Dear Sifu. It is really relaxing to listen to your thoughts. It is very informative. I have one question on your Nim Lik Video. At what stage does one can be considered to have obtained Nim Lik? I study under Tsui Sheung Tin lineage. These days many people are able to relax and use SLT movement to generate power with teachers guidance like I see in Sigung's footage posted by Sifu Nima. This happens quite early on. Would you consider this to be Nim Lik? Thank You
Hi, i'm very glad to hear that you like my videos and that you find my voice relaxing😀 It's always good to find relaxing things in this life that is often stressful. Thanks for your great question, many people think that Nim Lik is only a very high-level Power that very few ever achieve. I disagree based on the writings ofMaster Chu Shong Tin himself. he tells a story where he says that if somebody unexpectedly had to jump from a 6 foot wall, that if he tenses he might break his ankle. But if the person stays relaxed then he will land okay. He then says that this is Nim Lik. He's not talking about kung fu here he's talking about a natural quality that we all have. So yes, I think that when people start achieving some effortless power that is definitely Nim Lik. I have been told by people who were direct students of his that he said that children and animals have this power naturally and that we just need to let go of our conscious human mind to allow this Power to appear. A great Australian Master was once asked the same question and his reply was that just like there are ordinary drivers of cars and then there are racing drivers so it is with this kung fu mind force. It's extremely important in our art to think for yourself 😀 CST himself said that he had no idea how high this Art could go, what sort of power could be developed. He has said to have been attempting to move things without touching them near the end of his life, apparently he couldn't do it but he didn't discount the possibility. Very best wishes, David
Cheers mate. I’m going the wing chun route Dave. I pretty much stopped doing yoga except for a 5 min warm up stretch. I don’t do meditation either. Siu Lim Tao but I’ll put in 30mins a time. I’m trying to increase the minutes but it’s hard not to let the brain wander. I’m on it though. In class I do as taught at home I do as I feel. What I understand from what you are saying is that it can be anything that gets you into that relaxed state. I do the first section as shown for however long it takes to really start to feel my elbow cos the initial minutes are needed as I cannot immediately fall into it but after a time it comes or I think it comes. This is where I don’t know if I’m kidding myself on or if I’m starting to attain the thing. Today I felt tension in the trapezius on the left side or it may have been the supraspinatus who knows, it was round there somewhere. I physically felt myself relax it. Hopefully this is what you mean and a series of little events like this will allow me to attain the thing. What do ya make of all that Dave? Cheers
Great stuff mate!! I'm terribly sorry that I missed your comment, I have been caught up in all sorts of other things just lately but I'm glad I came back and found this. You are really on the right track really boils down to his relaxing and knowing that you've got this perfect animal within you that is like a deer in the forest or a tiger in the bamboo😀 When Wing Chun is done the way it should be it feels like nothing, as if you are watching this creature perform with effortless yet massive force but you are somewhere else. It's great that you are mapping your body, what Sigung Chu called making a mind map. Have a look at the videos by Mark Ho from Sung Wing Chun, his teaching about Yi or Yee is fantastic. I have some videos here explaining what I understand of what he says and how it applies to what I have learnt. Have you tried my approach to using very light plastic balls in your hands when doing the forms? See if you can find that video it's awhile back but it's a really great practice that I still do. It's all about consciousness and you're well on your way . Cheers Dave.
@@vikingsuperpowers thanks. I saw the plastic balls video not tried it yet. Keeping my little finger and next finger together is a must for me. Thanks for pointing out some other videos and I read that book Journey to Ixtlan. I’m not a reader but crazy stuff I did want to end.
@@SUF-py4ixget the kids ball pit balls, in Australian big supermarkets they usually have a bag for $10. They are essentially like having a thought in your hand. They are so light and the plastic sticks after awhile to your palm and it seems to be a magnetic stick. I find them amazing because they really stimulate the chi and you feel it moving.
Hi Chris, wow that's very cool, did he teach you any of it? Used to be a thing in the Scouts eh, I always loved the Robin Hood stories. Hope you have had a great winter mate! Cheers, Dave 😀🙏
There are so many things you say that can really help someone find the internal! But most are fixated at external things like lineage, organisations, ranks, belts, how to go against so and so!
