by SifuScottJune 8, 2017 Blog: How Martial Arts Teaches us to Survive and Be Happy Our brains aren’t designed to be happy. I read this in an article recently and my initial reaction was, “Well, […] Read More
by SifuScottMay 4, 2017 Blog: Letting Go and Zen Archery This year on retreat we did a few exercises designed to help our kung fu and tai chi students experience […] Read More
by SifuScottApril 6, 2017 Blog: Stillness and Movement in Martial Arts True power is stillness within motion. -Lao Tzu Think about getting on a surfboard. I haven’t been surfing […] Read More
by SifuScottMarch 8, 2017 Blog: Legends of T’ai Chi The internal Chinese martial arts are steeped in mystery. The most widely practiced of these styles is Tai Chi (also […] Read More
by SifuScottFebruary 9, 2017 Blog: Super Bowl Momentum Living in the Moment and Martial Arts I’ve been a little surprised over the last few days when I ask my students at the dojo if they […] Read More
by SifuScottDecember 8, 2016 Blog: Martial Arts Demonstration Martial Arts Demonstration This Saturday morning we are having a Wushu demonstration. All of our students are invited, and all […] Read More
by SifuScottNovember 2, 2016 Blog: Action Last week, the question of the week in the dojo was, “What is a quick decision you made that changed […] Read More
by SifuScottOctober 5, 2016 Blog: Martial Arts Discipline Martial Arts Discipline I have practiced martial arts every day for 16 years. It’s pretty much the only thing […] Read More
by SifuScottOctober 4, 2016 5th Self Defense Seminar Best use of a clinch in a self defense situation. Standing arm bar knife defense Listening to Sifu at the […] Read More
by SifuScottSeptember 8, 2016 2016 Kids Grappling Tournament 2016 Kids grappling tournament participants Pulling the guard Passing the guard Scissor sweep and defense against full mount Position change […] Read More