Why Firm but Relaxed in your Stance.

A. Firm so you don’t get knocked down.

B. Relaxed so you can move as fast as you can into any stance.

Why Do We Have An Advantage In The Neutral      Position

A. So you are not committed to a fight.

B. So you are not showing that you know any Martial art ability, or knowledge.

C. It is to your advantage for future movement

These few lines above, are one of the most important aspects of learning the martial arts properly from the beginning of one's lessons. Why would you prepare your enemy when you are being assaulted. Why show you know anything at all, which would prepare your attacker. Surprise is one of your best weapons. You see we do not fight. We do not go to tournaments, we train actual attacking and defending situations.  If someone is about to assault us, first of all, you have to know enough to walk away if you can. If you are blocked in, then one of the flying kicks could allow you to break through a swarm of attackers, you keep running until you are free of them. Or you might become cornered,  these guys mean business, you can see it in their eyes that they want to hurt you badly, and I can tell you, you will see it. One of the first things that happen when you are not prepared for this, is become frightened. That is Ok, it is natural, but you have to learn, not to freeze, something that will happen to most of us. What we do to prepare for this is learn how to breath properly, breath, breath, and breath, in and out, slowly, calm ourselves down, bring the heart rate down, and relax. Never show any type of fear, but also do not show any type of stance, or any way at all that would give your training away. Once you learn how to breath properly, you will be amazed at how relaxed you will become. Also you will feel fear, it is normal, but you will not freeze up any more. Remember that God gave us fear for self preservation. When you hear someone say that they are not afraid of anything. Those are the people you have to be careful of, they usually know nothing, and hide behind great speeches. Some people freeze more then others. Just remember it is something we all have to learn. Once we have this training, we will be able to put our energies into other areas. " Fear will keep you alive", And yes there are two types of fear, the right kind, and the wrong kind. If someone is teaching and they do not know the difference, they should not be teaching.

 Good luck to all of you, God Bless You

Sifu Dee