Hey folks, WHat is new in Liu Seong world? And don't forget Uncle Joe is coming on November 5th and 6th. He maybe here for about a week or two after the...
Greetings and Salutations to All, Welcome to the Liu Seong Gung Fu discussion forum. This group is open to Martial Artists of all styles, as well those who are...
All right folks, I guess I will add my two cent (for what it is worth), "The Feet" Initially I was taught, toes are curled almost to the point of being under...
interesting. I know there are a few steps out there, but I have not yet learned which ones are applicable for which situations. I guess that just comes with...
Just wanting to thank all of you that came to Joe's Seminar. It was a good sweat and I have a few good bruises to show for it. And Mike some day you will...
Well I guess I add my limited knowledge on kicking to the discussion. First, in learning to kick several things have to be develop before moving to "effect...
Reflections of a beginning student on the 'mind in movement'. I was trained in dance movement technique from an early age, 5 yrs old and continue to dance...
... Good post, Lorene. Dance certainly has a lot of physical similarities with gung fu, but it seems to me that the mindset/intent would be quite different....
George, Just thought I would say hey and wish you luck. Sorry I missed Joes seminar!I bet it was great! Joe has a special gift as does his teacher. I see Erik...
Carl, I'm glad you joined the group. Please feeling free to post. I know you are a treasure of knowledge and insight into GM Reeders and the Liu Seong Gung...
Thank You, Erik. I began a comparison of dance and martial arts at a surface level talking about technique and expression of technique at different levels of...
Lorene, Good dancers become very good martial artist,don't try too hard it will come.If you studied tai chi you would get the same feeling as you do with...
Lorene, you bring up several good points. You are right that there is a difference in "intent" which makes dance and martial arts different in several...
... I still feel that way sometimes (i.e. every time Mr. Joe comes to town and makes this stuff look so easy). :) ... That's all relative, I guess. Compared...
So I also train in this thing called "lindy hop". (which is partnered swing dance). This weekend, the swing dance community's equivalent of Master Joe is in ...
I'm a new student to the martial arts world. Recently training techniques I noticed something I didn't like. While moving at a moderate speed all movement...
Master Reeders taught forms and told us that each form takes at least one year before you should show it to anyone.You have to learn what the tech.mean and why...
I feel you on this one. While reading the posts, I kept thinking of the partnering aspects of dance. I'm not a trained dancer, but dancing is a VERY...
It's good to here that you recognized that. Personally, I like to do techniques fast sometimes, cause it helps me to see how much I don't know! ... I ... at ...
You touched on something that I have been thinking about and observing for a little bit. In relation to using pressure to knock someone off balance, how do you...
I know it's a little late, but I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the seminar. I have one question. For the meditation technique he gave at the end of...
Carl, You are right there is no short cuts to the training. Hard work and more hard work and then even more hard work. Taking one step at a time. And you...
Peace Jamil, You will lay on the floor in what is known as the corpse posture in yoga with your right palm facing up and your left palm facing down. This...
... The "language" of this system has always been a bit of a mystery to me, so I don't intend this as disputing what you say - only some thoughts that come to...
... Mr. Joe, Cheryl has been meditating a bit on her own for the last few months. I thought you'd like to know that I shared with her some of what you ...