yep. something I’ve always known and was just reminded. basically, I can sum it up to “a better and fully holistic design always wins.”
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the biggest Lesson I may have ever learned…
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There is an old adage about leading a horse to water, but not being able to make the horse drink.
For some reason, this saying has stuck with me. For several years, it kept coming up. The explorer in me kept asking, “Why and why not?” So, I finally added a part to make it work, to make it complete. After using it in conversation dozens of times, I have not run across anyone who heard the add-on before. So, there ...
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For the past three or four years, I have had strong fascination between brain science and computer science.
Roughly half my work time is spent writing about the significance of the largest and most current technology shifts in the world – big data, PaaS, open source, data science, mobile, social, local, agile methods, and distributed computing. Over 2-3 years, I’ve contributed to somewhere around 200 articles in the space for one of the most innovative “start-up” companies on the planet ...
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Lesson 9 – Context is Key
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Context is key for learning. You cannot truly learn by listening or watching or reading, you must do it to understand. The teacher also cannot fully teach unless you practice.
Describe an orange to me and assume I don’t know what the color orange is or what a fruit is or what a circle is.
Have five blind people describe an elephant after touching different parts.
An attack can be defended with a very restful block. Almost no energy is required if you ...
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Oh, there is no block…
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Ving Tsun Lesson 7 and 8
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Practicing the form is about repetition, getting the muscles to do what you want, stretching the tendons, maintaining a focus on the centerline for efficiency, keeping proper balance in the stance, learning to deal with many things at once, and learning a feedback loop.
Exercises for punches and blocks focus on blocks first. These start off working to get the brain and eyes and hands to coordinate better. They turn into a mechanism for feeling. Using your antenna of touch over ...
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Ving Tsun Lesson 6
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Ving Tsun Lessons 4 and 5
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There are some really interesting things about these two lessons.
Mainly, it is about repetition of form and learning good habits.
As the old adage goes, “perfect practice makes perfect.” We do not want to form bad habits. I am learning what the center means and how to send energy while staying relaxed.
Reminds me of learning to surf or play guitar.
