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Yee Ji Kim Yeung Ma

1JuneSifuBillOpening SLT

 

The Yee Ji Kim Yeung Ma – The Neutral Training Stance.

Now that you have got this far, we will take another look at the training stance. Hopefully the student is now ready for some more ideas about it, … Read the rest

Theory, misunderstandings and errors of the wrist roll

31MaySifuBill2 CommentsOpening SLT

 Theory of the Wrist Roll

  1. It strengthens the wrist and the elbow, same as the stance does for the knees and ankles. Boxers tape their wrists, but we can’t do that in a fight, so you must increase your wrist
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Breathing in VTK

30MaySifuBillAnswers to Questions

I was asked to describe “how do you breathe?” in VTK. In fact, several times lately.

I thought to myself ,”This will be a short post,” so I thought I’d do it.

The short answer is, “How long have you … Read the rest

3rd move part 2 – Wrist roll

30MaySifuBillOpening SLT

The Wrist Roll

The wrist roll is very important, since you will repeatedly perform it at the end of each section for the whole of Siu Lim Tao, and indeed the other forms too. It is fundamental to strengthening the … Read the rest

Chi and Chi Gong in the Martial arts

29MaySifuBillArticles

Author’s note:

This was written in response to a series of articles in the Skeptics magazine here in Oz. I didn’t submit it in the end, but I should have. I finished it too late for anyone to probably remember … Read the rest

3 Steps to Victory

28MaySifuBillThe Deep Mind

Maybe you were in an argument. Maybe it could have turned into a fight, and instead you walked away. Maybe you had a fight, and lost, or didn’t do well. Maybe you even won. But what happened as you walked … Read the rest

When to Start Training

28MaySifuBillTraining Tips

“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”

Ancient Chinese Proverb.

This is a true story: I once had a potential student come into my class. I usually get people to … Read the rest

Swearing in the Training Studio

28MaySifuBillRandom Thoughts

Second rant. Topic, swearing, for no reason other than it appeared in my mind while in the shower.

I read an article that said brilliant people swear more often than … less brilliant people. Well, in that case, my student … Read the rest

A New Beginning (in more ways than one)

28MaySifuBillBlog

Ok, so for a first try of writing regularly once more, I’ll explain why I haven’t been.

About two and a half years ago I moved back to my old house after living in China for almost ten years. This … Read the rest

The Punch: Common Errors and Misunderstandings

2AprilSifuBillOpening SLT

The Punch: Common Errors and Misunderstandings

This needs a lot of illustrations to show better, but I simply didn’t have time this time. It’s already very late getting out. I’ll consider editing it at another time.punch 21. There is a … Read the rest

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