Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Freddie side kick hold
Nice splits video you just posted and the side kick holds especially the one you held up to bobs dummy head great work.
Stretching
Freddie, i don't see how you stretch with shoes on. I imagine it takes some strength. When ever i stretch i have to use a carpeted floor or wood floor with socks to ease down into the split. I bring this up, because i wanted to do the splits outside but couldn't, maybe i just need to work on my strength more.
Randomised Collection of Wise Quotes #1
Hello everyone,
I thought that it would be nice to share with you some nice sayings. Most of them come from a card calendar of mine. Every day I take off a card and read a wise statement originating from the east. I will list some of them in no particular order below and write my interpretative understanding underneath each quote.
* "True freedom exists in our minds, beyond God or Buddha. In every moment, true wisdom must be freshly created." -Taisen Deshimaru
This basically tells us that in order to be truly spiritual, we must go beyond religion. Go beyond just following God of Buddha; become the sage your self.
* "...great balance sustains all things." -Chuang Tzu
I think that when people only train hard, they damage their bodies. When people are too soft, they get sick. When hard and soft are integrated, health is attained because they know not to go too hard (causing us stress and injury) and to not be too soft (not being active enough and getting ill).
* "Above, below, and around you, all is spontaneously existing, for there is nowhere which is outside Buddha-Mind". -Huang Po
This reminds me of the essence of the Universe that we are a part of. That essence is change. Nothing is set and nothing ever stays the same. Existence is spontaneous by nature, and that is what a True Martial Artist at the highest level often reflects through his expression.
* "You must personally accept the responsibility of improving your own life." -Chogyam Trungpa
Martial Arts is a personal, individualistic journey of self improvement. You are the only one who can make a change in your life. No one else.
* "To know the Way is to know where to go and how to get there." -Tseng-Tzu
I think that to know where to go and how to get there is already having a good understanding of the Tao. When you know, you are already half way there.
* "Understanding is the basis of love." -Thich Nhat Hanh
It probably is.
* "The Purpose of each soul's sojourn on earth is to learn to see beyond the evanescence of phenomena to the Eternal Reality." -Paramahansa Yogananda
I consider someone who understands eternal reality to be enlightened. To see that death is an illusion. How can there be death if there is no beginning and no end?. Our bodies decompose and eventually the universe demands that our matter be changed; transformed into something else. Into something new. Just as our occupation of what we recognise as a human, someone new is born as compensation. Nothing is ever truly lost. Nothing is ever truly gained. There is only change, the eternal circle of life, the whole. There is no death; just the ongoing changes in cosmic reality. Once this is realised, you will be at peace. You will be one with the hole, also known as the universe.
* "Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of man kind." -Mahatma Gandhi
It often takes more strength to be non-violent then it does to be violent; wether it be physical or verbal. Mahatma Gandhi is famous for his effective strategies of passive resistance.
* "Let us strive to be fully human and there will no longer be a place for evil." -Confucius
It's not easy being a real and genuine human being. We should strive towards minimising the influence of our internal negativity.
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Osu
For me as an individual, this statement gives me hope that one day I will be able to help people through True Martial Arts training. Whether I make a living from it or not.
* "One's anger is often one's greatest enemy." -Someone has probably already said this but I just thought of it myself right now. The reason that I think anger is one's greatest enemy is because to my understanding, anger is often an emotional reaction to an unsatisfied ego. To thrive on anger is to be a slave to the ego. The a high ego clouds the mind and prevents rational judgement from occurring. I believe this is why you will never prevail if you haven't gained a good level of understanding and control over yourself.
"Invincible is the feeling that you get when day after day you do something to improve your life." -Invincible Worldwide, modified by myself.
I often feel happier when I train. Seeing the improving results in my bodies abilities feels far more rewarding than having a black belt. And that's where I see the essence of True Martial Arts lies. The improvement of one's being. The individual journey someone takes to improve their life in all areas.
To elevate yourself to the next level; becoming a kind of upgraded or superior version of yourself. To live your dream.
I hope you guys find some of these quotes helpful with personal development and day to day life.
Take care everyone and Thank You for reading my blog. Which quote has the most significance to you and why?.
I thought that it would be nice to share with you some nice sayings. Most of them come from a card calendar of mine. Every day I take off a card and read a wise statement originating from the east. I will list some of them in no particular order below and write my interpretative understanding underneath each quote.
* "True freedom exists in our minds, beyond God or Buddha. In every moment, true wisdom must be freshly created." -Taisen Deshimaru
This basically tells us that in order to be truly spiritual, we must go beyond religion. Go beyond just following God of Buddha; become the sage your self.
