Sifu David Ridgway
@sifudavidridgway.bsky.social
Founder and head instructor of Synergy Tao. Husband, Father, retired police officer
True power lies between trying and letting go
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
True power lies between trying and letting go
I'm launching a custom built holistic health business directory. Starting in Shropshire but not where I intend to end.
To browse or to add your shropshire based holistic health business go to: www.synergytaohub.co.uk
#Shropshire #telford #Shrewsbury #community #holistic #health #directory
To browse or to add your shropshire based holistic health business go to: www.synergytaohub.co.uk
#Shropshire #telford #Shrewsbury #community #holistic #health #directory
Home - Synergy Tao Holistic Health Hub
Holistic Health Directory – Telford & Shropshire
Welcome to the Synergy Tao Holistic Health Hub Directory
www.synergytaohub.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm launching a custom built holistic health business directory. Starting in Shropshire but not where I intend to end.
To browse or to add your shropshire based holistic health business go to: www.synergytaohub.co.uk
#Shropshire #telford #Shrewsbury #community #holistic #health #directory
To browse or to add your shropshire based holistic health business go to: www.synergytaohub.co.uk
#Shropshire #telford #Shrewsbury #community #holistic #health #directory
Some call themselves martial artists, but it shows in their words & actions when their practice is only skin deep. True martial arts is more than muscle — it’s character, spirit & wisdom. Depth, not display.
#SynergyTao #Telford #WingChun #QiGong #MindfulStrength
#SynergyTao #Telford #WingChun #QiGong #MindfulStrength
September 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Some call themselves martial artists, but it shows in their words & actions when their practice is only skin deep. True martial arts is more than muscle — it’s character, spirit & wisdom. Depth, not display.
#SynergyTao #Telford #WingChun #QiGong #MindfulStrength
#SynergyTao #Telford #WingChun #QiGong #MindfulStrength
No philosophy has all the answers. There's wisdom in the past but to stay relevant in a changing world philosophy must adapt with new ideas, discard the outdated and evolve without dogma or be resigned to anachronism. This is Synergy Tao
#synergytao #telford #wingchun #qigong #selfdefence
#synergytao #telford #wingchun #qigong #selfdefence
September 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
No philosophy has all the answers. There's wisdom in the past but to stay relevant in a changing world philosophy must adapt with new ideas, discard the outdated and evolve without dogma or be resigned to anachronism. This is Synergy Tao
#synergytao #telford #wingchun #qigong #selfdefence
#synergytao #telford #wingchun #qigong #selfdefence
Want your child's martial arts to be…
😀Fun
✅️Engaging
🧒Child focused
✅️Practical
✅️Accessible
And to teach…
🙏Respect
💪Courage
🤼♂️Teamwork
🔎Focus
⏳️Patience
You've got it!
#synergytao #Telford #wingchun #kidsclasses #afterschool #selfdefence
😀Fun
✅️Engaging
🧒Child focused
✅️Practical
✅️Accessible
And to teach…
🙏Respect
💪Courage
🤼♂️Teamwork
🔎Focus
⏳️Patience
You've got it!
#synergytao #Telford #wingchun #kidsclasses #afterschool #selfdefence
September 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Want your child's martial arts to be…
😀Fun
✅️Engaging
🧒Child focused
✅️Practical
✅️Accessible
And to teach…
🙏Respect
💪Courage
🤼♂️Teamwork
🔎Focus
⏳️Patience
You've got it!
#synergytao #Telford #wingchun #kidsclasses #afterschool #selfdefence
😀Fun
✅️Engaging
🧒Child focused
✅️Practical
✅️Accessible
And to teach…
🙏Respect
💪Courage
🤼♂️Teamwork
🔎Focus
⏳️Patience
You've got it!
#synergytao #Telford #wingchun #kidsclasses #afterschool #selfdefence
Strength without harshness
Gentleness without weakness
That’s the way of Synergy Tao: Training both resilience and calm, power and peace
✅ Confidence without ego
✅ Self-defence without aggression
✅ Mindfulness with movement
It’s not about fighting harder
It’s about living with balance
Gentleness without weakness
That’s the way of Synergy Tao: Training both resilience and calm, power and peace
✅ Confidence without ego
✅ Self-defence without aggression
✅ Mindfulness with movement
It’s not about fighting harder
It’s about living with balance
September 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Strength without harshness
Gentleness without weakness
That’s the way of Synergy Tao: Training both resilience and calm, power and peace
✅ Confidence without ego
✅ Self-defence without aggression
✅ Mindfulness with movement
It’s not about fighting harder
It’s about living with balance
Gentleness without weakness
That’s the way of Synergy Tao: Training both resilience and calm, power and peace
✅ Confidence without ego
✅ Self-defence without aggression
✅ Mindfulness with movement
It’s not about fighting harder
It’s about living with balance
There is more strength still to be found long after the forge of training has cooled off.
Find it in gentle exercise, peacefulness, and self reflection. Find it in your family, friends, and within yourself.
Find it in gentle exercise, peacefulness, and self reflection. Find it in your family, friends, and within yourself.
August 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
There is more strength still to be found long after the forge of training has cooled off.
Find it in gentle exercise, peacefulness, and self reflection. Find it in your family, friends, and within yourself.
Find it in gentle exercise, peacefulness, and self reflection. Find it in your family, friends, and within yourself.
It strikes me that those who have the least to say, say the most and the loudest. This gives an ILLUSION that they contribute anything other than just fringe opinions and divisive rhetoric. The"silent majority" is demonstrably usually the vocal minority.
