HA! HA! 🙂

Well there’s a phrase you don’t hear every day!

Hi William!

Apart from just saying ‘RELAX!’, here’s a little tip that I hope will help you. 🙂

Sifu

Hi Derek,

Thank you for your polite question, not being disrespectful at all. 🙂

As for the Bong, if the elbow is up then this is a correct Bong, although a bong on its own is dangerous, we need to turn with this too, so therefore the question is on the turn.

With regards to your comment, ‘the left leg is in a forward position’, do you mean…[Read more]

Hi Richard,

It sounds as though everything you are focussing on is correct, as for:

‘So my question is: am I using too much power at some point in the technique?’

If this is in connection with, ‘I do note there’s a little movement’, do not worry, it would be very unlikely that there is zero movement in the body if you are attempting to use e…[Read more]

Nice one.

Maybe you could visit us in Leeds one day?

Hi again Lee,

I liked this question and wanted to present it to my class last night to get their thoughts on the subject.

They looked a little bemused.

In short this is mutual agreement, an understanding that if a technique is clearly in, then “Well done”, well played, BUT, I do not think this should purely be the case.

As long as this stays…[Read more]

I spoke to the supplier and they said that they were still in, glad they changed it.

I’m looking into it now.

Thank you

Let me come back to this one shortly.

I didn’t realise it was out of stock, is it?

Simply focus on relaxing with good structure while rolling?

Mmmm…

Well now.

Think of this, forward intent tells me where I want to go, forward energy shows me how to get there, but neither of these would be over-committing with energy, only with muscle.

The deceitful element is me trying to encourage my partner/opponent to use so much energy (albeit tricked into wasting it into the ground via my…[Read more]

🙂

Hi Richard,

Yes that’s fine, if you have the opportunity to use a partner, take that chance to run through (and record) your techniques side, then when you have the time solo, record your Forms etc.!

Sifu

Hi Chris,

If a grading is failed then all details are given back to you and yes, there is usually a recommendation to retry (having corrected mistakes) without the need to pay a second time.

Thank you

Done now Kihley,

Sorry for the delay and welcome to the family!

Do let me know if there’s anything you need,

Sifu

You’re very welcome my friend!

I have one of those dummies myself, great for when you want to train quietly too! 🙂

Hi Jonathan,

Here is the link for the dummies:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363001032619?hash=item54848c2fab:g:KUkAAOSwm7Bex8T5

A great way of getting a cheap, and transportable, dummy.

Not everyones first choice perhaps, but definitely worth considering.

Sifu

Hi Jonathan,

Buying a dummy can be expensive, but we do sell inflatable ones (which are not as bad as that initially sounds), they are fairly sturdy (not a balloon!) and great for training the pattern.

We sell them through a link in our shop but that price of £134.99 is VERY wrong, I am just finding the correct link for you now, they should be…[Read more]

Hi Brian!

Take one, train and drill, and if you feel ok, move on to the next.

But do remember to revisit videos, they make even more sense next time around.

Sifu