26/02/2026
February 25th our master Du Fukun has passed.
Way of internal arts is not as difficult as many often believes.
While in external arts master walks the path behind the student keeping him on track sometimes makes student go faster or slower as he decides in internal arts master walks in front of the student leading the way.
But this way master can't always see which way his students are going nor he can always determinate if the path they choose is right or wrong.
So you are on your own.
When you focus on the master you stumble on the path.
If you focus on the path you lose the sight of the master and suddenly you realise you don't know where you are going.
There is one main obstacle in internal arts way.
Sometimes student tries to find his own way or tries to find a shortcut and get lost.
Because there are no shortcuts.
When student gets lost some masters go back for him, some masters wait and some masters keeps going and trust that student finds his way and catches up eventually.
My master was never good at waiting.
And many students got lost on the way.
But master was one of last titans of this art.
Easy to see from far, choosing a simple patch and leaving sharp and deep footprints easy to follow for those who cares to search for them.
And for that we are eternally grateful.