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Articles & Essays
The Hidden Meanings Behind The Flash
Talking Book
Radio interviews Stefan about his book Blind Zen
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for entire file to download)
No nonsense advice on what works in real
life.
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?
Stefan's pics from the hall of fame ceremony
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
Books
A Case Study of Sensory Enhancement for the Blind
and Vision Impaired
Workshops & Seminars
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Stefan's Ventura Bike Trail Pics Latest News
LATV episode on Stefan training at
the abandoned Foster Bowl located just off the main trail. Click
on picture to go to video page.
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.
And how was your Sunday?
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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
