Tales from The Shaolin Cave

Calm as a Virgin

One of the philosophies of the Shaolin Arts says, “The martial artist should be calm as a virgin when defending and as fierce as a tiger when attacking.”

I don’t know what the monk who wrote this knew about virgins, but…okay.

The passage goes on to say, “Perfect skill should be employed to take advantage of the opponent’s force and momentum. Each movement, punch or kick embodies an organic combination of attack and defense. The attack is contained in the defense. The force attack and real maneuver are integrated with the sole purpose of surprising the opponent.”

I could stop this e-mail right here and you would have enough to practice for years.

Why.

Because in that paragraph are some of the fundamental keys that apply to ANY martial arts style – no matter where it is from.

Here is an example: many moons ago, I was in Tampa, Florida working with one of my coaches and mentors. After a long day of training and coaching, a group of us had gathered in the hotel bar to unwind, relax and rehydrate.

While we were there, a v-e-r-y large guy came into the bar and recognized my coach, who is a collegiate wrestling champion, kung-fu world champion and catch wrestler.

I’m fairly certain the big guy had already been lubricating at another establishment. I say that because he immediately thought it was a good idea to come up to Coach and challenge him to a wrestling match/sparring match – right there, right now – in the bar.

The Coach tried for about ten minutes to humor the guy, but it didn’t work. It finally got to the point where the big guy was positioning himself so close and in the face of Coach that it was getting dangerous; the big guy could have lashed out with a punch, kick or takedown and there wouldn’t be enough time to react.

So, the Coach smiles, says, “No problem” and gets up. We all scattered like flies because we didn’t want to get anywhere near what was about to happen.

It was over almost before it began.

In under a couple of minutes, the big guy had carpet burns all over his face, forehead and elbows; his nose was crooked and both his lips were cut and bleeding.

What was cool about it was that no furniture was broken, no other people were bumped, jostled or injured and unless you were in the part of the bar that we were, you didn’t even know anything had happened.
Coach was barely sweating when it was over. He sat there like a monk with a smile on his face as the big guy gave him a hug and thanked him for his lesson.

How did the Coach do it.

By following the principles mentioned at the beginning of this story. I never saw the Coach strain, struggle or go against anything the big guy tried – whether he was being offensive or defensive. He just went with it, used that energy and turned it against the big guy.

Dan Gable, the God of Wrestling, said, “I shoot, I score; he shoots, I score.”

By combining these principles with the Law of Practice, you can become as “Calm as a virgin and fierce as a tiger.”

Best,

Sensei Huff

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There is a television show on right now called “The Haney Project” where Tiger Woods’s golf coach – Hank Haney – takes on the challenge of fixing the worst swing in golf owned by none other than “Sir Charles” Barkley.

During one scene, Coach Haney asked Charles if he was serious about fixing his swing. Charles said he was. Then the Coach asked if he was ready to put in a “Tiger” day or a regular practice day.

Charles asked what a “Tiger” day was.

Coach Haney said, “From 6 to 7:30, workout. From 9 to 11 practice tee. From 11 to 11:30, putting. From 11:30 to 12:30, play nine holes. From 12:30 to 1:00 lunch. From 1:00 to 3:00 practice tee. From 3 to 4 short game. From 4 to 5 play nine holes. From 5 to 5:30 practice tee. From 5:30 to 6, anything that needs special attention.

Wow.

Charles was blown away – and so was I.

THAT is why Tiger is Tiger. I bet you would be hard-pressed to find someone who spends more time practicing than Tiger.

That level of intensity is the same that Shaolin Temple teaches in Shaolin Feats of Martial Arts – http://www.shaolinsecrets.com/volume1.html.

They teach about proper practice, dedication and mindset – the same kind shown by Tiger Woods.

You may not be a pro golfer and as a martial artist, you probably don’t have the luxury of quitting your job to train. The good news is – you can apply these principles to the amount of time you are practicing now and skyrocket your results.

