The Shaolin Secrets Blog

From the balcony of my home in Southern California I'm lucky enough to have a beautiful city-lights view. It's such a great view that I'm able to see four different fireworks shows from four different cities on the 4th of July.

As I stood there last night with my wife enjoying the shows, a huge smile came over my face as I thought, "Only in America".

Only in America can you come to a country with nothing and make something of yourself. There's a saying among immigrants that "In America, there is money lying on the streets."

My father-in-law, Dr. Bernard Lee, came to this country when he was in his early twenties. His family had fled from China to Taiwain and as the oldest son, he left the family and came to America to get educated and send money back to support his family.

He didn't speak a lick of English. When he got here he literally had no money in his pocket, a bag of clothes and a teddy bear. (He's embarrassed about the teddy bear thing; let's keep that between us.)

Now he is retired after working for IBM for thirty years. He holds the record for earning a Phd the fastest in engineering at Cornell University. He is a multi-millionaire with multiple homes in central California and he put his two children through prestigious schools.

Only in America do you have the right to be as hypocritical, outspoken, irreverent and controversial as you want to. You can say whatever you want about your government and you won't disappear or suddenly come down with a rare case of radiation poisoning from sushi.

You can say you're an environmentalist and you believe in global warming, and then jump in your private jet and fly away, polluting the atmosphere in one flight as much as a car does in one year.

You can come up with an idea about how people will pay for having a rock as a pet - and make millions.

You can be famous and have stories about you going to and getting out of jail as network news - and have absolutely no talent or achievements in anything - except partying.

And only in America could you find yourself with the opportunity to get your hands on the Sacred Scrolls from the Shaolin Temple of China.

It was through democracy, capitalism and the martial arts that these scrolls were given as a gift to Professor Charles Mattera by the Head Abbot of the Shaolin Temple, along with a sworn oath that these scrolls would be spread throughout the world.

Go to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and learn for yourself how you can get your hands on the Shaolin Secrets...and take advantage of the freedom we have to study, learn, grow and become whoever and whatever we want.

Only in America.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. - For those of you who live here in the States, I hope you had a happy and safe 4th of July.

Have you ever met someone and for whatever reason, you instantly got a funny feeling about them?

I met a guy once who was a big-timer; he knew this person and that person, he had contacts, he was supposed to be “The Man” when it came to business, raising money and fixing problems.

He came to the guys I work with and was going to help us raise money, expand the company and take us to the next level.

Upon meeting him – I instantly disliked this guy.

Don’t know why…I just did. Didn’t like him, didn’t trust him. He just gave me a weird vibe.

I shared my feelings with some of the guys involved with him and they told me I was crazy. This guy was “The Man” and I was being paranoid. They told me to find something about him I did like; “Look for the good” I was told.

Try as I might – I couldn’t do it. This guy was bad news; I could just feel it.

Turned out my gut was right.

He turned out to be a fraud, embezzled a bunch of money from investors and took off, leaving us to deal with the people who had gotten swindled.

Trying to make myself like him didn’t work. It couldn’t - it went against the laws of nature.

Just like when you are learning a new technique or working on a fighting principle, if you have to force it, it usually means you’re doing it wrong or you’re trying to do it in the wrong situation.

Doesn’t matter if it’s a throw your working on or someone you’re dating, if you are trying to stuff a round peg in a square hole, it ain’t gonna work.

In the Shaolin Secrets - http://www.shaolinsecrets.com – there is a passage that talks about energy and how to use it; to be able to read and feel your opponent’s energy and use it to your advantage. It also talks about the mistakes you can make when it comes to energy and how you can hurt yourself.

Not only does this passage help you with energy as it relates to the martial arts, but that same energy and ability to “feel it” helps you when you meet people for the first time.

But – a word of warning: when you get a feeling upon meeting someone or find yourself in a situation that doesn’t feel right – make sure you listen.

It’s hard work and wasted effort when you try to stuff a square peg in a round hole.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – There are so many hidden gems contained in the Shaolin Secrets that it would take forever to talk about all of them. Get started discovering them for yourself at http://www.shaolinsecrets.com.

Last week I wrote to you and told you about the Shaolin Monk who showed up and proceeded to have us hopping and jumping, stretching, striking, kicking, doing footwork drills and so many other things it made my head spin.

It also made me sore as hell. But like they say… “It’s a good sore.”

One of the coolest things about the entire session was the fact that the Monk spoke about two words of English; he didn’t habla Ingles at all. All we had to go on was his energy, his example and trying to figure out the intent of what he was trying to teach.

