Author Archives: Wally
How to Carry a Sandbag
Got a couple questions on how to “properly” carry a sandbag. The long and short of it is I really don’t know but Bryan came up with a pretty solid method. If you can settle it on the middle of … Continue reading
Forms Feedback
Above you’ll find a clip of about half of the form Pak Sil Lum 6. If you know the form, see if you can spot anything that needs brushing up. If you don’t know the form, your feedback is still … Continue reading
Speed and Technique
Ever since we got our oly-lifting visit from the folks at PDX weightlifting, there has been much improvement in our technique. Bars are moving in straighter lines. Elbows are locking out faster. Deep breaths are being taken. Weights are going … Continue reading
More Strategies
Today we touched on a couple more strategies for staying calm. Both were for chi-sao – specifically for stage 2, when there is an attacker and a defender. Often, when a student is in the role of defender, they are … Continue reading
Theme of the Week: Calm
Martial arts is problem solving. The problem is often a punch, a kick or a grab. The specific solution varies with the attack. The state of mind most conducive to problem solving: being calm. If a student gets angry (hey! … Continue reading