* "...great balance sustains all things." -Chuang Tzu
I think that when people only train hard, they damage their bodies. When people are too soft, they get sick. When hard and soft are integrated, health is attained because they know not to go too hard (causing us stress and injury) and to not be too soft (not being active enough and getting ill).
* "Above, below, and around you, all is spontaneously existing, for there is nowhere which is outside Buddha-Mind". -Huang Po
This reminds me of the essence of the Universe that we are a part of. That essence is change. Nothing is set and nothing ever stays the same. Existence is spontaneous by nature, and that is what a True Martial Artist at the highest level often reflects through his expression.
* "You must personally accept the responsibility of improving your own life." -Chogyam Trungpa
Martial Arts is a personal, individualistic journey of self improvement. You are the only one who can make a change in your life. No one else.
* "To know the Way is to know where to go and how to get there." -Tseng-Tzu
I think that to know where to go and how to get there is already having a good understanding of the Tao. When you know, you are already half way there.
* "Understanding is the basis of love." -Thich Nhat Hanh
It probably is.
* "The Purpose of each soul's sojourn on earth is to learn to see beyond the evanescence of phenomena to the Eternal Reality." -Paramahansa Yogananda
I consider someone who understands eternal reality to be enlightened. To see that death is an illusion. How can there be death if there is no beginning and no end?. Our bodies decompose and eventually the universe demands that our matter be changed; transformed into something else. Into something new. Just as our occupation of what we recognise as a human, someone new is born as compensation. Nothing is ever truly lost. Nothing is ever truly gained. There is only change, the eternal circle of life, the whole. There is no death; just the ongoing changes in cosmic reality. Once this is realised, you will be at peace. You will be one with the hole, also known as the universe.
* "Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of man kind." -Mahatma Gandhi
It often takes more strength to be non-violent then it does to be violent; wether it be physical or verbal. Mahatma Gandhi is famous for his effective strategies of passive resistance.
* "Let us strive to be fully human and there will no longer be a place for evil." -Confucius
It's not easy being a real and genuine human being. We should strive towards minimising the influence of our internal negativity.
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Osu
For me as an individual, this statement gives me hope that one day I will be able to help people through True Martial Arts training. Whether I make a living from it or not.
* "One's anger is often one's greatest enemy." -Someone has probably already said this but I just thought of it myself right now. The reason that I think anger is one's greatest enemy is because to my understanding, anger is often an emotional reaction to an unsatisfied ego. To thrive on anger is to be a slave to the ego. The a high ego clouds the mind and prevents rational judgement from occurring. I believe this is why you will never prevail if you haven't gained a good level of understanding and control over yourself.
"Invincible is the feeling that you get when day after day you do something to improve your life." -Invincible Worldwide, modified by myself.
I often feel happier when I train. Seeing the improving results in my bodies abilities feels far more rewarding than having a black belt. And that's where I see the essence of True Martial Arts lies. The improvement of one's being. The individual journey someone takes to improve their life in all areas.
To elevate yourself to the next level; becoming a kind of upgraded or superior version of yourself. To live your dream.
I hope you guys find some of these quotes helpful with personal development and day to day life.
Take care everyone and Thank You for reading my blog. Which quote has the most significance to you and why?.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
The Society
"The society has done something wrong to man - for certain reasons. It wants you to be slaves, it wants you to be always afraid, it wants you to be always greedy, it wants you to be always ambitious, it wants you to be always competitive. It wants you to be unloving, it wants you to be full of anger and hatred, it wants you to remain weak, imitative - carbon copies. It does not want you to become original Buddha's, original Krishna's or Christs - no. That's why your intelligence has been destroyed. Meditation is needed only to undo what the society has done. Meditation is negative: it simply negates the damage, it destroys the illness. And once the illness has gone, your well-being asserts itself on its own accord." - Osho
"So many people within this society are spiritually ill, if you spend enough time with the masses, you will become ill yourself. It is best to get away from the masses and be in meditation. Find the peace within yourself and only surround yourself with a small group of others who are spiritually healthy themselves and not ill. It is easy for an ill person to make a healthy person ill but it is not easy for a healthy person to make a ill person healthy." - Freddie Lee
Intelligent People Don't Need Leaders
"You need a leader because first you have to be made unintelligent; otherwise there would be no need for any leader. Why should you follow anybody? You will follow your intelligence. If somebody wants to become a leader, then on thing has to be done: your intelligence has to be destroyed somehow. You have to be shaken from your very roots, you have to be made afraid. You have to be made unconfident in yourself, that is a must. Only then can the leader come in." - Osho
"I am not a good leader because I teach people to lead themselves. Find your own Way and follow it. Don't depend on me, depend on yourself. The truth is within you, you just need to realize it. The society does not want you to lead yourself because they want to profit off of service. They want everybody to depend on each other so that they can profit off of this dependance." - Freddie Lee
Anger
"Each time anger has dissipated energy, distracted your energy, created problems for you and not solved anything." - Osho
I have spent too much of my time being angry, I have purposefully allowed too many outsiders to generate anger within me. Now is the time for me to block out the negativity that is coming from the outside and focus on the positivity I have within and develop and nurture it. Anger has created many problems for me, now is the time to step away from it and be at peace. - Freddie Lee
Saturday, September 27, 2014
What is Poomse (Forms)or Kata or Tules as many may know them
What is Poomse (Forms)or Kata or Tules as many may know them.
