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...
