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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 )

New Years ruminations. ( work in progress )

New Years ruminations. ( work in progress )

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

This podcast is freely available. If you like it, please consider joining our online training community

I have succeeded sorting out our live video feed quality issues. Fyi.

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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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.

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".

I Liq Chuan Seminar with Daria Sergeeva in Warsaw, April 2012, clip 1 from Bartosz Samitowski on Vimeo.