Author Archives: Shifu Read

About Shifu Read

Primary instructor of the school. Training in martial arts since he was 5. He started in kickboxing, then moved to XingYi at 18. At 32 he began training in BaGua. At 36 he began training in TaiJi. At 40, he began in BJJ. He loves to share his knowledge with his students and help them along in their own martial journey.

More than Motions

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Shifu Read

This was written by my student, Josh Mullins ____________________________________________________________ I test next week for my white sash. I am not sure of my readiness, and I am only beginning to see that there isn’t really ever an “attainment” to this … Continue reading →

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Recent Promotions

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Shifu Read

Whew!  We have had a lot of testings recently.   Very exciting times. White Sash: Ben Pendl (5th) Dan Thompson (3rd) Daniel Wilson (3rd) Andrew Wilson (3rd) Green Sash: Justin Elliston (4th)   Congratulations to every one on their hard … Continue reading →

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Great article on sparring

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Shifu Read

http://www.jadedragonschool.com/Wordpress/sparring-and-the-fallacy-of-martial-proof/

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Being an Overcomer

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Shifu Read

This afternoon, as I was driving home from school, I heard the song “Overcomer” by Mandeesa on the radio. It reminded me of a thought that I first had in 2008 when I watched a movie named RedBelt about a … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from Kingdom Kronicles, 2nd ed. “Teaching and Learning”

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Shifu Read

I want to direct my editorial toward the topic of teaching. I was discussing the subject with Shimu Betsy this evening and I summed up my whole philosophy on teaching in 3 quotes, here they are: If learning didn’t occur, … Continue reading →

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Shifu’s Corner excerpt from Kingdom Kronicles, 1st Ed. Oct. ’13

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Shifu Read

Hello all, (nimen hao) Shifu’s Corner: I just wanted to send out this quick email to everyone to kind of talk about teachers real quick. Specifically, I wanted to go over how teaching works in our school. There are three … Continue reading →

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Special one time class at Rockhurst University

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Shifu Read

On Thursday 9/26/2013 Shifu Read will be conducting a free, one time kung fu class for the exercise physiology class in DPT program.  The class is supposed to do an evaluation of an outside exercise class as an assignment for … Continue reading →

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Focus

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Shifu Read

“Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” The words of a desperate father seeking the help of Jesus to heal his son. (Mark 9:24) I find myself thinking of this statement and rewording it slightly. “Lord, I am focused; help … Continue reading →

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new white sashes

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Shifu Read

So this last weekend my wife and I went to Arthur, IL, Amish capital of the state and home of my parents and one of my school locations.  I started this school when I was living there and I taught out … Continue reading →

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nice article on “internal” vs “external”

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Shifu Read

http://www.shenwu.com/Internal_VS_External.htm Basically, application determines classification not the label it wears.

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