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This is a longish post and please forgive if it seems too basic or pedantic. I include all this for a complete overview and as a reference. From http://iliqchuan.com/forum/master-class-1216#comment-1006295
This weekend we had the pleasure of hosting Daria on her first visit to Norway.. and hopefully not the last 
The topic of the seminar itself was throwing hands.
Whit Daria's skill level she easily saw what needed to be worked on and what not. We worked on our body mechanics and "energy" flow. She shared whit us a deeper understanding of the idea of the system and we all got a clearer view of the principles.
We spent some time working on the 180 degree reverse step and it's application to generating horizontal power from the pivot and turning the hips. Video analysis reveals errors in the students structure.
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New Years ruminations. ( work in progress )
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New Years ruminations. ( work in progress )
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New Years ruminations. ( work in progress )
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Babies start their lives with very limited movement abilities, and yet they can learn to crawl and walk largely on their own. They focus their attention on themselves to wire up the neural pathways that allow them control their bodies and feel what their bodies can sense. Learning gong fu as an adult requires a similar sort of focused attention to develop the body control and awareness that will allow the skill to manifest. The mindful physical practice establishes the movement foundation that allows the art to be expressed.
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This podcast is freely available. If you like it, please consider joining our online training community
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I have succeeded sorting out our live video feed quality issues. Fyi.
I have succeeded sorting out our live video feed quality issues. Fyi.
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I have succeeded sorting out our live video feed quality issues. Fyi.
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It's been awhile since I published any old proverbs from the Chinese martial arts. This one come from John Wang of Shuai Jiao fame.
手是兩扇門全凭腿打人

I haven’t given the question much thought in a while since I had already long since decided to focus on ILC. But now that I teach as well as study the art, it is a question I have to answer with some regularity. After I was recently asked about the specific distinguishing characteristics of ILC, I finally sat down and revisited the question.
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In the past, when discussing the powers of his concentration, my Sifu (Master Sam FS Chin) has said that"to me, it's as if you guys are moving in slow motion." Another student once told me that Sifu has to modulate his level of concentration when watching TV, or he becomes too aware of the individual pixles on the screen and no longer sees the entire picture.
Frank posted over at Tool Box Hapkido about the similarities between some techniques from Hapkido and Aiki-jutsu. The question I would like to ask is; what if there was a way to look at any martial arts technique and see only similarities? What if we went one step further? What if there was a way of training that turned every technique you knew simply into variations of a single technique?
As my Sifu (Master Sam FS Chin) says "all moves are only one move".
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I Liq Chuan Seminar with Daria Sergeeva in Warsaw, April 2012, clip 1 from Bartosz Samitowski on Vimeo.
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I'm just so amazed I have to share this.
As I keep digging this fine art of awareness I'm finally able to get what I could not grasp before. Was it because I blocked myself? Was it because my teachers could not pass the material down? Whatever the reason Sifu Sam Chin just pin points it and give it out no questions asked!
I know I should not refer back to my previous trainings but I can't help it for this post.
Here is what I see (referring back a bit)..
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I was fortunate enough to have Willie come to Tempe recently to get some extra training in with me and he had a question about Zen and how it applies to our training in the Martial Art Of Awareness.
"What is Zen?" is one of the most common questions posed by beginners to I Liq Chuan and how that actually applies to training martial arts. In this quick video I attempt to address that issue as simply as possible.
Bartosz Samintowski was so kind as to come to Norway to have a seminar on the melting pot.
Everyone was glad to see Bartosz again and he grew on us like family 
All the students helped in taking care of him in there own way.
Special thanks to Sandra and Zoltan for housing the host.
What is really grate whit Bartosz is hes way of explaining things and his structure of instructions and least of all his enthusiasm to share.
On friday we had a outdoor session in the beautiful scenery by the sea.
We worked on standing meditation and general ideas of the system.
As i read through student posts I get the sense that you all want to hear something more about the training process. In short, each of you are recognizing the difference between the Tai Chi Chuan mindset and the I Liq Chuan mindset. Although tai chi principles support both training methodologies, the training approaches are very different.
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As i read through student posts I get the sense that you all want to hear something more about the training process. In short, each of you are recognizing the difference between the Tai Chi Chuan mindset and the I Liq Chuan mindset. Although tai chi principles support both training methodologies, the training approaches are very different.
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As i read through student posts I get the sense that you all want to hear something more about the training process. In short, each of you are recognizing the difference between the Tai Chi Chuan mindset and the I Liq Chuan mindset. Although tai chi principles support both training methodologies, the training approaches are very different.
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