https://youtu.be/SE9js426hyk The snow here in Tahoe is nothing short of impressive. I’m going on day two of being snowed in from work due to avalanche dangers. The snow has almost consumed the little cottage I live in. I have to shovel just to get out the door. Good healthy exercise - non stop yo! I… Continue reading Tahoe Snow 2/28/2023
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Sifu Z Teaching Status Update
A Typical Night at Work Circumstances have me rather - working arduously, or attempting to get more than four hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. This means my ability to do anything else, including teach Wing Chun, is extremely challenging. However, I remain loyal to my long term students. In kung fu, this… Continue reading Sifu Z Teaching Status Update
Basic 20 Min. Exercise Routine 4 Days/wk
Sifu Z’s Basic 4-day a week, 20-minute workout plan that includes a warm-up and cool-down routine: Day 1 - Upper body workout: Warm-up: • Arm circles (1 minute) • Shoulder taps (1 minute) • Jumping jacks (1 minute) Workout: 1. Pull-ups or inverted rows (3 sets of 10 reps) 2. Plank (3 sets of 30… Continue reading Basic 20 Min. Exercise Routine 4 Days/wk
Chin Na is the Hidden Wing Chun
Here is a growing playlist of valuable chin na (grappling) concepts and important exercises to support the techniques. Wing Chun’s standing postures support the ground training and require a connecting of the dots that may not be immediately apparent due to gravity and body orientation. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnzKvQPuOpWCFlGxkUe0EQUpiS17BzII5
In Grouping Is Stronger Than You
In grouping is stronger than you. The reward of in grouping is the support of the group to your shallow low maintenance illusion of individuality. God loves irony.
The System Will Eat Itself
The system (all systems by definition) will eventually fail. The process will always find it’s way through. Sifu Z’s 12 Laws “Transition over transaction.” system: a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. "the state railroad system" process: a series of actions or steps taken in order to… Continue reading The System Will Eat Itself
The best life advice can come in strange places
In true empathetic communication we reflect not project.
The Trickster
The Trickster archetype is a universal symbol that appears in the myths, legends, and folklore of cultures around the world. It is a complex figure that embodies the paradoxical and mysterious aspects of human nature, and its role in the collective unconscious is both fascinating and elusive. The Trickster is a shape-shifter, a master of… Continue reading The Trickster
Once Upon A Time…
Two of the greatest sex symbols on Earth.
The Emperor’s Candlesticks
https://youtu.be/h27KS4uo7aw The Emperor’s Candlesticks is a classic 1937 movie. The main characters name is Wilensky or Zelenskyy. Which reminds me of a thought. What if the war in Ukraine was an elaborate ploy to draw out and expose the military holdings of the west. Putin is a judo practitioner. Zelenskyy is an actor. This would… Continue reading The Emperor’s Candlesticks
