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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Start with the end in mind

I got to stay on you this year.

I can't let you lose motivation and drop the ball on so many things you want to accomplish.

I'm getting alot of questions about goal setting and how to stick with them. And so, I'm gonna keep giving you small things you can implement to do just that.

Yes, we all have days where we don't feel like training or follow the healthy eating habits we promised ourselves we would follow.

Take any habit, good or bad and see it through 30 years from now. Imagine it.

What are you gonna look like if you continue to sit on the couch when you get back from work?


What's it gonna feel like carrying an extra 25, 35, 45 pounds?


How will eating fresh, organic, unprocessed foods change your body?


Brushing your teeth daily?


Smoking 1 pack of cigarettes a day?


Training strength, flexibility, and endurance daily?

Your behaviour right now will automatically have an effect on you in the future. Do you want to add 10 years to your life or take 3? Are you looking forward to being fat and diabetic? Do you see yourself kissing someone with your beautiful yellow stained teeth? Are you looking forward to feeling vibrant, strong and full of energy?

When talking about strength training, it's not always easy.
You might feel some pain the next day. You might struggle at first. But, nothing beats the feeling AFTER you've completed the workout. And that's what you should focus on whether it's strength training or nutrition goals.

Block out anything else that goes through your mind before starting your training. Focus on the end. That blissful state, that feeling of accomplishment, the relaxation and stress-relief that comes with training.

In that moment you should be totally happy.

You know what would make me happy? Knowing that I won't need to worry about you because you're training with one of our strength training kits. It's a proven system, get yours right here today.

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Can you keep a Promise?

How many resolutions did you break yet?

1,...2...,3?

It's never easy to change your ways. Like a tree, once the branches have "set" they can't be twisted in another direction right? Wrong.

Think of Bonsai trees. You can mold the branches however you please with clamps and wire mesh.

That's all you need to find, some clamps (desire) and wire mesh (action).

Strong is he who forces his thoughts to control his actions.
Weak is he who allows his thoughts to control his actions.

I'm sure you have a million thoughts go through your head 24/7, while awake and when sleeping. You need to decide which ones you'll act upon. Some are positive and some are negative. Some support you and some disempower you.

You already know this. Then why do we get side-tracked?

EGO.

Your Ego needs to win. It always needs to be right. Your Ego is satisfied, comfortable, and hates change. It knows exactly how to talk to you.

You know that voice.

The one that comes on when you try something new, when you experience fear, when everything is going right.

It often starts with:"What if ___________" or
"You don't_____________"(fill in the blank)?

Learn to recognize it and say: Shut Up!

Then do what you wanted to do with desire and action.

If your goal is to start a strength training program then it becomes just like brushing your teeth. A habit. No thinking. No questions. No whining.

I need to train everyday (Shut Up)

I will lose 15 pounds (Shut Up)

I must develop a strong, lean body (Shut Up)

There, that's more like it, you're in control, the past does not equal the future.

This year things will be different. You bet.

Why?

Cause you'll have me by your side watching over you daily this year.

As always, Aim Higher,

Sifu Martin

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Monday, January 7, 2008

Are you a Sit -aholic?

Think about it.

How long and how many times a day do you sit?

You sit at your desk at work. You sit in your car or bus for your daily commute. You sit at the cafeteria or restaurant on your lunch break. If you're a parent and bring your kids to the park you'll probably do like most and sit on the bench instead of playing with your kids. Then it's off to the house to sit some more on the couch to watch the Zombie Box.

Don't get me wrong, some times you have to sit but no wonder people are out of shape.

This filthy habit is plaguing many of you. They say the first thing to "go" with old age are your legs. Loss of strength and circulation. And I can tell you sitting isn't the solution to solving the problem.

You know the old saying : I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees". Let's change knees for ass.

Another statistic being passed around is we sleep 1/3 of our life. That means most people spend the other 1/3 on their butt. That leaves just another 1/3. That doesn't leave much time to do all the other things we enjoy doing and training should be a big part of that.

