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Kung Fu training is characteristic for respect and a sense of community. The student is encouraged not to blindly follow rules and commandments. Mindfulness means to question one's own actions, or the actions of others to be able to take responsibility without remorse.
The student is enabled to overcome negative influences such as self-doubt or arrogance in favor of the community of Kung Fu practitioners and to be rewarded with a healthy self-confidence. This opens up a new dimension for your own personality and creativity.
The illusion of "against-each-other"
Another important insight is gained by the students through the special way of dealing with the energy of the opposite. While many martial arts are designed to destroy the attacking force, the REDBOAT practitioner uses it to reflect it back to the attacker. This approach of dealing with energies without excessive force and agility, gives even people with physical weaknesses the possibility to defend themselves very effectively. Through Chan Philosophy the student learns first hand that he is “connected to everything” rather than “separated from everything”.