Poomse (Forms) is ultimately the foundation of what you are taught in Tae Kwon Do and other martial arts.
Poomse consists of the various fundamental stances, blocks, punches and kicks logically arranged in a meaningful order in response to attacks from multiple imaginary assailants attacking you from different directions. Each Poomse consists of an established sequence of movements beginning with a blocking technique and ending with an attacking technique. All techniques, which are taught in the studies of Tae Kwon Do, are used.
Each movement has a purpose as well as a philosophical meaning. Only from infinite practice and repetition, can the student begin to understand the true meaning and nature of Poomse. Balance, focus, coordination, breath control, self-discipline, to name a few, emerges as real benefits of continued Form practice. Performed with sincerity and conscious effort, the physical as well as mental and spiritual benefits are only then truly discovered. Therefore, Practice! Practice! Practice!
The reality of Poomse practice is that it prepares you to be able to execute the necessary offensive and defensive techniques in any direction, with the needed confidence, to protect and defend yourself or a loved one. Forms were formerly the only means Masters had to transmit the core of Tae Kwon Do and their interpretation of the Art to their students.
Poomse practice is considered extremely important, especially when performing during a promotional testing. Poomse could comprise up to 40-50% of the testing requirements necessary to achieve promotion to higher ranks. But, more importantly, it is impossible for a student to truly understand this ancient art, without a thorough appreciation of Poomse.
There are two types of Poomse (Forms), which are presently recognized by the WTF. They are the Taegueks and the Palgues. There are (8) eight of each style. The Forms are learned in sequence and taught in accordance with the ability of each student in order to prepare the student for more advanced Poomse. A student should never attempt to learn an advanced Form without the consent and permission of his/her Master Instructor. A beginner who attempts to perform advanced Poomse will only confuse and diminish the thought process in Poomse and ultimately lessen the hope of truly understanding ones appropriate level in Form practice. Therefore, know and understand your Form before you consider advancement.
Each Form has its own character and distinct quality. Like our own Character, through numberless Poomse practice we can begin to mold the rough edges of our character and eventually come to understand that Tae Kwon Do is an Art and has more substance in total than merely a means of self-defense.
Finally, to help us overcome complacency, idleness or the tendency to let our attention wander, Poomse will help serve to open the door to bringing mind, body and spirit as one. This focus can only result in a positive inspiration for any student to challenge everyday life’s endeavors. Not to mention the fact it will improve and develop a student total awareness and understanding of TaeKwonDo.
Poomse (Forms) is ultimately the foundation of what you are taught in Tae Kwon Do and other martial arts.
Poomse consists of the various fundamental stances, blocks, punches and kicks logically arranged in a meaningful order in response to attacks from multiple imaginary assailants attacking you from different directions. Each Poomse consists of an established sequence of movements beginning with a blocking technique and ending with an attacking technique. All techniques, which are taught in the studies of Tae Kwon Do, are used.
Each movement has a purpose as well as a philosophical meaning. Only from infinite practice and repetition, can the student begin to understand the true meaning and nature of Poomse. Balance, focus, coordination, breath control, self-discipline, to name a few, emerges as real benefits of continued Form practice. Performed with sincerity and conscious effort, the physical as well as mental and spiritual benefits are only then truly discovered. Therefore, Practice! Practice! Practice!
The reality of Poomse practice is that it prepares you to be able to execute the necessary offensive and defensive techniques in any direction, with the needed confidence, to protect and defend yourself or a loved one. Forms were formerly the only means Masters had to transmit the core of Tae Kwon Do and their interpretation of the Art to their students.
Poomse practice is considered extremely important, especially when performing during a promotional testing. Poomse could comprise up to 40-50% of the testing requirements necessary to achieve promotion to higher ranks. But, more importantly, it is impossible for a student to truly understand this ancient art, without a thorough appreciation of Poomse.
