Cool image

Being a diver, boater, and martial artist, as well as a yacht security business owner, I love the SE Asian arts that tend to thrive along the coastlines.
Here is a link to Wing Chun, with a cool image (I picture it as being taken from above the deck of a wooden ship).
http://martial-arts-asia.blogspot.com/2009/05/introduction-to-wing-chun.html

Say Mun Ba Gua Kuen

Say Mun Baqua Kuen (Four door, eight directional fist) - Second longest form of YKM. I learned this set from Sifu Garry in Sydney. It is one of my favorites, as it seems to combine other sets and adds some great charging footwork, and is a little more athletic to perform. A couple more kicks than normally found in YKM sets, and some interesting stance work.

40,000 Lives Lost Per Year Must Be Worth It…

Here's a link to a pro-gun article.

http://www.ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com/2009/05/04/ignatius-piazza-40000-lives-lost-per-year-must-be-worth-it/

Not "YKM" but it is martial.

Practicing Slowly

One of the items Target Focus Training is criticized for is the slowness of the practice.
I came across the following article on genius, and feels it may apply here. Also, it applies to the Tai Chi Chuan players out there, too, I believe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/opinion/01brooks.html
"Coyle describes a tennis academy in Russia where they enact rallies without a ball. The aim is to focus meticulously on technique. (Try to slow down your golf swing so it takes 90 seconds to finish. See how many errors you detect.)

By practicing in this way, performers delay the automatizing process. The mind wants to turn deliberate, newly learned skills into unconscious, automatically performed skills. But the mind is sloppy and will settle for good enough. By practicing slowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, the strenuous student forces the brain to internalize a better pattern of performance."

As always, adapt the training principles from a variety of sources to what you practice. Try to not fall for the latest fad, look closely and discern the principles behind the techniques.

Mindset article from Mercop

Have been busy with work and such, not much computer time. Here is an article that hits on a few good points.

Mindset from Mercop:
http://mail.myptsmail.com/mercop/blog/?p=243

Cornered Cat

http://www.corneredcat.com/TOC.aspx

Came across this (sorry I don't remember the original blog I got the link from).

Looks very good to me so far.

Fitness Post

Fitness should be one of your goals as a "gung fu" man. The term Gung Fu (aka Kung Fu) liberally translated means hard work. In the overall scheme, I refer to it as self protection, to include healthy living.

Body weight exercises are the way to go for general health and conditioning, in my opinion. Weight lifting is great for specific sports conditioning and specific goals (i.e. "my job is to lift heavy objects, so I need to be ready").

Here is an object that will help you along the road to better health and fitness.
http://www.mattfurey.com/powerwheel.html