Comments for KungFu4Women.com - A Martial Arts Philosophy Blog http://www.kungfu4women.com A journey of self discovery through the practice of martial arts. The power to change and grow lies within. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:06:15 +0000 Comment on About Kungfu4Women by Satyajith Bhat http://www.kungfu4women.com/about-kungfu4women/#comment-105 Satyajith Bhat Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:12:59 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?page_id=2#comment-105 Hi Dragonfly, I'm very impressed with the content you've posted on martial arts, philosophy and your experiences. It varies dramatically from the competition oriented training of most schools in the West. I'm from the East and have been very lucky to have studied under a teacher with a very broad and wholesome view about martial arts and life. And I can see a lot of similarities with what I studied and what you speak of here. I moved to New York a few months ago and have been looking for a good dojo. Could you please let me know if your teacher has a dojo for men, and if yes, share it's details? I'd be much obliged. Hi Dragonfly,

I’m very impressed with the content you’ve posted on martial arts, philosophy and your experiences. It varies dramatically from the competition oriented training of most schools in the West.

I’m from the East and have been very lucky to have studied under a teacher with a very broad and wholesome view about martial arts and life. And I can see a lot of similarities with what I studied and what you speak of here.

I moved to New York a few months ago and have been looking for a good dojo. Could you please let me know if your teacher has a dojo for men, and if yes, share it’s details? I’d be much obliged.

]]> Comment on About Kungfu4Women by Dragonfly http://www.kungfu4women.com/about-kungfu4women/#comment-104 Dragonfly Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:51:17 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?page_id=2#comment-104 Thank you so much Susan. I appreciate your kind words! Hope you will stop by again. Thank you so much Susan. I appreciate your kind words! Hope you will stop by again.

]]> Comment on About Kungfu4Women by Susan McCallen http://www.kungfu4women.com/about-kungfu4women/#comment-103 Susan McCallen Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:59:28 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?page_id=2#comment-103 Dragonfly, I found your site while doing a random search for 'women in kung fu'. As I identify with the way you represent yourself online, exploring your journal was like seeing a friendly face in a strange city. I just want to thank you for taking the time to put your thoughts here and for the compassionate and insightful way you present them. If I may say, you are a credit to yourself, your art, and your teacher. Dragonfly, I found your site while doing a random search for ‘women in kung fu’. As I identify with the way you represent yourself online, exploring your journal was like seeing a friendly face in a strange city. I just want to thank you for taking the time to put your thoughts here and for the compassionate and insightful way you present them. If I may say, you are a credit to yourself, your art, and your teacher.

]]> Comment on Top 10 Lessons Learned when Testing for Rank in the Martial Arts by Dragonfly http://www.kungfu4women.com/martial-arts/top-10-lessons-learned-when-testing-for-rank-in-the-martial-arts/#comment-95 Dragonfly Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:17:15 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?p=349#comment-95 Thank you. I appreciate your comments - particularly coming from a teacher. I realized I left out a few key points so you may want to look for Part 2 of that post. Thank you. I appreciate your comments - particularly coming from a teacher. I realized I left out a few key points so you may want to look for Part 2 of that post.

]]> Comment on Top 10 Lessons Learned when Testing for Rank in the Martial Arts by Atlanta Kung Fu http://www.kungfu4women.com/martial-arts/top-10-lessons-learned-when-testing-for-rank-in-the-martial-arts/#comment-94 Atlanta Kung Fu Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:16:26 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?p=349#comment-94 Very nicely done. I find myself having to tell my students similar things again and again. Very nicely done. I find myself having to tell my students similar things again and again.

