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I hurried home to watch the Sunday night game as it was the match up of the two best teams in the NFC; the Monsters of the Midway Chicago Bears and the defending NFC Champs Seattle Seahawks.

I figured this was gonna be great; a stifling Chicago defense against the scoring machine that is the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks also had a pretty good defense so I figured this game was going to be a fistfight.

Seattle was without their number one running back Shaun Alexander, but they had many other weapons and a decent backup so I figured that it would be a good game.

Man, what a stinker.

If you're my good friend Dave from Chicago, whose sons have life-sized Brian Urlacher posters on their bedroom walls (which make me jump every time I go in there because Urlacher is gigantic) then you were a happy guy.

The Bears completely snuffed out the running game of Seattle. Without Alexander in the lineup, the Bears made Seattle a throwing team, which meant the Bears could just rush up field and try to kill the quarterback, or at least disrupt his rhythm.

As the Bears defense pummeled the Seahawks into submission, and then stomped on them for good measure, I said to myself, "Wow, can one guy make a whole team..."

Yes.

Just like an engine, once it is assembled, an engine runs great. Take one little, teeny-weeny part out of an engine, and the whole thing will stop running.

It's not that the engine is bad; this one important piece of it is bad and that make the whole thing come to a halt, or at a minimum, keep it from performing correctly.

Your martial arts training is no different. In Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, the Warrior Monks cover every aspect pf your training, from the philosophy and mindset to the internal arts, to the external skills.

Every aspect of your training is addressed and taught in detail so that you can cover all the bases and have no weak link in your chain.

I'm sure that you have heard the saying, "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link", which may have sounded corny to you.

Well, ask the Seattle Seahawks if it's true or not.

Go back and look at every area of your training and ask yourself, "Self, is there any part of my training that is weak. If I were coaching a fighter against myself, what would I tell him to do."

If you ask the question, you will get the answer.

Besides, it would be better to ask the question and get the answer then to wind up staring down the pass rush of Brian Urlacher.

That dude looks like he eats quarterbacks for breakfast with a side of dumbbells.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - If you have fumbled and not yet ordered your copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, recover your fumble and go in for a touchdown at http://www.shaolinsecrets.com. If not, the Coach might sit you on the bench and make you go get water for the rookies, and that's not cool.

The President, Kim Jong-Il, has allegedly decided to defy pretty much everyone in the world and test a nuclear weapon.

South Korea nearly had a cow; Japan is stepping up its talks about defending itself from possible threats and even China has publicly made a statement denouncing the test.

Other countries of the United Nations, with the United States the lead, are all bent out of shape over this and there is sure to much hand wringing as diplomats all wrestle with what is going to be an "appropriate" response.

Maybe I should get them a copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I. It would give them valuable strategies with how to deal with an opponent.

I'm positive that the North Korean President is not a martial artist and doesn't have a copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple. And I can prove it.

For one, his name and address are not on the Top Secret Customer List. He would have had to go to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com to get a copy. But that's not the deciding factor.

The ultimate trait that shows this guy isn't a martial artist and doesn't have the Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I is that he made a very silly tactical error.

He violated the Tiger Behind the Bamboo Principle.

This principle has been called many names but regardless of name, the principle is simple; if you have a loaded gun, don't show it to anyone. If you have a specially trained attack tiger, you don't leave him out in the open where he might be seen snacking on something...or someone.

Or, in the case of North Korea, if you have nuclear weapons, don't go lobbing one around and draw attention to yourself.

In the martial arts, if you have a devastating jump spin back kick, you wouldn't start a match by standing away from your opponent and firing off a couple of them at full speed, just to show your opponent or try to "scare" him.

When you do that, you just "showed" your hand as they say in poker; and you put yourself in a position of weakness.

This North Korean President would have been wise to study the martial arts and learn some of the principles of the legendary Shaolin Temple of China.

At http://www.shaolinsecrets.com, he would have found over two thousand years of information on the Shaolin combat arts, health, physical skills and much more. He could have learned and used this information to help his country rather than isolate himself and his countrymen.

But...he didn't. So now we will all get to watch as the world plots to engage this guy in some sort of negotiations and see if we can all just get along.

Maybe I should send a box of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I to the United Nations.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - Nowhere else can you find the actual written recorded history of the Shaolin Temple of China. Ten volumes of information based on the teachings of the Warrior Monks of China. If you want to learn how these Monks train themselves to almost super-human levels, get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com.

I have to admit I feel badly right now.

