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Yeah but you’re 43 so of course you’ll have love handles
As I’ve got older it’s been impossible not to notice changes to my body. Most ,unfortunately, not for the best. Hair on the knuckles of my toes, a small jungle in my nose, a thinning of it on top and most awful of all…. love handles!!! Some of my friends are a similar age and give the knowing nod – yep, they strike us all.. there’s no avoiding it… your 43 and they come with the territory. At first I kind of nodded and agreed… but then I thought… nope, most people are wrong, I know this so why the
Santa’s CrAzY 2012 fat loss plan
I know it’s Christmas day and you’ve probably got a house full (I do too!) but I HAVE to tell you about this crazy little guy who showed up at my door today. He was short, about 4 feet tall. He also had weird shoes that curled at the toe. And even more weird, he had pointy ears. I asked him who he was and he said he was a messenger from Santa! Apparently, Santa is getting older and slower, and he’s concerned about his weight and safety now. He is worried about having heart problems and doesn’t want to
Why I think about you in the shower
Once in a while… I get stuck for ideas. Considering how many classes and private lessons, seminars and workshops I’m working on can put a serious damper on one’s productivity mojo. So what can you do about this problem. What I do is, I take long hot showers. And I kind of just stand there… and think. What do I think about? YOU, actually. Specifically, what ideas and exercises I can use within class and add to the syllabus to make training more rewarding. Then what happens is that hot water pouring over my head stimulates the “creative” part of
Caution When Stretching
I often write and talk about squeezing in extra training wherever possible. You may have seen my latest clip on youtube martial arts training tips – while washing up This morning I was doing exactly the same except I was wearing a dressing gown instead. I hadn’t noticed Leo my 15 month old son wander underneath my dressing gown while my leg was stretched out along the worktop. I was immediately aware of him when he decided to practice for the church bell ringing group by grabbing what was in easy reach for him. My words of caution – stretch
SAS Secret
The SAS are renowned throughout the world as probably the most elite soldiers in the world (being from the UK of course I’d say they are the best). At two the Kung Fu Schools, Crawley & Croydon we had the benefit of recieving information and experience from a man who was the longest serving operational soldier of the SAS… Ken Connor. Ken was at the Kung Fu Schools as part of Total Care Security along with Chris Wheeler & Roy, one of the leading security companies in the UK. The aim of the days workshop was to go through material
Ancient Chinese Secrets
Over the last 25 years I’ve tried a ton of different fitness programs, diets (to gain weight in my teens and twenties, 30ish plus to lose it) and one area that I have constantly relied on more than any other is the health, martial and spiritual teachings and practices from Asia, in particular, China. Not to say there isn’t a lot of superb information via other sources, I consider myself very fortunate that during my time training and studying that people who are incredibly knowledgeable and skillful have shared so much with me….. however you have to look carefully for
Monkey Magic
Monkey Magic… nothing to do with that classic TV series Monkey… it’s the feedback that many members of the Kung Fu Schools gave when I sent out the email via Survey Monkey asking you a few questions. I was really pleased and a little surprised (the % of replies is usually very low for surveys) to see how many people had taken the time to complete the survey. The feedback was very useful, Alan, Lindsey & I have spent hours pouring over the information and would like to give a little feedback. The main areas that came out were how
Hayfever treated with Acupuncture
Earlier this year I was plagued by severe hayfever like symptoms…. I was sneezing so hard it was doubling me over and rather than dose on on one of the regular hayfever treatments I booked an appointment with Dr Liu an acupuncturist quite close to my Kung Fu School. Dr Liu allowed the treatment to be videoed… I know a lot of people are interested in having acupuncture but are not sure what it’s like. Will it hurt? what’s involved? … so have a look and see for yourself an overview of the treatment that I had. They do vary
Welcome to the blog of Sifu Paul Hawkes
Thank you for visiting my blog. I’ll be blogging on a wide variety of subjects, I’m very fortunate to have a lot of great sources and influences as well as running and teaching within one of the most successful and professional martial arts schools in the country. The constant contact with people from every walk of life, coupled with my persistent studying of many areas gives rise to many experiences. Those who know me, are fully aware of my almost dysfunctional spewing of information, thoughts and infamous “tangents” This blog seems an ideal support for those spewing’s and tangents. I