Tiger did. Before he was a professional, he was a student just like anyone else. He had to go to class, study, do homework and everything else…then he would go and practice.

Once he turned pro, he just turned up the volume and intensity.

Turn up the intensity on your practice – be like Tiger – and use the principles of proper practice from the Shaolin Temple to take your “game” to a whole new level.

To your best,

Sensei Huff

P.S. – Tiger would make a kick-azz martial artist for one reason; he understands the time and dedication it takes to be great. You can learn this, too. http://www.shaolinsecrets.com/volume1.html.

Yesterday a group of martial artists and I got together and ran in a 5K race for charity.

When I was asked to participate, my first reaction was, “I’ll just give a donation.” Why?

Because I hate running.

Not strongly dislike; h-a-t-e. One of the only good things that came with leaving the Marines was that I didn’t have to f@#$ing run for miles and miles and miles….ever.

I hate running so much I took martial arts so I could stand and fight. That’s how much I hate running.

So – I agreed to run in this 5K for charity. We started as a group and I asked everyone to stay together so we could finish as a group.

The strategy for this was twofold; it would look good if we all finished together, and – if I felt like I was going to drop dead while running and there was a slow person in the group, I could hang back and stay with whoever needed to slow down.

My plan worked to a “T”. I ended up running and walking, mostly running with some walking thrown in and our group finished up at thirty-eight minutes and some change.

After the run, I was walking around, checking on everyone and one of the kids in the group – who is seven years old and his best time in a 5k is thirty minutes flat – looked at me and said…

“Sensei, you’re VERY sweaty.”

After the run, I felt like a martial artist who does bodyweight exercises and martial arts workouts – but hasn’t run in over fifteen years.

As the day wore on, my legs tightened up but other than that, I felt good.

This morning, my legs aren’t working right and the shin splints I had so badly from running in combat boots while in the Marines have returned – other than that, I feel great.

Thirty-eight minutes is a terribly slow time but I have to say, I’m happy with our performance as a group.

Why.

Because of martial arts training, I was able to complete a three mile run – cold, with no warm up and no running conditioning, no decent pair of running shoes, pushing a birthday with a four in it around the corner – and not drop dead.

I’ve still got flexibility, strength and decent speed; I can crank out bodyweight exercises and while I’m thicker around the middle than I was in my twenties, I don’t know many almost forty year olds that can get off the couch, strap on some sneakers and complete a 5K.

With the exception of the marital artists and fitness types I know, I don’t know ANY forty year olds that can do that.

Running still sukks, so I’m not going start running to get better at it – but I am inspired to work out even more.

If you would rather get a hot poker in the eye than run, it’s easy for you to ramp up your workouts through martial arts training.

Before and after your workouts, you’ll need to warm up and stretch with the Shaolin Stretching Secrets DVD Course, which attacks your body from head to toe with the same exercises used by the Shaolin Monks to build animal-like flexibility.

From there, you can move to the exercises in drills in the Shaolin Temple Scriptures Volume I: Shaolin Feats of Martial Arts at http://www.shaolinsecrets.com.

This volume is the first in the series because on top of the medicinal recipes, deep breathing exercises, history and more, it has the exercises and drills that anyone wanting to build a solid foundation for health and martial arts must have.

From there you could add the deep breathing and Qi gong exercises from the Shaolin Breathing Secrets DVD Course at http://www.shaolinbreathingsecrets.com - which will help you relieve stress, build your energy and turn back the clock on the aging process.

You start hitting these consistently and you’ll be amazed at what happens to your body.

But don’t go for a run – running sukks.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – Seriously, running is an activity that does help you stay healthy – if you don’t wear out your hips, knees and ankles while you do it. For more functional fitness – and the ability to defend yourself – I’ll take the martial arts.

I am a firm believer – because it’s proven true in my life – that when a theme keeps popping up in your life over and over, it’s the Universe telling you to get with the program and pay attention to whatever it is that keeps popping up.

