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	<title>The Kung Fu School &#187; Philip</title>
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		<title>Buddhist Meditation Promotes Rational Thinking</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2011/08/18/study-buddhist-meditation-promotes-rational-thinking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting article by Michael Haederle on the neurological effect of meditation. Haederle writes&#8230; &#8220;Studies looking at the brains of people playing a fairness game found very different responses between Buddhist meditators and other participants It’s no secret that humans are not entirely rational when it comes to weighing rewards. For example, we might be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s Self Defence Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2011/03/30/womens-self-defence-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Women&#8217;s Self Defence Workshop will be held on April 2nd in Somerset West. The workshop structure is as follows: - Introduction 1. Theory discussion (&#8220;street smarts&#8221;) 2. Basic evasion 3. Basic strikes and kicks - Break with discussion and sharing 4. Escapes from wrist/arm grabs, bear hugs, chokes, hair-grabs etc. 5. Escape from sexual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What can Self Defence do for you?</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2010/10/11/what-can-self-defence-do-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reality-based self-defence focuses on teaching life saving combat for real life...]]></description>
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		<title>My Top 7 Martial Arts Books</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2010/10/10/top-7-martial-arts-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My students often ask me to recommend martial arts books. Here are seven of my top picks. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list &#8211; there are loads of good books &#8211; these are my favourites. Taiji Quan- Instant Tao: The Tai Chi Chuan Discourse and Canon by Dan Docherty Tai Chi Chuan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Three Treasures of Taiji Quan</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2010/10/09/the-three-treasures-taiji-quan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tai Chi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Bao]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within Taiji Quan and Traditional Chinese Medicine there are three concepts so important they are referred to as the Three Treasures (or sanbao). Understanding the three treasures is critical to gaining a deeper understanding of Taijiquan. The Chinese language is rich in imagery and understanding the the pictographs the words helps a great deal in beginning to understand the concepts... ]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Downey Jr Finds Wing Chun</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2010/05/13/robert-downey-jr-finds-wing-chun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 06:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wing Chun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Downey Jr.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Downey Jr. credits Wing Chun with with helping him find focus, kick drugs and resurrect his career. Downey says &#8220;I can&#8217;t even describe how Wing Chun has impacted my ability to stay well and focused. It has changed my life&#8220;. Downey has been studying Wing Chun since 2003 under Eric Oram (William Cheung lineage) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Master Lun Gai Foshan Wing Chun Association</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2010/05/09/master-lun-gai-foshan-wing-chunc-association/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wing Chun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lun Gai]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lun Gai Foshan Wing CHun Association, established iIn 2004 by Derek (Frearson) now has a dedicated webpage (http://lungai-foshan-wingchun.co.uk/). The Lun Gai Foshan Wing Chun Association has branches in Hungary, South Africa, Spain, Ireland and throughout the United Kingdom.]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Zen</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2010/05/03/understanding-zen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a discussion with my jujitsu teacher I said that I had come full circle with respect to a particular aspect of training. His response was to say that sometimes we think that going full circle is going backwards, or not having made progress, but this is not the case. Since the discussion, I was reminded of a quote in The Tao of Jeet Kun Do. Bruce Lee paraphrases an old Zen saying.]]></description>
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		<title>Milo of Kroton</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2010/03/30/milo-of-kroton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training Principles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some 2,500 years ago there lived an Greek wrestling champion, Milo of Kroton, who wore the Olympic wreath six times, five of them consecutively between the 62nd to 66th Olympiad. Milo's strength was legendary as his the story about how he became so strong.]]></description>
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		<title>From Buddhist Nun to Bruce Lee</title>
		<link>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2009/10/31/wing-chun-from-buddhist-nun-to-bruce-lee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kungfu.co.za/2009/10/31/wing-chun-from-buddhist-nun-to-bruce-lee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wing Chun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ip Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lun Gai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ng Mui]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day Ng Mui found Yim Wing-Chun in tears and it transpired that the local gangster had come to town and taken a liking to Yim Wing-Chun. He had sworn to return a short time later to claim her as his wife. Ng Mui could not fight the gangster herself for fear of exposing herself to the Qing soldiers so she took Yim Wing-Chun to the temple to teach her Kung Fu...]]></description>
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