Mobility

Mobility - not referring to footwork or stances today.

Mobility is the ability of the body to move through ranges of motion. Easiest way to visualize this is to think of moving the joints of the body in circles - understanding physiology limitations of some joints (they just aren't made to move that way). this also includes loosening the spine (my tight back limits my bridging abilities - working on this).

I have a tight upper body, which limits mobility, and inhibits 'jing' to some degree. Better relaxation and range of motion helps to unlock the bodies abilities.

My YKM Brother Christer demonstrated some exercises - a martial application to what I have been looking at for health. Very cool stuff.

Thanks to all who read the blog, comments/input are welcome.

Links for the day after Fathers Day

Some really good posts here. Check them out, let me know what you think.

http://internalarts.typepad.com/ken_gullettes_internal_ma/subscribe-to-internal-arts-ezine.html


http://www.ikigaiway.com/wp-content/themes/Ikigai%20Way/students_dojo_survival_guide.pdf
Sorry for no cool photo - been one of those days....

Gorilla Knife Fighting?

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Travel/Knife+wielding+gorilla+shocks+visitors/1704496/story.html
Even gorillas are smart enough not to mess with knives. Read the story. Smart apes for sure.

Postings...

Been a tad busy the last couple of months.
Hopefully I will be posting more the next few days.
Meantime, check out Sean's Blog - Tales from the Carport Kwoon. http://carportkwoon.blogspot.com/

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.