It seems that this whole North Korea thing may have been my fault.

After I sent that email yesterday, I went back and was checking orders and such and guess what I found.

Yep, President Kim Jong-Il had ordered a copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I but he refused to pay international shipping because he was the "Absolute Supreme Leader and All Knowing" President Kim Jong-Il.

We had sent a follow up email letting him know that he needed to complete his order and his reply was "Send the Supreme Leader's Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I...or else."

Jeez, I guess he wasn't kidding about the "or else" part.

I'm sitting here saying to myself, "Dude, it was only thirty bucks or so and you went and scared the whole world...easy there, Captain Over-react."

Oh well, I guess I'll have to refund his money to him...if they haven't frozen all his accounts at the United Nations yet.

Here's some scoop from some of our readers:

"Don't send the U.N. anything...I bet half of them can't read."

-Rich

Rich,

I always wondered why they all wore those funny earpieces all the time.

Seriously, I'm sure that they can read - they would just have to sit around and talk about it; form a committee to the subcommittee dedicated to the study on the study of reading and then vote against it on political, civil rights and economic reasons in about a year or so.

"So, when is Volume II going to be available?"

Tammy Ackerman

Tammy,

Great question.

There is a special Free Teleseminar that will be held at the end of October exclusively for those of you who are receiving our daily e-mails and tips. The exact date and time will be released in the next few days, along with the call in number for you to be on the call.

On the call, I am going to talk about Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, how to use the Volumes to get the most out of them and the future release of several products all based on the ancient teachings and Secrets Scrolls from the Shaolin Temple.

Keep a close eye on your daily e-mail for the announcement.

That's it for now. Keep your great questions, ideas and opinions coming and I will do my best to address them as we stay in touch.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - If you haven't done so by now, get on over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and get your own copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I before the teleseminar at the end of the month. That way you'll get the most out of the teleseminar and a jump start on a little something else I have on the burner for you..

Yesterday I got together with a group of fellow martial artists and instructors and we had us a great workout.

Traditional katas from the Shaolin Temple, applications of movements directly from the Temple on each other; then defensive techniques where we reacted against attacks.

From there, we flowed to the water drill, where we worked on attacking and when making contact with an obstacle, flowing around it rather than muscling through it.

We worked out for over an hour and a half. Some guys had only trained for three years or so, others of us had over sixteen years experience. It was awesome.

During the workout, we all broke in to pairs and worked as mini-teams, attacking back and forth, analyzing, asking questions and making sure that our technique and principles were sound.

While I was training with my partner, the focus was hitting my targets and the timing of my hips and footwork as I hit those targets.

In the Shaolin Arts, all targets are nerves, organs or energy points. In Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, which is available at http://www.shaolinsecrets.com, there are references everywhere about proper targeting of these vital spots and what the body's reaction will be when they are attacked.

I was whacking my partner pretty well (my partner's a great guy; he just makes a lot of noise if you hit him just right) so we switched and I let him have a go at me as I attacked him.

We went through a couple of attacks and I said "Dude, stop for a second."

He stopped and I said to him, "You are hardly hitting me and your targeting is a bit off. What's up."

He told me that he felt funny hitting me because I was senior to him in the arts. I told him, "Dude, you are being disrespectful to me if you don't hit me. If you don't hit me, then I don't develop my internal, physical or mental toughness.

And, if you don't hit your targets, you aren't training yourself properly. You don't really know if you are hitting correctly or if your timing is good because you're just flailing around.

That makes you like and octopus on roller skates...a whole lot of moving but not a lot getting done."

He cracked up and said, "Yes, Sir" and we started again.

I probably shouldn't have taught him that because when I attacked this time, he commenced to beating the hell out of me. But it was fun.

He felt better, he was more accurate and I got to work on pretending like "that didn't hurt".

You don't train to injury someone; you train to hit them hard enough so they know you were there, that you hit your target and that if you hit harder, it would be effective.

Just like defending yourself. God forbid that you have to use your skills, but if you do, make sure that you go 100%. You don't want to hit a guy only hard enough to make him madder.

If you're going to go...go. Get it done. Make sure you hit your targets and hit them with 100% of your focus.

If you don't, then you run the risk of looking like an octopus on roller skates.

And that's not a pretty site.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - If you don't want to train like an octopus on roller skates, get yourself over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and get a copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I. You'll be amazed at the amount of priceless information that is contained in these volumes.

