The Tao of Wing Tsun and Pooh

My Si-Hing Dom and I were staying late in the parking lot after Wing Tsun class to discuss our recent seminar with SiZ Haw at City Wing Tsun and SiB Marcus and the other "Spirits of Wing Tsun". We were rappin' about some of the pearls of wisdom we had received and after a bit, our conversation strayed over into the book on the Siu Nim Tau form from our WT and how the 3 fooks and the tan should be done with "reverse breathing" or Taoist Breathing.(see link). This breathing should not be done if you have certain medical problems, so research well. It is a very potent form of meditative breathing and is used also to make Wing Tsun more powerful, etc. I am no expert in this type of breathing so I am only including the briefs I have found on-line, though I plan to look more into this now. (I practiced it with my form for 30 minutes and was sweatin baby.) Anyway, our discussion got me to  think about my love of Taoism (pronounced "DAO-ism") which I haven't talked about much here in my blog. So I thought I would put a brief description of the Tao here and recommend you seek wise fools because you don't know:) Wonderful parts of it to be applied to life and I love to apply to my life if anyone cares...

But being a light unto yourself to be a light unto the world

is my favorite part. Basically be all you can be and others will learn from your example...or You don't have to jam your beliefs down others throats, etc. just be the best you can be for yourself and they will follow your example if they choose on their own. We truly only learn if we want to, not others forcing us to, blah, blah... anyway so... Okay check it out if you'ld like to. If you don't I'll kick yer arse! Ha! anyway found this snippet on another blog that summed up the basics of the Tao.

TEACHINGS OF TAOISM


Taoism was founded by Lao Tzu. He created this philosophy so that people can be deeply related to the nature or his surroundings. It refers to the power which envelopes surroundings; all things living and non-living. Some of his teachings and quotations are:

- " Be still like a mountain and flow like a river" = means that we, people, should go with the flow. And that is also one of the main teachings of Taoism.

- " There would be no love without hate, no light without dark and no male without female." = means that for every thing (whether living or non-living), there is always an opposite side or part of it. That belief is also called the Yin-Yang.

(From mixs_brainy blog by jem francisco)

A great book to learn the basics of the Tao is the Tao of Pooh. It has pitchers and evra'thang.

Cap Video Game Reviews: MW3 Part Duex

Okay so I suck at MW3. Let's start with that. But I did kill someone with my plastic sled (Riot Shield) for the final kill cam...(high-pitched voice) Awesome! Mu-hahaha. But, but, instead of continuing on, I went to the beach like I promised faithful 3 viewers of my blog. I went swimming and sunbathing (got a tan in November by the way). (There were four other {elderly} people actually out there swimming with me today--coolness). Made beating someone to death with a plastic sled all the more sweet. Oh and I meditated. Of course my thoughts kept drifting to that poor slob on the kill cam for everyone to see...getting beat down by a plastic sled, ha, by me, cause I suck.

(How old am I?)

Yes, PS we are flipping tomorrow at 2:30! so put down your joysticks girls and get yer arse out there!

Cap's Game Reviews: Modern Warfare 3 for President

Okay, I just waited almost an hour to get MW3 this morning. Even the big gamer that I am, I have never waited on line before. Now it is election day today and I can bet you hard cash that more people bought this game today than voted. God Bless America. China is laughing at us right now. And it is like 70 degrees out in November. I know I went swimming this mornin' and I have my alarm set to go again to the beach at 1:30 PM and I am going to class tonight (WT)...how many of these kids and adults are just going to lock themselves away today and not see the sun except for when they were waiting on line for this game? I shouldn't talk. I used to be quite the game addict, and still sort-of am...but come on...it is gorgeous out! Go breathe some --oh crap! Gotta go.  Game just uploaded to my XBOX 360. I have to get killed a few hundred times before I go back the the beach. See you on-line.

Marty-Day! Sooka-sooka-hoy-hoy-hoy!

Yes, it's Marty-day. My father in law's 74th birthday. You want to talk about strong. This guy came over here from Germany in his 20's on a freighter with just a suitcase and a dream and built a life, career and a beautiful family for himself here. He is absolutely one of my favorite people on this entire planet, one of the wisest, one of my best friends and I am so fortunate to have him as my pops-in-law. Plus he made a pretty cool daughter too. So all three of my loyal fans raise a stein to MARTY! Happy birthday buddy! (PS. the monkeys say hi.)

