Too much salt is bad for you!

Why I take much of what contemporary authors said with a pinch of salt, in particular, those doubting the role that Shaolin played in the development and evolution of TCMA?

When I find the time, I will scan and post works from the 30s and 40s written by undeniable authorities, all in agreement with the fact that Shaolin is instrumental in the formulation and development of many streams of TCMA.

When you really think about it, a lot of mainland TCMA history was “re-written” because the “cultural revolution” destroyed so much crucial documents that could have prevented the present state of confusion within the CKF fraternity.

Publications preceding the communist administration, to me, hold many answers ……

Here are scans from a book from the 30s, written by Yao Yi Jia.

Notice his credentials from “Central Kuoshu Academy” and his ink drawing honoring Bodhidarma.

Now I wonder about the qualifications of some of these modern authors out to re-write CKF history!

Maybe they are DIY self-made historians of a culture alien to them ….. I think I am going to need more than a pinch of salt…..

Sticky, sticky, sticky …….

Aaaagh, this is something that I hate to do; get involved in others’ squabbling especially when the subject matter is ………. Wing Chun.

Boy, talk about “sticky” hands.

But because we are planning to have Gm Cheong Wai Por or Por Suk travelling with me to the US to promote Malaysia’s TCMAs, I find myself in the position of “no option because I am in Jiang Hu”.

Okay, for anyone of you out there planning on turning Por Suk’s workshops into a settling ground of personal issues, here’s my advice, don’t!

Por Suk is an elder in the world of TCMA and it’s very unflattering for anyone to create any ruckus in front of him especially when you probably cannot find a more amiable elder of his stature.

I think it reflect poorly for whoever who disregard this; I don’t care how good you think you are, proper CKF etiquette is just, if not more, important.

And please bear in mind, there is always another mountain higher than the one you’re on.

Again, I want to reiterate, with so many speculations about histories, lineages and principles of WCK, it’s next to impossible to conclude what is real and what is hearsay.

Folks, I got so much material on the subject of this that just sieving thru to find commonalities is challenging.

Here’s yet, another version of WCK’s “internal” training.

Tip of a huge iceberg folks ……………….