I was being bullied by a kid named Ariel. He was a year ahead of me and we shared a P.E class at the same time. I don't remember what it was I did to get his attention, but whatever it was, I was his favorite whipping boy.

Every day at P.E., I would do whatever I could to avoid eye contact or be alone around him. More than once he whooped me good in the locker room, with other boys standing around while I got a beating.

He would wait around during lunch outside the cafeteria and I remember one day hearing him say, "Good; he's here" when I walked out after lunch. I tried to avoid him but he cornered me and picked on me some more.

I was a small kid; asthmatic when I was young and not too athletic. I was into music as a band geek and made friends wherever I went. Physical and mental toughness were not my strong traits at that age. I was considered a "nice guy".

I was embarrassed to tell my Father and humiliated at how I felt every day at school. I even hid it from my friends so they wouldn't know.

My Momma always taught me to turn the other cheek. She said to be the bigger man and walk away. My Dad always told me that fighting never solved anything.

I deeply love both my parents and they were teaching me what they had been taught as children. What I learned about there philosophy when it came to conflict and bullies can be summed up in one word.

Hogwash.

My life at school took a turn for the better when I got cornered one day outside the cafeteria with Ariel picking on me again and letting me have it.

I snapped. Flipped out. Had enough. I was over this.

So, I let out a primal yell, grabbed both of his upper arms, stepped behind him with one of my legs and slammed him on the concrete. Hard.

His melon bounced off of the ground with a pretty nasty sound and all the air came out of his lungs with a big whoosh. He just laid there, out cold. It was surreal in a bad way.

I froze. His friends froze. People watching froze. And Ariel was just laying there, out cold.

Not knowing what else to do, I ran. Fast. Hid out for the rest of the day and went home without incident. Didn't tell my parents, didn't tell my friends. I didn't say a word to anyone.

I felt awful because I hurt him. And I also felt like a huge weight had been taken off my shoulders. I wasn't his or anyone else's "boy" anymore.

Ariel never bothered me again. In P.E. the next day, he wouldn't even make eye contact. He actually left whenever I came into the locker room. I never heard from him or saw him after lunch.

Ariel had mistaken kindness for weakness. He thought because I was small, friendly and wasn't doing anything back to him, that it was okay to keep doing what he wanted with no consequences.

All of us are watching a perfect example of it right now in the news. The United Nations, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to go soft on the penalties it was going to level against North Korea for the alleged nuclear test.

The U.N., with a fine track record of successes throughout history, particularly in dealing with genocide, dictators and oil-for-food programs, definitely needs to get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com/ and get as many copies of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I as they have members and begin studying them. Quickly.

In Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, there are entire sections dedicated to defense reactions and skills as it comes to combat arts, but also to the mental approach of combat.

Not only is defense a physical skill, but the majority of a proper defense is the mindset of the practitioner; the attitude and desire of the warrior to dedicate one hundred percent of his body and mind to his defensive strategy.

When you are training, what happens when your opponent throws out a smashing round house kick to your head and you "sort of" defend it.

Yep. Snoozeville. And a bunch of Advil for the next couple of days.

What happens when you are in business and someone hits you with a lawsuit, especially a questionable one, and you don't take it seriously; get an attorney to answer it, and answer it with both guns blazing.

Yep. You get your rear end handed to you and you're out all the dough they sued you for plus their court costs and yours, not to mention the sleepless nights.

How you react defensively and then counter attack is one of the highest levels of skills that there is in the arts and in life.
The constant reading of military history, great political leaders as well as business successes all show that the great leaders in these areas all understood how proper defensive reactions and then counter attacks would save the day.

They understood that underestimating you opponent and allowing attacks or challenges to go unanswered - or worse - half-heartedly defended - only encourages more aggressive moves.

Many countries in the world, the United States included, and the United Nations all have histories of "turning the other cheek" and trying to use "talking" and "appeasement" to deal with what are, in essence, just bullies.

Bullies mistake kindness for weakness. They think a lack of response from someone they attack or pick on as a lack of desire to defend, not a show of restraint.

No one advocates just running around whipping up on anyone who looks at you funny. We are talking about what is the right thing to do when faced with a combative situation and you know that the mentality and actions of the party you are dealing with is a bully.

Using the "Puppy Dog" Defense - where you throw yourself on your back, legs in the air with a big smile that says "Rub my tummy" is not a good defense when faced with a combative situation.

Let's hope we all can learn what's the right thing to do from bullies like Ariel.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - Defensive and counter attacking skills are vital to your training and your life. To get access to some of the oldest and most effective strategies there is, get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com/ and get your copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I.

