Hi Steve here,<br><br>A few weeks ago I conducted
some gradings, which for the most-part went quite
well.<br><br>For me, the highlight of the grading was when one of
my students (a young girl who shall remain nameless)
squared up to a one inch break for the first
time.<br><br>If you have never broken a 1” thick piece of wood
with a 1” punch before the prospect is quite daunting.
<br>Two guys had just completed the break, one of them on
the 2nd attempt and now it was her turn.
<br><br>Everybody watched as she shook her head through lack of
confidence and kept adjusting her position. I saw that she
was distressed and uttered these simple words “think
Sil Nim Tao”.<br><br>Suddenly she went through the
board like it was made of tissue paper which was
followed by a deafening ovation from the
audience.<br><br>The emotional experience was too much for her and she
burst into tears and ran out of the room.<br>She
returned a few minutes later, completed and passed her
grading with flying colours.<br><br>We all learnt a lot
that day, Wing Chun does work, and its all in the
mind.<br><br>Hats off to you.<br><br><br>Steve.