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Teaching and Learning

In Wu-Chi you will be encouraged to teach very early on in your training, we believe that the best way to learn something in depth is to teach it out.

Practice

How do you get good?

  1. Practice
  2. Eliminating imperfection
  3. Lifestyle choices

If you don't put the time into training in your own time, it will be harder for your instructor to progress you.

Repetition

The best way to learn and retain any information is to repeat it over and over again, and when you think you have had enough do twice as much again. Repetition will thicken the neural pathways in your brain and reinforce muscle memory.

Question

Question everything!

There will be a question and answer time in class, so be prepared with questions to ask your instructor, this not only helps you to learn but will also help the teacher improve. As a suggestion, as soon as you think of a question write it down in a section at the back of your notebook dedicated to questions.

What is your motivation(s) to do Wu-Chi?

Count in Mandarin Chinese

  • yī / 一 one
  • èr / 二 two
  • sān / 三 three
  • sì / 四 four
  • wǔ / 五 five
  • liù / 六 six
  • qī / 七 seven
  • bā / 八 eight
  • jiǔ / 九 nine
  • shí / 十 ten
  • shí yī / 十 一 eleven
  • shí èr / 十 二 twelve
  • shí sān / 十 三 thirteen
  • shí sì / 十 四 fourteen

Books

Notebook

You should have a notebook for taking quick notes during class, and to write down any questions you want to ask the teacher.

Good Book

There is a saying in Wu-Chi “Faded ink is far better than a faded memory.”

It is very important to take your notes and transfer as quickly as possible to your Good Book while the lessons are still fresh in your mind.

At each grading, your good book will be analysed by the Shein Cha, as you will be using the knowledge you have gained to teach others it is very important you get your notes right.

Attitude

Outer school attitude 90 percent physical 10 percent mental

Wu Chi will never give you anything for nothing; you must earn it.

Be Prepared

Prepared the day before you have to attend class, a good way to make sure that you have everything for a class is to count the number of items you need for example:

  1. Belt
  2. Pants
  3. Shirt
  4. Pen
  5. Notebook
  6. Water
So I know when I have six items I'm good to go.

School Rules

  1. 1. If you are going to absent from class, please Contact the instructor by sending an SMS or giving them a call.
    1. At least 12 hours before class
    2. There is no need to explain why you can’t attend.
  2. Must smell like soap
  3. Don’t turn up with a bad attitude.
  4. Turn up to class on time, or you will be locked out of the class.

Youngsters and Elders

What is younger in the Wu-Chi School of Arts? It is not a representation of a person’s biological age. But by how long they have been studying a particular subject. For example, I could be 20 years old and have trained in Wu-Chi martial arts for one year. Then if a 30-year-old person comes into a Wu-Chi martial arts class for the first time, then they will be considered to be younger than me.

You can also use this attitude in other areas of your life. Be mindful that people younger then you will know more about certain subjects than you. So don’t just dismiss what they say because you are biologically older.

Names of students and teachers

Below are the ranks from youngest rank to oldest rank

  1. Female students are referred to as Mae-Mae, which means Sister Sister.
  2. Male Students are referred to as Di-Di, which means Brother Brother.
  3. Male Teachers are referred to as Di-Kung, which means Brother Worker.
  4. Female Teachers are referred to as Mae-Kung, which means Sister Worker.
  5. Lao-Kung, Foremost or Eldest Worker.
  6. Hsing-Hsar, Examiner
  7. The most senior teacher in the school is referred to as Loa-Shih, which means Eldest Teacher.

Pi Da and Nan Da

  1. Pi Da attacker, Pi is pronounced Pay
  2. Nan Da receiver

Yin and Yang Circles

  1. Image 1, Yin Circles, notice with the top half of the Yin Circle, both the left and right sides come in towards the centre. A good way to remember this is, Yin, which rhymes with, inward.
  2. Image 2, Yang Circles, notice with the top half of the Yang Circle, both the left and right sides go outward away from the centre.

Image 1

Yin Circle

Image 2

Pu Ma Side

Tying your belt

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