I trained in Taekwondo in my teens, and then karate in my late teens early 20's. Then met my beautiful wife and had a family, career, very busy life no training, in my 30's I became very unfit, to the point where I did not feel I was a good example of health for my children or myself. I started training again in Taekwondo (same dojang and teacher from my teens) and have been for the last 3 years, I am now 42 more healthy, fitter and stronger that I have been my whole life, my wife and children all train together 4 times a week. Its never too late to train, whatever your situation, last year I won gold in the Chung Do Kwan UK national full contact sparring championships. Love your youtube videos, the children love watching your training and listen carefully to your positive outlook on life, thankyou for sharing your time and experience with us :)
Thats right. The now me could EASILY beat the young me haha. Its always good when a brother returns to the Path 😊😢 A focused mind benefits the body. Focus takes years to perfect. 40 is a great time to begin the Path ☺
Lots of lone training.. I sympathise with the feeling, but your too busy to be alone or feel alone. To much to do.. Great guy. Would love to learn from shifu ...
Don't understand. Why should you feel alone ? Second question. Shifu Does Shaolin external iron palm. So why does he use gloves to strike ? Iron palm makes your punches strikes stronger
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African Proverb Practicing alone is a true gift! On the other hand, Somebody needed to build those bags and that dojo, he had a teacher or several, and someone had to make his clothes and feed him as a baby before he could practice alone. The yin/yang.
Training alone can be hard but when you have a great love for it being lonely is never a problem... I've been a lone martial artist for many years and it's okay I know the path I choose to be on
doing is better than thinking. doing means you are moving forward and making progress. very good advice. thank you for your ancient wisdom. this really helped me.
I love Shaolin i just got my first book to study and practice, i like your outlook's exspecially alcohaul, i have been jumped because of alcohaul by 5 people for no reason they see someone tipsy your a easy target, i took two years karate when i was a teen and was a exceptional wrestler, pro skateboarder which to me is a form of martial art's, i am 44 know and am practicing shaolin thank you for your inspiration and knowledge!!!!!
Iam Now 34 Years old. Do Kung Fu and chi Gong for only 6 months now. I love it and i hope i can train hard enough to be good enough..now i build my own trainingshall and i really excited . Thank you for you words shifu. Greetings from Germany
Training martial arts is developing in stages, starting with learning somethin g new and useful (like self-defence( or just new way of keeping oneself fit, followed by a period of intensive training for successes in life or society, and later on as a way of passing one´s experiences while keeping one´s body to the level appropriate to your age. An old master watching his/her students triaining in and assisted by his friends and followers is probably the ultimate and well deserved stage to culminate his or her career. Best wishes, many successes and faithful students, and a long, bl.essed life. Paul, 67, retired instructor of sports Karate.
Shifu Yan Lei, what do you think of Music during the Training ? Do you sometimes hear to Music during your Training or you prefer the silence ? Thank You for your answer, you are a big inspiration and i wish all best for you and your Family.
Shifu Yan Lei is a truly great & inspirational martial artist & teacher.....He walks the walk & talks the talk......so very humble & compassionate, yet deadly in His martial arts......a true Shaolin Monk.....thank you for your teachings Shifu!!
Omituofo Shifu, i practiced different martial arts but i never feel completely satisfied by using one stile, i mean what works works.Martial arts i feel are a vert intimate thing and i cannot force my spirit on a so called "master" who tells you to don't ask why a techinque is made in a way or another, this the most i found on japanese styles. I love to be free and direct, having a background in muay thay i love close quarters and play with a good perception of range. Now i'm very depressed because i got an illness. Diabetes type 1 and so i let the trainings go a lot....im in a bad spiral now but your video motivates me to fight. The way of the warrior in those times is the way to conquer yourself...i think but now i am very angry with life and for me no matter what i only search satisfaction. I hope i can return the man ( i am 31 ) or the boy i was. Could Tatmo enghliten me, yes i feel, if i choose. And i hope i will do it very soon.
