Sifu TW Smith | Finding the Path Thru KungFu

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June 17, 2015 New Sciences in Goal Setting - How It Impacts Your Life and Martial Arts : TKF 54
We all want to improve upon where we are, somewhere in our lives.
Climbing to new heights is part of life’s pursuits.
Practicing Martial Arts and QiGong of any style inherently comes
with the pursuit of improvement or to maintain skill.
What seperates those from who seem to achieve massive results, those
who achieve steady results and those who achieve spotty results?
One thing for sure… "Whether you practice setting goals and
intentions or not, it has an effect on where you are headed."
In Podcast #54 :
* Author Writes : "What I Learned About WeightLoss In Kungfu"
*Neuro-Sciences Behind Goal Setting..
What has and hasn’t worked for me
Tangible and Intangible Goals
How far can you reasonably set a goal?
How clear can you make a goal?
How does goal setting work in your mind? What does it change?
Mentioned in this Podcast:
Baggy
Pants Weight Loss System: How Busy People Are Shedding Pounds
Dunnfit.com
Episode
#15, When is De-esculation Over?
Episode
#30 Kungfu Intentions and Routines
Todd Herman
Bo Jackson
37 min
June 10, 2015 6 Tips to Picking A Martial Art School : TKF 053
Topics Covered In Podcast #53:
I put together what an informative program that is based on a recent
students question and on a recent workshop.
Bullying Update :
Forbes published an article on June 3, 2015 : The
Effects of Bullying :
Where they reference a recent study that included 6,700 13 year old
children. And the effect that bullying had on these children by the time
they were 18 years old. Startling results. If you are a parent, you will
want this information.
6 Tips to Picking A Martial Art Style or School
Beginners Flowdrills :
As a Beginner Students have to learn to flow. For practice in QiGong,
Tai Chi or in combative situations. Tension and Freezing will get you in
trouble. How to start? What are the most important ingrediants?
FlowDrills take practice, progress and become a blend of sensing,
expressing and responding.
24 min
June 03, 2015Listener Responses Cover Martial Arts to Internal KungFu : TKF 52
Listeners have sent responses and comments regarding Martial Arts and Internal Kung Fu. Including topics on self-defense, training, and more.
I share there comments and my responses. I like it when you run the show! :)

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19 min
May 27, 2015 Progressive Use of Martial Arts Skills and Force : TKF 51
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I was preparing a podcast to share a technique that is used in most
Martial Arts. During the research I became acutely aware of how much of
the martial arts movies, magazines and pictures illustrated one combat
scenerio, one person relentlessly pounding away on another.
Announcements
Nick Wright :
Choy Li Fut Academy in Vista, CA
Jean Rowe earned her Certification in the Reeling Silk TaiJi and QiGong
Program
Awesome Bone Marrow QiGong Workshop
Main Topic : Teaching how to use skills and force in Martial Arts
There is no problem if circumstances call for it, to take a combat
engagement to a deciding finish or even use lethal blows if necessary,
but there are several stages before it comes to that.
So, I jumped on my soap box and started researching to demonstrate with
true strories..
Two Questions on the Extremes of Having Martial Arts Training..
Question 1 : When would having martial arts training would benefit you
to stay out of trouble?
Question 2 : When would having martial arts training cause you to get
into trouble?
The solutions vary from Law Enforment, Military, Para-military, Sports
or even as common as being a teacher.
Mentioned in the Progressive Use of Martial Arts Skill and Force Podcast
Violent
Crime Statistics
Story
of A Teacher that struggled subduing a teenager
2013
Public Schools Acts of Violence and Crime Report
TKF Podcast 41, Recognizing
a Bully.
Bully
Prevention
TKF 15 : “When
is De-esculaton Over”, the youtube video/slideshow version is there
too.
Black Belt Magazine
28 min
May 20, 2015 10 Habits to Train Worry to Work for you in Life and Martial Arts : TKF 50
During the past 2 weeks we have had 5 students go through major life
changes.
Decisions about job offers from competitors.
Employment status changes.
Relationship status changes.
Diagnosis of health conditions.
Practice KungFu to be a better person first,
And a Better Martial Artist Second.
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All of these circumstances stimulate worry. Worry is One of the Seven
basic emotions, and it is also a protective emotion, so we don’t want it
shut off, but we don’t want it running wild either.
In todays podcast :
The old teachings and modern research on the Emotion of Worry.
Already Induced Worry :
For Children and Adults
4 techniques that will not work, ever
3 techniques that can bring someone from thick worry
How to recognize when your worry has gone to far
Prevention of Over Worry.