What's more important than your health? Nothing.

The first thing to beating the addiction, get out of what we call "the Trance" and when you catch yourself sitting when you could be standing, stand.

Once you're aware of your habit slowly start implementing exercise when you catch yourself doing the "thing".

Sit should mean: you owe me 10 push ups!

You'll feel better, you'll have more energy and you'll beat the 2 o'clock fatigue.

When you're stronger at push-ups then grab one of our Strength Training Kits. You'll kiss the addiction goodbye and proudly say: I've been sit-sober for the past 6 mths.

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

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Friday, January 4, 2008

Results in 1 minute. Really?

There are 3 reasons for choosing 1 minute exercises.

I agree 1 minute is pretty short but when you follow a proven system like ours you quickly realize 1 minute at a time is more than enough.

Your goal in each exercise is to give your maximum output, no pacing, no breaks.

You have to go all out and sustain a peak intensity level.

When starting out, If each station would be 5 minutes you would have a hard time keeping your form in check.

The first reason is: "Immaculate Technique".

Each exercise is designed to help you carve and strengthen a specific muscle group or groups of muscles.

Everyone can do Tigers for example. But if you're bending your knees, not touching the floor with your forehead, failing to keep your feet up against the wall you're robbing yourself of results.

Same thing with Leg-Ins. If your feet always touch the floor, you lean back too far, or you fail to exhale on every knee pull-in, you're not keeping perfect technique.

So as a gage, training 1 minute allows you to be intense and dynamic while maintaining perfect form.

When you are able to do that consistently with each exercise you're ready to either add stations or step-up to 2 minute stations.

While strength training, pay attention to these 2 key factors: level of Intensity, and level of technical prowess.

When starting you should choose 10 exercises.

Stick to those for 4 weeks. Never changing the order of them.

Every time you complete a circuit on any given day, record your stats.

Focus on beating those numbers every time. When you see and feel an increase in your endurance level, change the order of those 10 exercises.

Still not enough? Add more exercises and repeat the process until you can complete the basic kit (50 Exercises).

It should never get EASY, since you're always giving maximum intensity coupled with perfect technique.

If it does (get easy), you need to re-visit those 2 key factors: Intensity and Technique.

For a quick reference of strength training exercises pick up our Basic Station Kit which comes with our Strength Training Workbook.

Aim Higher,

Sifu Martin

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Thursday, January 3, 2008

Use your Enemies

Some people are still having trouble sticking with the goals they've set.

So I'm going to show you some ways to help make it work for you since it's so critical to your success.

This information is very valuable considering the odds that are stacked up against you: The stats show that most will not follow through on their goals and resolutions this year.

Avoid being part of the statistics.

You've heard of the term "Use your Enemies"?

Here's a simple way to do that.

Start by "Thinking Back" or "Thinking Now" of people around you who are not supportive of your goals.

It could be a family member, co-worker, someone who bullied you in school, ex-boyfriend, or ex-wife.

Someone.

Make a mental picture of that person.

Whenever you find yourself deviating from your goals this year, that person should pop up in your head.

They say "Success is Revenge". Use that negative energy into a positive one to stay motivated.
If you catch yourself reaching for that bowl of ice cream or skipping out on one of your workouts, think of what that enemy would say: "There I told you so, I always knew you were a friggin' loser, You're no good for nothing, Look at that ass getting bigger".

You know, things like that.

If you're like me, you'll never allow that enemy to get the best of you.

If I'm doing 500 Squats I'll do 520, just to show that prick that I'm unbreakable. I'll add more weight, I'll add a minute, I'll do my "fasting" one day longer. This is a surefire way to stick with your goals.

We all want a sense of Pride and we won't let the enemy have his way with us.

For strategies like these and many others to stay on top of your game, Pick up the FSD Training Guide today and show that prick what you're made of.

As I'm writing this, mine have just appeared in my mind, gotta go punch the bag now and show those bastards who's the boss around here.