and as i said. I have a lot to conquer because my past also brought back in my minds the demons of suffering and loneliness. Now i see that you can embrace loneliness in a positive way. I knew but i needed a reminder.thank you and sorry for my enlish this is youtube and i donìt care for grammar the only important thing is the meaning...as like the thought form and the action.I also practiced a lot o meditation and hata and krya yoga. Now i feel so material...i don't know how to regain my self. Or i do.I do, i dont' want it enough for now. thanks a lot if you ever see this and u maybe have something to say i will appreciate it a lot. Om ma ni pad me hum
we all passed hard tome brother and we did lots of mistakes more or less serious one another. what really we are looking for in this life? happyness , right? happyness is more interior than exterior. when you always think to helping poeple and animals, and always hve in the mind that any moment you can leave this life, then you will be forcing yourself to focus in doing good actions and avoid the negative, but sometimes there are situations that needs bad response or action to show for a very stupid beast (human) that you are neither weak or crasy stupid . thak you master for your time and sharing. with respect to asian philosofy and culture. tanmirt
For martial arts, I agree. Doing is much more important than thinking. Or at least think through doing; do first, think later. But not everyone is a martial artist. Other things require more thought. Deciding to train a martial art or not, now that is a big decision. Easy to get trapped in the decision making process. I think maybe my mind was built to do something like martial arts, instead of what I am trying to do in the modern life. Yet, modern life gives me ADD. I cannot decide what to do. Because I am afraid even if I do it, I'll lose interest or get distracted by thinking something else is better. Like for example, to train a martial art usually costs money. I stopped training a martial art because the cost became ten times as much. It was low cost for a college student, but then I wasn't in college anymore. Instead now I am a dancer. It is more casual. I do not feel like I need a black belt in dancing. For dancing, I can enjoy it just in the moment. For martial arts, I compete with myself and feel frustrated if I don't get the next belt. I do enjoy training martial arts, but not as much as I enjoy dancing. So for me, dancing is more zen in that sense. But I do miss martial arts. See, here I am thinking about it. :P But seriously, I am broke right now and cannot afford martial arts. There is a free kung fu class, but it doesn't teach really the martial aspect - only the art aspect.
Having travelled far and wide I can say pretty confidently that his philosophy applies to all things for me. Yet it only became true when I understood the context in which its meant. There is a difference between the thought required to understand technically and the thought required to act. On a a deeper level, we must find the strength to ''do'' in the moment rather than to dwell on the unnecessary. This applies to much much more than Martial arts. Martial arts is a way of life yes, yet that way 'can' bridge all things if you let it.
seriously, training alone can be much harder than training in a class. You have to plan your workout properly, stay focus on your purpose and execute your task with discipline. What you are fighting against is your inner self that always tell you to quit, and everytime you finish your workout you know you have beaten the lazy self once again.
"Kung fu" is separated into two sections. 1 - Sanda which is like the kickboxing portion and the "traditional" which emphasizes the technique portion. Both have to the balanced to make a complete fighter.
wahneeota I guess but thats werid cuz I train how I fight point blink period I dont practice traditional kung fu den do some kickboxing stuff dats kinda werid to me .......when I sanada (spar n such) using kungfu I use all da moves I know not kickboxing just saying
fgsf9 shaolin kung fu was revived by government for tourism and nobody actually knows how to use the form, so they combine it with chinese army kickboxing.
jingwei111 lol idk were exactly u got dat from its partly true but still its possible to go out and learn correct kung fu ....so its not just a tourist attraction
jingwei111 lol idk were exactly u got dat from its partly true but still its possible to go out and learn correct kung fu ....so its not just a tourist attraction
i think you need one, if you have one i feel is not going well from the thing you sad, so sad...i will see what the fuck u'll do after you copulated enough to grow a pair and not to be a senseless idiot who talk the talk but i would see if you would walk the walk with this lonely warrior. I had the honor to train and be with a master like Shi de Cheng (by the way he is very more funny than a lot of monks, maybe because he travel a lot but i love it. You have to feel the aura of a person (if you can) and you'll do accordingly even if it seems unrespectful...this happened to me with Shifu and it was warm and so human and humble. Tryng to teach us italians talking in french, chinese (!) and some italian. Great experience. I suggest u to go say this in the face of a master and nothing but a laugh or indifference will wait u.i hope for you
A man like this does not need a girlfriend. A man like this does not need anything because he can totally and completely rely on himself and is way beyond the need for any kind of codependency. This is exactly the type of man that I have fallen in love with and married. I guess I have a major soft spot for Martial Artists. Lol
Frank Monday Why? So they can waste his time? If you ask me, this man has everything he needs. He does not seem motivated by sex unlike most men who are weak for pussy. This man is living a meaningful life.
I trained in Taekwondo in my teens, and then karate in my late teens early 20's. Then met my beautiful wife and had a family, career, very busy life no training, in my 30's I became very unfit, to the point where I did not feel I was a good example of health for my children or myself.