I wrote on Friday about when to abandon your martial arts training – meaning you don’t allow yourself to get confused about honor, loyalty, humility and all those other values in the martial arts when it comes to deciding what you want and then going out and getting it.

I also talked about how sometimes it’s a Good Thing to get pizzed off – get good and mad, channel your Inner Popeye and say, “I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more.”

I wrote it because that theme keeps popping up over and over; imagine my surprise when I got phone calls, e-mails and orders for product along with people telling me, “Man, I really needed to hear that.”

A woman I know of who is going through a painful divorce called me out of the blue, saying she had read my e-mail and wanted to tell me thanks – it talked about exactly how she felt when she decided to end her troubled marriage – that she knew was in trouble for years before she ended it.

Another friend of mine calls and says he was struggling with what direction to take his career. He read the e-mail, got mad at himself, made the decision that he had been putting off, started taking action towards his new goal and before the end of the weekend, was already getting results on his new goals.

A friend of mine was struggling with his business yet was afraid to ask for help. After we talked about “getting mad” and not limiting ourselves with excuses or negative beliefs and self-talk, he makes a gutsy move and asks for help.

Within hours of reaching out, he’s getting the help and the people he needs coming into his life to help him reach the next level of success in his life.

As a mentor of mine once told me, “This ain’t rocket science.”

Shee-it or Get Off the Pot. Quit Straddling the Fence. Get On With It Already.

If something’s gnawing at you…if you’ve got that knot in the pit of your stomach…if you feel as if you’re a racehorse but your tied to a post and can’t run…

You know what to do – that’s why you’ve got the tension. Face whatever it is that’s causing that tension, ball up your fist and punch it right in the schnozz.

You can do it. I believe in you – you should, too.

To Your Best,

William Huff

P.S. – If you haven’t gotten your hands on any of the Shaolin Temple Scriptures Volumes I, II, or III, get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and get them now…while you still can.

Yesterday I wrote about how even a Jedi Master needs a coach. What I didn’t talk about was this thing you hear about in the Star Wars movies called, “The Force”.

The Star Wars series does a great job at taking different scientific and emotional principles and theories and making them into futuristic themes.

The Force is no different.

When they are talking about The Force in the movies, what they are REALLY talking about is Chi, also called Qi – or life force.

There are studies on the Internet, in medical journals and elsewhere that prove that this Qi exists.

In a nutshell, every living thing – all the way down to the cellular level – has a charge to it, an electrical field or energy.

I won’t go into the gobbledygook on positive and negative ions or any of that jazz; suffice it to say that every living thing has one.

If you’ve caught a glimpse or heard of the movie, “The Secret”, you’ve heard of the Law of Attraction, which is basically a way of using Qi to attract into your life what it is you want.

There are people who say it’s a load of B.S.; what about hard work, what about obstacles, oh, these people are just pandering, trying to sell a load of B.S. that you can have and be anything you want if you just want it…

Oh – you mean loads of pandering and B.S. like politicians – that tell you that it’s the rich people’s fault; the rich need to pay more, no one who works forty hours should live in poverty, cutting taxes will save the economy…

That is all Grade Gold Plated Bullshit of the Tallest Order.

The Force, or Qi – and your ability to sense it, develop it and use it – is not.

You are infused with Qi – as a matter of fact, you are transmitting and receiving it twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, whether you believe it or not.

Here’s some medical proof – when you go to get an MRI on any part of your body, what does the MRI do. Yep, it reads your energetic and magnetic fields.

Let’s look at another indicator. Have you ever been at a place in your life where no matter what you did, nothing seemed to go right.

On top of that, while you seemed like you were struggling, did you notice that other people in your life that you were close to – or new people coming into your life – where also struggling with challenges or drama.

Any idea why that may be? Yep. Y-O-U. You and your Qi.

The GREAT news is that your Qi can be developed and used through proper deep breathing, exercise and meditation.

When your Qi is dirty and junky, your energy levels are low; your mood isn’t so good, you don’t feel right.