There's a passage that talks about clearing your mind and focusing on the breath and focusing on the skill that's being developed and not the pain or discomfort that goes with the training.

The Shaolin Warrior Monks knew that there would be pain, suffering and discomfort the moment they set foot in the Temple. But they went anyway, knowing how tough it would be. They stepped up to the plate.

The Navy SEALs are considered one of the toughest military outfits on the world. There are only two thousand five hundred of them on active duty right now.

Their initial training course is twenty four weeks long with a seventy five percent washout rate. In a class that starts with one hundred and twenty, it is not uncommon to graduate only thirty or so.

What makes men push themselves to even try to make this elite group. They obviously want to be a cut above, but they also have the ability to step up and face the music. They know what they want, they know what they face...and they do it anyway.

When faced with tough choices, they don't choose based on what's easier...they choose based on what's the right thing to do.

What's great about Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I and the arts is that you can use the principles taught and apply them to your life, not just your training.

Like when you make a mistake. I bet you hate making mistakes.

I know I do. I wonder if you hate it for the same reason I do. The worst part about making mistakes is not the part where you realize it.

Nah...that's no big deal. You just look at yourself and say, "Whoops...my bad."

No, the part that makes my skin crawl (or used to) was when I had to go face whoever it was that was affected by my mistake and fess up.

I remember one time as a kid I was visiting my cousins who lived in Cocoa, Florida. They lived on a couple of acres outside of town (and that means it was country; Cocoa is still old school Florida...very country) that had a huge old house on it and tons of fruit trees.

To give you an idea of how country the family is, the big event at Christmas was not the presents; it was driving around the neighborhoods, gathering up the dead Christmas trees and then having a Christmas tree bonfire, complete with beer coolers and the kids watching in amazement.

One year the fire got so big that the flames got to be about sixty feet in the air, we caught the neighbor's trees on fire and the fire department had to come over.

Not good.

Anyway, I'm visiting my cousins and as young hyperactive boys are prone to do, we went looking for some excitement.

The property ran along a road that was blocked by trees. You couldn't see cars going by but you could hear them. Being young and not-too-bright, we thought it would be fun to toss old oranges over the trees and see if we could tag a car as it drove by.

Of course, I wanted to be the coolest so I went first. Heard the car, took a guess, reached back and gave it a good toss up and over the trees, thinking to myself, "No way is that going to hit...but this is fun."

Bam. Tires screeching. Much cussing by a very upset man. And then the sound of a car careening down the dirt road that led to my cousin's house.

We ran like you-know-what. Beat feet through the back door; him to his room and me to the bathroom because...well, I had the sudden urge to go.

The angry man had come to the front door, explained what happened and asked if there were any kids on the property or the neighborhood that might do such an intelligent thing as throw fruit at a moving vehicle.

My Aunt said of course not. My Father, knowing my cousin and me better than my Aunt, marched into the house to find me. He looked at me very sternly and said, "Son, did you do this."

And then he quickly followed up with, "Don't lie to me boy...it will be worse if I found out later that you lied to me."

Self preservation kicked in. I knew I could lie my way out of it, but I knew he'd eventually find out and worse, I would have tried to deceive him and broken his trust. So, I did the only thing I could...

I folded like a cheap tent.

Boy, did I take a whuppin'. He wore me out. On the way home a couple of hours later, I was still sniffling and he said to me, "Son, I know you're upset and you probably think you should have lied to me to save yourself from a spanking, but you did the right thing.

Doing what's right hurts sometimes, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. Even though I am disappointed with what you and your cousin did, I'm proud of you for stepping up and telling the truth, knowing you were going to get it"

I learned an important lesson that day. When you screw up, make a mistake, blow it, drop the ball, fumble, brick one, etc...Take your medicine. Stand up, acknowledge it and get it over with.

The faster you acknowledge it and deal with it, the faster you can get past it and get on with making things right and spending time on something positive.

Facing tough choices is just the way it is. We will all be there more than once and if we can think of the Monks who knew how painful their lifetime of training would be; and the Navy SEALs, and all the people out there that make tough choices everyday, sometimes of the life and death variety...

We can all learn to Take Our Medicine.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - Shaolin training is some of the toughest training in the martial arts world. To get a glimpse of the some of the grueling routines the Warrior Monks follow, get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and check out Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I.

Before I got into Tampa, I had to travel over to the East Coast of Florida and meet with a contractor who is supposedly building some homes for myself and others south of Cape Canaveral.

