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The Kung Fu Express has been in print since 1996. We started the
newsletter in La
Junta, Colorado. Publishing a article each month along with a local
herb to help the students understand how martial arts and health are
linked together. From time to time we would add articles on anatomy and
pressure points, meridians of the body along with massage tip for sore or
injured muscles. Each month these pages helped the students see how the
body functioned and how to heal and or injure someone. Here we also would welcome articles from the students, allowing them to speak out about there training and how it has helped them progress in life. What does kung fu mean; According to the Chinese it means, Excellence obtained over a period of time.
This Months
Herb
Description;
Other names, are Canada or Vermont Snake Root also Indian ginger. Both the
wild and the domestic are grown all over the world. The soil has to be
very rich, and needs plenty of water.
Previous Articles The Rules of Self Defense Some one is attacking you, some one is trying to harm you, someone is
harming your family, some one is stealing something you own.
Hong
Kong Trip 2005
Well it started out bad by having to change my flights around to make
things easier for everyone in the family. When I arrived in Hong Kong I
knew where to go and what to do so I grabbed bus A21 and went to Tsim Shau
Tsui the tourist area and got a guesthouse for the family I than proceed
to the MTR and purchased an Octopus card to travel on, took the sub to
Tsun Weun a got off at the Prince Edward Station and walked to the B2 exit
which says Mong Kok police station.
full article
Breath
Here we are again talking about the
one thing that keeps all life alive. We need to focus on certain types of
breath to achieve certain things in are lives. To many one just breathes
and does not think about it or the results....
full article
A
Moment In Time
A
moment in time has been discussed and taught in the school strongly for
several weeks now. This idea came to me as I was teaching several new
students the concept of fighting principal number three, ( shortest
distance between two points is a straight line. It occurred to me that the
two were related to each other if you expanded on the fighting principal. ..... full article
Freebie
The
freebie starts with the concept that is rooted in most martial arts, and
is part of the Wing Chun theory. In Wing Chun we teach the inside and
outside gates of the body. If a person can be taught to block not only the
first punch but the second and or third punch to achieve the goal of a
free punch or attack without getting hit this is truly a work of art. ..... full article Attitude This is the first writing in a long time for
me. Yet it is a new year and I am, as most trying to start on a good turn.
We have to look at all 25 fighting principal to get grasp on this word and
what it means to all who may read this article both on the world wide web
and to those it will be mailed to that do not have a internet connection.
I have some picture from a Sifu I know who allowed me to copy some
drawings of the 25 principals by another Sifu....
full article Control
What we all need to look at
is the idea of the true martial artists. A good student needs to learn the
basic foundation of there art. Than they need to learn the basic drills,
which in our school is the air drills. After a couple of months these
drills get very boring but as I have example to my students it is
necessary to make all movements become as close to natural habit as
possible.... full article
Previous Herbs
Description:
Perennial herb with a creeping habit, leaf-stems 5-15cm long and
lance-shaped leaves 5-10cm long. The plant spreads readily from a shallow,
underground root system. I recommend that it is not planted in the herb
garden as it may spread, like mint.
Burdock
Description;
Large weed that has large hooked burrs
Catnip
This unusual square stemmed plant is a
member of the mint family. The whole plant is covered in a gray-green hair
that is very soft to the touch. Leaves are triangle shaped with sharp cut
inlets in them..
OAK Varies in size depending on climate and soil. Over
eighty different
Clover
Perennial with ascending or creeping stems and leaves. Leaves form in
clumps of three and are oval in shape. Four leaves in a clump are rare and
that is where the old wives tale came from that a four leaf clover is good
luck. They are a very effective source of nectar for bees.
full article
Comfrey
Description:
Comfrey comes in as many as twenty different varieties. It is a dense
hairy plant with either white, pink or purple flowers. Comfrey is
decorative as well as medicinal... full
article
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