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I often hear people discuss this topic.  My mind thinks like a mechanic fixing a car.  How good is a powerful engine if you have a dead battery?     To me, the "Battery" is your inner will to learn and It preceeds everything.

 Training in martial arts can be exciting, vigorous and yes...painfull.  Of course there are many fringe benefits to learning kung fu.   But it's also about learning to conquer yourself. Lots of people start off like a bat outta hell and then fizzle out when the work gets tough or in their mind monotonous.

Or should I say when the student eventually hits that "inevitable Wall" in his/her learning curve. We see the true nature of the person and they either quit, proceed half-a-ss or continue on with the hard work.  Very few IMO, pick the latter of the three. It's natures way, and the "hard work" that is Gung fu is really NOT for everyone. It's really that simple.   For example. I personally have a poor "musical ear".   So I could never be a singer or musician but I accept that.   I do however seem to have a propensity for Kung Fu.

My own method of teaching is like "Putting drops in...

Hello Sifu O

Thanks again for talking to me about stuff going on..I sorry if I interrupted your students' lesson- please him my apologies as well for taking time away..

Just wanted to ask you if you had some training recommendations for when I (and whom ever can make it from my bunch of friends) can come out there to visit and train with you.

Any certain forms or techniques we can start working on?

Thanks Much..    Victor R.

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Vic, my advice to you guys is that you don’t NEED any more forms per say.

Without seeing your Kung Fu personally and from what you’ve told me I can only assume you need Rehash what you know from the Ground UP. The good news is…with all your years of training it shouldn’t take you long to make adjustments and then you should be more satisfied.

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