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Fang Shen Do, Toronto - Beyond Martial Arts
Punctuality and Focus
One of the many things that I have appreciated in my 24 years in Fang Shen Do, is the completeness of the system. This appreciation no more apparent than when we are able to have guests from other systems training with us. As you are all no doubt aware; there are 6 ranges that students of Fang Shen Do are taught to master
1. Weapons
2. Kicking
3. Punching
4. Trapping
5. Grappling
6. Physiological
Many times, we have had student come to us because they felt that they were lacking something in their training. As I have heard Sijo say many times,
This becomes obvious when the student starts progressing and experiencing the blending of the ranges. For instance, a martial artist proficient and comfortable in the grappling range will make two happy discoveries when training with in the trapping range:
1. They are learning and mastering a new skill
2. Their grappling skill will also get better because of the energy drills learned with trapping
One more example would be the kick boxer that discovers the value of training with weapons:
1. They are learning and mastering a new skill
2. Their kicks and punches get faster as they get use to the speed of using weapons
All the above to illustrate that Fang Shen DO prepares the student completely. When I say completely – I mean both physical and mental. One of the areas that I enjoy reviewing with the students is the Sash Concepts. It is my personal belief that these concepts can be translated into many other aspects of your life- and that is what makes a complete martial artist.The sash concept for white sash is Punctuality and Focus.
In regards to punctuality, a good friend of mine often says…..
“If you are not 10 minutes early – you are late”.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of people that do not abide by this maxim – part of the respect for the person or people that you are meeting is to ensure that you are focused when you get there and that you arrive on time.
In our 16 week character training that we teach our Junior (kids) students – one of the life lessons is:
Wherever you are – Be there
We talked to them about not daydreaming in class at school or fooling around when the coach of a team is talking or interrupting the martial art class to talk about other topics. What we are looking for is to help the student hone their attention so that for short period of times, they are completely focused on the task at hand.
Sijo often talks and teaches the concept of the `mini-day`. When you start putting this into practice, your productivity and quality of your work will sky-rocket. I am speaking from personal experience in this matter, as I put this theory into action on a daily basis. Whenever I meet new people and we start talking about schedules, training in Martial Arts, running a Fang Shen Do school, real estate investments, condominium management, raising kids, etc. I am often asked `where do you find the time`.
My answer is the same - through training in Fang Shen Do – it teaches you how to succeed.
One of the many things that I have appreciated in my 24 years in Fang Shen Do, is the completeness of the system. This appreciation no more apparent than when we are able to have guests from other systems training with us. As you are all no doubt aware; there are 6 ranges that students of Fang Shen Do are taught to master
1. Weapons
2. Kicking
3. Punching
4. Trapping
5. Grappling
6. Physiological
Many times, we have had student come to us because they felt that they were lacking something in their training. As I have heard Sijo say many times,
"Whatever your dreams, whatever your goals
We can help!"
This becomes obvious when the student starts progressing and experiencing the blending of the ranges. For instance, a martial artist proficient and comfortable in the grappling range will make two happy discoveries when training with in the trapping range:
1. They are learning and mastering a new skill
2. Their grappling skill will also get better because of the energy drills learned with trapping
One more example would be the kick boxer that discovers the value of training with weapons:
1. They are learning and mastering a new skill
2. Their kicks and punches get faster as they get use to the speed of using weapons
All the above to illustrate that Fang Shen DO prepares the student completely. When I say completely – I mean both physical and mental. One of the areas that I enjoy reviewing with the students is the Sash Concepts. It is my personal belief that these concepts can be translated into many other aspects of your life- and that is what makes a complete martial artist.The sash concept for white sash is Punctuality and Focus.
In regards to punctuality, a good friend of mine often says…..
“If you are not 10 minutes early – you are late”.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of people that do not abide by this maxim – part of the respect for the person or people that you are meeting is to ensure that you are focused when you get there and that you arrive on time.
In our 16 week character training that we teach our Junior (kids) students – one of the life lessons is:
Wherever you are – Be there
We talked to them about not daydreaming in class at school or fooling around when the coach of a team is talking or interrupting the martial art class to talk about other topics. What we are looking for is to help the student hone their attention so that for short period of times, they are completely focused on the task at hand.
Sijo often talks and teaches the concept of the `mini-day`. When you start putting this into practice, your productivity and quality of your work will sky-rocket. I am speaking from personal experience in this matter, as I put this theory into action on a daily basis. Whenever I meet new people and we start talking about schedules, training in Martial Arts, running a Fang Shen Do school, real estate investments, condominium management, raising kids, etc. I am often asked `where do you find the time`.
My answer is the same - through training in Fang Shen Do – it teaches you how to succeed.
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