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I appreciate everyone taking the time to read my book. I agree with everything you folks have said. The book is sometimes very depressing and negative, and at times it is very funny. But this was the...

Gene,

I read that book, An American's Journey to Shaolin, by demarco, before I went to shaolin. There is also a picture of demarco stadning next to my Sifu.His story sounds fascinatig. i wish he...

Blooming Lotus

Your china experience sounds interesting, and enlightening, if not always pleasant. but good for you, you did it.

Even the Blooming lotus can be as a piece of iron, if the...

I agree with Gene that trainig with monks or training inside the temple is not necesarily better than training outside, froma quality of training standpoint. but it is more interesting from a...

Blooming Lotus,
Tell a little about your experience. I didn’t realize you were over there. Last time we emailed you said something about Australia. How long have you been there? How long are you...

My Shaolin book is out now, for anyone who hasn’t already heard. It is called, The Monk From Brooklyn. If someone has heard of another first hand account, written by a foreigner who studied at the...

Song Shan

Sorry if I came off as arrogant. And also sorry I didn't specify who said that about me being ignorant. Anyway I think it was someone on the other forum. So, sorry again. I have so much...

I should have read the recent posts before posting my own reply. Shaolin Village, no doubt, looks very different from when I first arrived there, March 3rd of last year. The government ordered the...

I am having trouble posting from internet cafes in Asia. So, let's see how this goes.

After having studied in China and Taiwan, I have to say I don¡¯t believe that there are secret, deadly...

Scotty

I didn’t understand your comment LMFAO!!
- or is it or

Please explain that.

I feel safer in this forum. no one seems to want to hit me, like in the other forums. so, good on ya!...

BM

Thanks for reading my articles so intently. You are right on so many counts. I got so much out of studying in taiwan and china, the US, Thailand, and now cambodia. I cant complain. the cultural...

Reemul

To say I am ignorant of fighting or what people are studyiong or fightin in Asia is not quite accurate. I am a professional fighter. and I have been fighting and training in asia for about...

I support the opinion that TMA techniques simply don't work. if they did, a tai chi master ould go to the UFC and defeat Bas Ruten, or a Wu Su Sifu would go and win $150,000 by mopping up the floor...

Blooming Lotus

I dont know for sure when i will be in australia. but i will be going there. if you are looking for a teacher, i have contacts in melbourn (spelling?) and they would prbably be able...

John,

good to hear from you again. please send me an email at my hotmail address when you get a chance. i was wondering if you were still in contact with anyone from shaolin.

i wish i had some...

Blooming lotus


it was actually david caradine who sparked my interest as a boy. when i was a boy, jet li was also a boy, so he wasnt making movies yet. jaki chan was basically unknown.

but i...

nrother num,ber 9

i live in phnom penh. i think it is amazing that overseas khmers adn those associated with overseas khmers are always writing to me or writing about cambodia. it is a country...

Someone asked how i got into the movies.

I came to cambodia to write a book about Khmer Kung Fu. my khmer kung fu contacts were making an action movie, and invited me to participate. over night i...

Thanks again, ten tigers, gene, everyone had excellent points.

Gene mentioned about meditation. In shaolin, my Sifu was Xi Hung Fu, and we were responsible for the first stupa, on the left hand...

Wow! I want to thank all of you folks for writing in. I really appreciate it. Is anyone else writing from over seas? Or has anyone else studied over seas?

I guess the answer is, as many of you...

I think I lost something along the way

People have read my less than flattering accounts of studying Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple, as well as my humorus stories about studying and fighting in...

Gene,
yuo said that you could take articles about kun Tao or Hong Gia.

What about Taiwanese Twe So? I would love to see someone publish an article about that.

Scythefall,


thanks for teh information.

At shaolin, and in Taiwan, when we dropped into horse stance, we simply dropped into it. but in Gunagdong and Hong Kong, they did this thing where...

Gene,

Thanks for what you said about the history of Muay Thai.

with some arts, like tae Kwan Do, yuo can see directly, the relationship with say Northern Shaolin, and all those high kicks. Bu
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Wushu Spear

Your comments were the best of anyone, other than Gene, that I have read. and, I respect your opinion.

If I do go back to shaolin, I will probably do just as you said, and study...