During our Chinese New Year celebrations for 2018 (where at one point we completed 44 performances in 4 days) I discovered that consuming energy drinks was a big help to get my 47 year old body through the ordeal without too much muscle soreness, fatigue,...
As we age our body degenerates. There is a loss of muscle power and the joints and connective tissues become weak and stiff. Our blood circulation stagnates and vitality decreases. Our glands function less optimally and our immune system fatigues. Rehabilitation and recovery times get...
Here are some classic Chinese proverbs that indicate the importance of exercise for good health and longevity. “Men are born soft and supple, dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and...
I have spent nearly 25 years learning from various teachers in the fields of martial arts and traditional East Asian medicine. This 25 years has been a huge commitment of my time and finances. Most of this training has been done in what some may...
This quote from Jim Kwik really brings home the importance of discipline in the arts and exercise regimes we train at FitLife Martial Arts. Once you can set your habits in place through short term discipline then they will repay you in kind by becoming...
Discounted to $39.00 for 2018! Circular Tong Long Kung Fu is a very fast, direct, and effective fighting style built upon the fundamentals of the Kung Fu styles of Southern Preying Mantis, Eagle Claw and Cotton Palm as well as the principles of Yang and Chen...
In Chinese thought the mind is viewed as having two parts - the emotional mind and the wisdom mind. The emotional mind is likened to a monkey, the Mind Monkey. A monkey that chatters constantly and jumps around from branch to branch (or thought to...
I recently noticed a post on one of our Facebook pages that gave a limited view of breathing. It described breathing as only involving inhaling, exhaling, and holding. Now, as a description of the physical mechanisms of breathing this is fairly accurate. But if you think this also...
Arrival can begin anytime after 2pm and up until 6:00pm. Car pooling needs to be addressed to ensure everyone can get to the event. The address for the Jondaryan Woolshed is 264 Evanslea Road, Jondaryan, Queensland. The venue covers 160acres. It is a 2½ hour...
Student Retention is one of the harder aspects of keeping a successful Kwoon functioning. I am sure there are unlimited reasons why people stop training. But in this blog I want to focus on just a few. Burnout, lack of long term discipline, and...