I started training again in Taekwondo (same dojang and teacher from my teens) and have been for the last 3 years, I am now 42 more healthy, fitter and stronger that I have been my whole life, my wife and children all train together 4 times a week.
Its never too late to train, whatever your situation, last year I won gold in the Chung Do Kwan UK national full contact sparring championships.
Love your youtube videos, the children love watching your training and listen carefully to your positive outlook on life, thankyou for sharing your time and experience with us :)
Congratulations dude!
Thats right. The now me could EASILY beat the young me haha.
Its always good when a brother returns to the Path 😊😢
A focused mind benefits the body.
Focus takes years to perfect.
40 is a great time to begin the Path ☺
th-cam.com/video/hyEhDtdgnjA/w-d-xo.html not neccessariy @mad max
mad max what kind of thinking is that lmao.
Update his wife left him and took the children.
"he who travels fastest, travels alone"
Indeed ☺
TaoistTiger hi I move the slowest n I travel alone
Im being for reals not sarcastic.
Thats some messed up stuff, yall
Gets tired quicker too
yan lei is so great...i also train everyday at 5pm alone, ther is real beauty in loneliness if you can capture the real meaning..
+MH MOVEMENT what is the beauty of loneliness ?
Orginality stems from active solitude
@@satnamo The beauty of loneliness is being alone but not feeling lonely.
I could watch this man all day.
Incredible martial artist,amazing skill and humility!
Shifu Yan Lei is my only source of martial arts... and I am glad and fortunate to have found him.
Lots of lone training.. I sympathise with the feeling, but your too busy to be alone or feel alone. To much to do.. Great guy. Would love to learn from shifu ...
nah there's not a competitor that can match his level that's why he's feeling lonely
MasterofPlay7 or might be lookin' for love! heck I never know what goes through shifu's head
i have a feeling that when he is long gone this will be one of his most powerful videos
yan lei you don't know me but, you helped me a lot, really! thank you master!
I always train by myself too..and I'm not lonely when I train....just life in general.
Shaman Warrior path .
Xie Xie Shifu! 謝謝
Always an honour. The part about going backwards when you stop training is really true. Tiredness seems to affect me more than anything, though.
Don't understand.
Why should you feel alone ?
Second question.
Shifu
Does Shaolin external iron palm.
So why does he use gloves to strike ? Iron palm makes your punches strikes stronger
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
African Proverb
Practicing alone is a true gift! On the other hand, Somebody needed to build those bags and that dojo, he had a teacher or several, and someone had to make his clothes and feed him as a baby before he could practice alone. The yin/yang.
I could watch this man for ever.. Never tire of him.. He amazing
I love your videos. I lift weights for strength, but I like this type of training for cardio, speed, flexibility, and focus.
Training alone can be hard but when you have a great love for it being lonely is never a problem... I've been a lone martial artist for many years and it's okay I know the path I choose to be on
thanks Shifu be blessed and peace on your beautiful journey
That one sentance is so much "You":
If u keep going, you never now how far you can go, but when u stop, you know it's the end.
A true, spiritually and mentally gifted warrior! What a pleasure to watch and learn from this great man!
He who understands humanity seeks solitude - Imam Ali
When your alone your at peace with oneself = happy
doing is better than thinking. doing means you are moving forward and making progress. very good advice. thank you for your ancient wisdom. this really helped me.
Thank you for helping sculpt my own good habits. Grace upon you friend.
Awesome, its hard to find a mentor as good as this. Especially here in the new england area.
I love Shaolin i just got my first book to study and practice, i like your outlook's exspecially alcohaul, i have been jumped because of alcohaul by 5 people for no reason they see someone tipsy your a easy target, i took two years karate when i was a teen and was a exceptional wrestler, pro skateboarder which to me is a form of martial art's, i am 44 know and am practicing shaolin thank you for your inspiration and knowledge!!!!!
I'm looking into every bit of that. Your left hook and right hooking upper look devastating. I am going to train hard to work up to that skill level.
Настоящий артист ! Жизнь артистического тела в заданных обстоятельствах . Красавец , что еще тут сказать . Восхищение !
Iam Now 34 Years old. Do Kung Fu and chi Gong for only 6 months now. I love it and i hope i can train hard enough to be good enough..now i build my own trainingshall and i really excited . Thank you for you words shifu. Greetings from Germany
Omituofo Sifu. You carry the spirit of a raging tiger
Finally it has clicked. It was in the last three sentences. Thank you shifu. 🙏🏻
great video man!!! love ur videos!!! Shaolin Artist !!! TRUE WARRIOR !!!
thanks Shifu , Amituofo!