There are two types of Poomse (Forms), which are presently recognized by the WTF. They are the Taegueks and the Palgues. There are (8) eight of each style. The Forms are learned in sequence and taught in accordance with the ability of each student in order to prepare the student for more advanced Poomse. A student should never attempt to learn an advanced Form without the consent and permission of his/her Master Instructor. A beginner who attempts to perform advanced Poomse will only confuse and diminish the thought process in Poomse and ultimately lessen the hope of truly understanding ones appropriate level in Form practice. Therefore, know and understand your Form before you consider advancement.
Each Form has its own character and distinct quality. Like our own Character, through numberless Poomse practice we can begin to mold the rough edges of our character and eventually come to understand that Tae Kwon Do is an Art and has more substance in total than merely a means of self-defense.
Finally, to help us overcome complacency, idleness or the tendency to let our attention wander, Poomse will help serve to open the door to bringing mind, body and spirit as one. This focus can only result in a positive inspiration for any student to challenge everyday life’s endeavors. Not to mention the fact it will improve and develop a student total awareness and understanding of TaeKwonDo.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Ran on a Hate Video
Actually I did not watch that video, but the title of the video was "Sifu Freddie Lee Wielding a Gun at a 16 Years Old Boy"! Oh my God.... Are you okay man? Don't worry, I will save you from that monster! Like hell I am. I mean seriously, what kind of proof could you have anyway? A video of him demonstrating gun defense?? Or Freddie Lee shooting Nerf Guns? I refused to watch the video for one reason. I never went directly to Sifu Freddie Lee himself so I am not going to believe a random on Youtube telling me that Freddie Lee is a psycho. I will find that out myself. So far, Freddie Lee has proven to me that he is a genuine human being. Freddie Lee is not a typical police officer: a typical police officer uses excessive for almost anything. He does not even go around the streets beating up people so how could you possibly know that he did it? It makes me realize that no matter what you do, haters will come at you in anyway shape or form. They will probably accuse you of crimes you did not even commit just to destroy your reputation. I guess I made a good choice of not watching the video because it will not benefit me in anything. Even if I am not with FMK anymore, I will still support him with the best that I can because he is one of the few people who actually understand where I am coming from. I rarely meet people like that. Just because I am not in FMK does not mean that I should watch hate channels because watching them is energy draining. If Freddie Lee really did it, the police should have got him by now or he would have say it on Youtube himself. I freaking hate it when people lie like that. It pisses me off.
Wing Chun Wooden Dummy fast demo by Freddie Lee
Hey guys! I had to share his demo, he's on fire! Check this out! Keep up the good work man!
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Train in Martial Arts same way you walk.
I was walking to work and that thought occurred to me. I want my training to be like walking you never forget how to walk. You just do it without thinking it just comes natural. I'm like so that's what Bruce was referring to, so now im just gonna try to train like that.
Motivation
Hi guys,
Now that I am on school holidays this week and will be for all of next week as well, I have been focusing my energies on physical training. I am away for 8 hours a day 5 days a week during the school term and when I get home, I almost always feel too tired to do physical training. Often I just wright instead. Now that I am on holidays however, I find that I am physically training and exercising at least 2 hours per day at the moment.
I know that finding the motivation to get up and physically train can be difficult for many of us. Hopefully the video provided below will ignite that flame of motivation that is inside all of us. I especially like the quotes at the end as I believe there's a lot of truth to them. Enjoy....
PS: Does anyone on this blog live in Australia or a near by country?. If so, then perhaps we could get in touch on Skype or something like that.
Now that I am on school holidays this week and will be for all of next week as well, I have been focusing my energies on physical training. I am away for 8 hours a day 5 days a week during the school term and when I get home, I almost always feel too tired to do physical training. Often I just wright instead. Now that I am on holidays however, I find that I am physically training and exercising at least 2 hours per day at the moment.
I know that finding the motivation to get up and physically train can be difficult for many of us. Hopefully the video provided below will ignite that flame of motivation that is inside all of us. I especially like the quotes at the end as I believe there's a lot of truth to them. Enjoy....
PS: Does anyone on this blog live in Australia or a near by country?. If so, then perhaps we could get in touch on Skype or something like that.
Tsutomu Ohshima
Is anyone familiar with him. I'm asking, because he was the master of jean claudes teacher that i read in a article.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
I Don't Like Arguing
Buddha said, "Listen, it was no argument. If I had argued, I would have failed because there are things which cannot be argued about but can only be experienced."
"If you have not experienced what I have experienced myself, we will be in a misunderstanding. The only way this misunderstanding can be bridged is through experience. Experience takes time, at this moment we have a misunderstanding but in the future, through experience, later on you may begin to understand." - Freddie Lee
Life
"Life shouldn't always be seen as a school. It should also be seen as a playground.
We are not always here to learn and work hard. We are also here to play."