Being able to train with someone like that is a very special moment; especially when there is a language barrier and you have to rely on the person’s energy to figure out what’s going on.

It really shows how the martial arts and especially the information contained in the Shaolin Secrets Volume I & II, http://www.shaolinsecrets.com, can transcend language and cultural barriers and connect people.

It got me to thinking about how we could repay the favor to the Monks when they visit again.

What could we do to connect with them – to cross that cultural divide and language barrier – and connect with them.

Then it came to me…

Scotch and Cigars.

Of course…it’s perfect. I know they don’t get that stuff over at the Temple. How cool would it be if they could be sitting on a balcony, overlooking the ocean at sunset, sipping on a fine Scotch while puffing on a Cuban cigar. I can just see the huge smile on his face as he stands there in his orange robe, surrounded by a fine blue smoke from his cigar.

Who wouldn’t love that.

That got me to thinking even more. Maybe the U.S. Government might want to look at adopting a “Scotch & Cigars” model instead of “Carrot and the Stick”.

There are some real problems out there in the world leader department and maybe what is needed is a do-over; like Reagan did with Gorbachev when he re-introduced himself as “Ron” and shook hands over the negotiating table. It changed the tone and direction of the negotiations.

And if that worked…well, never mind. It’s probably too crazy.

I know, I know…the Scotch and Cigar thing would be a bad idea. They eat so well and don’t drink so it would probably get him sicker than hell and that would be bad.

The important point is that martial arts can bind people together from different training halls, cities, states and countries. You can travel anywhere in the world and if you meet another martial artist, regardless of style, you would have a bond with that person that could turn into something special.

You would have even more of a connection if you both had studied from the Shaolin Secrets – the training manuals from the legendary Shaolin Temple of China.

Get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and see for yourself how the Shaolin Temple of China connected with a martial artist here in the States…and the Secrets of the Shaolin Temple were released to the world.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – I’ve got a big announcement very soon – one that many of you have been asking, e-mailing and calling about in reference to the Volumes. Stay tuned and check your inboxes.

The spinning back fist made a cracking sound - like a hammer hitting a wet piece of wood - as it hit my ear hole. My body dropped as if someone had momentarily removed my bones and I was out for a couple of seconds.

When I came to, my coach was standing over me with that smile he reserves for his especially thick-headed students who don’t listen and he said, “Well, ever since you ate that hit, your hands never left the side of your head. Even after you were out, you kept your guard up.”

Oh goody…a moral victory.

Later that night – as I sat with icepacks everywhere and sucking down Advil and adult beverages – I was reviewing in my head what it was we had been working on in the match that day and why I got blasted.

The Professor (Charles Mattera) had always stressed to me that fighting and combat were all about two things – distance and timing.

He always said fancy techniques, jumping around and all that flashy crap made no difference at all; if all you had was a right cross and better distance and timing than the other man, you could win a contest.

When I studied famous generals in military history – Patton, Rommel, Napoleon, Sun Tzu – all were students and masters of the two principles of distance and timing when it came to combat.

What had happened in my match was that I had been very wary of the man I was fighting; he was physically strong and fast and had more experience than I did. The only advantage that I saw was that I was the shorter, more compact fighter and could best him in trapping and infighting.

But…that ain’t what happened.

The guy I was fighting had a wicked spin around back fist. I had seen him blast people with it before and I was determined not to be another recipient of his affections in that department.

Because I was focusing on the wrong thing (what it was that I didn’t want to have happen) I activated the Law of Attraction and also took my eyes (and mind) off the ball.

Instead of controlling the distance and the timing, I blitzed him, started to drive him backwards, remembered that he had a wicked spin around back fist…

And just stopped.

Right in front of him like a kid caught by his Mom, standing on the stool in the kitchen with his mouth covered in orange dust and his hands stuffed into the Cheetos bag.

Since I had stopped my attack, interrupted my own timing and given him control of the distance, he did what he wanted to do – and crushed me with that spin around back fist of his.

I never even saw it coming…one minute he was in front of me and I was just standing there like and idiot…the next I was looking up from in between my guard at my Coach.

That’s how fast it can happen. Mastering distance and control are the two keys to success in the martial arts.

It’s how Masters, who can be in the forties and fifties, can appear faster then people half their age. It isn’t that they are faster – they have just mastered distance and timing to the point where they are always one step or one beat ahead of the competition.

These principles –and a whole bunch more – are covered in depth in the Shaolin Secrets, http://www.shaolinsecrets.com. These are the original training manuals from the legendary Shaolin Temple of China and contain over fifteen hundred years of knowledge on the Shaolin Arts.