I say supposedly because I signed the documents in March, got the construction loan and was supposed to have a house by October.

Imagine my surprise when I got and e-mail in late September informing me that the developer hadn't even broken ground yet.

Uh-oh.

The bad part is... no one can get a return phone call. Not from the developer, not from the contractor, not from anyone. Even after I left a message asking for someone to call me or I might have to "go the then next level".

In business, that is bad.

So, I show up unannounced at the contractor's office Monday morning, dressed professionally and asking for The Boss. I was shown to his office where The Boss was on the phone with his partner (the other guy who wouldn't call me back).

Imagine his surprise when I told him who I was and why I was there all the way from California.

He was even more surprised when I asked for the phone, took it out of his hand, got on the phone with his partner and then put all of us on speakerphone.

After much hemming and hawing, passing the buck back and forth, and a little throwing each other under the bus added in, the partners decided that yes, there had been mistakes and delays and yes, they needed a way to come up with a solution that would compensate myself and others for the delays, which was costing all of us money.

Here's the best part...the reason for the delays. These guys weren't talking to each other. The reason was...one partner told the other one to do something...and never followed up to see if he did it.

The other partner actually did what he was asked, which was to mail out some contracts...but never bothered to call and ask the people he mailed it to where they were or if they were sent back.

On top of that, both parties had been getting all the messages from myself and other buyers...and referring them to each other, and then not bothering to see if the other had taken care of it.

In plain business language, the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing, or in this case...one arm had fallen off the body and the other arm had no idea.

In Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, there are stories and principles that teach about Follow Up in combat. About how when you see an opening, launch an attack and hurt your opponent, to press and keep the advantage.

You know that in combat, once you engage and you have an advantage, you pursue it all the way. Sun Tzu taught that "when your enemy leaves a void, fill it."

If you look at water or a wave on the beach, it doesn't break and stop right there; it goes all the way up the sand, as far as it can, until it is completely out of energy.

If you launch an attack and score with your attack and hurt your opponent, you had better stay on him and finish the job.

I was fighting with a guy once and had him pinned to the ropes. I hit him with a right cross/left hook/right uppercut and he bent over, covering his head. Thinking I had done enough, I backed straight away from him.

At which time he stood up, throwing a "panic" spinning backfist/cross that caught me totally by surprise.

The next thing I remember, I was looking up at the ceiling and my Coach was looking down at me and telling me, "Bill, if you are ever in real fight or in the ring again and this is the view you have...you're losing."

Great. Thanks Coach.

It was my fault. I hadn't "followed up" and out him on the deck or waited for the referee. And worse, I didn't protect myself.

Just like in this business deal. The two partners hadn't followed up; myself and the other buyers were trying now, but we hadn't followed up before then. And now I'm the one who is following up for everyone, coordinating between the buyers and the two partners.

It's going to work out. I believe in the Law of Attraction (more on that later) and I know I am going to come out of this situation wiser and wealthier, and not in just money.

That's why I know that the Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, which is available at http://www.shaolinsecrets.com, should be required reading for people in business. You can never go wrong when you use the Principle of Follow Up.

Come to think of it, I'm going to make these two partners buy a copy.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - Shaolin Secrets is experiencing massive growth right now, so much that we are swamped with keeping up with the demand. Thank you for your support and business as we spread the wisdom and teachings of the Shaolin Temple.

P.P.S. - The teleseminar for Secrets of the Shaolin Temple is coming the beginning of November. Stay tuned for the times and phone number to call. And yes, there will be some special things happening on that call.

He said he needed someone to talk to about some problems he was having and he felt I could help him. Since he was asking for help, I said sure. We met at a coffees shop and he started telling me 'all about his problems.

His list of things going wrong was long. It was basically everything.

He said he wasn't making the money he wanted to make. His boss didn't like him. His last attempts at investing had gone south on him and he was striking out with the ladies.

He finsihed by saying, 'Bill, I think I'm just a Magnet for Morons.'

I asked him a couple of questions and then gave him some tips. I had a feeling that his thinking was the problem, but something was bugging me that there was more to it. He agreed to go work on what we talked about and then meet the next week.

A couple of days later, I was meeting friends to watch a footbal game and guess what I saw.
Yep. this certain friend, already completely loaded (at 10:30 in the morning) and surrounded by what you and I would call 'Women of Ill Repute' and some other tough-looking guys all acting like they were at a frat party.

It got worse as the day went on until he and his buddies got so loud that they were invited to leave.