August 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It strikes me that those who have the least to say, say the most and the loudest. This gives an ILLUSION that they contribute anything other than just fringe opinions and divisive rhetoric. The"silent majority" is demonstrably usually the vocal minority.
On Facebook I've been accused of sounding like a cult because I promote positivity and health. I seriously hate fb but I have to promote my school and business
August 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
On Facebook I've been accused of sounding like a cult because I promote positivity and health. I seriously hate fb but I have to promote my school and business
Always keep your sword edge keen, even when not at war!
August 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Always keep your sword edge keen, even when not at war!
"There's more to martial arts than just kicking and punching, but every tool in the box needs to be kept sharp!"
August 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"There's more to martial arts than just kicking and punching, but every tool in the box needs to be kept sharp!"
I respect your right to think and say what you want.
I don't have to respect what you think and say.
I respect that there may be consequences, bad or good, for saying what you or i think.
Nobody is obligated to provide a platform to say what you or I think.
#freespeech #thoughtpolice #cersorship
I don't have to respect what you think and say.
I respect that there may be consequences, bad or good, for saying what you or i think.
Nobody is obligated to provide a platform to say what you or I think.
#freespeech #thoughtpolice #cersorship
August 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I respect your right to think and say what you want.
I don't have to respect what you think and say.
I respect that there may be consequences, bad or good, for saying what you or i think.
Nobody is obligated to provide a platform to say what you or I think.
#freespeech #thoughtpolice #cersorship
I don't have to respect what you think and say.
I respect that there may be consequences, bad or good, for saying what you or i think.
Nobody is obligated to provide a platform to say what you or I think.
#freespeech #thoughtpolice #cersorship
When people raise us up we brush it off with nonchalance but when they slight is we take it to heart. Flip that script, right now!
June 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When people raise us up we brush it off with nonchalance but when they slight is we take it to heart. Flip that script, right now!
Honesty is my greatest weapon and truth my shield. Battered and beaten I'll never fall by the malice of the dishonest.
#honesty #truth #synergytao
#honesty #truth #synergytao
June 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Honesty is my greatest weapon and truth my shield. Battered and beaten I'll never fall by the malice of the dishonest.
#honesty #truth #synergytao
#honesty #truth #synergytao
The warrior spirit isn't about being right all the time or outwardly posturing. It's knowing how to learn from your mistakes and grow from them.
Hurt me and I will mend twice as strong as before, burn me and I'll rise like a phoenix from the ashes.
#FAFO
Hurt me and I will mend twice as strong as before, burn me and I'll rise like a phoenix from the ashes.
#FAFO
June 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The warrior spirit isn't about being right all the time or outwardly posturing. It's knowing how to learn from your mistakes and grow from them.
Hurt me and I will mend twice as strong as before, burn me and I'll rise like a phoenix from the ashes.
#FAFO
Hurt me and I will mend twice as strong as before, burn me and I'll rise like a phoenix from the ashes.
#FAFO
You know you're doing something right when the 'alpha's' feel the need to troll your positive messages with aggression and negativity
June 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You know you're doing something right when the 'alpha's' feel the need to troll your positive messages with aggression and negativity
June 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Considering my pacifism to be weakness is as misguided as considering your aggression to be strength.
#synergytao
#synergytao
June 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Considering my pacifism to be weakness is as misguided as considering your aggression to be strength.
#synergytao
#synergytao
It's a new day in a new week. Focus on the good you can do today for yourself and others and let your motivation for kindness be your shield against any negativity others may throw at you.
#motivation #Monday #Synergytao
#motivation #Monday #Synergytao
June 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It's a new day in a new week. Focus on the good you can do today for yourself and others and let your motivation for kindness be your shield against any negativity others may throw at you.
#motivation #Monday #Synergytao
#motivation #Monday #Synergytao
Get up, breathe deep, drink water, freshen up and move on with your day. It doesn't have to be your best day but it doesn't have to be your worst either.
June 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Get up, breathe deep, drink water, freshen up and move on with your day. It doesn't have to be your best day but it doesn't have to be your worst either.
To hesitate, is to lack courage. To rush is to lack foresight. To take each opportunity mindfully and cautiously but without unnecessary hesitation is how the wise progress
June 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
To hesitate, is to lack courage. To rush is to lack foresight. To take each opportunity mindfully and cautiously but without unnecessary hesitation is how the wise progress
Get your week on track by starting the first day right. Breathe deep, drink water, and deal with each challenge one at a time by priority. Reward yourself for every accomplishment, however small and carry over any stray tasks for tomorrow without punishing yourself.
June 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Get your week on track by starting the first day right. Breathe deep, drink water, and deal with each challenge one at a time by priority. Reward yourself for every accomplishment, however small and carry over any stray tasks for tomorrow without punishing yourself.
Whatever it is you've been thinking about starting to improve your health, wealth, or life in general... Do it. If you really want to do it, you'll find a way to make it happen.
#motivation #Monday #synergytao
#motivation #Monday #synergytao
May 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Whatever it is you've been thinking about starting to improve your health, wealth, or life in general... Do it. If you really want to do it, you'll find a way to make it happen.
#motivation #Monday #synergytao
#motivation #Monday #synergytao
By Cippollas laws of human stupidity, an intelligent person is someone who benefits others whilst benefiting themselves. To gain more benefit they must benefit others more. Ergo, an intelligent martial artist uses their art to benefit others and themselves.
May 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
By Cippollas laws of human stupidity, an intelligent person is someone who benefits others whilst benefiting themselves. To gain more benefit they must benefit others more. Ergo, an intelligent martial artist uses their art to benefit others and themselves.