Be passionate and enjoy being flexible

Be passionate in learning the internal martial arts, but you also have to enjoy being flexible both the mind, heart, soul and your physical body.

The constant search for answers in the philosophies and theories behind the internal martial arts could stimulate your brain, and making your mind more flexible by bringing in the wealth of knowledge of truth.

A flexible mind is absolute vital in learning internal martial arts. The mind comes first before your force. Before the force strikes, your mind should already be where the force will be landed.

In internal martial arts training, I notice that many beginners were unable to achieve this. They are passionate and excited to learn the new moves, but they are very stiff both in their mind and their body. To start anything fresh, a person must empty their own assumptions of what they think internal martial arts could do and start all over again. It is like emptying a full cup of water, not half-filled, and start from an empty cup. Appreciate everything you learn including the philosophies and theories behind the internal martial arts. If you do not do this, you can be very passionate, but you will remain on the surface of what the internal martial arts could offer.

A good pupil is one that always remains passionate in what he/she learns, and most of all, respect the martial arts teaching, philosophy and rules in the martial arts world. By doing this, not only does this pupil have a flexible open mind, their internal martial arts could be advanced in great depth.

Most of all, when you are learning, you must enjoy being flexible. If you are too serious during training, your body and mind could become stiff, ultimately could damage your “Qi(Vital Energy)”. So you should remove all tensions and nervousness. Enjoy the training, feel the peaceful energy and appreciate the passionate teaching style.

A philosophical saying in Confucius:

“A person who understands it is not better than a person who likes it,
The person who likes it is not better than a person who enjoys it.”
Stay passionate, but enjoy the training.