And if you want even more specific instruction and information on some of the fighting principles contained in the Shaolin Secrets, you can pick up Shaolin Fighting Secrets at http://www.shaolinfightingsecrets.com.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – Don’t eat the next back fist that is thrown your way. Get the Shaolin Secrets at http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and get started on your path to mastery of the two keys to combat – distance and timing.

Earlier this week I promised to let you in on a little surprise that I had cooking for you and I’m going to tell you about it in just a few minutes but before I do, let me tell you this story…

I was in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday where the temperature is a balmy 112 degrees during the day. While I held up okay in the heat, I can report that my anti-perspirant did not perform as advertised.

I was visiting a friend’s home talking some business when two workers who were remodeling his home politely knocked on the door and interrupted us. My friend asked them to come in and introduced me as the man responsible for http://www.shaolinsecrets.com.

Turns out that these two workers were both martial artists. One of them looked at me warily and asked, “What exactly are the Shaolin Secrets?”

My friend jumped before I could say a word and said, “What are they? They’re the ancient training manuals of the Shaolin Temple.

They’re over fifteen hundred years old. They’ve got everything you could ever want to know about the Shaolin Arts; fighting principles, techniques, strikes, kicks, throws, traps, grappling and even health secrets.”

The guy responded, “Wow. That’s amazing that it has all that knowledge about fighting and the arts, but what’s this stuff about health secrets?”

My friend said, “Oh yeah. I’ll teach you one right now.

You know how you wake up in the morning and your eyes are stuck together and feel a little rough or grainy even before you open them?”

“Yeah” he said.

“Well, instead of opening your eyes right away, in the Shaolin Secrets, there’s an exercise they tell you to do where you rub your eyes a certain way a certain amount of times before you open them – and not only do your eyes feel better, but they are massaged and the overall health of the eyes can be improved.”

The guy just stood there in disbelief for a second and than asked where he could go to get one.

That’s when I spoke up and told him there was only one place – and that was http://www.shaolinsecrets.com.

I handed him the one business card I had left and we shook hands. As he was leaving, he was reading the card, talking with his buddy saying how they both needed to get back to the office and get to the website and order the first volume of the Shaolin Secrets.

Sometimes I forget the mountain of priceless information and training that’s contained in these Volumes. I work with them so closely and speak with you about them almost every day, and I have to remind myself that there is much, much more to these Volumes than just physical fighting techniques.

Start exercising the inside of your body as well as the outside. Learn how you can train and improve the overall health of your internal organs and build your internal life force.

Attack excess flab, reduce inflammation of your tissues, beat back heart disease, cleanse your liver and kidneys, skyrocket your energy AND learn how to kick azz.

Get over to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com now and get your hands on The Secrets of the Shaolin Temple.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – I didn’t forget the special announcement. That friend’s house I was visiting…that was none other than Professor Charles Mattera, 10th Degree Grandmaster, Disciple and Adopted Son of the Shaolin Temple.

I was able to corner the Professor and get him to agree to a live interview where I was able to talk to him in-depth and get him to open up on a range of subjects, from the martial arts to the Shaolin Temple and much, much more.

This is a can’t-miss opportunity to hear and learn from a legend in the Shaolin Arts with almost forty five years of experience. If you ever had any doubts in your mind about the Shaolin Secrets or you had any questions about the man behind the freeing of the Secrets from the Shaolin Temple, this interview is a must.

I’ll have more information on how you can get your hands on this historic interview in the very near future.

Things are really cooking down here at Shaolin Secrets Headquarters.

I just got off the phone with some randomly selected Shaolin Secrets customers and got some great feedback – which I’ll share with you in a moment - and some great ideas.

The audio interview I did with a v-e-r-y special guest came out beautifully and I’m getting it cleaned up for release right now.

Shaolin Stretching Secrets – http://www.shaolinstretchingsecrets.com – is coming along nicely and looks like it will be ready to ship by the August 1st deadline.

There are also two exciting projects that will be announced in the next few weeks, so stay tuned for that.

Now let’s get to a Nastygram that was sent to me by a well-wisher. Normally I just delete things like this but since this isn’t the first time I received an e-mail with points like this, I thought it would be good to share it with everyone.

The e-mail wasn’t signed so I used this person’s email as the signature but left out the whole address. I also left the e-mail exactly as I received it.

