Defeating Wing Chun Chain Punching How can you defeat a Wing Chun practitioner skilled in rapid fire-chain punches (see Fists on Fire) devastating at close range stand up combat? Check out this video of two cats fighting shared with us by our friend HankWithOneK on Twitter. Look beyond the humor and realize why this is [...]
The Brain & Creativity Institute of Southern California researchers conducted an experiment measuring the development of someone’s emotional response to compelling stories. Results show that we need to process our emotions to be fully engaged. 13 volunteers were told real-life stories to induce admiration for virtue or skill, or compassion for physical or social pain. [...]
Zen found its way into the Japanese culture by way of the Shaolin monks, who learned Zen (Chan in Chinese) and Kung Fu from Bodhidharma. In Zen Buddhism there are little glimpses of enlightenment (called kensho) that come to us from the seemingly mundane world. You’ve probably heard it expressed as a “zen moment” — [...]
