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Basic Drills
Right leading horse stance, inside block, reverse punch walking forward.
Shooting fingers walking forward.
Three side blocking.
Three kicks on one leg.
Outside block, punch low, two high punches, grab arm and kick with shin.
Double ram's head, knife hand block and thrust punch.
Pull punch in to high back stance position and break arm, inside block, high
block and punch.
First seven moves of Moi Fah.
Cross block low against front kick, catch foot, kick to groin.
Cross block high against punch, catch arm, knife hand to neck.
Floating blocks to palm attack. ( both sides )
Palm block inverted backhand technique with arm break then throw.
Walking seven knife hands.
Palm block, foot check, punch, opponent blocks, catch his block and trip.
Palm block inverted backhand with arm break then, elbow.
Double short punch and reverse punch.
Reverse roundhouse kick, roundhouse kick, one move.
Sole sweep, reverse punch low for take down.
Front foot check, roundhouse kick.
Front foot hook, side kick.
Always moving so well together, it is poetry in motion, only with a bite.
These drills are for anyone that is from white belt to green belt, and of course
higher. How the higher belts keep up their training for their basic technique's
is by teaching the beginners. That is the best way to always keep your
techniques fresh in your mind and also develop them to come out like a rocket
when you need them.
Also there is a saying that goes "the sure way to find out if you know something
is if you can teach it". In other words if you cannot teach a technique then you
do not know it. This is why a blue belt should always be teaching a red belt,
and a red belt should always be teaching a white belt, and of course with black
belts at close hand so that the lower belt can always make sure they are
teaching the technique properly.
This is the best way to have a school run, you will find that some schools will
not let students teach, the only reason for this is they do not want the student
to get experience in teaching. This is not very good for any one, because in
true essence it is best for a student that is only a few belts higher then a
lower student to be teaching him or her.
This way the higher student will catch all the finer movements of the technique
right away and be a much better black belt and then full fledged teacher when
they have a teaching degree that comes at third or forth degree black belt.
Depending in the systems that you are in some do not allow you to be a teacher
until you are a fifth, some at forth, some lower, it depends on the system. In
ours it is at least third degree black belt when you achieve your teaching
diploma. Which means that you can sign diplomas with your own signature,
under the Masters, signature. It takes three to four second and third degree
black belts to test a black belt. This of course for quality control, of course
also so that some instructors that get a chip on their shoulders do not go out
start their own school and pretend to know what they are doing on their own.
This happens more often then you would ever know, so make sure you shop around,
when looking for a club to start learning the martial arts. First and foremost,
you should write down all the reasons why you want to learn the martial arts.
Are you watching martial sports and TV, and that is what you would like to do.
If that is the case, it is best that you join a martial sport, and not something
more in tune with, " Combat Karate", or " Kempo", or Chinese Boxing Styles and
Systems. Just because we do not like sport systems, does not mean you have to
not like it. You must join what catches your heart, if so, you will do very well
at it. Anything that we like, we are going to do much better at it.
Plus if you want to be an instructor and you are around
the level of green belt, please tell your instructor. We would never make anyone
teach if they did not want too. Only if they ask to teach do we set classes up
for them to teach. Students should never be pressured into doing something they
do not want to do. But again if they want to, we will help them realize their
dreams. Teaching is not something that everyone can do. You would think that
everyone can learn how to teach, but this is not the case. Sure some people
might be able to go through the motions, but I can tell you if the students
heart is not into what they are doing, they will not do it well. Teaching is
something very special, and it gives those who can teach a very special feeling
when they start to see the results of their students. To watch a student come up
from white belt, is a very unique thing to watch. To see the students confidence
increase as they practise longer and longer. And specially to know you had a
hand in teaching those students, it makes you feel so great. At the same time,
the more you teach, the better you will become at the martial arts yourself. The
thing is, when you are talking to the students, it is as if you can hear your
own voice and is as if you are talking to yourself at the same time. You really
reassure yourself when you see student perform perfectly after you taught them.
Knowing you had a hand in giving them something that will stay with them for a
life time.
But I also have to say, that teaching is not for everyone. But you will never
know if you can teach unless you try it. Yes it will take up more of your time,
but again this is the reason why your own skill will increase. The more you
teach, the more time you put into your own training, and this is truly hitting
two birds with one stone. However I have to say one more time, if you really do
not want to teach, please do not even bother trying, it is not for everyone.
This is not to say that you are no good, and others are. What I would say is
that all of us are different, some are great teachers, others are not, some are
great fighters, others are not. Yet others are great at healing techniques, and
others just can't do it, some are great at doing forms, others are not. We
are all great at something, but what that is we will never know,
until we look for it, and find it.
Walk in Peace, and please always be kind to others, have compassion for
others, and most of all, the biggest favour you can do for yourself, is to
forgive every one who ever did negative things to you, the act of forgiveness is
actually helping the self more then helping those you forgive.
Sifu Dee
Much more to come
See you soon
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