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Cracking the nut

3/19/2016

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PictureArtwork by James Stewart
I just got back from a trip to Whistler in BC, Canada and had a great time with my kids.  Training each day still and enjoying nature!

As part of the trip I took the kids to the James Stewart Sculpture gallery in Whistler Village.  He is an amazing and very talented artist.  If your interested in his work you can view it here;

http://www.jamesstewartsculpture.com/

One sculpture that caught my eye was this one below of a man from the Mentawi Islands named Siberuit.


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What struck me immediately was the description.  James had traveled to Indonesia and met a tribe where this guy shown above was able to open coconuts with his bear hands.  I have been to Indonesia myself a few times and had fresh coconuts.  Usually they are opened with a machete.  This was undoubtedly a demonstration by the man of his tenaga dalam.

This made me think of my system of Burning Palm as it is nomadic/tribal in origin and in all we do like to break coconuts with our hands!

For anyone familiar with Bak Fu Pai, Grand Master Doo Wai or my Sifu Garry Hearfield, coconut breaking is one way we can demonstrate the hand conditioning that comes with the training.


Grand Master Doo Wai himself said that this is what makes his Iron Palm training more advanced than others.  As far as I am aware, it is something unique to the teachings of Grand Master Doo Wai.  Although coconut breaking is not a huge part of burning palm it is most certainly done from time to time.  Our system contains every type of palm training not just Iron.

Burning Palm was originally a nomadic system and uses nature and the elements weaved into the practices.  The Taoist monk Fung Do Duk took the system to Ermi Mountain in China from Tibet.  I wonder if there is an connection! 

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Making medicine!  

3/5/2016

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​Very soon I'm going to be making a couple batches of Dit Da Jow and some other medicines.  When I do I'll make a short video on it and give some explanations of basic Dit Da.

Today though I was looking through some old pictures and found these.  This is probably 8 or so years ago when I was making some jow with my kids.  Time sure goes by fast.

They still remember the lesson clearly and it also reminds me of how important it is to make time for family no matter how dedicated you are to training and cultivation.  
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    I have trained in quite a few different martial arts such as Wing Chun, Jujitsu and some more esoteric ones.  My highest rank in an art was 5th degree black belt.  I'm not here to talk about those systems but it helps to have a little background I guess.  As I got older I got more interested in the esoteric side of things and became interested in magick, sorcery and meditation.  To this day I meditate for hours.  I have become unbalanced and must give more attention to the physical training as Yang develops Yin and Yin develops Yang. 
     
    After years of practice and who knows how many initiations I awakened my Kundalini.  It is not fully risen but I have found that once you go so far there is no turning back.  I had a very troubled youth and was caught up in crime, drugs and violence.  I have been involved in things that took me down a dark path.  It's not a good idea to do powerful spiritual work without guidance when your in a dark place as sometimes it can make things a lot worse.
     
    When I met Sifu Gary Hearfield I was in a bad place.  Sifu did not judge me and has been a supportive guide and teacher through possibly some of the worst times in my life.  I consider Sifu Gary as a family member and I feel inside it is my calling to learn from him and I believe we were supposed to meet. 
     
    Thank you Sifu for all you have been to me and for the knowledge you have given freely.  I will train and not waste these treasures. 
     
    I would like to add a disclaimer that anything I add to this blog is my own opinion and where concerning Burning Palm may not necessarily be accurate or true.  I am not a Sifu in this art myself so it's only right to say that upfront.  Of course my teacher will make corrections if any stand out.

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