Water Mountain's Blog
Hi, and thank you for visiting Water Mountain’s Blog. We are bringing you great Nerd Articles, Vids, Humor and the Training Experience.
If you want a free email course that covers the martial arts or qi gong experience, please visit this page.
Want to visit our growing collection of online courses, created by instructors with tens of thousands of coaching hours? Visit watermountainvirtual.com
Classic 5 Kung Fu Poses
Let’s take a look at 5 Classic Poses from the martial arts of kung fu.
Inner Power-Kung Fu’s Legacy
Explainer: Kung Fu Master Mikel Steenrod discusses the concept of Inner Power and how the kung fu story is one of resistance.
Featured Posts
Every martial art directs itself toward the solution of a tactical problem. What problem is your martial arts built for?
Are You a mature adult wondering if you are too old to train in martial arts or when you become too old to train in martial arts?
Qi Gong Master Mikel Steenrod describes the impact the Spring 2023 can have on your qi and wellness.
The 10% rule can be the difference between you being a great success or a great flop in the martial arts.
Explainer Vids
Breakdown With Highlights of Long Staff Match in Slo Motion.
Explainer: Kung Fu Master Mikel Steenrod discusses the concept of Inner Power and how the kung fu story is one of resistance.
Explainer video: Master Steenrod talks about the negative impact of fear on decisions and the freedom that kung fu can give you from fear.
Qi Gong Master Mikel Steenrod describes the impact the Spring 2023 can have on your qi and wellness.
Pro Arnis
Demonstration of a Pro Arnis Twirl Off, a fun means of developing the handling skill of twirling.
A demonstration of two of the double stick patterns used in Pro Arnis.
Rhythmic Pro Arnis drill known as Palit Palit, intended to build reflexive weapon use.
White paper describing the origin and design of Pro Arnis.
Video of Professional Arnis Takedowns 1-3, including Bicep, Tricep, and Throat Lever.
Training Insights
Explainer: Slo Mo Long Staff Match
Breakdown With Highlights of Long Staff Match in Slo Motion.
Slo Mo Sword Match
A fantastic, unscripted clip of a sword match made of still frames at 1/20th of a sec. IRL time is 1 sec.
Jumping Roundhouse Kick Photo Study
Water Mountain breaks down the speed of delivery of the jumping roundhouse kick of kung fu at 1/10th of a sec.
Squash Fears Power
Explainer video: Master Steenrod talks about the negative impact of fear on decisions and the freedom that kung fu can give you from fear.
Long Staff-2 sec Snow Match
Who let’s a little snow and freeze stop these guys from some long staff matches? Not these guys. Keep in mind, this is 2.3 seconds
Slo Mo Spear Match
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This video is made from still photos shot on a Nikon Z9. Each still frame is a photo shot in sequence at 1/20th of
