Posts Tagged ‘history’

Martial arts as a force of nature

Posted in Scholarly on 06/20/2008 10:39 am by Jason Parks

There is an old teaching in Shaolin Martial Arts that speaks of martial prowess as powerful force, like a raging river, that can not only support and speed a boat to its destination but also keel it over. Like the forces of nature, martial arts are ambivalent. Martial arts can not only allow the individual […]

 

Blast from the past

Posted in Scholarly on 06/06/2008 09:59 am by Jason Parks

Last week one of my original Gong Fu students, Pia, came down to train. We haven’t seen each other for about 10 years and it was a true pleasure to work with such a dedicated practitioner. Pia lives in Sydney and travelled down to St Helens for a week long intensive block of study and training. […]