“Hello,

Firstly, i wish to point out that the head abbot of the shaolin temple is not called Shi Yun Shin, his name is Shi Yong Xin, i know this because he is my shifu's (who spent 16yrs at the shaolin temple) master. i have just come back from spending 3 months in china training with shaolin fighting disciples everyday.

i guess my main point is that i find it sad that a westerner is claiming to have the "secrets of shaolin", the reason shaolin disciples are so good at what they do is that they train at least 8 hours a day, 6-7 days a week. They do not have "super human" strength as you proclaim, they are just immensely fit and well conditioned. To claim that a regular person can attain shaolin levels of conditioning "at their own pace" is ridiculous.

The "secret" is hard daily training and conditioning. There also needs to be a strong spiritual devotion to truely understand the movements in the forms.

True enough there are forms that are not taught to all disciples and only those that remain for a long time are shown these. But they are shown, not given a book and told to learn as that would just not work.

There is only 1 way to become like the shaolin, and that is to train with a true master, a shifu, with the knowledge and experience to show you.

The bottom line is that there aren't any "secrets" there's just hard training.

Craigtheninja@!#$%^.com” (I didn't release his e-mail address for privacy reasons)

Craig,

Something tells me you don’t own the Secrets of the Shaolin Temple Volume I – if you did, you would see that at the front of the Volume, translated by the National Library of China under the direct authority of the Head Abbot, is the name of the Head Abbot spelled out exactly as I use it.

I figured since the Head Abbot himself was the editor of the translations, it’s doubtful he missed the spelling of his own name.

I haven’t head of a Chinese instructor referred to as “Shifu”…Sifu I’ve heard of. If this is a new way of pronouncing it or another way, thank you for sharing it with me.

I am a westerner and I don’t “claim” to have the Shaolin Secrets…it’s a fact. If you go to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com, you can see the ceremonial photos from July of 2001 when the Volumes were presented to Professor Charles Mattera by the Head Abbot himself.

I agree that the Shaolin Monks are incredibly conditioned and super-fit…but if you or anyone else thinks that you can break steel bars over your head, get suspended on the end of razor sharp spear tips or smash solid bamboo bats over your exposed limbs just by “working out 6 to 7 days a week for 8 hours a day”, then may I suggest that there may be a very important part of the Shaolin Secrets training that you are completely missing.

Just working out all day every day isn’t the key. If it was, professional athletes from many different sports would be able to perform the amazing feats of power and energy, just like the Shaolin Monks – and they can’t.

I agree that to attain true mastery you must eventually get a Coach or Instructor. I have written on more than one occasion about the importance of personal instruction to understand and develop your skills to their best.

But, along with a Coach, you absolutely have to be able to get your hands on the best information possible, and the Shaolin Secrets are without a doubt the most accurate source of information there is on the Shaolin Arts. Where do you think the Ancient Monks of the Shaolin Temple learned this stuff from? Why do you think they wrote it down?

You don’t think that when they have a question they don’t consult their manuals? What does a lawyer or a doctor or any professional do when they have a question or need to find an answer?

They go to their reference materials, training manuals, textbooks, journals, law reviews and whatever else they can to find their answers and increase their knowledge. The Monks of the Shaolin Temple are no different.

To say that anyone can achieve a level of conditioning like the Shaolin Monks at their own pace is not ridiculous. Anyone, should they choose to, can start training with the various methods contained in the Shaolin Secrets and, depending how hard they work and the time the put in, can take their conditioning to new levels.

If it takes them three months or thirty years, it makes no difference – it’s up them.

Nowhere did I or anyone else say that you could get the Shaolin Secrets and with no work or no effort get in shape like the Shaolin Monks.

As for “There are no secrets, it’s just hard work”, I could not disagree more.

If I know something and you don’t, then it’s a secret – to you.

Hard work alone isn’t the answer. If it was, then the guys who can do the most push-ups in class would be the best martial artists.

It’s about attitude, heart, focus, a good Coach, proper practice… and making sure that you are getting the best information you can about what it is you are doing and trying to master.

For the Shaolin Arts, that information comes from the Shaolin Temple of China and the Ten Ancient Training Volumes.

It sounds like you don’t own the Shaolin Secrets, but you think that because of your experience and people you know that you know what’s best.

There’s a saying that’s been around the martial arts for a long time – “Empty Your Cup”. I think that if you wanted to and truly “Emptied Your Cup”, you would be pleasantly surprised at how much the Shaolin Secrets could help you in your quest to be the best you can be in the martial arts.

To get your hands on Volumes I & II, go to http://www.shaolinsecrets.com and get yours today.

Best,

William Huff

P.S. – Tons of great feedback from happy martial artists and non-martial artists on the Shaolin Secrets. Two great projects on the horizon and three new products…stay tuned.