Kung Fu and the Shaolin Monks Before Da Mo arrived, the monks at Shaolin Temple spent their days hunched over desks, translating texts and sutras. As a result, they were in dismal physical shape. Da Mo found the monks falling asleep

Break it down Rather than focusing on the end result (which can be overwhelming, especially if your goal is substantial), focus on the first step. If your goal is to write a book, begin with the outline, or the first chapter,

New Year’s Resolutions This is my favorite time of year. This is the time of year that lives can change. When I started practicing martial arts with Sifu Brown I was 17 years old. I had never tried meditating before, nor had

Mind/Body Because a martial arts workout engages the mind as much as the body, it is really a total being workout. In fact, people are often surprised to see how hard we work out while also having a strong philosophical component.

“Martial Arts is the best workout I’ve ever done.” -anyone who has practiced real Martial Arts Total Body Martial Arts done well is incredible exercise. Just about every day I have a student come to me, smiling, to tell me how well they

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This kind of attitude just works better than the aggressive attitude of “only the strong survive” you find at most martial arts schools. Here, you won’t hear me yelling, “Sweep the leg, Johnny!” Instead, you’ll see me and all the

We don’t use the word “opponent” in our school. In fact, the only time I say it is when a brand new student asks me, “What if your opponent…” and I use it as an opportunity to talk about this concept. We