(By Anna Conlan, but I summarized it in my own words.)
Enjoy life and every moment of it.
We are not always here to learn and work hard. We are also here to play."
(By Anna Conlan, but I summarized it in my own words.)
Enjoy life and every moment of it.
The Wall
"The wall consists of three things: repressions in the body, dust in the senses, and thoughts in the mind." - Osho
"This is a simple quote to remind ourselves everyday of what we must work on in order to reach towards greater realms of meditation. We need to learn to love our bodies, increase our senses, and eliminate obsessive thoughts within our minds." - Freddie Lee
compliments & drunk living
Thinking about Freddie's conversation with Kang about receiving compliments or criticism and how a person should or should not accept these. I believe if you choose wise friends and people in your life than you can more easily accept what they might have to say. If you choose companions that are really not good people, or you don't respect them than of course you shouldn't accept their criticisms or compliments. I especially don't think you need to take advise or criticism from random people on the Internet.
I have had 4 people in my whole life that I really looked up to and did seek council from. They never steered me wrong and helped me see the light. Now, I have also had people but into my business and try to tell me how to live. These people I ignored because I didn't see where they were great examples to follow.
Second subject: I totally agree about drinking alcohol. It causes so many social and personal problems that the tiny health benefit it might give is not worth it. People act plane stupid on alcohol. When Ray Rice punched his girlfriend they both had been drinking. People act in ways they might never act if they weren't drinking. I am totally against it and feel this whole country and world would be better without it. But, of course we are in a free society where you can do what you want. But, people really need to realize that one really bad decision made while drunk can destroy your whole life! Just my two cents. I don't drink and don't recommend it!
Breathe in Breathe out
Life comes with obstacles, some are easy and some are really hard. Most of the time, being in the moment & breathing deeply helps a lot. Something as simple as breathing can become very difficult in stressful situation. So take it slow my friend and Breathe in Breathe out!
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Hopsin
what do you think of this guy? Does anyone listen to him?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVOOwFNp5U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVOOwFNp5U
My Random Thoughts
These ares basic and simple:
"All masters cannot be follow. We must become our own master as a free individual."
"Being lazy and arrogant is easy. Working hard and being humble is not."
"Watching and Criticizing is easy, performing is not."
"Humbleness comes from hard work and defeat."
"The aim is not aim, as there is nothing to aim at"
"If we learn to master ourselves there would not be conflict, but peace."
"Contradiction Coexist with new ideals."
"Differentiation is only an illusion, Integration is not"
"Labeling a feeling does not make it a feeling" (feelings/experiences cannot be express in words)
"Nothing is good or bad. It's what we do."
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I'm back to writing blogs.
"All masters cannot be follow. We must become our own master as a free individual."
"Being lazy and arrogant is easy. Working hard and being humble is not."
"Watching and Criticizing is easy, performing is not."
"Humbleness comes from hard work and defeat."
"The aim is not aim, as there is nothing to aim at"
"If we learn to master ourselves there would not be conflict, but peace."
"Contradiction Coexist with new ideals."
"Differentiation is only an illusion, Integration is not"
"Labeling a feeling does not make it a feeling" (feelings/experiences cannot be express in words)
"Nothing is good or bad. It's what we do."
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I'm back to writing blogs.
Sigung's Kung Fu at 64 Years Old
My father has been a huge inspiration towards my development of Kung Fu. He is providing a benchmark of where we should be striving towards when we turn 64. I hope to continue on with my training in which to continue to provide a living example for my children and disciples to follow as well.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Never Accept Others Opinions
"Somebody believes that you are a saint? Drop it because he is dangerous; he will manipulate you through his idea. Once you listen to him and you believe him, he becomes the master and you become the slave."
"Never accept anyones opinion good or bad, you simply be yourself, when you are yourself, you are free." - Freddie Lee
Manipulation Through Social Respect
"And this is the trick society has used to rule over you. Society has a technique: it makes you very ambitious for social respect. Through it, it manipulates you. If you follow the rules of society, it respects you; if you don't follow the rules of society, it insults you tremendously it hurts you very badly. And to follow the rules of society is to become a slave. Yes, society pays you great respect for being a slave, but if you want to be a free man the society becomes angry, it does not want to have anything to do with you." - Osho
"I don't follow the rules of society, I am not a slave, that is why so many people in this society disrespect me." - Freddie Lee
I Have Nothing
"If you think from the viewpoint of having, then I am the poorest man because I have got just nothing. But if you think from the viewpoint of being, then I am the richest man - because once you drop ego you don't lose anything, you only lose a disease. When you drop greed you don't lose anything, you only lose a disease. When you drop anger you don't lose anything, you gain. Each time you drop things like this which you have, you become richer."