Recognize the difference between Worriers and Handlers
10 Habits that Handlers have.
How Does Worry Show Up in Your Martial Arts?
What is its Effect?
References
I will refer to three different Professors who study the emotion of
worry for a living.
Most recent studies with real life testing.
Old teaching and how it hasn’t changed a bit today.
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36 min
May 13, 2015Circulation is Essentional For Anything to Live. Is Your Martial Arts Practice Alive? : TKF 49
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Todays Martial Art and QiGong Podcast :
Listener Writes in an Introduction
Announcents
Awesome Sat Practice
The function of Circulation
Listener Writes
Hello Mr Smith,
I’m contacting you for two reasons. First is to tell you I’ve recently
discovered your pod cast and enjoy it. I appreciate your efforts and
the way you approach the topics you cover.
I practice Kung-fu San soo, it’s proper name is Tsoi, Li, Ho, Fut,
Hung; however San soo is the commonly used short hand. I’ve studied
for several years and I currently live and practice in eastern Idaho.
I also practice Cheng Man Ching style Tai Chi as well as sitting
meditation. There is a young man who has been coming to the kung fu
studio who is very new and whose parents and he are moving to North
Carolina. At this time I don’t know what city or town. He is hoping to
find a place to practice and I am suggesting to Parker that he seek
you out.
Thanks again for the podcast.
Salute, Jeff Mak
Announcements
Mr. Borel will start a Kungfu Exercise Class on Monday, June 1st at 6:30
Saturday Practice : Excellent, a couple of senior students led through
qigong, then foundation Hsingi / ichuan, a blend of movement and
stillness, then 20 minutes of individual meditation time (quiet with a
10 minutes split), then I led through another 15 minutes of
visualization / story meditation..
Bobs Multi-Assailant program is being converted to PDF for Content
Members
More…
Circulation is an Essential Function
All things that are defined as being ‘Alive’ have an essential function
called ‘Circulation’, in Biology it is referred to as the Transport
system, as things are moved from one place to another.
Circulation is essential to more than flesh and blood of creatures. Your
mindset and learning has to circulating to be alive. Transporting
knowledge, skill and understanding from Sifu to student, and then
students to students. Many systems and students prefer a ‘spoon fed’
system. Without the circulation. When the spoon is gone, the student
withers away.
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21 min
May 06, 2015 How Does the Natural Law of Dispersion Effect Your Life and Martial Arts? : TKF 48
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Episode 48 is jammed with material..
Updates :
Visit to St. Augustine University where we did Bagua and Tai Chi Demo to
support their ‘Study Abroad’ program.
Bob reported in on his Multi-Assailant Program
A Friend Makes an Appearance :
Iain Abernethy is one of the most respected Karate experts in the world.
He is one of the people that organically discussed Karate Martial Arts
with the same practical concepts as Kung Fu was taught to me.
Since then he and I have become friends and in Podcast
of Tibetan Kungfu : Episode 46, one of my listeners asked a question
about Judo and Aikido. I gave my thoughts along with Lori O’Connell at Pacific
Wave JuJitsu, but Iain was out of country..
Well, when he got it, he sent me his audio recording to play for you.
Latest Workshop Updates
Application Work on QuangPing Martial Arts, the Fighting Style taught by
Kuo Lien Ying. We been working on Choke Throws, Folding throws and
Applying Wind Blows Lotus Leaf
The Natural Law of Dispersion
Throughout this planet things move from a greater concentration to a low
concentration, by ANY MEANS NECESSARY
In every form of medium:
Thermodynamics - Law 1 - Heat moves from hotter to cooler, everytime,
even if there nothing there except empty space.
Liquids - Diffusion and Osmosis
Gases - When you light a scented candle, and shortly after the whole
room carries the scent.
In our lives, common statements,
‘You will become the
average of the 5 people you hang out with the most.’
‘Guilty by association’,
We all instinctively know that if you hang out with knuckleheads, it is
going to ‘rub off’ on you.
In Martial Arts
The character of a school, the context of what it is going to teach is
of greater concentration, the students absorb said qualities. You want
to make sure that they match up with what you want to learn, combat,
sport, health, lifestyle, or show for examples..
But make no mistake about it, Energetic Dispersion travels, it can lead
to a circulatory effect, where exchanges begin to occur and a whole
system of motion is underway.
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33 min
April 29, 2015 Martial Arts Kata and Forms : Increasing Qi : TKF 47
This afternoon we are scheduled to present culture of chinese martial
arts and taiji at St.
