31May-1June Panama City FL Seminar Completed
Panama City, FL Seminar
SiFu Doc Savage conducted an all day seminar on Chi Sao Saturday 31 May and another seminar on the Wooden Man on 1 June 2014. Private training /recertification was conducted on Friday for Disciples. This fulfilled the last seminar in Panama City, FL. SiFu Doug will be traveling in search of knowledge! We wish him the best in his travels and he will be missed. Shadowhand welcomes Doug’s students to come train in Fort Walton Beach and as SiFu says the door is always open, no appointments are necessary.
“You can’t learn to fight from a flower.” JC
“My deepest thanks to all who attended the seminar! As always thanks to SiFu Doug for his hospitality! Even though he is leaving us to explore the west he will be back in Oct. to share the stories of his adventures! My Best to Doug in all endeavors. My best to all! “- SiFu Doc Savage
“Wow…what an awesome weekend of jaw-dropping Shadowhand Wing Chun! Chi sao and Wooden Man and into the rabbit hole we go!
A big thanks to SiFu Doc Savage for all the esoteric tidbits and also the opportunity to get together with the Shadowhand folks once again. It was great to train with everyone. Looking forward to the next one!
Many thanks to SiFu Doug for his hospitality. And to SiFu Bobby for locking hands with me. ” – Justin Corey
“I would like to thank everyone who attended the final Panama City seminar and hope they enjoyed it ! As always SiFu showed us why Shadowhand Rules !” – Doug Hindman
I just got home about an hour ago…and I have spent the entire afternoon both amazed at how much Wing Chun one could possibly learn in such a short amount of time! I am so grateful to Doc Savage and to EVERYONE ONE of you guys! Before I left Waco I asked myself…
“What does it mean to IMPART ZEN TO OTHERS?” IT’s easy to stick yourself on a pedestal, pin a white flower on your chest and puff yourself up by dropping names in front of everyone. In My opinion, people who feel the need to drop the names of others consistently are simply NO SECURE with their own name having ANY TRUE VALUE on it’s own merit. So if this what a poor disciple does…it’s easy enough to understand.
Admiring the kindness of others is a good thing….people do not admire what they do not value.
But it is a much better thing to EXUDE KINDNESS from yourself and to show it to others.
I am not sure if this is what is meant by “IMPARTING ZEN”…but if it is…well, each and everyone of the various Sifu’s from the varied Shadowhand schools I met, and as well their students, all do credit to SiFu Doc Savage, and show that irregardless of what level of Martial Skill they have…they have learned and mastered the LIFE SKILL of kindness by the Example of Doc Savage.
I enjoyed meeting each and everyone of you!
Now, if Imparting ZEN however is something more along the lines of EMPOWERING OTHERS…knowing when to say…”Yeah, but you still SHINE!” at just the right moment…or giving 100% patience…meeting each person on their own level, and not settling on leaving it all up to the student to have to understand the way things are taught, but seeking out how the student learns until it is found and meeting them at that level to INSURE the LESSON is BOTH PASSED and RECEIVED…TO INSURE THE SUCCESS of students…then there again, by my witness of both SiFu Doc Savage and all whom he had help work with myself and others…I witnessed that not only did DOC and all Shadowhand school instructors SET A VERY HIGH BAR to be reached…but that they did not set the same bar, without also supplying the ladder and saying as needed…”CLIMB HERE!”
On so multiple levels, I witnessed so many examples I wish not just to admire, not to emulate…rather to insure to incorporate into my own walk…and to pay forward into the lives of others, to teach with passion, to greet with kindness, strive in company with Humor, to GIVE without expectation of return…and to seek personal growth, exemplifying the path to Mastery is not to seek MASTERY…rather simply “TO SEEK”…to continually focus on learning, exploring…
Thank you, thank you all! And most of all I wish to Thank you Doc! I had such a blast and I learned so much!” – Steve Crider
“SiFu Savage, thanks for letting us in on the “secret sinking” Lop Sao…never noticed that before, or at least it never registered. Take the high ground; send it down. GOT IT! Is there no end to PAP? (I know the answer to that.) As always the seminars were packed with information & clarifications. I am enjoying the journey in spite of the fact that the destination does not look all that near.
Doing the MYJ form & watching others work through it helped to highlight the finer points. Thanks to those that attended; I learned something from each of you. That was one hell of a send off for our WC brother Doug. Happy Trails & hopefully we’ll see you down the line. In the meantime keep driving!” – Enero (EZ)
“Sifu, great seminar this weekend! I really enjoyed it and learned a lot about chisao, the wooden MAN, and wing chun physics and philosophy. Your teaching and guidance truly brought the concepts and techniques to life, which demonstrates the significance of a student finding a QUALIFIED instructor to pass down the knowledge, wisdom, and understanding of the art. Thank you all you have given and shared.
-Fred (FYUF)
