Aikido founder Ueshiba Morihei, affectionately called O-Sensei (Great Teacher) by students, warned, “In your training, do not be in a hurry, for it takes a minimum of ten years to master the basics and advance to the first rung.” There are many steps. If it takes ten years to get to the first one, if
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The vision is common: People walking down the street, sitting in their cars, even across tables from each other… staring at their phones, reading and texting, and their heads are almost parallel ground. This chronic forward head position causes a syndrome of issues playfully referred to as ‘text neck.’ It can even affect you if
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There are many benefits to the martial arts, especially the arts that focus on deep stances to train and strengthen the legs. Not only can stance training condition your legs, it also develops overall stamina, endurance, cardiovascular conditioning and spiritual fortitude. In this video personal trainer and Wing Chun master Alan Orr shares the details
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Have you ever wondered at the close range, explosive power of Hakka kung-fu? Styles like Bak Mei, Lung Ying, Unicorn, Jook Lum, Chu Gar and others are noted for their furious close-Hands fighting and short-range power. Now’s your chance to develop the the close power of Hakka boxing. For the fist time this series of power
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JUNE 4 & 5, 2016 Montgomery Township Community Center 1030 Horsham Road Montgomeryville, PA 18936 Rec Center Phone: (267) 649-7200 Join the Mataw Guro Academy with the support of five Philippines organizations for the first World FMA Family Unity Seminar at the Alex Co Memorial Gym in the private home of Dr. Mark Wiley for an unforgettable
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People begin training in the martial arts for many reasons. Sometimes they are just looking for exercise, while others seek some sort of spiritual direction that they may have felt was lacking in their lives. Still others join because of an inherent fear, of which they want desperately to rid themselves. They want to learn
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In the 1980s I read articles in Inside Kung-Fu on Five Ancestor Fist by Alex Co.To me this art was dynamic, its principles deep, and its curriculum comprehensive; I just had to learn it. I finally had the chance to meet and learn from Master Co in the early 1990s during my travels to Manila
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There’s an old joke in the movie, “Annie Hall,” where the character Alvy Singer is having a meal with Annie’s family. Mom Hall says, “Ann tells us that you’ve been seeing a psychiatrist for fifteen years.” Alvy responds, jokingly, “Yes. I’m making excellent progress. Pretty soon when I lie down on his couch, I won’t
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Exercise needs to be fun. After all, if you’re having fun while you do it, you’re more likely to stick to it and get and stay healthy. And who’s not bored with crunches and dead lifts? Well, get ready to get fit and have fun… Here Coach Kevin Kearns shows you two fun exercises on
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One of my all-time favorite exercises is the plank. It is simple, requires no space, no equipment, no gym, and no investment in time. Standard planks are great for core strength. But when you need to go to another level, and want to work the hips and core together, then side planks are the way
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