Master Yourself,

Sifu Martin

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Sunday, December 16, 2007

3 Secrets To Maximizing Strength Training - Part 1

We're actually "snowed in" today. 40 cm of snow!. It's one of those days where you stay inside and do nothing right? Not.

One more reason to get busy training.

Now strength training doesn't have to be long and boring. If it's done right, you could be done in 5 minutes and still feel energized, challenged, and working up a sweat.

I'd like to tell you more about our strength training methodology.

There are many benefits to strength training the way we do and the first one is:

Emotional Intensity.

An ingredient we could all use more of. It doesn't just relate to physical activity, in Fang Shen Do it's considered as the level of JING (life) you're able to bring into any activity you commit to.

It might be conditioning, sports, social events, relationships, martial arts, any endeavor really that you're passionate about.

As you might realize there are a lot of dead people walking among us. Not physically but emotionally. As the old saying goes some people die at the tender age of 95 and some die at 25 but stink all the way to 95.

They die emotionally.

By that I mean: they've got a poor attitude, they always seem to be "bored", they live in fear, they are undisciplined, or they're chronic "complainers".

So what do you bring to the table when you're part of something?

Are you a magnet or a repellent?

Do people love to be around you or can't stand you.

I always want people to be happy they've taken the time to either come out and train with me or commit to being part of an event that we're hosting.

Time is non-renewable, invest it wisely.

In any field be it: Soccer (Zidane), a Rock Band (Isis), Poets (Shakespeare), Martial Artists (Bruce Lee), any professional, the top person in every field has a very high level of Intensity.

They have passion for what they're doing.

They each have a different vehicle for expressing emotional intensity but I'm sure if we interviewed each one of them (when some were still alive) and asked them to describe what they feel when doing what they do, they would all answer the same thing: a Heightened level of awareness & focus, time seems to stop, out of body experience, deeply rooted, fully engaged.

You need to transfer that into your strength training. When you train every minute counts.

Like I was mentioning earlier, you can take 5 exercises (5 minutes) and make that the toughest workout you've ever done.

It doesn't take a whole lot of time. It all depends on your mindset.

When you're in the moment, nothing else should matter, indulge yourself fully in the exercise, as if you were doing it for the last time.

So go ahead pick 5 exercises. Do as many reps as you can in 1 minute without stopping and having total intensity, then switch to another exercise until you've done all 5.

Just try it and let me know how you feel after.

For our complete strength training system go here.

Master yourself,

Sifu Martin

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Is Your Body Begging For A Tune-Up?

Your body, like a car needs servicing.

You can't expect to own a car and never bring it in for an oil & filter change, tire rotation, or a brake inspection.

So why do some people never take time to service their body once in a while, it would love you for it.

Your body would thank you with better circulation, maximize organ function, less joint pain, more speed, more power, less injuries, character development, agility as well as more energy.

Think of what your mind and body have to endure every single day to make sure you function properly. And it never asks anything in return.

We only realize how lucky we are to have this amazing body when we're sick or in pain. Then we seek help from doctors and specialists to help us with our problem.

Take even better care of yourself when you are feeling great. One way to say thank you to your body is by Stretching.

Stretching is like doing your own "systems check for viruses", kinda like the one you do on a computer.

What are you checking?

Pain and Stiffness.

There are a set of things every human being should be able to do. We're all made the same so that means we should be able to perform and hold many of the same positions.

For example touching your toes. If you can't touch your toes you either have too much abdominal mass (polite way of saying excess flab) or tight lower back muscles.

With each test you get to know yourself and some of your weaknesses. That way you can devise a plan to improve in those affected areas.

Going at it alone can be a little tricky, let us guide you with our Flexibility DVD. It takes all the thinking out of the equation.

Learn the common stretches and holds that everyone should be able to perform as well as the tactics and strategies we use to break through barriers and bring your flexibility level to new heights.

Go ahead, STRETCH and click on the link above!

Sifu Martin

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