For those so good looking their face is taking over the rest of their head. I’ve been shaving my head for about ten years. With my father and grandfather both slapheads before their fifties, it was pretty much preordained at a cellular level. I knew what was coming and prepared myself well ahead of time….
Month: October 2017
Creativity and Martial Arts Training II
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Maya Angelou This is part II of a series on Martial Arts and Creativity. Part I. Me? Creative? You may not think you are creative, but you are. Every time you work towards a new goal, or find a unique (to you)…
Creativity and Martial Arts Training I
The Natural Order of Things? A recent seminar with John Will brought home to me the value of imagination and a creative approach to martial arts training, and, specifically, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The seminar was on half guard on the bottom – more specifically, a type of Z guard – and we were looking at…
New Black Belt – Rick Spain
Not many people get to have the privilege of occasionally teaching a martial art to their own instructor. In 1998, I’d been training in Wing Chun Kung Fu for close to a decade, with Rick Spain as my Sifu (instructor). Under his tutelage and expectations, I sought and found competence, and a way to transcend…
John Will Seminar 15 Oct 2017 – Half Guard, the Seed
The seminar was held at the Red Boat Wing Chun Academy in Redfern. A wonderful surprise at the start with Red Boat Wing Chun’s chief instructor, Rick Spain, being awarded his Jiu Jitsu Black belt by John. David Suker of Stealth Fighting Arts in Bargo, received his the day before, and drove John to the…