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Friday, July 4, 2008

It's Louse Time!

If you're new to my list of focused, motivated, self- starters, Welcome.

(if you're not jump right away to today's lesson below)

Every day I communicate to you the best ways to train and the kind of mindset it takes to get results either in your physical fitness or martial art training.

Friday is always what I call: "Louse Time". Modeled after Bruce Lee's strategy in Enter the Dragon.

You know that part where he's having tea with the government agent but he's disturbed by one of his students and Bruce Lee tells the agent: It's Louse Time! The agent replies with his british
accent: "yes of course".

Since I'm 6 years old that scene has always stuck with me and I'll be using that same strategy with YOU every week.

Friday is where I share with you Life Lessons and Direction given to me by my dad (and Sifu) every Friday.

Today's lesson: "Don't give me Excuses give me Results"

I like this quote from Sgt O'Neill in Platoon: "Excuses are like assholes, Taylor. Everybody's got one!"

Did you ever catch yourself finding excuses (silently to yourself) or to someone asking you to do something you know needs to be done.

We all have a story we tell ourselves: "I would of done it if I had more time, if I had more experience, if I had more money, if I had..."

If you're after health, strength and success (I'm guessing this is the reason you're reading my blog since these are my main areas of interest) what's stopping you?

Here's another saying I like: "There's no excuses when you are the leader".

Are you the leader of your thoughts and actions?

If you're a leader you'll assume full responsibility for your level of fitness, happiness, wealth, confidence, and what you attract in your life. Good or Bad.

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Cut your learning curve

My youngest daughter Eve just turned 1 year old yesterday.

Parents more than anyone I think, are constantly reminded of how fast time is zooming by us when we see our kids growing up so fast.

My late grand-mother would say: "We raise our kids so we can give them to the world"

I want to arm my kids with the best knowledge, the best guidance, the best training, the best values, and that's why I continue my own development and research to make sure to cut their learning curve compared to mine.

I have my own coaches, mentors and experts that I consult with to make sure I'm on the cutting edge of martial arts, fitness and personal development.

I cannot stress enough the importance of having someone who can hold you accountable every month and offers a unique twist on training and martial arts.

I'd like to arm you with the best knowledge. I'd like to share with you the latest workouts and training routines we are putting to the test every month.

Programs like Destroyer, Ironman, Champion, and Happy Times are very effective ways of supplementing your class training. I feel bad for the people who don't have access to this program or worse yet don't even know that this program exists.

It's called The FSD Inner Circle. Every month I communicate to you off the wall training routines that I experiment with, what works for me in the areas of nutrition, health, supplements as well as new and old (re-discovered) training equipment you can use in your training.

Put me to the test,

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

P.S Try it for one month you have nothing to lose.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Neigong Highlights & Pictures

Last Thursday was our 1st official Neigong seminar at our Ottawa Kung-Fu School.


Here's me and Raf showing how to make your chi literally explode as we collide full force with each other like a wave smashes against the beach.

When you do this exercise you really lose track of time and quickly fall into a state of deep concentration.

When the bodies collide full force you feel your energy vibrate through your whole body.

What's unique about Wudang Neigong is that it's a form of Internal Work which will greatly enhance your Martial Arts skill while strengthening and increasing your vital energy.


What I like the most about this art is you don't need to breathe a certain way or visualize something specific.

You don't even need to know how the chi works or how it flows, you just do the exercises as prescribed. If you pay attention and put all your focus on you, you feel it right away.

If you ever had doubts about yourself, your importance, how special you are, 10 minutes into your Neigong training you realize that you're body is much more than what the average person thinks of it.

You know how they say we only use 10 % of our Brain. This is kinda like the same thing. You realize your body is capable of so much more.

One of the first things you realize is why I didn't find out about this sooner.

If you own a Wudand Neigong DVD set, I hope you put it to good use.

Remember if you're let's say, 30 years old. You can't expect to unblock your meridians in one sitting. It took you 30 years to block them and understand it's a process.

For some the chi will flow through the meridians instantly and for others it might take some more time but we'll all get there in the end.


I'm looking forward to hearing from you and your feedback.

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

P.S What still amazes me is how the chinese managed to develop this ability and harness the chi inside their body, no one knows exactly how old this is, some say more than 5000 years old.

Help us keep this art alive and flourishing, order your very own copy today.


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Monday, June 30, 2008

What you can expect from Neigong training

As you might already know, last Thursday we held a Neigong training seminar with Raf (one of a few rare neigong teachers around) at the Ottawa location.

Apart from the language barrier once Raf started moving and showing the different exercises and positions, it was quite obvious that he knows something, the way he moved, his concentration as well as the energy he was projecting was felt by all.

Lots of feedback trickling in via e-mails and I thought I'd share a few with you.

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Hi Sifu,

This was an excellent Seminar, as was the first one. We are very fortunate to have Raf here with us. By the end of today's seminar, I could feel a difference in strength even though I had a few problems with my prevailing shoulder injury. By the end of the seminar the pain of my injury was totally manageable. Along with my FSD training, my goal is to overcome this temporary limitation, while achieving overall strengthening, better health, and balance. I am more confident of being able to achieve these goals now, especially after this evening.

