Shaolin Dragon Kenpo School

WE HAVE THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH!

This article claims balancing on one leg determines your biological age, with 30 seconds being the best.

... But our yellow belts are required to do it for 300 seconds.

Guess that only means one thing: train kenpo, live forever.

Close your eyes, lift one leg, and start the timer.

Bryan Johnson, the 48-year-old tech entrepreneur who spends around $2 million a year trying to stop aging, stepped onto the stage at Business Insider's The Long Play event in San Francisco on April 15, 2026, and gave the audience something they did not expect.

He asked them to stand on one leg.

The test is simple. You close your eyes, lift one foot, and hold the position as long as you can without grabbing anything or touching your other leg. According to Johnson, if you can only hold it for zero to seven seconds, your body is functioning like someone aged 60 to 80. Seven to 15 seconds puts you in the 40 to 60 range. Holding for 15 to 30 seconds suggests a biological age of 20 to 40.

But then the science behind it started drawing serious attention.

A 2024 Mayo Clinic study of adults over 50 found that among several functional fitness tests, the one-leg balance test was the measure most strongly affected by age. The researchers called it "a valid measure of frailty, independence, and fall status." Separate research has shown that an inability to hold a five-second single-leg stance predicts injurious falls, and that completing a 10-second version is linked to lower all-cause mortality risk.

Johnson explained his reasoning directly. He said that as the brain ages, it atrophies, and the neurological signals required to maintain balance start to degrade. That is why falls become so dangerous in later life. A fall at 70 can be a life-altering event in a way it simply is not at 30.

The Cleveland Clinic has noted that the test alone is not a complete picture of balance or longevity. Johnson himself uses dozens of biomarkers and tracks himself constantly through his Blueprint protocol. His DunedinPACE score sits at 0.69, meaning he is reportedly aging at 69 percent of the normal rate.

What makes this test unusual is that almost anyone can try it in the next 60 seconds

Note: we accomplished those numbers by only competing in 2 events (point sparring and forms), not 3 (including weapons sparring).

Trophy totals (including breaking and Team events)

Tournament season is in full swing, and we started with a BANG in Yorkton:

15 students.
16 trophies.
3rd largest school.

Most importantly, an overwhelming level of effort, support, encouragement, and teamwork

With the above and with over 1 trophy per student, it's officially a fact that our students are champions, and anyone who joins WILL become a champion also.

Can't wait for Weyburn on the 28th!

We teach discipline as something you do even when nobody is watching. But it also has a ripple effect: over time, it pays off ... Even if you're being bullied or feel like hope is lost. For Sifu, it's been 30+ years (and counting!) in the making.

Alumni Business Owner Profile Scott Carson, BSc’03 is one of those people who knew what he wanted to do from a young age. Bitten by the computer bug as a child, Carson went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of Regina in 2003 and opened his first business, Storm Applied Technologies, an in...

Sifu made it to the big screen (as a gangster, no less)! Catch him in the newly released action thriller, Hostile Takeover, starring one of sifu's favourite martial artists, Michael Jai White.

Easy maintenance!
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Do these 12 exercises every day for strength, endurance, and cardiovascular health. Do as many repetitions as you can for your exercise before moving onto the next. If you haven’t worked out in a while, I would recommend making it easy by slowing down the movements, modifying them to make it easier to do, and only doing 5 to 10 reps at the most for each.Remember, it’s not about copying the way I do it. I’m just demonstrating for you. It’s about doing these movements in the way that feels good for you. Remember that the most important thing is to get started and stay consistent even if you’re doing a little bit each day. I hope you take a couple minutes and try these exercises now 😊We all want our loved ones and the people close to us to be strong and healthy. The best way to do that is to lead by example.

Last weekend, team SDKS averaged 1.7 trophies per student at Snow Slam 19. In particular, our students displayed tremendous discipline, heart, leadership, and respect to show what true champions they are.
Pictured: Our very own Sifu and Simu Carson. Simu decisively won 2nd in black belt sparring, missing 1st place by only 1 point. Sifu waited for the 19th tournament (his favorite number) to finally take 1st place in black belt sparring (along with 1st in weapon forms and 2nd in empty hand forms), and he even ranked runner-up as the overall Tournament Grand Champion! Quite an accomplishment, but don't look now, sir - your 7 year old daughter is catching up in award count!