Augustine University. They have a study abroad program and we were
asked to present. So happens that one of our students Danny, lived in
China for a while and is familiar with the program.
Podcast #47 Three Topics
What are some of the students up to?
Past Weekends Workshop
Qi and Kata
Bob has been asked to do a presentation on “Strategies and Tactics
Against Multi Assailants” at the SHURI-TE CONFERENCE. He has included me
in the acknowledgements and has also agreed to allow our content
members a PDF of version of the presentation.
Recent Workshop
Advanced bagua reeling silk workshop was awesome. We went through
Going from simultaneous to sequential
Add the Rippling Grip exercise (Grippling)
Butterfly Hands
Move stances and body work to free form.
KATA and Qi
We had a friend ask if I could help them address a particular question.
They are testing for a belt in Karate and was told that her Qi was low
in the Kata.. could I help..?
I have No kata experiences, however I know movements, martial arts and a
bit about the concept of Qi. So I said, ‘of course’ :)
We quickly identified a few area’s
Self Questions
Confidence
Footwork and Stance Questions
Focus - Where are the 3 tips
Exponetially compounded cause they are a perfectionist.
I told the practitioner they could flip it, not worry about the kata,
but doing it with complete confidence and passion. The result would be :
"Qi was awesome, Form totally wrong."
I refer to these previous podcasts
TKF
27 : Define Qi
TKF
29 : Accumulating Qi
Imperfection
of Perfection : TKF 21
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14 min
April 22, 2015 How do You Find a Martial Arts style that Suits You : Aikido, Jui Jitsu : TKF 46
Original Webpage : TKF 046
Student moves to the Mid-West
What started as a simple meeting during the TKF
006 BaGua Cornerstones :
turned into a good student and new friendship. We will miss you Dawn. Be
safe in your travels and your pursuits :)
A Listener asks the following question :
"Good Evening Sifu,
How have you been? I have really been enjoying the last couple of
podcasts that you put out about physiological learning and the physical
senses used in martial training. I am fascinated with the mind/body
connection. I also really enjoyed the ep 45 that included the
ingredients needed to master the arts(any).
I have heard about Aikido being the martial arts of "love"
(gentleman, philosopher, martial artist), lacking strikes and using the
opponents aggression against them. I even watched a documentary on it
last night. And, we have a martial arts center very close to my house
that teaches this and other styles.
But then I made a mistake of watching a video of Aikido vs Jui Jistu,
the Aikido practitioner didn’t stand much of a chance.
What are your thoughts on this form? I am very interested in Bushido,
but am afraid that my life doesn’t align with this life style.
Even if you don’t have much to say about this, I would love if you
could give me a tip on where I could find a style that matches my
personality and life values. I really with that I lived in your neck of
the woods. I love you passion for the arts, and I your philosophy really
rings true to my spirit.
Thanks ahead of time for your time.
Patrick"
I call on a couple of folks to weigh in :
Lori O’Connell : very sharp lady and I like her approach to martial
arts, She teaches Jiu Jitsu at Pacific
Wave Jiu Jitsu
and another a man from the UK, that I have gotten to know,
Iain Abernethy, he is a Karate man, and part of the World
Combat Association, an organization that promotes martial arts for
combat that I totally get on board with, because it is more aligned to
how I was trained in martial arts and so were my classmates in the early
90’s.
Then I break down the question from my perspective, without my kungfu
bias… um, um… okay.. I little bias.. :)
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18 min
April 15, 2015 12 Ingredients to Turn Your Movements into Martial Arts : TKF 45
Original Webpage : Turn Movement into Martial Arts : 12 Ingredients
You have techniques, forms, kata’s, mats, even a good yell.. but do you
have a martial art prepared for civiilian combat?
12 Ingredients to Turn Your Movements to Martial Arts.
During this Podcast I followup on Podcast #44, How Do You Learn a
Physical Movement?
To taking your Physical Movements and turning them into a martial art
prepared for civilian combat.
Here are some of the Highlights of this Podcast. The rest will be in a
audiobook and ebook format :)
A Story of an 11 year old boy that see’s how changing his mindset,
changes the results, without any physical changes.
7 Overlaps between practicing Martial Movements and Martial Arts for
Civilian Combat
Including Overlapping Practice Errors
12 Distinct Ingredients to Turn Martial Movements into Combat Oriented
Martial Arts
and a little more Martial Arts Science along the way.
Mentioned in todays Podcast :
The Neurosky : Mindwaves EEG Monitor
Podcast #44 : Martial
Arts Science : How Do You Learn a Physical Skill : TKF 044
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