Shaolin Success Path

It's not about winning, it's about enjoying!

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On this page you will find out about Shaolin way of success. It is not much different to most other paths of finding success, except its healthier, fitter and more fun!

Have you ever wondered what sets some individuals apart from others? What helps some people to focus and achieve their goals whilst others dream about it? . . . . Could it be that there are some skills and knowledge you could acquire to improve your life, your success, confidence and satisfaction? Are there any people and/or institutions that have shown continued and non destructive success without it costing other people or races? There is a very simple way of learning the "Success Habit"! How to achieve the Success Habit is common knowledge. Every person who attends a 6 week coarse in Life Coaching can tell you how to become successful. If you want the short version just follow the steps in the left hand column. Yet unfortunately, this is all book learning, often delivered by people who barley are out of their diapers or have just learned this in school. This caused many, many problems when the people who they help only achieve partial success or full success that doesn't last. This in turn reinforces to people how much of a looser they are! A bad example of this are Fitness & Weight Diet Coaches. Statistics suggest that 90% of people who go on a diet regain their weight plus some more! Yet, a professional Coach and Guide is essential for Success; all else is trial and error; and more pain than necessary. In 1992, the National Institutes of Health held investigatory hearings and concluded that diets do not work and may even be dangerous to one's health.

Sijo Robert Z, full Master of Shaolin Kung Fu, Associate Engineering Diplomas in Communications, Fibre Optics & Digital Signalling and Computer Networking; 10 years experience as a Training & Development Manager is also now a professional Mentor & Life Coach.

A study conducted by the International Coach Federation revealed that those who were coached had a positive change in personal work habits. Here are some of the statistics this study shows us about coaching; 62 had smarter goal-setting, 60% felt they had a more balanced life, 57% reported lower stress levels, 52 showed more self-confidence, 43 noted improvement in quality of life, 25 stated that is lead to an improved income.

Having fun & Success

Long before Gym & Aerobics About 1500 years ago, a Temple was established in the center of a great country, surrounded by the 5 pillars of heaven in a young forest, and it was named Shaolin (Sil-lum in Cantonese). Initially, it was just another of Chinas many temples but the spirit and training of this temple was of such quality that it soon became renown through out China and even throughout the world. Although rooted in Buddhist principles derived from India, the skills taught at Shaolin went far beyond Buddhism. The teachings and practices developed gave Shaolin students and Monks the skills needed to succeed in anything they chose; to be able to walk the path they need they need to achieve the ultimate goal of growing up.

Yin & Yang Dao teaching show that there are always to two opposing and yet complimenting aspects to anything and everything, including success. Whenever this balance is best achieved a synergy of experience and result is also achieved. In the case of becoming a successful person it is a matter of understanding the balance between the tangible needs (survival, job, family, responsibilities, etc) and the less tangible needs such as spirituality, health, friendship, fun, love and happiness. As we enter the 21st century, for most of us life is no longer a matter of life and death but shades of gray. We have achieved, what we have achieved, by working together, cooperating and sacrifice. And yes, there always is sacrifice, it is just the question of what will be sacrificed. And this is the first key to success; being clear about your tangible and intangible, NEEDS, WANTS and WOULD-LIKE-TO-HAVES.

The Hidden Danger

Most people, will eventually, achieve a sort of life balance. It is in the nature of life for this to happen. Some people though, will struggle with is until death. The Dao suggest that neither path is right or wrong; it's just a matter of what you really want!

Weekend Warriors, Live Hard, Play Hard, Die Young or pay for it with middle age ailments and degenerative conditions!

It seems in our current nature to want everything now, immediately and quicker. What is even more astonishing is that we seem to be able to get it. Quick weight loss (oh, but that has medium term problems including health and weight gain), Boot-camp Fitness (ahh, but this stresses the heart and organs, achieves a sort of fitness that ultimately can not be maintained and reverts back to a pumpkin), A New Car (and the banks will happily cooperate to the tune of 5 Billion dollars profit a year) and so on. In this world of "I want It Now", there are and will be a price to pay, and not by the people who talked you into this way of thinking. They will be on a beach somewhere nursing their drink and early retirement!

The Answer is

It's not mindless sport with too much repetition! Just look at almost any Olympic Athlete, Professional Sports Person and dedicated enthusiasts. All will have some type of physical impairment. Callastenics, Ballet, Softball, Basketball, Running, Squash, Tennis, etc., cause a lot of Ankle and Knee Injuries over time. Depending how intense you are in your sport and how often and how intense you train. And there are other effects now emerging; eg., Studies have indicated that frequent bicycling may pose a risk for erectile dysfunction by reducing blood flow to the penis. (http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/erection-problems/physical-causes.html)

Any health and fitness activity that does not have a professional coach will ultimately coast more than it is worth! A coach that thinks beyond the next game, even the next year and considered the long term effects of what is being done and trained. Someone who themselves has possibly being doing the activity for a few decades, not someone whose learning just comes from a classroom or the internet. Possibly, someone who themselves have more to offer than quicker, stronger, harder.

The Answer IS

Integration of your health and well being with a from of exercise that is useful in many ways including stress relief, flexibility, hand-eye coordination, agility, strength, speed development, postural improvement, . . . . and a lot more; in consideration for your future health and well being based on a 1000 years of experience!

Shaolin Kung Fu Academy Instructors are possibly some of the best trained Fitness Leaders and Personal Trainers available. They train for years, in a structured and supervised environment, with exams and grading's. Then, if they wish to be an instructor, they can spend a further 2 to 4 years being a trainee learning the skills of a Teacher, before their master allows them to teach. The Shaolin Academy is much like a mini-university. Whereas at the beginning the focus is on your health, fitness and martial art development, it soon starts to be a bit more involved delving into personality styles, strategies, problem management and situation control. And we don't mean just physical confrontation but real life situations.

Then there is, of course, the skill of self defence which in itself leads to a higher understanding of the self and life.

It's Free!!

Try it out, three for free. Come along and train with us for two or three classes; and if you don't' like it 100%, we'll give you your money back. Oh, wait we can't do that. The first three classes are free anyway. We have three convenient locations in Mordialloc, Caulfield and Camberwell. (they are not so convenient if you are reading this from Toronto, but if you are around Melbourne, all our venues are close to public transport and have car parking facilities.)

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PS - Sijo is available as a Professional Mentor specializing in person in the following fields; Engineering, Management, Training & Development, Organizational Skills, Teaching, Small Business (up to 50 staff), Events Management, Health & Fitness Professions and Multimedia & Design. to contact him regards to this please call directly on 0458 742 654 between 11am and 5pm Tuesday to Friday.

Safety in Martial Arts			Master Robert bio