Issue 13 - February 2006
Editorial
Dear friends and students,
Happy Chinese New Year, Year of the Dog. A quick search of the Internet tells me that people born in the Year of the Dog possess the best traits of human nature. So a hearty congratulations to all those born in the Year of the Dog.
How many of you made New Year resolutions at the start of January? How many of them have fallen by the wayside?
Whilst giving my presentation at the 3 Nations Gathering in Brighton last week, I had an insight. I have always understood the importance of setting aims and objectives. Especially if you wish to get the best results in the shortest time possible. But I had always been a little confused as to why I could set an objective, be totally committed to its achievement and then fail. There are many reasons, but I believe that the main ingredient missing in so many New Years resolutions, objectives and aims is passion. Giving up smoking, losing weight and so many other objectives involve changing deeply engrained habits. Unless you have an overwhelming passion or drive, inertia will catch you in it’s grip and before you know it you’ll be back where you started. Lets take an example; I have set myself an objective of having 30 students in my London Shaolin Kung Fu class. I’ve been making steady progress, but it’s getting harder to stay focused, especially as so many other projects demand my time. Then I found the “juice”. A talk with Sifu Darryl Collett, made me realise that I was far more excited about building a legacy then of “getting 30 students”. The objective is the same, but which one would get you out of bed early in a morning to work on it?
It’s the same with smoking, one person says “I’m going to quit”, another says “I want to quit smoking so that I can run and play with my grandchildren and be around longer to see them grow into adults”. Who would you guess has the better chance of success?
In essence, take your objectives and your aims; ask yourself “why do I want this?” What will achieving your objective give you? Make your resolutions, your objectives exciting, “Juice them up” and you stand a much better chance of achieving them.
Warrior Project 2006
- 1st Seminar will be held in Frankfurt , on Sat 11th & Sun 12th February
- 2nd Seminar will be held in Edinburgh , on Sat 27th & Sun 28th April
- 3rd Seminar will be held in Toronto / Canada between 17th-21st, exact dates to follow
- 4th Seminar will be in Italy or Portugal 30th September & 1st October, exact details to follow. (Please note this will be a 20 hour course, compared to the usual 8 hours)
The Warrior Project is open to both Shaolin Kungfu and Wahnam Taijiquan, at all levels ranging from Level 2 students to Regional Instructors. The courses are aimed at those who either wish to increase their Combat Efficiency or are thinking of making a career in tournament competitions. Participants will learn how to apply Shaolin Kungfu against other arts (Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Grappling, etc) and can also find out about Sanda competitions.
The training is typically taught over a weekend, lasting 8-10 hours and will be held at various locations within Europe . Each weekend will be taught by Sifu Kai and will allow everyone to benefit from his wealth of experience in these chosen fields.
Next month the instructors and the assistant instructors will be writing a summary of their presentations at the 3 Nations Gathering so you can all benefit from the experience.
Until then I wish you success in your practice.
Kind regards,
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Marcus Santer Shaolin Wahnam Institute - UK Helping you to fulfil your physical and emotional potential |
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