Before You Ask Your Sifu, Part 1
by Luc on October 26, 2009
in Forms, Kung Fu Life, Kung Fu Philosophy, Training
First, if you are having problems with a technique, do not ask your sifu. Figure it out on your own. Not only will you enhance your understanding of the Ving Tsun system, you will develop your mind and body.
That being said, there are principles in Ving Tsun that you can use as tools when you are learning and perfecting techniques.
This three-part series of blog posts will be different in that each will focus on one word. Read these posts and take time to think of the concept and how it applies to kung fu. Meditate on these and generate your own ideas. Then, if you’re still in, see how you can apply the ideas in your own training.
Centerline
Train hard. Relax hard.
Grandmaster Ip Man Movies
by Luc on July 20, 2009
in Kung Fu Life, Training
For those of you who missed Ip Man, released on DVD in February, you should check it out. It stars Donnie Yen. Ip Man was the first movie made based on the life of Grandmaster Moy Yat’s sifu and covers a period of time from the 1930’s to the 1940’s while Grandmaster Ip Man is living in Foshan prior to and during the Second Sino-Japanese War. China fought with little foreign aid until the conflict became part of World War II. There are sequels to this movie in the works. The next is slated for theatrical release in 2010 and will feature Grandmster Ip Man’s life in Hong Kong as he establishes Ving Tsun there. It is rumored that much of the film will feature his relationship with his most famous student, Bruce Lee.
I just learned of another movie based on the life of Grandmaster Ip Man entitled, Grandmaster, starring Tony Leung. The latest news is that Mr. Leung broke his arm when he was kicked by his instructor while preparing for the film last week. Rumor has it that he has been training three hours a day for the past 5 months in preparation for the role. Have you been training that hard?
Filming was originally scheduled to begin in September.