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The Little Dojo International Fook Yueng Chuan Association Mountain Retreat
By the little dojo | June 3, 2009
Spring and Fall are two of my favorite times of the year One for it’s renewal and the other for its reminder that all good things come to an end and the beginning of a new beginning.
It is two more days until the start of The Little Dojo / International Fook Yueng Chuan Association’s Mountain Retreat, where people from all over come together and continue learning this a most beautiful martial art; handed to us by the pioneers for further research and study. I am so grateful to to our teachers, David Harris (Rest in Peace) and Fook Yueng for their many hours of instruction and caring with me who was not one of the most gifted. To Jesse Glover for his mentoring and sharing Non Classical Gung Fun and for opening new ways of looking at the world. To Ed Hart for sharing until the wee hours of the morning on many night “the stuff” that he loved so much, and for taking hours to listen and “be there” in the Dark times.
This retreat will be very special for me personally one of my own students Chris Woiler will be teaching his specialty Infinity Knife Methods, Chris is an expert in many areas surpassing my skills with the blade and in it’s development as an Art Form in itself and the way of using the blade in conflict and more importantly as a guide to further knowledge. This will be a highlight for everyone to see it through fresh eyes and from one who has been lifted up and is beginning to see further.
Also Non Classical Gung Fu protege Tom DeFelise student of Ed Hart for many years and current student of Jesse R. Glover will be sharing a segment on as Ed called it “the Stuff” a very effective method of movement that as Ed Said, “It just Works, They Go Down”. Tom is an excellent teacher and practitioner of the art, I am looking forward to his insights and perspective.
I will be sharing Red Boat Wing Chun sticking and trapping sets in an intensive way, also univeral footwork methods and a continued exploration of Infintiy Knife methods.
September 11-13 will be the Sensei David Harris Memorial Mountain Retreat. Details to be announced but plan on a special event, in memory of our Master Teacher.
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June 3rd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Amazing.
Everytime I see Dave’s name in print I am flooded with memories of his touch, his humor, and his teaching.
I still miss him everyday.
Whenever someone holds a memorial or honors Mr. Harris, I feel a deep regret at not being able to be there.
Of course, I would also love to come and learn from his most gifted successor and Jesse is always terrifying and wonderful.
I guess I just wanted to reach out and say “Bless all of you, and I hope to make next year’s retreat.”