When you don’t feel right, your thoughts and actions aren’t the best they can be. When those aren’t so hot, your results aren’t going to be so hot, either.

Then – you get results that may or may not be so good, so you kick yourself in the azz, feel worse, behave worse, get worse results…and downward you go.

You can fix this. You can rise above this. You can develop your Qi to the point that is like a weapon – dare I say a Light Saber – cutting through the B.S. in your life and taking you where you want to go.

But – you’ve got to learn the first step, which is learning to develop and control your Qi.

The first thing would be to pick up the Shaolin Breathing Secrets DVD Course, at http://www.shaolinbreathingsecrets.com.

This is a great way to get you started in developing your Qi, improving your health, fighting the effects of stress and more.

Once you’re ready for the Advanced Level – or if you’re the type of person that wants to jump right in and challenge yourself, then you’ll want to go to http://shaolinsecrets.com/rechargingqigong.html to train with the man who acts as my “Yoda” when it comes to Qi Gong training.

Learn to harness the power of The Force – Your Force – feel healthier, live longer, and start attracting what you want in your life.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – Don’t believe me; get over to http://www.shaolinbreathingsecrets.com and http://shaolinsecrets.com/rechargingqigong.html today and see for yourself.

You have got to be f@#$ing kidding me.

If you haven’t seen or heard by now, an Olympic martial artist was caught – on camera, in front of the entire frickin’ world – kicking the judge of his event in the head, after the judge disqualified this guy for taking too long to recover from an injury.

Don’t even get me started on this one…oops; too late – I can’t help myself…

First of all, you have to take the title “martial artist” away from this guy. He’s not a martial artist – he’s another one of these tough guy wanna-be’s who thinks he’s a bad-azz because he can perform flying yamaguchi death kicks and made the Olympic team.

He obviously forgot all about those pesky, stupid and old traditional things that go along with the responsibility of being a martial artist and a black belt - like honor, self control, self discipline…who needs those, right?

They just get in the way of being Captain Big Ballz Tough Guy Black Belt.

And another thing – since when do we get a time-out for stubbing our widdle toes. You get smacked one in the schnozz and the blood and snot bubbles start coming out, don’t you still have to keep swinging?

It gets even better – this was the one thing that made me laugh – this so called Olympian fires off a clean, unobstructed head kick at an older guy who’s not ready to get blasted in the head – and doesn’t even knock the guy out.

He hit this guy square in the noggin and the guy only took a step or two back – he didn’t come close to taking him out.

I know martial artists with six months of training that kick harder than that.

This was ab-so-tively disgusting and disgraceful on any level – I don’t care how you look at it.

Out of fairness, it’s not just this Idiyut and his martial arts style – it seems like the more and more I meet martial artists – or mixed martial artists, as they call themselves now – there seems to be more and more spreading of CAD – Chronic Assholia Disease.

CAD is what happens when you train anyone – particularly testosterone-fueled, pubescent, pimply-faced teenagers or angry, college-aged, my-parents-give-me-everything-and-I’m-pissed-about-it Ingrates – and start empowering them with the ability to protect themselves and potentially harm another human being without setting the “safeties” on their weapons.

In the Marines, the first thing they teach you about any weapon – especially before they teach you how to actually USE it – they teach you all the safety features, including how to keep the weapon in “Safe” mode so you don’t accidentally discharge your weapon and hurt your stupid azz or an innocent bystander.

Same thing goes for the martial arts. It’s our duty – our responsibility as martial artists – to make sure we understand the dangers and effects of our abilities and to make sure that we “keep the safeties engaged” when practicing and using our skills.

For those of us who are teachers, we simply must guar-an-damn-tee that when we help anyone and teach them any skills or techniques, they simply MUST be taught the “safeties” that go with those skills.

I don’t give a blip if you call yourself a mixed martial artist, martial artists, freestyler, bouncer, whatever…when it comes to what we do, those “Safeties” are things like honor, respect, self discipline and more.

