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The Three Types of Destructive Energy used in Martial Arts The Hidden
Meanings Behind The Flash
The King, the Fool, and the Fox Reading and controlling non-verbal communication in the sparring ring Do you know
what you're really learning?
Balance and
the Martial Arts
Learn the
deadly combination of strategy and attitude
Strategy
for
the
Streets What would
Sun Tzu do in a Street fight?
Two Man Staff
Drills from China
Spinning Staff
Techniques
How to Do a
Pole Vaulting Side Kick
Stefan Traces The Origins of Kung Fu to Thailand's Mountain
Tribes
No nonsense
advice on what works in real life.
Books
A Case Study of
Sensory Enhancement for the Blind and Vision Impaired
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Ventura's Bike Trails New Video - A slice
of Southern California Sun and Sand !
 This
home video condenses a 90 minute bicycle ride into a musical 8 min
montage of first and third person views of the trail. Starting at the Ventura
Pier, then along the boardwalk to the Ventura river, a side trip down a
single track, back to the trail to Solimar beach, then along the surf
line to watch the Wind Surfers.
Filmed entirely
from my bicycle!
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file' to watch on your media player:
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25 min to download with high speed internet.)
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min to download with high speed internet.)
LATV episode on Stefan
training at the abandoned Foster Bowl located just off the main trail.
Click on picture to go to video page.
Also Check Out
More So Cal Bicycle Trails at: The Cycling Dude
Ventura
River Trail to Foster Park
Here's some pics from one of the bike trails I ride. In these photos I also show my favorite secret Kung Fu training spot - Foster Bowl. Map: The trails starts off along the beach but then turns inland and follows the Ventura river valley up to the Ojai Valley. (33) Great mountain views.
Its about 3 minutes through town to get to the starting point, Ventura Pier Ventura Pier Ventura Boardwalk
Surfer's Point Here the trails turns inland and roughly follows the Ventura river. Trail enters the Ojai valley.
Trail crosses over Ventura river to go to Foster Bowl. Ojai's Topa Topa mountains seen in the distance were immortalized as the mythical Shangri-La in the 1937 film "Lost Horizon." This is the side entrance into Foster Bowl.
From the front Foster Bowl looks pretty spooky. Keeps most people away and more privacy for Moi. Foster Bowl was built in the 1920's when the locals still got around on horses. By the 50's the bowl was abandoned because of inadequate parking. Some of the old hitching posts still stand.
Inside the bowl is like a small Greek Amphitheatre, great acoustics and nice private location to practice Kung Fu. Nearby the bowl are campgrounds. Never anyone around up here. There is another clearing with several large boulders. Gives it a Stonehenge-like feel. I like to time the trip so that I get back to the ocean in time for yet another spectacular sunset. |
Kung Fu has traditionally
been practiced outdoors under varying climatic conditions, in
wild places, on mountains, under trees, during rain or snow, hot and
cold. I have always taught my students that it is important to make
this connection to nature when training in martial arts. Another useful
technique for keeping training fun is to cross train. On Sundays I have
a chance to do both by biking up into the mountains to train
