JUT SUP 內宅
“THREE KINDS OF DISCIPLES”
A Zen master named Gettan lived in the latter part of the Tokugawa era. He used to say:
“There are three kinds of disciples: those who impart Zen to others, those who maintain the temples and shrines, and then there are the rice bags and the clothes-hangers.”
Gasan expressed the same idea. When he was studying under Tekisui, his teacher was very severe. Sometimes he even beat him. Other pupils would not stand this kind of teaching and quit. Gasan remained, saying:
“A poor disciple utilizes a teacher’s influence. A fair disciple admires a teacher’s kindness. A good disciple grows strong under a teacher’s discipline.”
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Beset with a thousand disquietudes,
I chanced upon an old woman fishing under the shady cool of creeping willows.
I wanted to ask her my thousand questions regarding the sun, moon and the creation of the universe and my purpose in life and oh so many more,
She placed her fingers on her lips: Fish are rising.
So I stood there and watched.
The freckled river shimmered with flashes of light like scales of an anaconda.
Clouds drift and tugged the blue horizon with their thick, silken strands;
Shadows of the willow grove deepened.
I felt my questions draining away.
Finally, as she slowly reeled in her line, I laughed as I saw that the line was without a hook.
How does one catch fish without a hook? I wondered.
As she turned to go, I know that tea is ready and I am invited.
Following behind her light, drifting footsteps, a gentle breeze combs through the willow branches,
I catch fragments of their whispering: A big one she caught.
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SiFu,
I appreciate you allowing me the opportunity to teach and represent Shadowhand Wing Chun. It was a great seminar this weekend. As always, it was nice to see and train with everyone. See you all next month.
just read this & thought I would pass it along…
“Your Kung fu is eternal when you know how to assimilate the essence and express its simplicity.”
Hello it is I , and I would like to inform all that the wait for “Militant Sage of Shadowhand Mountain” is almost over me and Sifu Savage are in the process of developing this break through graphic novel.
-Heir of Sifu Doc
“YOU ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST DAY OF PRACTICE”
SIFU SAVAGE
ATTENTION STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO WANT TO AVANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN “SHADOWHAND WING CHUN KUNG FU”
I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE LESSONS DURING THE DAY STARTING OCTORBER 8, 2012
CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT! THANKS
SIFU SAVAGE
Attention I will be teaching class this Sat. at the regular time and the regular place!
Thanks to everyone for making the open house a success .
Great class today!. Got some great feedback and some good fine tuning. Thanks Bobby and Monty.
Great job SiFu Doug! The school is beautiful! Thanks to all that attended, the food was excellent and the drinks were …well as they say…A grand time was had by all!
Thanks SiFu Doug!
Congratulations to SiFu Doc on the recent Kwoon dedication. And many thanks to SiFu Doug, who crafted an awesome school! Job well done!
THE WAY OF KNOWLEDGE IS NOT THROUGH ACADEMIC HALLS.
BUT THROUGH DIRECT OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION IN ACTUAL SITUATIONS!
SIFU SAVAGE
2012
Wing Chun requires a lifetime of commitment to learning and developing quality skills.
Those who understand the path know their abilities also know they are not true masters.
Only a few a very few will ever aquire the discipline to travel the path to enlightenment.
SiFu Doc Savage
2000
Saturday class at Liza Jacksob Park will as usual!
8 am. Till !0 am!
Then we go to Panama City for the Open House!
SiFu
Good morning all!
I had a great time training SiFu Doug and Padowan Dan at thre New school in Panama City!
I hope everyone can make the open house on the 15th.
Also, as you may remember as of Sept. 1st. the fee for classes is now $75.00 per month.
This is the first increase in fees since 1990! that’s a 23 years!
Thank you for you support in keeping Shadowhand alive!
SiFu Savage
@SiFu Doc
WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!
ATTENTION!
Pannama Cuty SHADOWHAND KUNG FU SCHOOL will be holding an OPEN HOUSE celibration Sept. 15 2012!
We will start at 2 pm and go till…..Food and drinks will be provided!
RSVP so we have a head count!
Thanks,
SiFu
It said Ip man Cup 2012. I don’t know what this is, but to call it Wing Chun, is just an insult. Soon as a fight begins, the foot work goes right out the window. And the guy doing the 3rd form 5 minutes into it……lets just say, “relax, man” geezzz. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEH3kzYCEDs&feature=related )
Receive what comes break it than let it go!
I shure someone will try to steal this one!
EZ, ???
@EZ E(nero)
Tan Sao against sidekick, hmmmm. Wooooooooow.
at 5 seconds in he i guess is trying to pull his tounge out@SiFu Doc Savage
The real shadow hand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVuV_xVDJDY
I just watched the video you posted Justin. You are so right. As with allot of this stuff on the internet, it makes me thank God i found a Sifu with such a passion for his Art. When i first started my training, you guys would talk about these videos and i told Sifu that i didn’t want to watch anything other than what he teaches me. I didn’t want to pick up any “bad habits”. Sifu, said no, you need to watch. As with all the wisdom he hands down. I listened and started watching, and right off the bat i could see, openings, weakness’s in their techniques and how Shadowhand is superior to what i was watching. It helped right away with my practice. Having a Sifu that “teaches” not “tells” us what to do, making sure we know the advantages of doing it right, and the disadvantages of doing it wrong.((ouch)) Sifu always ask for question, and always takes time to listen. I know we have had entire classes on a single question. To me that is just one of his many greatness’s.
And on this video, Can we get this Gary guy to train that with Bobby. That looking away thing he does. Bobby’s got a cure for that.
Coming Soon!
The SAGE from SHADOWHAND MOUNTAIN!
Holy one-sided Wing Chun Batman! 😉
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qa6L6y-Iig&feature=related
This video is from the Gary Lam camp of wing chun. This sort of thing may look sexy, but if you look closely, it has no substance, and trains ‘mistakes’ into your wc skills. For all on this messageboard…be very happy we have SiFu Doc and the principles of WC his teachings pass on to us!
@SiFu Doc
Amen Doc!!!
I think people get too focused on whether its called “arrow” or “pole” punch.
Ultimately, it’s name shouldn’t matter.
Just my two cents!
Fact check! I have been teaching the “arrow punch” for 21 years! Yet another reason to re-certify!
Thanks Justin, I will see if I can make you a genius.
@Bobby
Yup, probably gonna regret that one… 😉 Oh well…life is good because every time Bobby hits me I learn something!
Thanks Justin, I will be sure to work on my hitting skills just for you.
Nice page about Bobby…someday I’m going to be a badass like Bobby!
PS: Bobby, you still hit like a sissy! 🙂 hahahahaha
~ Kung Fu Brother
You Earned it one knock at a time!
I want to thank Doc and Dan for the post under Assistant Instructor, I am truly honored.
Thanks SiFu for helping us get leaps and bounds better! There is so much to learn and you always know how to bring forth another Ah Ha moment. Disciples or students that studied wing chun 3-4 years that may think they understand wing chun like you do have no clue. Thanks for entrusting in us the finer points!
Thanks Doc for continuing to fine tune my Wing Chun skills, I have watched other so called masters of Wing Chun and they seem to have forgotten some of the most basic stuff, I hope this never happens to me and with your guidance I am sure it won’t. I am also thankful to everyone who drove to Holt for the seminar you guys helped make it a success with your desire to learn and get better.