I just had minor foot surgery, and have been unable to walk on my left foot for over two weeks. The Doc said that it'll be another 3 weeks before I can...
Hey, Jamil! Sorry to hear about your foot. That sounds painful. I do know that if I were in your shoes I would have a hard time not practicing. I'm always...
Hey Carlos, I hope everything is going well with you and the family, and that you are recovering from your surgery. You should be able train your hand...
I would just like to introduce definitions: Evident Culture (Salient) Evident culture includes the artifacts of a culture, the things that can be rather...
Hey, Mike. That's an interesting topic. I've never really given it much thought. I do know that my class feels like family to me. I love seeing my classmates...
Mike – yes, it is so. (now you can skip the rest) :) I walk about 4 miles every day to and from classes and lately I have been surprised every time I walk by...
I took some pics a while ago. Finally got around to uploading some of them. Go to http://www.conceptnext.com/PitDwellas/ClassPics/early2005 to check them out....
Thanks for your responses. I guess I can't just sit back and be lazy during this time! After Dave's response, I actually started doing some things. I noticed...
When I was thinking about martial arts culture in my life the first two things that immediately came to mind was that our school is like my second family/home...
Hey, all! I just wanted to say "Atta boy" to Carlos for keeping up his training. Now I want to tell him to be careful of his foot and let it heal. ;) (It's a...
Sifu Rachel: (Simu Rachel?) Anyway, your thought on "Run Fu" reminded me of a time when I was sparring with Sifu George. He just turned around and ran. I...
Thanks! I'm trying to get used to this dance. I want to move around, but my body keeps telling me to hold on for a bit! I'm trying to listen to my body!...
Dave, The first woman I ever promoted to black sash rank was Bronwin Sherwin and I told her that the Chinese term for a female sifu was simu. Asked me "Please...
<bowing> I figured this one would get SOMEONE talking. I'm hoping to hear some good stories. :) I remember Sifu Bronwin. She knocked me on my butt a couple...
Hey people, I got an e-mail from a Shaolin Gung Fu practitioner who does a Bok Sai Form. He want to know if I knew what Bok Sai meant (ie translation) Gary...
... Carlos, The injuries in the martial arts are plentiful.We all seem to suffer through some tough times.Have you tried using your hands sitting in a...
Hey, Carlos! I may be kind of dumb, but I can't seem to find this "links section" you speak of. Loved the pics last time, I want to see these. My brain's...
Thank you Sifu, I don't know the chair technique, but Mike has promised to teach me sometime this week. I'm pretty much "recovered," and it felt really great...
LOL!!! No, you're not dumb, I am! I just noticed that the links section (to the right) was not enabled. I just enabled it. Hope the group owners don't...
... It would appear that the links section is restricted to people with moderator privileges. I don't see the usual "add link" button. Either that, or the...
Okay, I just changed the links to public. That means that anyone can view them and add to them. I guess we can keep it like that until it gets abused (which...
I love stir fries. I think that they are a wonderful meal, especially when life is hectic and time is short. My problem is that my husband is VERY limited on...
Soy Sauce substitute 2 T Sodium Free Beef Bouillon 2 t Red Wine Vinegar 1 t Molasses 1/8 t Ground Ginger ds Black Pepper ds Garlic Powder 3/4 c Water In small...
THANK YOU! I had nto thought of simply replacing the soy with sodium free beef broth. I love adding penauts, zest, and ginger as well. I also use a mixture...
well, i had a good laugh this morning when I was reading research in motor learning that stated, "learning is never really completed, even in the simplest of...
Listen young persons. Video games are fun but an illusion of the mind. It has no real value in martial training or skill. I suggest finding a video forum to...
This is my non-researched answer to your question/;) and question for a question: what do you think? I think: -practice components of the form -break it down...