Beautiful November Day

Just got back from swimming, sunbathing and meditating in just me shorts at Tod's Point. (Frightened a few seagulls and one old woman passer-by asked her husband if I was a "sea-yeti"). Nothing like a 65 degree day in November. Brilliant! Get out and enjoy the next few days, it's supposed to be beautiful. And yes, kids, I know MW3 comes out tonight but it's gonna be niiice tomorrow so take breaks, come out of your man caves and breath some fresh air...then go back and kill some imaginary bad guys or your online friends on your day off of school. Oh yeah, you old fart gamers...don't forget to vote.

No Impact Man--Big Pair

No Impact Man. Big pair to be this guy (and his family). Colin Beaven lived for a year without leaving an environmental footprint. I know how much trash I produce, always makes me mad at myself. (Now not sure if I could live without Toilet Paper...I would have to take A-LOT of showers...maybe join a circus just so I could be hosed down with the elephants.) You don't have to be a tree hugger like me to take something away from this flick. Beaven was highly criticized for not being sincere, for just doing this to promote his book. Self-promotion? What isn't in order to get your message out in America. Come on. You know how much money I make from this blog and flipping tires? I'm like Daffy Duck, a wealthy miser. I do it all for cash too. HAHAHAA! Just sounded like greenies and enviro-critics were just jealous because he went out and did what they talked about while swilling coffee and stompin' around in their SUV's. Anyway. Guy gets the "BIG PAIR" award from me. No TV, No meat No T.P. No Electricity, no planes, trains, automobiles. No new clothes. Only locally grown fruits veggies and milk and he composts his trash. If he lived in the burbs would be no biggie but this cat and his kitties lives in Manhattan. Again. Big cahones. Loved watching his shop-o-haulic, caffeine-addicted, tv-o-haulic wife come to grips with all of her foibles. Shines a nice light on all of our unrealized addictions to not-meaningful things. Fillers of boredom things. Big, big, pair. Again, you don't have to be this extreme, but every little bit helps. And I also like the message that one man, (or family) can make a difference or at least start a healthy discussion. You don't have to wait till you see it on TV or "everyone" is doing it to try and be a better whatever. I applaud that always. True Strongman (and woman) training!

Now go and be Strong!

Cap's Roadside Tire Flippin' and Kendo BBQ!

Shooo-EEE! You never know what you'll get at Strongman Trainin'. We got it all, from tire flippin' to sword swingin' come on down to Cap's roadside tire-flippin and Kendo BBQ---YeeHAW!

Eugene from City Wing Tsun rolled in again and took place in the fun he's got the bug baaad. Big shout out to my brudda Eugene as well because--he just got hitched! Mazel Tov and all the best from me and the Strongman Posse. You chose the right woman if she let's you train WT and Strongman from morning to night, baby. Ain't we a lucky pair.

PS. Big Cap-afied SHOUT-OUT to Hoc and the SHS Football team for kickin the junk-nuggets out of New Cannan! Whoop! We love them Black Knights, Baby!

Tire Flippin' Sunday 11/6/11

Click for old school vid

Tire Flippin' today! 11/6. Be there! Sunday 10:30 am.
Make sure to set your clocks right! Daylight Savings today!!!

(Jeesh, this picture is from when I was 40. I was 265lb. Biiig boy. Oddly though, I am almost just as strong 3 years later at 232lb. Guess you don't have to be fat to be strong. All of my "Old Arse" friends seem to be slimming down and feel better than ever. I do miss eating 5 hamburgers a day, and scaring small children when I passed by, peeling poor squirrels off of the bottom of my shoes. But I just feel so much better now, healthier. Wife says I look better. And fish and veggies are good too. Be healthy, be strong, as long as you are happy with yourself I guess is the moral. Or change is the only constant, adapt, puskas or die. Now get yer arses out to the yard and flip som'n!) 
Click the photo for an old school strongman vid from 2009 of me and the original SHS Strongman Patrick Wrobo.