In our latest podcast episode, we’re speaking with Jason Malik, the Chief Instructor at Texas Wing Tsun. As a former boxer and wrestler and someone who cross trains with other styles of martial arts, Jason is able to effectively apply his Wing Tsun in any given situation against any kind of attack. Aside from being certified to teach Wing Tsun under the WTA, Jason is also certified to teach Jeet Kune Do under Sifu Paul Johnson of Real JKD, who is a certified Sifu under Sifu Jerry Poteet, a direct student of Si-Jo Bruce Lee.   Jason is also a bladesmith, specializing in custom knives and edged weapons for combat and self defense.  He has also done stunt coordination and fight scene choreography for independent action films and is a recording artist, producer, and audio engineer signed with Mo Thugs Records. Show Notes: 0:00 Introduction 2:55 How Jason Malik got involved with Wing Tsun starting with his Bruce Lee phase in his early teens 5:00 Training to deal with an attacker 6:18 Principles of Wing Tsun that have helped Jason through life adversity 6:50 You have to maintain forward intent even when life isn’t pleasant 8:20 Sticking is about control 9:20 Wing Tsun is like a switch -- it’s either “on” or “off.” 13:00 Learn to relax and develop sensitive to read your opponent 14:10 You’ll never lose the fear of getting hit until you’ve been hit a few times. 15:00 Don’t get two steps behind and stay in control of the exchange 16:20 The initial attack is the most dangerous part. You have to be comfortable charging into somebody who takes a swing at you. It’s the experience that teaches you. 22:00 Myths about Wing Tsun.  What it is and what it isn’t. 23:00 Using Dit Da Jow in Wing Tsun--Believing in the science of the formulas. 25:00 The bar fight that led him to explore Chinese medicine  27:00 Discusses the use of knives in self-defense and his bladesmith business 31:00 Bruise Juice is one of his favorite jows. Connect with Jason Malik: Instagram: @texaswingstun, @btg.custom.blades, @bino5150 https://www.facebook.com/TexasWingTsun https://www.facebook.com/BTGBlades/ https://www.facebook.com/BinoTheGreat/ Find out more about Dit Da Jow: Dit Da Jow Collection Ancestor’s Advanced Conditioning Formula Ho Family Dit Da Jow Bruise Juice Special Offer From Jason for Our Listeners: By mentioning Plum Dragon Herbs to Jason, you will receive 10% off your first order on his custom knives.  You can send him a message at his BTG Blades Instagram or Facebook accounts listed above to place an order. Connect with Plum Dragon Herbs: YouTube |  Facebook | Instagram | Twitter  | LinkedIn  Thank You For Listening! How did you like this episode? We’d love to continue the discussion with you.  Share your comments and takeaways below.   And if you liked this episode, please subscribe to our iTunes and YouTube channels and be sure to follow, like and comment! Podcast Music Credit: Motherlode Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/