There are a zillion reasons why myself and others think that the teachings contained in the Shaolin Temple Scriptures is some of the most authentic and powerful stuff you’ll find anywhere in the world when it comes to the martial arts.

I was there when the Head Abbot presented the manuscripts. I visited the sacred temple where the energy of the place literally “buzzed” through my entire body; I’ve felt their energy and watched them do things that look like they are out of a science fiction movie.

I’ve practiced their deep breathing meditations and had some things happen that are so powerful – and so unbelievable – that I can only tell a few people who have experienced the same things before – no one else would believe me.

People have written in to tell me the power in the volumes and related courses – from the fighting principles of the Shaolin Fighting Secrets DVDs - http:www.shaolinfightingsecrets.com - , that take you beyond memorizing technique after technique, to the Shaolin Stretching Secrets DVDs - http://www.shaolinstretchingsecrets.com - that have helped thousands of people heal old injuries, loosen stiff joints and backs and gain greater mobility.

The latest product, Shaolin Breathing Secrets - http://www.shaolinbreathingsecrets.com - , has been flying out the door and people are writing in, demanding more products just like it – and they are screaming for me to make a product out of the Teleseminar so they can use it for daily workouts and more.

But – that isn’t what makes the Shaolin Temple Scriptures teachings so powerful.

What makes them so powerful is that these teachings include and are built around the principles and philosophies of humility, integrity and respect.

Traditional, Old School, Original Martial Arts Values – the very core of the Shaolin Arts.

If you’re learning and studying anything that isn’t including these principles and philosophies – these “safeties” for your marital arts weapons – then you’re not really learning the martial arts.

You might just be catching CAD – and that’s a bad thing.

Don’t be like the jackazz at the Olympics. Remember what the arts are about, what they represent and the responsibilities that go with being a martial artist and black belt.

If one of us acts like Idiyut-boy, it makes us all look bad.

Respect,

William Huff

P.S. – Don’t believe me – go find out for yourself. Go to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and click on any of the links on that site to learn more about the Original Shaolin Teachings contained in the Shaolin Temple Scriptures.

WARNING – today’s topic is en fuego – on fire – and guaranteed to ruffle some feathers. If you bruise easily, do not read this one. If you read it and it pizzes you off or gets you thinking, send me a note – I’d love to hear what you’ve got to say. - WH

In the martial arts, we’re taught to be humble, show respect, be grateful, never compete against anyone except ourselves and help others when they are in need.

All of these are very admirable qualities and like I wrote about a day or two ago, when you see a martial artist NOT practice these traits, it turns your stomach.

Well – there is a time when following the traits, principles and teachings of the martial arts can actually be DANGEROUS.

Tell me if you’ve ever said this toxic, powerless, victim B.S. to yourself or heard someone else say it…

“Well, I’m not getting paid enough, but I’ve been here sixteen years; what else am I going to do, I really like my co-workers but my boss is a blowhard; I could look for another job, but that would be disloyal. This company gave me my first shot and I should be thankful…”

Here’s some Grade A, Gold Plated, Horseshit thinking from my own past:

“She’s beautiful, smart and funny; she makes a lot of money and loves me to death; sekks is great and I’m not that good looking so I should go ahead and marry her – I’m lucky to have her – even though I don’t love her, don’t want to marry her and she’s a mean drunk. Obviously, I’M the one with the problem.”

Here’s another deadly one I’ve heard; “Oh, I can’t say this or say that; so-and-so will get pizzed and then I’ll get yelled at…even though he’s completely wrong, I need help and if we don’t figure something out soon, things are going to go south in a hurry. I need to be respectful, sugar-coat what I want to say so I don’t offend or better yet – I won’t say anything at all.”

Or – the all-time Un-American thought of the day – “I can’t ask for that much money or that percentage of the deal; I’ll look like I’m greedy or I’ll make too much money and that wouldn’t be right.”

Humility, gratitude, respect, loyalty are all VERY important and anyone who calls themselves a martial artist would be a credit to the arts by living these values and traits.