]]> Comment on Reaching our Limitations - Reality or Just Perception? by Dragonfly http://www.kungfu4women.com/martial-arts/reaching-our-limitations-reality-or-just-perception/#comment-86 Dragonfly Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:34:57 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?p=307#comment-86 Thanks for stopping by Chris. Yes, one could argue the do not know the nature of their imprisonment...at least until they perhaps see a fish swim by who knows no such boundaries exist. That fish may come in the form of a teacher or even a fellow student who is perhaps more advanced or sometimes even a less experienced one who just has less negative self talk going on inside. Sometimes we need to be shown what is possible to break free of those self limitations. But then, again, people used to think the world is flat. Until someone had the thought and then the courage to show them a different reality. Most fish or elephants would stay bound but hopefully there is that one special fish or elephant who refuses to be chained and will constantly test their limits to determine what is really possible.:) Thanks for stopping by Chris. Yes, one could argue the do not know the nature of their imprisonment…at least until they perhaps see a fish swim by who knows no such boundaries exist. That fish may come in the form of a teacher or even a fellow student who is perhaps more advanced or sometimes even a less experienced one who just has less negative self talk going on inside. Sometimes we need to be shown what is possible to break free of those self limitations. But then, again, people used to think the world is flat. Until someone had the thought and then the courage to show them a different reality. Most fish or elephants would stay bound but hopefully there is that one special fish or elephant who refuses to be chained and will constantly test their limits to determine what is really possible.:)

]]> Comment on Reaching our Limitations - Reality or Just Perception? by Chris | Martial Development http://www.kungfu4women.com/martial-arts/reaching-our-limitations-reality-or-just-perception/#comment-85 Chris | Martial Development Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:20:14 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?p=307#comment-85 So how does the fish or elephant ever get free? One could argue that they do not even realize the nature of their imprisonment. If that is the case, then neither confidence nor faith is a solution. So how does the fish or elephant ever get free? One could argue that they do not even realize the nature of their imprisonment. If that is the case, then neither confidence nor faith is a solution.

]]> Comment on Testing your Awareness - Many ways to Train in Martial Arts by Dragonfly http://www.kungfu4women.com/martial-arts/testing-awareness-train-in-martial-arts/#comment-79 Dragonfly Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:41:17 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?p=236#comment-79 Hi Felcia, Thanks for taking the test. So far the only one I've seen pass it with flying colors is my teacher. Good to know that the training really does work he just has been doing it much longer than the rest of us. :) Hi Felcia,

Thanks for taking the test. So far the only one I’ve seen pass it with flying colors is my teacher. Good to know that the training really does work he just has been doing it much longer than the rest of us. :)

]]> Comment on Testing your Awareness - Many ways to Train in Martial Arts by Felicia http://www.kungfu4women.com/martial-arts/testing-awareness-train-in-martial-arts/#comment-78 Felicia Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:37:22 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?p=236#comment-78 Hi, Dragonfly, Like Krista, I didn't do so well - saw 14 passes and missed what I was supposed to see. But it was great. Thanks for posting it... Felicia Hi, Dragonfly,

Like Krista, I didn’t do so well - saw 14 passes and missed what I was supposed to see. But it was great. Thanks for posting it…

Felicia

]]> Comment on Reaching our Limitations - Reality or Just Perception? by Perpetual Beginner http://www.kungfu4women.com/martial-arts/reaching-our-limitations-reality-or-just-perception/#comment-76 Perpetual Beginner Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:45:07 +0000 http://www.kungfu4women.com/?p=307#comment-76 Interesting thoughts, and more true than I think most of us want to admit. My own committed limitation is speed. I've been convinced from a very young age that I wasn't a quick person, and lately my lack of speed has become more of an issue. And, truthfully, I don't have a lot of natural quick. But I don't have a lot of natural flexibility either (I couldn't touch my toes when I was 12 and in gymnastics) - yet with diligent effort over the last couple of years, I'm considerably more flexible now than I ever was as a child. I need to find out if my lack of quickness is susceptible to the same treatment. Hmmm - anybody know of the equivalent of yoga classes for speed? Interesting thoughts, and more true than I think most of us want to admit.

My own committed limitation is speed. I’ve been convinced from a very young age that I wasn’t a quick person, and lately my lack of speed has become more of an issue. And, truthfully, I don’t have a lot of natural quick. But I don’t have a lot of natural flexibility either (I couldn’t touch my toes when I was 12 and in gymnastics) - yet with diligent effort over the last couple of years, I’m considerably more flexible now than I ever was as a child. I need to find out if my lack of quickness is susceptible to the same treatment. Hmmm - anybody know of the equivalent of yoga classes for speed?

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