by Sifu Stephen Cottrell | Nov 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
I am on the roof of the school, hidden by the privacy walls that surround that level of my building. Half of the second floor of my school is my apartment, the other half is my garden. I am often there, among the trees and plants in my container garden,...
by Sifu Stephen Cottrell | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
The two men face each other across a path. It is one man’s assignment to guard the path, the other’s assignment to take it. They maneuver, each seeking an opening in the other’s defenses. The man guarding the path is holding a spear, known among the...
by WorthMedia | Nov 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Breath leaves my lungs in a slow, measured fashion; matching the duration of each movement of my arms. My hands feel warm, the result of increased blood flow in response to mind’s following both breath and movement. My eyes either follow the movement of my...
by Sifu Stephen Cottrell | Oct 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
My hands move around me. They spiral and turn performing the shape of the Yin Yang symbol. As they do, and I turn horizontally from the waist; I can feel the area of the Dan Tian, (abdominal muscles), making circles. My legs are creating rotational energy,...
by Sifu Stephen Cottrell | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The sword makes a whistling sound as it cuts through the air. Today I am practicing a form that had been lost for generations until one of my teachers, Sun Ruxuan, resurrected it from old documents. Sun Laoshi, or “Teacher Sun”, is one of the best swordsmen in...
by Sifu Stephen Cottrell | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
When one begins Wing Chun at Authentic Kung-Fu, Fort Worth, one of the first things one is shown is how to hold the Yee Chi Kim Yeung Ma, the basic stance of Wing Chun Kuen. Training the Yee Chi Kim Yeung Ma is done by creating dynamic tension between the legs and...
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