The Question of Lineage

April 27, 2008

The lineage of any system holds a special place to students of that system. To many practitioners of the martial arts, your lineage identifies who you are and were you come from and therefore whether you or your style of martial arts should be respected. While the lineage of a system does have [...]

Found under: Gong Fu, Martial Arts — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 1:36 pm
 

Being a Disciple of the Art

April 23, 2008

I have heard disciple defined as ‘a student; one who endeavors to learn what another has to teach’. The meaning goes deeper than that. A pupil, learns the information and practices; they come to their class and are contented. What they are doing is a hobby a pastime. A disciple, strives to make what [...]

Found under: Gong Fu, Martial Arts — Da Shi Xiong Kevin Sears @ 9:23 pm
 

Back Down to Business

April 12, 2008

Last night I was finally able to resume classes at our school. We have been mostly out of session for over two weeks while the cleanup was in progress. It took the cleaning company a while to be able get the water from the sewer cleaned up enough to begin cleaning. For [...]

Found under: Uncategorized — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 12:17 pm
 

The Mark of Healing

April 10, 2008

My back is getting much better. I have been undergoing treatment once a week for several weeks now. Some days I wake up with some stiffness in my neck but it generally dissipates throughout the day. With my back feeling so much better it makes me want to get back to training. [...]

Found under: Injuries, Traditional Chinese Medicine — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 8:41 pm