BUT – there comes a time – or there will – when you will have to unleash your Inner Popeye, clench your jaws, flex your biceps and scream, “I’ve had all I can stands, and I can’t stands no more.”

You MUST NOT allow yourself or anyone else to use the traits and principles that come along with the martial arts to skew your thinking, make you doubt yourself, question if you deserve the best in life or keep you from striving to be the best you can be – no matter what the situation.

Sometimes, ignoring those traits and getting mad is the BEST thing you can do for yourself. Not going into a rage; that’s uncontrolled anger and it’s dangerous.

I’m talking about good, old –fashioned, pizzed off, I’ll-Show-You mad. Like when your boss passes you over for promotion and gives it to some schlub who does half the work you do and hogs all the credit for everything.

What do you do – you get mad, do an end-around and get to another department head and get a promotion or lateral over to that department – or even better; you go to a competitor and get a raise and promotion – and then kick your old boss’s azz in the marketplace.

I told you about the stinkin’ thinkin’ I had in a former relationship. You know what I did – I got mad at MYSELF, told myself I was better than this, that SHE deserved someone who wanted to be with her and that the perfect woman was out there for me if I had the GUTS and BALLZ to do what was necessary to go find her.

I broke up with her and a little over a year later – I met the perfect woman for me who is now my wife. It was the best decision I’ve ever made.

What about going into a business deal. You don’t have to skrew the other guy, but who says you can’t go into a deal and ask for the moon. If you believe in yourself, if you’re good and you can deliver, that means you’re worth it.

If you go into any negotiation with your tail between your legs, head down, oh-gee-whiz-thank-you-for-the-opportunity-because-I’m-not-worthy attitude, you deserve to get nothing…because that’s what you are projecting to the other party and the world.

No – it’s time to WAKE UP, GET MAD and stand up for yourself.

If you have any area of your life where you’re not happy or not fulfilled, chances are you are ALLOWING it to happen by tolerating things you wouldn’t normally stand for – but somehow, someway, you’ve gotten it into your head that it’s okay.

Well – think of me as the Drill Instructor with the trash can, banging and screaming at oh-dark-thirty to get you to WAKE UP – it ain’t okay.

Channel your Inner Popeye, get mad – and start kicking azz in every area of your life. Don’t settle for anything and certainly DO NOT let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do, what you deserve or don’t deserve…

Sack up and live your life…you only get one, so make it count.

To YOUR Best,

William Huff

P.S. – Phew. After that, I need to go practice some deep breathing exercises from Shaolin Breathing Secrets at http://www.shaolinbreathingsecrets.com and Dr. Wu Dhi at http://shaolinsecrets.com/rechargingqigong.html.

One of the questions that keeps getting asked of me after the Chinese Energy Secrets Teleseminar and the release of the Shaolin Breathing Secrets DVD Course is… “What about yoga. Is that a good way to practice deep breathing and get started in some sort of martial arts training.”

Let me tell you a story about that.

A few months ago, I got the wild idea to start offering yoga classes in the mornings at my martial arts center. I figured, I don’t have clients in the morning, so why don’t I find a good yoga instructor and have her teach classes during that time.

I placed an ad in the local classifieds and Craigslist and the phone started ringing with people interested in interviewing.

Boy – was I in for a surprise.

I knew I was in trouble when the first one showed up – whom I’ll call Cloud Lady.

She had beads on top of her beads. Wiry, sticking-out-from-the-sides hair that looked like it hadn’t been washed in weeks; hairy armpits, unshaved legs and a distinct scent that arrived a few second before she did.

She was a very nice lady and seemed to be very knowledgeable and into her art – but looking into her eyes, I could tell that the Pilot Had Left the Wheelhouse.

