|
|
Does your Wing Chun or your Martial Art have principles that are life applicable?
What percentage of your adult life is spent fighting?
I don’t mean sparring. I don’t mean tournaments. I mean defending your life.
My guess is that most everyone spends little or no time. Lets put a number on it – 1/10 of 1% - 1/100 of 1%. Of course when you need these skills – boy, are you glad you have them – much like using a credit card…
For the fun of it lets add all of the sparring, tournaments and whatever else might qualify. 5% would be a lot or it may be even 10% for those who may be professionals or teachers. Can you apply your Art’s, Teacher’s and School’s philosophy and principles to the other 90% - 95% of your life?
These are our Principles – Some were derived from Wing Chun Lineage – Some have come from my own path and discoveries and the remainder have been influenced from a variety of sources…
· Sifu Philip Holder
· Master Daniel K. Pai
· Sifu Pai Li Lung
· Martial Artists that have crossed my path
· Various seekers/teachers/finders that have crossed my path
· Voices in my head
Read, enjoy, and again we welcome your feedback…
|
|
Shing Shun Kwoon
Principles |
· Understand Physics as it applies to us here on Earth – Study the laws that govern it…
· Gravity – Understand Gravity
· Understand Directions – Up, Down, In, Out and Side to Side…
· Meet and Greet what comes at you – if at all possible in a welcoming way – this is the Shaolin way…
· Base your foundation on ultimate truths and your own self expression – use your system as your vehicle…
· Understand Movement – first your own then in harmony and disharmony with outside forces…
· Seek to understand who you are – this will be your greatest weapon…
· Teach the system in its whole – apply your self-expression – display your self-expression – explain your self-expression – but never forsake the system for your self-expression when teaching…
· Never say Never – Never say Always – Do not always say Never or Always…
· Understand where your center is – Be able to apply your center…
· Understand that the working environment is bigger than your center – Learn that
· Understand that others do not play by the same rules that you do – Is your understanding and your rules applicable to all that enters the playing field…
· Understand- or at the very least find an awareness of your limitations – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually…
· Study the human form – learn how it bends and where it does not…
· Study human nature – this is the highest form of Kung Fu
· Seek empathy first…
· A position of self-defense is the best posture…
· Face the energy – Face your fears…
· A system’s sole purpose is to enable its diligent student to rid himself of needing it – In the midst of the journey it is discarded…
· Breathe…Breathe deeply
-Yanshui |
|
|
