me practicing 54 Yilus on my 54th birthday

I want to be a Living Bridge not a Dead Bridge

Gawain Siu
Nov 2 · 4 min read

There’s a principle in Chinese martial arts (Kung Fu) that I grew up with and that’s called “Kill”.

This is not the killing type but rather a direct sound translation of the Cantonese word for bridge.

My first recollection of Kill dates back to 1973 was when I was learning Kung Fu (Tong Long, southern Praying Mantis) as a 7 year old in a western suburb of…

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