The rest of the interviews were pretty much the same; a bunch of artsy-fartsy types that were totally into their “style” and how “original” they were; that they had studied with so-and-so and that person was the Grand Pooh-Bah of This or That…

Which leads to the largest problem there is with yoga – there are way too many Buddhaheads out there that are so focused on themselves, their style and their master that there isn’t an emphasis on the azz-kicking, strength, flexibility and deep breathing aspects of yoga.

I’ve taken all different types of yoga classes and left every one of them saying, “That’s it?”

Core Yoga, Hot Yoga, This Yoga, That Yoga – they were all okay, but none of them had the focus, intensity and real world, azz-kicking workout that I was looking for.

Sure – your vanilla, neighborhood yoga class will probably do, but you don’t want vanilla – you want red-hot, rock-and-roll yoga that will kick your azz into next week.

Luckily, there is a yoga program out there – and you don’t have to join a yoga school to start training.

I found a guy – not some artsy-fartsy type but and honest to God outdoorsman and former power lifter – who teaches a style of yoga that flat-out works.

No hot rooms, no navel gazing, no beads, crystals or humming – just an azz kicking yoga program that works.

I know it works because I’ve done it. He used it to heal is broken and battered body after years of being an outdoorsman and power lifter – and now you can use it to take your workouts and your deep breathing practices to a whole new place.

On top of that – because this guy’s program is so powerful and he believes in it so much (and I asked him to do a favor for you since you’re a part of the Shaolin Secrets family), he’s put together a way that you can get his program and start working out with it – for almost f-r-e-e.

If you’re like me, you’ll want to see this and try it for yourself, so go to http://shaolinsecrets.com/lumberjack.html and see why the Cloud Lady and the other Artsy Fartsy Types can’t hold a candle to this guy.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – In case I wasn’t direct enough, yoga is a good practice to start with and help with your deep breathing, but only if it’s a kick-azz yoga workout, which isn’t what you get with most of the yoga schools out there. I’ve never found a yoga routine done by someone that was tough and started with a beat-up, broken down body, and then healed themselves while still maintaining a high level of strength and flexibility – until now. Go to http://shaolinsecrets.com/lumberjack.html and see for yourself.

P.P.S. – With the way he’s go it set up, you can do this for practically f-r-e-e, so you risk nothing to go see for yourself and give it a try. http://shaolinsecrets.com/lumberjack.html

For weeks everyone has been building up that today is the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics.

The “Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat”, the world’s finest young athletes representing their countries on their quest for the Ultimate Achievement in amateur athletics –the Gold Medal.

I think the Olympics is NOT the big story – not even close.

Nope – today something is happening that is so rare – and so lucky – that it should dominate the headlines and send the Olympics to the Outdoor Network for coverage.

08-08-08 – August 8th, 2008. The Luckiest Day ever.

In the Chinese culture, eight is the luckiest number. Wealth, good fortune, riches – both in monetary and other areas – are all attracted by the number eight.

If you’ve got an eight in your address – that’s good.

If you’re born on the eighth, if it’s your eight year anniversary, if your age has an eight in it this year…whatever it is, if it’s got an eight in it, it’s lucky.

So when the date is 08-08-08…that’s a home run of luck and good fortune.

Today’s your day to get lucky, to bring good fortune upon yourself and your family.

There’s no better way to bring luck and good fortune than to stay young, vibrant and healthy, and you can do that by eating right, working out and practicing deep breathing exercises every day, like the ones in the Shaolin Breathing Secrets DVD Course.

Get over to http://www.shaolinbreathingsecrets.com and get your Shaolin Breathing Secrets DVD Course – and get lucky on this Luckiest of Days.

Quick – before the Opening Ceremonies start.

Best,

William Huff

I remember one time when I was about twelve or thirteen years old and my parents put me in charge of my little sister, Kimmy as they took off for the evening.

I was used to babysitting her already so it was no big deal – except for the little fact that we couldn’t stand each other.

I mean it…we hated each other.

Okay – hate’s maybe too strong a word; how about strongly disliked.

She was the bratty little sister that followed me everywhere. She talked a hundred miles and hour with gusts up to a hundred and thirty. When I closed my door for privacy, she’d get down on her hands and knees and peek under the door to see what I was doing.