This guy is a BEAST!!
I love your way of thinking, doing, and training , thank you shifu Yan Lei, ur a great role model 🙏🙏🙏
Training martial arts is developing in stages, starting with learning somethin g new and useful (like self-defence( or just new way of keeping oneself fit, followed by a period of intensive training for successes in life or society, and later on as a way of passing one´s experiences while keeping one´s body to the level appropriate to your age. An old master watching his/her students triaining in and assisted by his friends and followers is probably the ultimate and well deserved stage to culminate his or her career. Best wishes, many successes and faithful students, and a long, bl.essed life. Paul, 67, retired instructor of sports Karate.
the way of a soldier saint! great video
Shifu, thank you (xie xie) for the insight and wise words. Amituofo. Disciple of Shifu Shi Hengdao.
Thank you master....l love you're training video...
Nice inspiration video shifu . Thank you
Would love to see him fight Peter Warr. In fact any of those charlatans in the BCCMA.
motivational.
I love this video! Thanks.
Thanks
this was quite inspirational..i'll keep doin my wing whun!!! "The only thing that can stop you is you"
Right
Inspiration training, cheers from the Muay Tyre FIghter
This dude is the real deal
Shifu Yan Lei, what do you think of Music during the Training ? Do you sometimes hear to Music during your Training or you prefer the silence ? Thank You for your answer, you are a big inspiration and i wish all best for you and your Family.
sifu trained harder than anyone of us out there...
respect
shifu, thank you for your honesty and dedication.
Good video YanLei.
Shifu Yan Lei is a truly great & inspirational martial artist & teacher.....He walks the walk & talks the talk......so very humble & compassionate, yet deadly in His martial arts......a true Shaolin Monk.....thank you for your teachings Shifu!!
Never give up
Omituofo Shifu, i practiced different martial arts but i never feel completely satisfied by using one stile, i mean what works works.Martial arts i feel are a vert intimate thing and i cannot force my spirit on a so called "master" who tells you to don't ask why a techinque is made in a way or another, this the most i found on japanese styles. I love to be free and direct, having a background in muay thay i love close quarters and play with a good perception of range. Now i'm very depressed because i got an illness. Diabetes type 1 and so i let the trainings go a lot....im in a bad spiral now but your video motivates me to fight. The way of the warrior in those times is the way to conquer yourself...i think but now i am very angry with life and for me no matter what i only search satisfaction. I hope i can return the man ( i am 31 ) or the boy i was. Could Tatmo enghliten me, yes i feel, if i choose. And i hope i will do it very soon.
and as i said. I have a lot to conquer because my past also brought back in my minds the demons of suffering and loneliness. Now i see that you can embrace loneliness in a positive way. I knew but i needed a reminder.thank you and sorry for my enlish this is youtube and i donìt care for grammar the only important thing is the meaning...as like the thought form and the action.I also practiced a lot o meditation and hata and krya yoga. Now i feel so material...i don't know how to regain my self. Or i do.I do, i dont' want it enough for now. thanks a lot if you ever see this and u maybe have something to say i will appreciate it a lot. Om ma ni pad me hum
we all passed hard tome brother and we did lots of mistakes more or less serious one another. what really we are looking for in this life? happyness , right? happyness is more interior than exterior. when you always think to helping poeple and animals, and always hve in the mind that any moment you can leave this life, then you will be forcing yourself to focus in doing good actions and avoid the negative, but sometimes there are situations that needs bad response or action to show for a very stupid beast (human) that you are neither weak or crasy stupid . thak you master for your time and sharing. with respect to asian philosofy and culture. tanmirt
Like the advice. Thanks
For martial arts, I agree. Doing is much more important than thinking. Or at least think through doing; do first, think later. But not everyone is a martial artist. Other things require more thought. Deciding to train a martial art or not, now that is a big decision. Easy to get trapped in the decision making process. I think maybe my mind was built to do something like martial arts, instead of what I am trying to do in the modern life. Yet, modern life gives me ADD. I cannot decide what to do. Because I am afraid even if I do it, I'll lose interest or get distracted by thinking something else is better. Like for example, to train a martial art usually costs money. I stopped training a martial art because the cost became ten times as much. It was low cost for a college student, but then I wasn't in college anymore. Instead now I am a dancer. It is more casual. I do not feel like I need a black belt in dancing. For dancing, I can enjoy it just in the moment. For martial arts, I compete with myself and feel frustrated if I don't get the next belt. I do enjoy training martial arts, but not as much as I enjoy dancing. So for me, dancing is more zen in that sense. But I do miss martial arts. See, here I am thinking about it. :P But seriously, I am broke right now and cannot afford martial arts. There is a free kung fu class, but it doesn't teach really the martial aspect - only the art aspect.