When we got to the next meeting, I didn't even let him start whining and moaning about his life or tell me about what had changed.

I said to him, 'Dude. I know what the problem is. There is someone out there trying to sabotage your success I can tell you who it is and you can go kick his butt.'

He said, 'Great; who is it.'

At which point I held up a mirror. He didn't get it until I explained more.

'Dude, part of what's going on is the company you're keeping. No one, including me, can tell you what to do or who to hang out with. It might help you to look at the people you are hanging out with and ask yourself if any of them are having the level of success and happiness that you are looking for. My bet is they aren't.'

He didn't understand that who you hang out with and associate with has everything to do with your life.

The Ancient Warriors of the Shaolin Temple understood this principle. When you were accepted to train at the Temple, you were immediately surrounded with people only focused on getting you the best martial arts training on the planet.

Everyone at the Temple was 100% focused on training and becoming a Shaolin Warrior. There were no distractions from the ultimate goal.

When the guy I told this to gets over being p.o'd at me, I hope he takes a long look at who he's hangin with. If he's smart, he'll look to get around more successsful, like-minded individuals that are going somewhere.

Or he will keep on being a Magnetic Moron.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - YOU are NOT a Magnetic Moron. You are a Doer; the kind of person that takes action and will do whatever it takes to get an edge in martial arts training and in life.
To get the edge and learn more about the training methods and principles of the Shaolin Temple of China, go NOW to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and learn how to train like a Warrior Monk.

You actually have a B.S. Detector - it has two detectors in your body; one in your head and one in the center of your chest.

There is actually a secret to turning it on and making it so sensitive it is a like a heat-seeking missile that tears after B.S. and explodes it into smithereens.

You already have felt it. You just didn't know what it was or why it was going off. Let me give you an example.

There was that girl in school that you were really in to. She said she was totally into you, too...except that she was never available on the weekends for a date. When you called, she would say that a girlfriend needed her, or she had to do her hair, or her dog died...

That was B.S.

Or, how about the "Don't look at this reassignment to the worst division in the company as a demotion. Look at it as a challenge; a chance to prove yourself in the face of adversity." Never mind that the division's performance could affect your paycheck and it is filled with rejects, troublemakers and foot draggers that everyone else gave up on.

That's B.S.

Or, the all-time great..."I did not sleep with that woman."

Total B.S.

How do you turn on your B.S. Detector so that you won't get any B.S. on you.

Easy. B.S. has a frequency or a feeling to it. All emotions and thoughts do, but B.S. has a special "feel" to it.

When you are hit with B.S., your face scrunches up, your chest feels funny and you say, "What?" with a funny look on your face.

The key to amplifying your B.S. Detector is in Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I. It's something that is talked about throughout the Volume. It's something that every human being does and we have done it since the moment we were born.

Martial Arts Masters practice it daily. That's how they are so sensitive to energy and what's going on around them. It's also how they can "sense" what their opponent is going to do, virtually before they do it.
At the Shaolin Temple, they practice this skill almost all the time. In their meditation and in their physical training. The Warrior Monks know that this one skill is the key to health, physical and mental power.

Not to mention the ability to spot B.S a mile away.

If you want to learn the secrets of the Warrior Monks of China, Martial Arts Masters, and awesome B.S. Detectors, go to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and get your copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I.

And that's No B.S.

Best, William Huff

P.S. - The response to the request for stories about how Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I have helped you has been outstanding. With all the submissions, I have to seta cut off date of Thursday, October 26th at midnight. I want to make sure I have time to sort through, read and pick the best ones to interview on the teleseminar in November.

P.P.S. - If you haven't done it yet, get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and get Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I so that you are informed and ready to go on the teleseminar. There will be interviews, stories, teaching and a Q & A session on the call.

I can't remember what started it; a teevee show, an actor in a movie...maybe it was just someone who overheard it and it started to spread.

I had no idea that the phrase originated at the Shaolin Temple.

Yep...it's true. The Shaolin Monks said it first, but I think it probably sounded different in Chinese.

What they were talking about was much more than just to sit down. They were talking about (and teaching) how to sit properly for meditation and deep breathing.

Sitting the right way can align your spine, allow your internal organs the room they need to function and allow your energy to flow freely, keeping you energized and feeling great.

In Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, at http://www.shaolinsecrets.com, they teach about how to sit properly to allow your body and mind to function at the highest level.

All of us can use this info. Are you reading this e-mail right now and slouching at your computer...I caught myself right now slouching as I mentioned it to you.