If she couldn’t see me or get me to react – she’d put her fingers under the door, wiggling them around like a cat to see if she could bother me.

When I tried to sneak girls in the house at night…oops; can’t talk about that – it’s classified.

So I’m watching her this one evening and we’re going at it; she’s been a pain in the azz all night, whiny, threatening me with the “I’m-gonna-tell-Mom-and-Dad” routine – so I sent her to her room.

She was in her room – where Mom and Dad made it very clear that I was not allowed into as it was her private space– and I started to tease her.

I stood at the door…and put my big toe across the threshold of the door, into her room and onto the carpet.

She went ballistic. “Get out of my room!”, she screamed.

Like a good big brother, I said, “I’m not in your room – my big toe is.” Then I started bouncing my toe up and down and singing in my most irritating voice, “I’m not in your ro-om”

That did it. Total Meltdown.

She burst into tears, snot bubbles coming out of her nose, face scrunched up into a look that had “KILL” written all over it, ran to her closet…and grabbed her twirling baton.

You remember those things – the majorettes in high school football games twirl them around. They’re shiny, made of aluminum or steel and have rubber end caps so there are no sharp edges.

But – if they’re the older batons – they are heavy.

You can guess what kind Kimmy had.

Seeing her get to her weapon, I did the smart, mature, Big Brother thing…I de-assed the area – as fast as I could – towards the kitchen where I grabbed a chair.

I figured if she was going to try and brain me with that baton, I was going to even up the score and get me an equalizer.

In military terms, we were “weapons free” – meaning if you had one, you could use it on the enemy without asking for permission first.

At that moment, my parents came home. This is what they saw as they came in the front door…

Me, standing in the living room with a chair like some sort of midget Lion Tamer, timing the oncoming attack of my sister.

My sister charging down the hallway, face contorted in rage, tears and snot steaming down her red cheeks, and both arms locked and cocked overhead with a steel baton loaded in the “Kill” position.

Seeing carnage on the horizon, my parents stepped between us before someone ended up going to the emergency room.

And – in that very instant – I was taught my first lesson about anger management and deep breathing.

My Dad took me into the other room – and with a stern look – instructed me to put down the chair, stand up straight and look him in the eye.

“Son, when we put you in charge, you’re responsible for your little sister; you’re not her Big Brother, you’re her protector. That means no skrewing around, teasing her, making her mad or making her cry.”

“I can’t help it” I said, “she drives me nuts.”

Dad said, “Son, when anyone – especially your sister – starts to get you angry or irritated, you have to stop – take ten deep breathes and then count to ten, and you won’t be mad anymore. You’ll even feel better.

Trust me – because of your Mom, I do it all the time.”

I did what he told me to do and immediately felt better. I’ve used it ever since.

You may never find yourself holding off an irate co-worker, family member or spouse with a chair as the try to crack you melon with a baton, but knowing how to deal with anger can go a long way in improving the quality of your life.

I’ve been sharing with you all the health benefits of deep breathing and how it can turn back the clock, fight inflammation, boost your energy, help you fight dis-ease in the body…and there’s more.

Anger kick starts chemical responses in your body, too – and they can have damaging effects on your health, but more importantly, getting mad as hell robs you of a precious commodity that can’t be saved…

Your time.

Spending any time pizzed off robs you of those moments that you could be using for something productive, like being happy, reading a book, working out, making muney, or spending time with your family.

In just a few deep breaths, you can melt away those feelings of anger – but you’ve got to know how.

Find out how at http://www.shaolinbreathingsecrets.com - before your sister tries to brain you with her baton.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – Kimmy and I are very close now and since she now has four kids (yep – four; I always knew she was nuts) we laugh about this story because now her kids do it to each other. I sent her a copy of the Shaolin Breathing Secrets from http://www.shaolinbreathingsecrets.com so she can teach her kids how to handle their anger without household weapons.