Tying rules 8, 9 & 10 together is to emphasize martial arts skills are accomplished through time and effort. Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. If one practices wrong, then one would build up bad habits. This can be frustrating to both the student and the teacher.
Ultimately, the goal is to make this world a better place. One of the baby steps toward this goal is to develop children’s potential. Children are our future.
Communication (rule #1) is a two-way street. No one is a mind reader. We need to have our necessities to be known without being a complainer. We need to define the problem and provide alternative solution.
Dedication and discipline are to be on time and to know that each class is different and unique. Training conditions are not always ideal. Sometimes, it might be a broken air conditioning unit. Sometimes, it might be distractions from visitors. But at all times, we must maintain focus of better self (rule #10).
There is a time and place for everything. We should strive for a balance between hard work and having fun. We are like an extended family. We must learn to celebrate together.
Back to topMany books have been written on Hung Gar forms. This is especially true for the 2 forms written by my great-great-grandmaster Lam Sai-Wing. Those 2 forms are Gung Jee Fok Fu (工字伏虎, “I” Taming Tiger) and Fu Hawk Surn Ying (虎鶴雙形, Tiger and Crane).
The emphasis for this part 2 of 3 trilogy is the basics. This is similar to establishing a strong foundation for a tall building. This is also similar to establishing a strong root for a tall tree.
The intermediate steps are to understand the practical application of the techniques and the 12 hands.
The advance practice is to combine internal with the external. The Shaolin monks had passed down 2 classics. They are “Sinew/tendon Changing” and “Bone Marrow Washing”. Chi passes through skin, bones and nerves.
This is for the spiritual path. This is the nothingness that is everything. This is the moving meditation so we can be in the moment. This is the sitting meditation to cultivate Chi. This is the action from the heart to treat everyone with love and respect.
Love life; cherish the good times along with the bad. All things are possible. Everything happens for a reason. Choose wisely because our actions have a rippling effect. This can be as simple as taking a breath and relax. Or, deciding to meditate to be closer to our true selves.
Take pleasure in doing our best with whatever we have. Not to worry about we don’t have or what we can’t control. Try something new while enjoying the pleasure of each step. Have the faith that more joy will come without clinging to each moment.
In Christianity, it is often said, “God helps those who help themselves.” We must have the faith and the devotion to practice daily. In the system of Sahaj Marg, it is said that divinity is within one’s own heart.
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