The 5-Fold Path to Success
In teaching martial arts, I have found that successful progress revolves around the number five (5). This is especially so in teaching Wing Chun for realistic self-defense. Why We Repeat Things […]
In teaching martial arts, I have found that successful progress revolves around the number five (5). This is especially so in teaching Wing Chun for realistic self-defense. Why We Repeat Things […]
‘If you are afraid to fail, you are afraid to succeed.’ Students have more to gain than just learning how to do things *right*. I’m going to lay out the argument that learning […]
In a previous post, I discussed ‘How to be a Great Martial Arts Student’. Part of that is being a good attacker. Let’s do a deep dive on that subject. […]
If you get into real combat, you should assume you are going to get hit. No matter how much you develop skill and awareness, it’s part of street defense. One […]
Metaphors are awesome ways to teach students the essence of combat concepts. Teaching a technique to handle a specific attack is ‘giving them a fish’. Teaching someone how to apply […]
Getting the most out of learning martial arts involves more than paying your fees and showing up. Being a great student allows you, your master and fellow students to have […]
Martial arts instructors have a great opportunity to help people. Each instructor has to decide what they wish students to get out of it and what they personally want to […]
Chi Sao, known as “sticky hands” or “contact sensitivity”, is an essential part of Wing Chun and arguably combat in any style. You don’t have to know what it is […]