Not too long ago, before joining FSD, I was very sick. My prognosis was yet to be determined. I was scared, and needed to find a better healthier way to live. While I was recovering from a serious operation, a friend of mine was practicing FSD and invited me as a guest to watch.

I was in awe when I saw the intensity and enthusiasm of all of the students as they did their stations, and even more so when I saw the spectrum of ages of those taking the training, from the very young and beyond. In other words, age was not a factor.

The path I wanted to be on to better health became very clear to me, and soon after I was strong enough, I joined FSD, and have become more driven, and feel stronger with every class. I know that FSD will help me to be the best I can be, while making my body stronger to prevent the possibility of future illness.

It was a fantastic experience, and many need to know what they are missing.
I look forward to the next seminar, and will do my best to spread the word.
Today, I will start the 100 day challenge.

Thanks again Sifu, and all the best to Sijo and Linda.

Best Regards,
V

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That's awesome. Invest in your training and make a point of attending a live training. I'll make sure to let you know the time and place.

Until then get started with "Foundation Development", the first chapter in this on-going series on Internal Work called Neigong.

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

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Friday, June 27, 2008

It's Louse Time!

If you're new to my list of focused, motivated, self- starters, Welcome.
(if you're not jump right away to today's lesson below)

Every day I communicate to you the best ways to train and the kind of mindset it takes to get results either in your physical fitness or martial art training.

Friday is always what I call: "Louse Time". Modeled after Bruce Lee's strategy in Enter the Dragon. You know that part where he's having tea with the government agent but he's disturbed by one of his students and Bruce Lee tells the agent: It's Louse Time! The agent replies with his british accent: "yes of course".

Since I'm 6 years old that scene has always stuck with me and I'll be using that same strategy with YOU every week.

Friday is where I share with you Life Lessons and Direction given to me by my dad (and Sifu) every Friday.

There this saying that goes: "Cherish your youth young man for you too will grow old"

Yes that's true but you can CHOOSE how you grow old. My idea of growing old is not complaining about aches and pains.

It is not taking 20 different pills a day and putting all my faith in my family doctor who supposedly has my best interest at heart (or is he more of a drug pusher?).

It is not spending my pension check at the casino. It is not sitting on a bench at the old folk residence waiting to expire.

It is not sucking on yet another cigarette cause I'm bored out of my mind.

It seems the majority of people have bought into the idea that they're pretty much "over the hill" when they hit 65. It's kinda like this mass delusion so deeply impregnated into our society.

Did you know that the number of people turning 100 doubles every year.

Also at 101, Larry Lewis ran the 100 yard dash in 17.8 seconds setting a new world record for runners 100 years old or older.

Hearing stuff like that gets me inspired. Or watching my dad still training when he's well into his 50s. Today's lesson wasn't too complex, it was just "Leading by Example".

No you're not too old to start training or to keep on training. Choose to stay fit for life.

Aim higher,

Sifu Martin

P.S. With a little help you can dramatically increase the quality of life at an older age using our Neigong Health & Fitness System. Start training your internal energy now so you're strong and vibrant later.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Outdoor activities yield the best results

With summer upon us you should make every effort to take your training outside.

The fresh air.

The vitamin D from the sun (which studies show most people are deficient in)

Modern society has us driving to work, working inside and applying chemical filled sun lotions that block your bodies ability to absorb it.

Apart from the obvious health benefits of training outside I also enjoy the environmental challenge.

The uneven terrain will cause an off-set in your foot position for squats, or doing push-ups on a decline hill.

Jumping over picnic tables.

The variety of exercises you just can't do inside (unless you don't care destroying your floor) like throwing Kettlebells or heavy D-balls.

Sprinting uphill or downhill.

Doing my Neigong outside, I feel a connection with nature and the silence and tranquility helps me focus deep inside.

When training outside positive associations are made since most of your senses are over stimulated outside, making it easier to anchor good feelings with physical training.

Once these associations are in place you can use them at another time when you don't feel like training. One quick mental replay of those images you've anchored will surely change your mood.

Today was another great outdoor training day with the Bros.

Did you do yours?

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

P.S If you still don't know what Neigong is I strongly recommend you take the time to join us tomorrow night at the Ottawa headquarters, 6:00 pm. You'll enjoy training outside with this internal energy system.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Live Neigong Training in Ottawa

Last Wednesday I mentioned we were holding a special Neigong training session this Thursday in Ottawa at 6:00 pm.

If you purchased the Neigong DVD recently this is the perfect opportunity to see the different exercises done LIVE and have a chance to meet Raf (one of the rare masters in this virtually unknown art).

If you haven't purchased the DVD yet that's okay, you can use the seminar as your introduction and be shown first hand what you need to do for increased Chi flow and unblocking your meridians.

There are 2 ways to increase the Chi.

1) By doing the exercises (obviously)

2) The master passes down the energy.

I found that last one interesting. The master doesn't just pass down the techniques but also the energy. That same energy has been passed down for many generations.

The same thing holds true in your Fang Shen Do training. If you do not exchange once in a while with your Sifu, your development will be slower. Just looking at all the students in your class you can see who gets the most contact from the Sifu or the school's chief instructor.

Once you do you'll understand faster, you'll move more naturally, and you'll capture the essence of the art.

With that said, there's a great opportunity this Thursday, see you then.

You can confirm your attendance by e-mail here.

Sifu Martin

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