Having travelled far and wide I can say pretty confidently that his philosophy applies to all things for me. Yet it only became true when I understood the context in which its meant. There is a difference between the thought required to understand technically and the thought required to act. On a a deeper level, we must find the strength to ''do'' in the moment rather than to dwell on the unnecessary. This applies to much much more than Martial arts. Martial arts is a way of life yes, yet that way 'can' bridge all things if you let it.
Inspirational.
yes.....yes....ye...ye....yes
Great video but too much editing in the interview. It could be smoother. Just let the man talk, it's very interesting to hear about his way of life.
Ciarán Ryan who gives a fuck
No MMA joker can beat Shifu.
he trained not to fight others, but to give us motivation and purpose in our own training.
Would be great if we all had his attitude...
He chose the best track
Time to get my next phase started 🌬️👑
hi🙏💯
Loneliness is creative space not realised.
seriously, training alone can be much harder than training in a class. You have to plan your workout properly, stay focus on your purpose and execute your task with discipline. What you are fighting against is your inner self that always tell you to quit, and everytime you finish your workout you know you have beaten the lazy self once again.
where can i get these clothes
My English is not got.. this is from Google translate.. sorry.. I come from Germany
I'm taich chuan teacher..
Filled with Qi one cannot feel alone my Brother 😉😊🤗🤔😼🙌
SHIFU YAN LEI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where do you live yan lei?
What’s the name of the taolou that you do in the ring?
is like me if i stop training i don't feel good ;)
What do you eat that gives you so much energy to do these exercises? I feel like sleeping all day.
the lonely heeeerrrrooooooooooo
I train alone all the time
Love is the first test. If one loves kung fu, then it's easy to practice everyday. What's the point of living if you can't feel alive ?
NEVER....give up ☺😡😾👊✊✌☝❤✋
Damn he flat footed
Music ?
how come the way u fight is diffent than when u practice forms....
"Kung fu" is separated into two sections. 1 - Sanda which is like the kickboxing portion and the "traditional" which emphasizes the technique portion. Both have to the balanced to make a complete fighter.
wahneeota I guess but thats werid cuz I train how I fight point blink period I dont practice traditional kung fu den do some kickboxing stuff dats kinda werid to me .......when I sanada (spar n such) using kungfu I use all da moves I know not kickboxing just saying
fgsf9
shaolin kung fu was revived by government for tourism and nobody actually knows how to use the form, so they combine it with chinese army kickboxing.
jingwei111 lol idk were exactly u got dat from its partly true but still its possible to go out and learn correct kung fu ....so its not just a tourist attraction
jingwei111 lol idk were exactly u got dat from its partly true but still its possible to go out and learn correct kung fu ....so its not just a tourist attraction
vnice.......................ok
How u know drunken master?
💙
Camera man is like...what am i....air?
Don't call it lonliness dear Shifu
xie xie ^^
No one will ever want to train with you cause you train to hard this is why I train shaolin style alone
He is bulky..
homeboy needs a girlfriend!
i think you need one, if you have one i feel is not going well from the thing you sad, so sad...i will see what the fuck u'll do after you copulated enough to grow a pair and not to be a senseless idiot who talk the talk but i would see if you would walk the walk with this lonely warrior. I had the honor to train and be with a master like Shi de Cheng (by the way he is very more funny than a lot of monks, maybe because he travel a lot but i love it. You have to feel the aura of a person (if you can) and you'll do accordingly even if it seems unrespectful...this happened to me with Shifu and it was warm and so human and humble. Tryng to teach us italians talking in french, chinese (!) and some italian. Great experience. I suggest u to go say this in the face of a master and nothing but a laugh or indifference will wait u.i hope for you
A man like this does not need a girlfriend. A man like this does not need anything because he can totally and completely rely on himself and is way beyond the need for any kind of codependency. This is exactly the type of man that I have fallen in love with and married.
I guess I have a major soft spot for Martial Artists. Lol
Frank Monday
Why? So they can waste his time? If you ask me, this man has everything he needs. He does not seem motivated by sex unlike most men who are weak for pussy. This man is living a meaningful life.
Damn this guy is tiny lol... so little.