonus in this video. Not only do we get an awesome display of push hands techniques & tai chi applications, but if we listen to the commentary, we get a wonderful lesson on character in...
Read MoreIt is said that the greatest value one can attain in kung fu training is “The will to exert and strive hard without stopping at anything.” Through the conditioning of your body, you discipline your mind and gain a...
Read MoreYou know, sometimes our classes are absolutely filled with laughing…
Read MoreThis is not exactly Tai Chi. However, the animation is so fluid that it reminded me of some of the way we might move when we do Tai Chi. This was so beautiful, I had to share… Thanks, Todd Stashwick for sharing via...
Read MoreShaolin Kung Fu Centers, on Facebook, posted this insight about the New Year… The New Year is traditionally the time to reflect on ways to improve our lives in the coming year. As martial artists, we’re striving not...
Read MoreIn the New Year, many people will begin or resume their training with a new level of commitment. The New Year is another occasion to try again. And it’s important to avoid putting too much stock in magical thinking. Have...
Read MoreKung Fu is the development of skill through hard practice. This could be any skill. Any skill at all. It doesn’t have to be a martial art. Kung Fu in the “Western” world is generally recognized as meaning...
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