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““.. Training has gotten rid of
the carpel tunnel pain I had
experienced in my wrists and
elbows from the constant daily
typing I do.”
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I met with friend who is Chinese and a successful businessman in the
food industry. Visiting his restaurant we spoke of martial arts over
lunch. I’d been studying Oom Yung Doe for less than 3 months at the
time we spoke. He had been studying with different styles and
techniques of martial arts for a couple of years, a mixture of Kung Fu
and forms of Karate. I thought to myself “some of the training
methods he is speaking about make no sense to me.” I told him that I
had looked around at various styles when I discovered Oom Yung
Doe. After explaining my understanding of the 8 styles taught in
Oom Yung Doe, he was intrigued. Realizing that I was at ground
level in my training, I demonstrated 5 forms I had learned. To say the
least, he was shocked and from his mouth came the words “I’m
jealous. How could you learn all that in several months…those are
high level forms of Kung Fu – I don’t even know those.”
Since I have started training in Oom Yung Doe, some of the
immediate benefits have been increased flexibility, loss of weight
(over 20 lbs), and stress reduction. My job is very stressful and after
leaving my lessons the stress is completely gone. In addition, the
training has gotten rid of the carpel tunnel pain I had experienced in
my wrist and elbows from the constant daily typing I do. For the past
6 months the pain in my wrist has prevented me from doing many
things I wanted to do.
What I discovered in studying Oom Yung Doe is this: It is
a place where one’s ego has no place. The patience and
fortitude of the individuals who, over the centuries, have
given themselves to the study of mind and body through
movement and techniques and the unique way of passing
it to those who follow, is a strength of the Oom Yung Doe
line of martial arts. Through practice, one can discover the
benefits of Oom Yung Doe in health, self-defense, and a
greater sense of self respect and respect for others.
Roger LeBlanc
1st Section International Degree Student
Software Support Manager
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