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Mar 22
Ip Man, starring Donnie Yen.
This is one of my newest favourite movies, and is easily on its way to becoming one of my all time favourites. Admittedly, the plot takes a lot of artistic liberties that aren’t historically accurate; I think the only thing that is actually historically accurate is that Ip Man was an expert in Wing Chun and …
Mar 19
Kung Fu Exercise Book #8
8) Meditation in activity is a hundred, a thousand, a million times superior to meditation in repose. The only difference between how I used to interpret this and how I do now is that I have a slightly better understanding of where it comes from. Although, admittedly, this is another one that I have had …
Mar 15
Kung Fu Exercise Book #7
7) When aroused, become awake. When awake, reach understanding. I will be honest and forthright with this one – I have not been able to find any reference to it beyond the KFEB. It’s likely to be a Buddhist reference, specifically with the words “awake” and “understanding”. When I was younger, this one perplexed me …
Mar 11
Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat by Patrick McCarthy
This book is an amazing resource that I have peddled, lent out, and bought for my Martial Artist friends who are interested in the history of Asian Martial Arts. Patrick McCarthy has spent a long time researching the background necessary to compose this book, and admits up front the issues associated with such an undertaking. …
Mar 10
Violence Against Women should end… let’s be one of the million men.
Patrick Stewart article regarding Violence Against Women speech given to the UN on 8 Mar 13. Why does it take a famous person to make something seem like a legitimate cause? Why does it take a famous person to step up at all in an instance like this? This shouldn’t be something that HAS to …
Mar 06
Blog of the month – Feb 13
I stumbled upon this blog while doing some research for the KFEB – I really enjoyed the selections they brought forward, and even shared the same TED talks video! And considering that they have Shorinji Kempo and Iaido as two of their search parameters – it was pretty obvious that I was going to give …
Mar 03
Kung Fu Exercise Book #6
6) Those who lose themselves in their pursuit of material objects, and lose their nature in the study of what is vulgar, must be pronounced people who turn things upside-down. Admittedly, this one was relatively easy to decipher when I was younger. Honestly, the simplest interpretation makes the most sense here – Don’t make thing …
Feb 20
Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living
I highly recommend this book for the Martial Philosopher. Although not directly written or compiled by Bruce Lee’s notes, as it is compiled by Linda Lee Caldwell, it is almost as though it is the rough writings of Bruce Lee himself. I say this with the appropriate reverence, as Bruce Lee is still one of …
Feb 18
Kung Fu Exercise Book #5
5) The Perfect Man leaves no traces of his conduct. This statement created so much paradox when I was a teenager… In a society that is so focused on giving people the limelight and spotlight, and awards so many things in the effort of inspiring people to greatness, this statement cut that focus short. I …
Feb 12
Kung Fu Exercise Book Entry # 4
4) The wise not thinking become foolish; the foolish not thinking become wise. This is the fourth statement in the KFEB, and I remember distinctly the issues I had with it at first. It seemed so circular that it couldn’t mean anything… there was nothing that could be gleaned from this particular fools gold nugget …
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