"When greed disappears, sharing comes into existence. When anger disappears, compassion comes into existence. When hate, jealousy possessiveness disappear, love comes into being." - Osho
Anytime when you are too caught up in this world, you are bound to catch a disease. To find inner peace, you must bring your energies back within and be in meditation. Meditation is the cure for this disease. Meditation will bring balance back into your life. With technology it has made it more difficult than ever to meditate. It is very important that we make the time to meditate throughout the day.
How to Survive a Fight Against Someone 7 years younger
As you age it is even more important to keep yourself in good shape, if you are ever attacked by someone much younger they have youth on their side. If they are more fit than yourself, it will make it even harder to survive the confrontation.
A message i received
Someone sent me a message about bjj and wrestling rashes they would receive on the mat. I think its a good article but disgusting. Here is the link http://nurse-practitioners-and-physician-assistants.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Wrestling-With-a-Painful-Diagnosis.aspx
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Advice on splits
While doing middle splits my toes want to stay up, but if i lean on the floor my feet will lay flat on the floor. When i lean back to normal position my toes point up again. Basically, i want my splits to look like Freddies but my feet refuse they only want to point towards the ceiling, unless i lean foward on the floor. Im sorry, if this message sounds confusing i tried to make it clear as i could :)
So, I was watching Freddie's video today where he was talking with two students about out of shape teachers or Masters. I couldn't agree more that one of the most important things a teacher does is lead by example. What kind of an example is it to quit practicing and working out because you are getting older!!?? To let yourself become fat or flabby. No, this isn't the right way. Kung Fu is a lifetime of practice and it should be part of your everyday life. Now, many people have very busy lives with work and wives and children so must fit in their workouts when they can, but a teacher should have all the time to workout and stay in great shape. Even as you age and cannot do all you could at 20 you still can do many things others never could do. In society we have accepted that we are going to get old and decrepit and out of shape as we age but that should not be. You can stay in gray shape if you have the will and desire. Look at Sigung. I have known a few people like him but I would like to see more. I intend to be one of these people. Anyway, my views on their youtube conversation.
Connie
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
How to Survive a Fight Against Someone Tall and Fast
How to survive a fight against someone tall and fast. In this example, it is 5'5" 140 lbs age 32 old vs. 6'1" 185 lbs 44 yrs old. The smaller person must attack the taller persons legs and stay out of his range. As the taller person strikes back, the shorter person must look for openings and close the gap as quick as possible and get into his comfortable striking range. Although the taller person may be fast, the shorter person must train to be faster, otherwise he will be in great difficulty due to his severe reach disadvantage.
True Confidence
First of, I want to tell Freddie Lee to keep going and to never give up. The reason why they want to suppress you is because they cannot stand the truth. However, the truth will come out no matter what happen. Anyway, I have been thinking a lot about how my body is and I can say that every time I look at the mirror, I always feel that my body already looks good enough. I am not trying to sound arrogant. All I am saying is that I do not need to lose weight, nor gain weight because I got to a point where I do not have to change the way my body looks anymore. I realize that the reason why I was never confident is because I failed to look deep inside myself. Now, I found the confidence I needed in my body. Therefore, confidence is not a goal to reach, but something that grows within. People will always tell you: "Do this or do that and you will feel confident" Oh really? I guarantee you that there a lot of fighters that still are not confident. They never feel like they are good enough. They are always looking for somebody to compete with. To me, I do not need my body to be accepted by everybody else. Of course, I will still exercise but I will only exercise because deep down inside, it is something I enjoy to do. I am not trying to gain anything out of it. As long as I accepted the way I look, nothing can bring me down. That, my friends, is true Kung Fu.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Something's i wanted to say.
Just wanted to say a couple things about the shutdown and some other topics. I've been supporting your channel for sometime now and i appreciate all the videos on stretching and fitness in general. Ill admit there were times i didn't agree with you on certain aspects. I chose to focus on the things i had in common with you and only watched those videos. I think your a good guy with a loving family you just hit some struggles on the way. Its unfortunate your channel was shutdown maybe for a good reason for a fresh start. What ever you decide to do ill keep supporting you and your new channel.
A Chinese Person in America That Loves Martial Arts
I'm one of the very few Chinese Person's left in America that loves Martial Arts. In America, it's rare to meet a real Chinese person, and it's even more rare to meet a real Chinese person that loves and practices Real Martial Arts. I'm one of those rare ones, and I'm here to promote the Chinese Martial Arts until my time is up. I'm proud to be a Chinese person who just happens to be living in America.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Sparring a 225 lb Giant - Todai Bai!
