Tuesday, September 1, 2009

From: http://wujifaliangong.blogspot.com/2009/07/45-gongfu-hints-and-pointers.html
  • You are where you are, and that’s where you start.
  • Relaxed is not limp.
  • Relaxing in one area will aid relaxation in another area. The body is connected.
  • Connected is not locked.
  • Connected is not stiff.
  • Structure is not rigid.
  • Easy isn’t necessarily ease.
  • Ease isn't necessarily easy.
  • Don't rush it, it'll happen faster.
  • Your strength is your weakness.
  • Your strong point is your weak point, your weak point is your strong point.
  • Attention is different than focus.
  • Noticing changes everything.
  • It’s better to fall down than quit.
  • How would a baby learn?
  • Now I know what the "Chi" is? (Laughing)
  • Match is not living.
  • Pay attention to the minutest details for the largest gains.
  • Your questions reveal where you are, your experience, and what you’re working on.
  • Practice a pattern until the feeling reveals itself to you. Pay attention. Notice.
  • What's your purpose?
  • Why are you doing this?
  • If you can’t feel your body, then what’s the point of having a body?
  • The purpose of the method is to feel.
  • Feeling is a key, as kinesthetic is to foundation.
  • Feeling is a key. Grounded is foundation.
  • How do you know?
  • There is no end to feeling, understanding, and being aware.
  • The method is not the truth, once you get the feeling, get rid of the method.
  • Once you get the feeling, principle is second nature.
  • The method is not the truth.
  • The method is a medicine.
  • The various (suggested chi flow) feelings are signposts. Don’t confuse the signpost for the actual destination.
  • Using imagery is a trick (a method, a medicine) to get the intention to move.
  • Monkey mind and stallion – keep the monkey busy so the stallion runs freely.
  • A small step, no matter how small, starts the momentum. Keep taking small steps. Many small steps will take you a long way.
  • One small step for “a man,” a giant leap for most of mankind!
  • Practice the ordinary until it becomes extra-ordinary.
  • Technique -> Form -> Principle -> Philosophy
  • Three Rules: 1. Be responsible for your own development – be, response-able 2. Be rational and functional 3. Experiment, try, feel, get results
  • A good lesson teaches to where the student is. A not so good teacher teaches where the teacher is.
  • Different People learn in different ways.
  • Once you get the feeling, the principle is second nature.

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