Bad posture, slouching while sitting and shallow breathing all contribute to a variety of problems, the largest being how it sucks the energy out of you and leaves you feeling fuzzy headed and needing a nap.

I know there are times that you get up from the computer or desk and your head hurts; your back and neck are stiff...you feel like you only have enough energy to drag your carcass to the bed for a power nap.

Time is too precious to waste it by making yourself feel badly because you don't know how to sit properly.

To supercharge your energy, blast through those fuzzy feelings and never need a nap again, go to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and get your copy of Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I so you can learn how the Shaolin Monks kept their bodies energized and healthy.

Let the Shaolin Monks teach you how to properly "Sit On It."

Best, William Huff

P.S. - Deadline for interviews on the teleseminar is midnight tonight. Please make sure you send them to Bill@shaolinsecrets.com. I'll pick the best ones and choose you for the interview. There is going to be a lot of special things happening on this call in early November so be ready. Date and time will be announced soon.

His name was Rusty, a troublemaking neighborhood kid who told me that his Dad could beat up my Dad and then called me a name.

So I whupped up on him... as badly as a nine year old can whup up on another nine year old. I think I squished his favorite toy and kicked dirt on his new shoes.

Anyway, it seems that as we grow older, we don't lose this ability to think our Dad, or our anything might be better than someone else's.

A guy recently e-mailed me and asked me if I thought that the Shaolin martial arts were as good as another style that he named.

He said that he had seen fighters from the style he named beat up a drunken monkey practicioner and wanted my opinion.

Looking at whose style is better is all wrong. What style someone practices is part of the equation, but there is more to it than that.

Heart is a huge part of the equation. Do you have the stuff to keep going even if you are taking a whipping. Are you willing to keep going when you are on the bottom and a bigger man is letting you have it.

If you don't know the meaning of the word quit, you are already more talented than 90% of the people out there.

Your technique and physical attributes are important. You must be crisp and sharp; able to hit what you are aiming at with speed and power.

As a martial arts professional and student, I teach that while technique is important, you are an idiot if you don't respect the fact that size does matter.

If you are 120 lbs soaking wet and you get attacked by someone who is 230lbs and as skilled as you are, you have big problems.

In order for you to have an upper hand and be able to defend yourself regardless of size differences and style differences, you have to know, understand and be able to apply the principles of martial arts.
It doesn't matter if you are a karate practicioner, judo or grappling artist or kung fu stylist, the principles are the most important part of the martial arts.

If you understand the principles and can apply them, you are head and shoulders above the crowd.

In Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, there are 108 different lessons that cover every aspect of combat. The Warrior Monks of the Shaolin Temple use this information to train themselves to world class levels.

Any martial artist, regardless of their style or background, will be blown away at what secrets are revealed about combat and the principles of martial arts.

Get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com NOW and get Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I. All the principles and information used to train the Warrior Monks of the Shaolin Temple is waiting for you to step up and go the next level of your training and ability.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - The Teleseminar for Shaolin Secrets is scheduled for Thursday, November 9th at 5:00 PM Pacific time. There will be interviews, information and a Q & A session. There will also be some very special announcements...so DO NOT miss this call.

Anyone who wants to be interviewed can send their story about what Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I has done for them to Bill@shaolinsecrets.com. The people who have the best stories will be interviewed during the call.

The phone number and other information needed will be sent to you as soon as they are available.

There's a scene in the movie when Nicolas Cage's characteris told to do something by Sir Sean and Nick's character replies,'I'll do my best.'

To which Sir Sean, in his Scottish brogue replies, 'You're besht. Loshers alwaysh whine about doing their besht.

Winnersh go home with the Prom Queen.'

Actually, I cleaned that up a bit; his version included what happens when you go home with the Prom Queen, but we don't want to get into that.

The point is the attitude and mindset of a winner versus a whiner.

A whiner sees why he can't do something. Feels fear and does nothing; or worse, runs the other way instead of facing the fear.

Whiners blame, ridicule; tear down others that are going and doingwhat they themselves are too afraid to do.

Worse than that, whiners don't believe in the one thing that they must beleive in to win...themselves.

You are all you've got. No one is coming to do it for you.

No matter what, you have to believe in you and your abilityto do anything and everything that you can think of.

Start small. My coach and mentor gave me an exercise to start that was so simple that I almost missed the lesson.

He and I both wear jade that we bought in China. He wore his on his left wrist, while wearing his watch on the right; making him look like he was left-handed. He commented that in China, the jade is worn on the left and I should do the same.

