"Loyalty is the brother of Integrity"

I've had people ask me before, "what makes my association different than other businesses."  I feel my affiliates, like many other traditional schools operate quite different than most businesses do.  We do this because we love it!  Instructors...

The journey and those you travel with.

Choose and become what you most want to be, be the change you want to see.  Avoid low-tone people, surround yourself with those that inspire you and bring your tone up... NOT down.  Unfortunately many people choose to be around others...

"Big mind is something to express, not something to figure out. Big mind is something you have, not something to seek for." - Zen Mind Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

The Warrior's Oath:
I am a Warrior, and as a Warrior I will train with utmost intensity, dedication, and desire....

Living the Martial Way

Living as a warrior is about getting a little bit better each day.  Not a lot better, but just a little.  Making this self improvement a habit.  I have often spoken about C.A.N.I. (Constant and Never Ending Improvement). It's not that hard to apply this...

To become a true warrior you don't have to join the military, become a fighter, or even train for years in the martial arts. You can make an immediate conscious decision to live, think and act like a warrior. You can train more, eat the right foods, read more, listen more, work harder, be more...

Ancient masters practiced Kung-Fu not just for self defense.

But as a way to benefit them on a physical, mental and spiritual level.  In times of hardship, such as the economy that we are now facing.  This knowledge helps us cope with our modern fast paced lives that can...

"Mastery of Success"

As a martial arts sifu, my obligation is to study, practice and teach. By definition and by personal choice, it is a simple life... and a really good life. My life's goal is to pass on what was taught to me by my teachers and mentors. My teaching style is a blend of all my...

 "It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed."       

Warrior Life Lesson

"You are the Sculpture"

This is your life. We are all like the sculpture's stone and resistant to change. You are like the sculpture. You must chip away at...

Like a Single Whip

Remembering something lost

The High Noon Sutra

With his staff and skills

Under the seven planets

The Monkey King Reigns

A monk and his bowl

On his way walking the Path

The sun in his eyes 

Just a fisherman

All seasons the Tao provides

A warriors garden

Eighty eight...

There are many practices within martial arts which involve holding a posture for a limited time, then there are flows where you transition through different postures like in traditional Tai Chi forms. But why hold a certain posture for long periods of time?

Admittedly, holding any posture for...

The Tao of Teaching
by Wen-Ching Wu

Being a teacher is like being a student, for when teachers teach they also learn. To teach is to exchange energy, which is mutually enlightening. Knowledge is for everyone to share, for it is a privilege and an obligation to have it. Open-mindedness gives us...

Warrior Life Lesson
"You prioritize"

You figure out what are the most productive things to do and you do them. You do them even if they are difficult. You are results oriented. You are an effective time manager. You seek balance among body, mind and spirit. You don't automatically say "Yes" to...