by Justin Waggle | Mar 28, 2023 | Kung Fu, Training
Kung Fu or Gong Fu means “hard work”. Sifu would bring this up when we were in the middle of a particularly brutal exercise. We’d be on our third set of push-ups and he would yell out, “What does Kung Fu mean?!” and we would answer...
by Justin Waggle | Mar 10, 2023 | Training
Sijo Carl Totton would often tell us stories about his time training with Senior Grandmaster Ed Parker (The founder of American Kenpo Karate). Sijo clearly admired Ed Parker for his prowess as a fighter and for his generosity as a teacher but I think he was in awe of...
by Justin Waggle | Mar 6, 2023 | Training
I’ve always had an interesting relationship with teachers. I’m a natural skeptic and I tend to challenge authority (especially when I perceive an error in logic or method). I ask a lot of questions and I actively test boundaries to make sure I understand...
by Justin Waggle | Mar 3, 2023 | Healing
During my time at The Taoist Institute, I was fortunate enough to be able to spend some time with Yo Hoon Kim. Sifu arranged for workshops with him at the school and I was able to travel up to his cabin in the mountains to sit with him for a while. I also had the good...
by Justin Waggle | Feb 25, 2023 | Philosophy
The Three Treasures refers to Chapter 67 of the Tao Te Ching. There are a lot of interesting ideas in this book but this chapter summarizes Taoist ideas in a succinct way. Tao Te Ching – Chapter 67Some say that my teaching is nonsense.Others call it lofty but...
