by admin | Aug 4, 2008 | Austin, General, Philosophy, Tai Chi
Jet Li’s a pretty amazing guy. He has survived a tsunami, rescued his daughter from said tsunami, and has made many, many movies. If you’re a Jet Li fan and have never checked out his website, you really should. The man is amazing on many levels....
by admin | Feb 9, 2008 | Austin, Calgary, Tai Chi
I think the concept called “Jing” is very important in Chinese Wu Shu/martial arts.You can see how using Jing may look like if you watch Jet Li’s martial arts movie “Fearless”. It tries to demonstrate Wu De (Martial Arts virtue) and also shows how Jing can be used in...
by admin | Sep 30, 2007 | Austin, General, Tai Chi
Throughout martial arts circles, you’ll often see and hear debates about grappling and ground fighting. In one recent example, a Wing Chun proponent talked about some grappling moves in Wing Chun (WC). A Brazilian Ju Jitsu (BJJ) person immediately went on and...
by admin | Mar 17, 2007 | Austin, Chi Kung, General, Tai Chi
Hey folks, Danny and his family are winging their way back home to Calgary. We had a wonderful time with him while he was here. He visited family, friends and former teachers in Taiwan for several weeks before coming down to Sydney for 9 days to catch up, teach me the...
by admin | Feb 12, 2007 | Austin, Meditation, Philosophy
In Buddhist thought, there are three main premises to moving beyond negative states of mind. His Holiness the Dalai Lama discusses these in ‘The Art of Happiness’: The first premise is that all ‘deluded’ states of mind, all afflictive emotions...
by admin | Dec 16, 2006 | Austin, General, Philosophy
Have you seen Jet Li’s new movie, Fearless? Danny mentioned it in one of his posts. A great movie which speaks to the moral values behind martial arts. In my last post, the Dalai Lama spoke of humility and restraint. My first martial arts teacher, Bones, taught...
