Gung Fu and Deliberate Practice
To get good in Gung Fu;
a) immerse yourself in the art,
b) allow it to be a consuming passion,
c) invest resources into it; read around the topic, see what other Gung Fu/martial arts clubs do, and;
d) devote at least several years of study to it.
A popular meme is that it requires 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to attain a level of mastery. That is 3 hours a day, for a 10 year period. The act of deliberate practice requires;
a) structured goals,
b) a measurable means to chart improvement,
c) problem solving within the activity, and:
d) the development of skill based solutions.
Learning the technical skill of Gung Fu is about training the mind whilst developing qualities such as focus, patience, fortitude through the medium of an extremely violent and aggressive activity. And a powerful mind has an infinite capacity for creating our view of the world.