I tried it and it felt weird; I didn't like it at all. It was uncomfortable.So, I switched it back.

A couple of months later, myself and others met with him in person and while we were mingling, I overheard a comment he made to someone else (I'm pretty sure he did it so I would hear it).

He said that if people don't have the desire and discipline to do the things that are new, or feel uncomfortable, or to push themselveswith small things, they would never make it with the big things.

Glancing down at my wrists, I felt like he was talking to me. And he was right.

I had given in, whined to myself and folded like a cheap tent.I was used to wearing my watch and jade a certain way; just likeI was 'used' to doing a lot of things.

I said to myself, 'Self, if you are doing it with this little thing, where else are you slacking.'

I did the switch-er-roo on my wrists and never switched back.

It also got me into gear in a bunch of other areas that I had beenbeing a whiner and dragging my feet.

I won't get into specifics, but oh man...since then, life has taken off like a rocket.

The Shaolin Monks knew this; they knew that to be winners, they had to face the small challenges first before they could tackle thebig ones.

They also understood that the steps it takes to conquer the big thingsare the same ones that it takes to conquer the little things.

That's why in Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, you start learning the fundamental principles first, so that as you progress,you build on the foundational knowledge and conquer one levelafter the other.

Be your best. Be a winner. Do whatever it takes to get what youwant and where you want to go. Get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.comNOW and get your hands on Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I.

Until you are conditioned to be a winner.

Best,

William Huff

Stabbing knives, slashing knives, people trying to hit you with clubs, the baseball bat swing...truly some of the most frightening situations that you'll ever find yourself in.

While we were practicing, I was thinking back to a lecture that I had attended that had been taught by an attorney who specialized in prosecuting violent crimes against police officers.

This attorney said most people, when assaulted with a weapon, particularly an edged weapon, didn't even know a weapon was involved until after they were cut or stabbed.

Wow.

Then I remembered the video that the same man showed me of an assault. It was security film shot in a bar in a large U.S. city.

A very large man was about to whoop up on a very small man and had the smaller man pinned against a pool table. Most of the locals in the bar were pretending they didn't see anything; they seemed like they didn't want to get involved.

In a flash, the smaller man jumped up, hit the larger man in the side of the head, and as the larger man staggered away, the smaller man's arm was pumping like a piston, over and over and over again, following the larger man as he tried to retreat.

The smaller man is then shown leaving the bar; the larger man stumbles up to the bar, takes a seat on a barstool, leans his head on his arm, takes a couple of labored breathes...

And drops dead on the floor.

Stabbed 37 times in six seconds, with the first stab to the neck the one that ultimately killed him.

With these thoughts in mind, I stopped what I was doing and watched how the rest of the guys were training...and what I saw scared me.

The way they were practicing was going to get them killed.

Not because the movements and principles wouldn't work; that wasn't it at all. It was the energy, focus and intensity that they were doing it with.

They were "going through the motions" because the situations were so familiar that they were lazy in their movements.

We huddled up and I told them of the story of the assault. Then as they were working out, I stopped them and showed them their stances, mechanics, weight distribution and so on.

Within thirty seconds, everyone's intent, focus and power doubled and some even tripled. These guys were instantly transformed to another level and moving as if their life depended on it.

Now they weren't just practicing; they were training with intensity.

Training is everything. The United States of America has the finest fighting forces in the world for many reasons, but the most important thing that separates them from the rest of the world's fighting forces is the relentless dedication to training.

But not just "walk through" training...but emotionally intense, highly charged, realistic training scenarios that push people to their mental, physical and emotional limits.

Pay attention to how you train. Are you going through the motions, or are you mentally visualizing the situation you are practicing for; are you physically pushing yourself or are you barely breathing hard.

You'll perform how you practice. In Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I, available at http://www.shaolinsecrets.com, they teach how to practice properly; how to breathe in combat situations and how to properly focus your mind to the task at hand.

The Warrior Monks of the Shaolin Temple didn't just train for show; they were subject to multiple takeovers and even had the Temple burned down. They knew they had to train for life and death situations.

Proper practice and training habits are crucial to your development. If you are training in any combat art and just "going through the motions" ...

You might be in for a surprise when it's time to do it for real.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - The Free Teleseminar is Thursday, November 9th at 5:00 PM PST. There will be interviews, some teaching, Q & A's and other goodies for everyone that is on the call. You do not want to miss this.

Phone number for the call is 212.990.8000 - pin is 2230# to access the call.