The key to surviving against someone bigger than you is to constantly stick and move, do not stand still. You need to wear them down by moving, you need to outlast their endurance. Once they get tired, you attack and move back out of range so that he does not have the opportunity of grabbing you. This is an example of a Martial Artist standing 5'5" at 140 lbs against a Tae Kwon Do specialist standing 6'2" at 225 lbs.
Chinese Lion Dance Drum Practice
Every Martial Artist Should Be Able to Perform Pull Ups With Ease
"Every Martial Artist should be able to perform pull ups with ease, if he cannot that is an easy indication to identify a fraudulent Martial Artist, no Blackbelt or any certificate can replace this special skill set." - Freddie Lee
Iron bone
I fixing to upload my full iron training if your interested just go my channel it probably won't
Be up till late this evening.
Religion
Just a thought i had i don't see how people believe in Jesus Christ. When he was brought to America through the whites they killed all the Indians and then later got slaves from Africa then try to say they needed their souls saved. I just cant believe in him i think Christianity was used for power to control the masses used to get followers. That's the argument i used when a christen said i was going to hell because i said Im open to all religions.
Message of support to FMK and Freddie
As we are all aware, the FMK YouTube channel has been terminated. Here are my thoughts on the matter and what I'd like to say to Freddie...
I don't see this as being the end of FMK. Not by a long shot. I don't believe anything will ever stop Freddie from getting the truth out there. Freddie's expression of Martial Art is like water. Someone who is ignorant through a rock into Freddie's flowing stream of honest expression. Despite this, the water (Freddie) will flow around the rock with ease.
I pity the ignorant; for those who are ignorant (such as FMK haters) are unenlightened. Their ignorants is what causes their misguided behaviour. The FMK haters, being ignorant to universal truth, causes the torture to occur within their souls.
Freddie, the way that I see this is that nothing can ever be stopped, only changed. Of cause this may feel like a blow to you and FMK, and for that you have my sympathy. However, it is probably the start of a new beginning, a new chapter for FMK's expression. As you said in "Living the Way" regarding death: "There is no beginning and there is no end." This is what the ignorant fail to comprehend.
I think FMK will always flow like water, and not fight those with tortured souls, but try to help them indirectly. Freddie's Modern Kung Fu stands for the teachings of those such as Loa Tzu, Ueshiba and the Buddha. It stands for the teachings of those who understand the universe and wish to peacefully express universal truth. The truth of the universe cannot be stopped. It Just is what it is. FMK dose well expressing it, and thus FMK is indomitable, because our hearts are in the right place.
Oh, and in one of your recent videos Freddie, you were talking about not wanting friends because the more friends you have, the higher the chance of you offending someone who has become close. I understand where you're coming from. I sometimes feel that way about posting on this blog. I want you to know however, that on the rare occasion when ever I do not agree with what you are saying, I still respect the fact that you are expressing yourself honestly. Sometimes I may not agree with the way you are expressing yourself. I do however agree with where you are coming from and I see that that is the main thing. Don't let my personal dislike of explicit language stop you from swearing for example. I would honestly feel bad if you were limiting you expression just because you are trying not to offend me. If that were the case, than I would be robbing you of your freedom of honest expression. I believe that part of being a friend is having acceptance for each others differences. Whenever I have seen a philosia video clearly labelled "EXPLICIT", I choose not to watch it. As simple as that.
This is a time to stick together and have each others backs. We in the FMK community are experiencing a transitional phase. For many it may be difficult; understandably so. However I believe that FMK will emerge stronger than before. And I am excited to see where this takes us and how Freddie's Modern Kung Fu will evolve into the future.
Remember everyone, train hard, train soft, and train safe. Always continue to express a healthy balance.
I don't see this as being the end of FMK. Not by a long shot. I don't believe anything will ever stop Freddie from getting the truth out there. Freddie's expression of Martial Art is like water. Someone who is ignorant through a rock into Freddie's flowing stream of honest expression. Despite this, the water (Freddie) will flow around the rock with ease.
I pity the ignorant; for those who are ignorant (such as FMK haters) are unenlightened. Their ignorants is what causes their misguided behaviour. The FMK haters, being ignorant to universal truth, causes the torture to occur within their souls.
Freddie, the way that I see this is that nothing can ever be stopped, only changed. Of cause this may feel like a blow to you and FMK, and for that you have my sympathy. However, it is probably the start of a new beginning, a new chapter for FMK's expression. As you said in "Living the Way" regarding death: "There is no beginning and there is no end." This is what the ignorant fail to comprehend.
