Recently we posted about how I need to give up frog jumps because they are killing me. Yes… literally killing me. Not just because they require me to be speedy so I get out of breath, and my chub jiggles all over. Although that part is seriously no fun, the main reason, is because theContinue reading “No More Frog Jumps”
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Tai Chi – A Whole Picture
When we talk of Tai Chi as a mind/body/spirit exercise, it’s to describe how we use all of our capacities when practicing. With our mind focused, our emotions settle, our body’s movements smooth out, our spirit can then present itself. It’s an intricate process, beginning on the surface of things. We start with how toContinue reading “Tai Chi – A Whole Picture”
Needing More Horse Stance
A lot of us have seen the memes that talk about someone complaining about Horse stance, which is when someone else says that they need more Horse stance. It gets repeated in our Kung Fu classes often enough. Most of those who’ve done any of the classes at AFC716 has been in a Horse stance.Continue reading “Needing More Horse Stance”
10 Components of Fitness
I was listening to a pod cast the other morning, where they were discussing the 10 Components of Fitness. As they discussed each of them it made me think of how they relate to Kung Fu and Tai Chi. You often hear Daniel talk about how 8 Step Preying Mantis Kung Fu is a completeContinue reading “10 Components of Fitness”
What Makes A Teacher Great?
I’ve been a Tai Chi & Kung Fu teacher for just about 15 years now. I have found back then that teaching is my mission in life. This still rings true in my life. I find that I take on that role whenever it presents itself to me, and I love doing it. I likeContinue reading “What Makes A Teacher Great?”
Try Something New… Learn Kung Fu
The New Year is upon us. Many see 2020 as a rough year. They’re happy to be done with it, and ready to move on to 2021. The New Year is often looked at as a way to start over or to try something new. Learn Kung Fu! As we learn Kung Fu and beginContinue reading “Try Something New… Learn Kung Fu”
The Benefit of Teaching
Over past few years, I have found that not only do I enjoy teaching, but also that it improves my own skills as a martial artist. We all know the rewarding aspect of being able to help a student “get it”. Where that light bulb goes off in their eyes. When you know that theyContinue reading “The Benefit of Teaching”
Losing Should
I have been taking a lot of walks these days which gives me a lot of time to think. Sometimes I really haul it and can cover more than my 2.2 miles. Sometimes I need to take my time and it takes longer than my 45 minutes. I decided that I am ok with both.Continue reading “Losing Should”
Living A Healthy Life
What we offer at AFC716 isn’t just Tai Chi and Kung Fu instruction. It is more than that, hence our logo fo Kung Fu, Tai Chi & More. All of it is about physical fitness, and more importantly it’s about living a healthy life. In fact, everything taught here has the underlying motive of helpingContinue reading “Living A Healthy Life”
Our Blitz Challenge
Not too long ago I posted about a new class that we had launched called Kung Fu Blitz. It’s our take on combining HIIT style training with Kung Fu in order to get maximum martial arts physical fitness with not too much of a time commitment. Daniel and I spent many an evening figuring outContinue reading “Our Blitz Challenge”