So true mate. Lots of people also miss out because of pride! Rankings and years training can become impediments to hearing. One of my friends very good at this art swears by the beginners mind as do I. he has 40 years practice but very quiet and modest. Like yourself actually. Cheers mate
you should look up xu xiaodong wing chun. funny how you hardly see any wing chun masters fighting professional bouts, and the ones that do get destroyed
It's a catch 22 thing. There is much supposed Wing Chun around but it's usually based on trained athletic strength and really just kicking and punching, young man's kung fu, and I watch people trying to compete against superfit hard men boxers and wrestlers with this silly 100 chain punches approach. I was a JKD principles guy in the 70's and sparred full contact in the ring but there was little art to it, just what I had learnt from my amateur heavyweight boxer father (good stuff) and from my Tae Kwon Do 3rd Dan teacher who was really into Bruces concepts. I know this sounds like a cop out, but if I was 30 and could do what I do now I would definitely get in the ring, but now I'm 66 having had multiple concussions in sport through my life, I just can't afford to die in the ring from getting hit hard. People who are good at the mind -based art are generally older, because it takes time and patience to get it, it doesn't really make sense to young strong people to give that away to search for something more powerful but less easily understandable. The very best martial art is to avoid fighting, and be cunning, to put up with insults from thugs, who outnumber you all might be carrying weapons, do not smart, mouth back and get yourself in the poo, to find a way to slip away. Obviously, if you have to fight to protect yourloved ones then you fight and you fight ruthlessly. I think real Wing Chun is a very ruthless Art. That's why we don't spa, because sparring has the wrong attitude, sparring goes in an out in an out, touching and releasing where as what we are taught is to go in and stay in until the fights over. No piss weak chain punches, every punch or kick should be devastating. I think the idea of Wing Chun punches being weak just comes from the fact that most people who think they are practising Wing Chun are not, it just looks like the art. Cheers, Dave
Thanks Dave. I do enjoy listening to your thoughts and ideas. Makes for a perfect drive home. You’re a very interesting and colourful landscape . Thank you 🙏
Cheers Rob, you're a legend. I love the fact that you listen as a podcast! Thats very cool. I have a friend who makes long vids and I do the same with his episodes
Where are you located? I'm interested in training.. I also agree that BJJ and wing Chun are similar. Haven't trained in BJJ yet but probably will along with wing Chun for the next couple years. After hopefully can come visit.
Ha ha good one! Prison colour in Oz is Dark Green oddly enough. My son bought this shirt at an op shop, not my usual colour choice but I like to break habits
Most people like punching things, not self-reflecting ... They like MMA glory , not the art of the martial 🎉 Patience is the true art
What a fantastic channel, what a wisdom! Thank you very much, Sir!
It's my great pleasure, and thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a cool comment! 😀🙏
Dear Sifu. It is really relaxing to listen to your thoughts. It is very informative. I have one question on your Nim Lik Video. At what stage does one can be considered to have obtained Nim Lik? I study under Tsui Sheung Tin lineage. These days many people are able to relax and use SLT movement to generate power with teachers guidance like I see in Sigung's footage posted by Sifu Nima. This happens quite early on. Would you consider this to be Nim Lik?
Thank You
Hi, i'm very glad to hear that you like my videos and that you find my voice relaxing😀 It's always good to find relaxing things in this life that is often stressful. Thanks for your great question, many people think that Nim Lik is only a very high-level Power that very few ever achieve. I disagree based on the writings ofMaster Chu Shong Tin himself. he tells a story where he says that if somebody unexpectedly had to jump from a 6 foot wall, that if he tenses he might break his ankle. But if the person stays relaxed then he will land okay. He then says that this is Nim Lik.
He's not talking about kung fu here he's talking about a natural quality that we all have. So yes, I think that when people start achieving some effortless power that is definitely Nim Lik.
I have been told by people who were direct students of his that he said that children and animals have this power naturally and that we just need to let go of our conscious human mind to allow this Power to appear.
A great Australian Master was once asked the same question and his reply was that just like there are ordinary drivers of cars and then there are racing drivers so it is with this kung fu mind force.
It's extremely important in our art to think for yourself 😀
CST himself said that he had no idea how high this Art could go, what sort of power could be developed. He has said to have been attempting to move things without touching them near the end of his life, apparently he couldn't do it but he didn't discount the possibility.
Very best wishes, David
@@vikingsuperpowers Thank you for the considerate reply.
Cheers mate. I’m going the wing chun route Dave. I pretty much stopped doing yoga except for a 5 min warm up stretch. I don’t do meditation either. Siu Lim Tao but I’ll put in 30mins a time. I’m trying to increase the minutes but it’s hard not to let the brain wander. I’m on it though. In class I do as taught at home I do as I feel. What I understand from what you are saying is that it can be anything that gets you into that relaxed state. I do the first section as shown for however long it takes to really start to feel my elbow cos the initial minutes are needed as I cannot immediately fall into it but after a time it comes or I think it comes. This is where I don’t know if I’m kidding myself on or if I’m starting to attain the thing. Today I felt tension in the trapezius on the left side or it may have been the supraspinatus who knows, it was round there somewhere. I physically felt myself relax it. Hopefully this is what you mean and a series of little events like this will allow me to attain the thing. What do ya make of all that Dave? Cheers
Great stuff mate!! I'm terribly sorry that I missed your comment, I have been caught up in all sorts of other things just lately but I'm glad I came back and found this. You are really on the right track really boils down to his relaxing and knowing that you've got this perfect animal within you that is like a deer in the forest or a tiger in the bamboo😀
When Wing Chun is done the way it should be it feels like nothing, as if you are watching this creature perform with effortless yet massive force but you are somewhere else. It's great that you are mapping your body, what Sigung Chu called making a mind map. Have a look at the videos by Mark Ho from Sung Wing Chun, his teaching about Yi or Yee is fantastic. I have some videos here explaining what I understand of what he says and how it applies to what I have learnt.