I think FMK will always flow like water, and not fight those with tortured souls, but try to help them indirectly. Freddie's Modern Kung Fu stands for the teachings of those such as Loa Tzu, Ueshiba and the Buddha. It stands for the teachings of those who understand the universe and wish to peacefully express universal truth. The truth of the universe cannot be stopped. It Just is what it is. FMK dose well expressing it, and thus FMK is indomitable, because our hearts are in the right place.
Oh, and in one of your recent videos Freddie, you were talking about not wanting friends because the more friends you have, the higher the chance of you offending someone who has become close. I understand where you're coming from. I sometimes feel that way about posting on this blog. I want you to know however, that on the rare occasion when ever I do not agree with what you are saying, I still respect the fact that you are expressing yourself honestly. Sometimes I may not agree with the way you are expressing yourself. I do however agree with where you are coming from and I see that that is the main thing. Don't let my personal dislike of explicit language stop you from swearing for example. I would honestly feel bad if you were limiting you expression just because you are trying not to offend me. If that were the case, than I would be robbing you of your freedom of honest expression. I believe that part of being a friend is having acceptance for each others differences. Whenever I have seen a philosia video clearly labelled "EXPLICIT", I choose not to watch it. As simple as that.
This is a time to stick together and have each others backs. We in the FMK community are experiencing a transitional phase. For many it may be difficult; understandably so. However I believe that FMK will emerge stronger than before. And I am excited to see where this takes us and how Freddie's Modern Kung Fu will evolve into the future.
Remember everyone, train hard, train soft, and train safe. Always continue to express a healthy balance.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Online Training
Recently, I heard about how the online training has been dropped. I have been training under FMK for a long time now. I feel kind of bummed but at the same time, Freddie Lee explained himself pretty well.Yes he wanted to promote the Martial Arts online but it looks like he did not make much profit from it. I understand that FMK is a business and if a business is not making profit, it has to be shut down. It is unfortunate that it has to be this way but I cannot blame him. If strangers wanted to learn from you and do not want to pay, there is no choice but to drop him. I may not be a Todai of FMK now but my heart still belongs in the real Martial Art. I hope to keep in touch with Sifu Freddie Lee the best that I can. He is someone worth talking too. There is no doubt about that.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Purpose
I wrote some post before talking about discipline, dedication, hard work and passion. The question that still remain is why? Why put so much into what we do. Whoever you are reading this right now, you probably have dreams that you want to achieve, you probably feel deep inside that you are here...for a reason, a purpose. This purpose is hard to describe, it is hard to put words on top of it. But deep down, we know it's there. Why life has such a strong will if it's for no other reason than just breathe for a second and then die. We have to be here for something, we have to stand for something. Maybe my purpose is to spread positivity through my music, i don't know it yet. Sometimes i feel that something is missing in my life. But when i start listening to good music or making music, at some point, i forget about thoughts. I just feel, i just be. I get this feeling sometimes in my workout. Time just stop, and everything becomes clear for an instant....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKKzdpUR3U0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKKzdpUR3U0
New Challenge
I saw a clip online about kids doing the fire challenge. Wtf! Is wrong with these kids now days. Ice bucket challenge was dumb enough, now this. I know it was supposed to raise awareness, but still could have done it a better way. Sorry, to bring this up just on my mind atm.
Difficulties of Training Alone
Since I'm not attending a school right now, I train by myself. I feel I'm never going to reach my full potential without a training partner. I would love to join a school but money is tight, and I'm struggling so that's not an option. I tried training with my brother, but he doesn't take it seriously and fucks around to much pisses me off. I tried asking some friends, but they all make excuses when the time comes to train even if we make a set date to train. It seems like everyone rather sit on their fat ass drink beer or play on their electronic devices. I give up, i don't know what to do.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Expression
How's it going guys!? Hope everybody's doing fine! Keep pushing people, keep up the good work!! Here's the link to my new track, it's called 'Expression'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRtHSXanCxQ
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Lesson from Laundry
Have you noticed when you are doing the laundry that you have to separate the clothes based on colors and when you dry you pretty much have to separate them too? I think I can relate to that. It makes me understand why separation between people can be effective. Now does it have to base on color? I don't think so. Let us take an example of us. If we think that just because we get together is going to solve the problems of humanity, you are wrong. It is not going to happen. I mean look at the police force for example. It used to be whitewashed but now there are minorities like the blacks, Asians, and even the Hispanics. Has it really stop the corruptions in the police department? Not one bit. We can create as much organizations as we can but if humanity is corrupted, the organization that humans are part will be also corrupted. Think about how the clothes are brought together. First they are wash with their own color then they are dry and now they could be united. Why? They have been cleaned up. Now I must remind human beings that inside of us is dirty. We need to wash ourselves and dry ourselves. That way we can become whole. How can we achieve that? Meditation is a good detergent for that. It washes us and dries us.
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