Have you tried my approach to using very light plastic balls in your hands when doing the forms?
See if you can find that video it's awhile back but it's a really great practice that I still do. It's all about consciousness and you're well on your way . Cheers Dave.
@@vikingsuperpowers thanks. I saw the plastic balls video not tried it yet. Keeping my little finger and next finger together is a must for me. Thanks for pointing out some other videos and I read that book Journey to Ixtlan. I’m not a reader but crazy stuff I did want to end.
@@SUF-py4ixget the kids ball pit balls, in Australian big supermarkets they usually have a bag for $10.
They are essentially like having a thought in your hand. They are so light and the plastic sticks after awhile to your palm and it seems to be a magnetic stick. I find them amazing because they really stimulate the chi and you feel it moving.
Hi Dave, great to see you on here, interestingly my Grandad trained in the quarter staff during his time in scouts, circa 1930's.
Best wishes mate.
Hi Chris, wow that's very cool, did he teach you any of it? Used to be a thing in the Scouts eh, I always loved the Robin Hood stories. Hope you have had a great winter mate! Cheers, Dave 😀🙏
There are so many things you say that can really help someone find the internal! But most are fixated at external things like lineage, organisations, ranks, belts, how to go against so and so!
So true mate. Lots of people also miss out because of pride! Rankings and years training can become impediments to hearing. One of my friends very good at this art swears by the beginners mind as do I. he has 40 years practice but very quiet and modest. Like yourself actually. Cheers mate
@@WingChunMindForce All the best my friend!
you should look up xu xiaodong wing chun. funny how you hardly see any wing chun masters fighting professional bouts, and the ones that do get destroyed
It's a catch 22 thing. There is much supposed Wing Chun around but it's usually based on trained athletic strength and really just kicking and punching, young man's kung fu, and I watch people trying to compete against superfit hard men boxers and wrestlers with this silly 100 chain punches approach. I was a JKD principles guy in the 70's and sparred full contact in the ring but there was little art to it, just what I had learnt from my amateur heavyweight boxer father (good stuff) and from my Tae Kwon Do 3rd Dan teacher who was really into Bruces concepts.
I know this sounds like a cop out, but if I was 30 and could do what I do now I would definitely get in the ring, but now I'm 66 having had multiple concussions in sport through my life, I just can't afford to die in the ring from getting hit hard. People who are good at the mind -based art are generally older, because it takes time and patience to get it, it doesn't really make sense to young strong people to give that away to search for something more powerful but less easily understandable.
The very best martial art is to avoid fighting, and be cunning, to put up with insults from thugs, who outnumber you all might be carrying weapons, do not smart, mouth back and get yourself in the poo, to find a way to slip away. Obviously, if you have to fight to protect yourloved ones then you fight and you fight ruthlessly. I think real Wing Chun is a very ruthless Art. That's why we don't spa, because sparring has the wrong attitude, sparring goes in an out in an out, touching and releasing where as what we are taught is to go in and stay in until the fights over. No piss weak chain punches, every punch or kick should be devastating. I think the idea of Wing Chun punches being weak just comes from the fact that most people who think they are practising Wing Chun are not, it just looks like the art.
Cheers, Dave
@@WingChunMindForce
That goal post just keeps getting moved further and further away eh?
Yup. People are still out here listening to what you offer. All good luck with the Viking stuff but please don't forget about us wing chun folk. 😂
Cheers Joe, your comments and feedback always gives me a charge 😀🙏
I love all your Channels Blessings from New Zealand.
Cheers mate, you're a legend 😀🙏 blessings from Oz 🇦🇺🌏
Thanks Dave. I do enjoy listening to your thoughts and ideas. Makes for a perfect drive home. You’re a very interesting and colourful landscape . Thank you 🙏
Cheers Rob, you're a legend. I love the fact that you listen as a podcast! Thats very cool. I have a friend who makes long vids and I do the same with his episodes
Where are you located? I'm interested in training.. I also agree that BJJ and wing Chun are similar. Haven't trained in BJJ yet but probably will along with wing Chun for the next couple years. After hopefully can come visit.
Hi, v sorry missed your comment, I live near the Gold Coast Queensland Australia. Would love to meet you sometime
How did you get a phone into prison.....
Nevermind, don't tell me
Ha ha good one! Prison colour in Oz is Dark Green oddly enough. My son bought this shirt at an op shop, not my usual colour choice but I like to break habits
@@WingChunMindForce wow, and you are a nice guy also. I'm grateful you have chosen to speak with me this day . I wish you well