Zhang San Feng Festival

[GeneChing]

Anyone going this weekend? I'm scheduled to be arrive off a red-eye Friday morning and I'll be there until Sunday. If you're going, Tiger Claw will have a table and you can meet em there. Remember, forum members can pose for a photo in the mag

[GeneChing]

Well, this wasn't very popular here last year, but we'll see if that has changed. Anyone going this year? I have a serious red-eye flight on Thursday and will be there by Friday (what is it with ZSF and the red-eye flights?)

[oasis]

i'm surprised you didnt give yourself a shameless plug when you linked to this event with your crouching tiger pose

[GeneChing]

That's cuz it's volunteer, meaning I make the same amount if one shows or if forty show. If forty show, it's a lot more work...

[oasis]

well i was thinking more about showing the cool photo now you just need a qing era hairdo. ha

[GeneChing]

That photo is three years old. I sent them a new one in an actual martial arts pose, but they didn't use it. I guess the pose sucked. As for my hair, it was cut right after that pic was taken, but it's grown out since. I'm going for a sort of disheveled Ronin look now, partly out of office political protest, but mostly out of general sloppiness. I've been hoping it grows out so I can tie it up like in an old Shaw Brothers movie soon, but I might not make it.

[Shaolinlueb]

gene this sounds soo much cooler

06-18-2004 (3 days)
Shaolin Rasta Gathering
Annual Gathering of Shaolin Rasta. The first form of Praying mantis, Beng Bu, will be transmitted.
For more information, contact: Space tent
Phone: -
Event Address: Angel's Camp
Calaveras, CA, - USA
Online: - - www.snwmf.com
EVENT ID: 1048 Edit


nothing like shaolin rasta.
cant help but thing these jamaican guys with long dreads in shaolin monk suits on.

[neilhytholt]

That photo is three years old. I sent them a new one in an actual martial arts pose, but they didn't use it. I guess the pose sucked. As for my hair, it was cut right after that pic was taken, but it's grown out since. I'm going for a sort of disheveled Ronin look now, partly out of office political protest, but mostly out of general sloppiness. I've been hoping it grows out so I can tie it up like in an old Shaw Brothers movie soon, but I might not make it.

Gene, you look cool and fierce with that long hair. Just like somebody out of a Shaw Bros. flick.

[GeneChing]

I had caught a slight cold on Tuesday, exacerbated by some allergy meds I'm on, and by the time I had to board the plane on Friday, I was sick as a dog. I'm sure my airplane neighbors loved my coughing fits. Anyway, the 2nd leg of my Oakland>Dallas>Newark flight, got cancelled and I got rerouted through O'hare, where I experienced two flight delays. A 9-hour in-transit expanded to a 15 hour nigthmare and by the time I arrived, my cough sounded like a barking walrus after a harsh crack hit. I coughed so hard that I popped a blood vessal in my eye (and old injury from a finger jab I took sparring in High School, beleive it or not). Not good for any event for me, because I have to do a lot of talking and it's hard to have a conversation that way. Plus I was scheduled to do two workshops, one on writing (where I had to talk a lot, of course, thank God for microphones) and one on Xingyi sword. The Xingyi sword one was at the end, and I was pretty exhausted. My Tiger Claw cohorts, Rand Cardwell and Chris Peanut-Butter-Train, were loading out when I finished, and we took off immediately after but I did get to shake hands with the man, the myth, Dale Dugas on my way out. Dale, I wish we could have talked a little longer, but I'm glad we at least touched base.

Anyway, you'll be able to read my 'official' review in our next issue going into production, the NOV/DEC 2006. Until next year....

[Dale Dugas]

Gene,

It was great to meet up with you in PA. Love the hair!

Dr. Painter kicked my arse for the week.

Off to digest the material presented.

Hope all is well with you and yours.

[GeneChing]

Let this 2009 ZSF thread now join the master ZSF thread so this can all be saved for posterity (or at least until next year).

[Dale Dugas]

Gene,

Ive been invited to teach Iron Palm and Iron Vest via seminars at the Festival. Are you going to be around at all this year?

Look forward to seeing you there brother!

Be well,

[GeneChing]

Yes, I'm scheduled to be there. Jim's been after me to do another writing workshop and another sword workshop, but I'm leaning towards doing a xingyi spear one instead of the sword.

[Dale Dugas]

Good to hear brother. Look forward to seeing you there.

[bull895]

Gentlemen,

You have both given me 3 more reasons to attend the festival again this year, can not wait. Last year was my first time there and Gene's seminars were outstanding, I was the heavy set Navy guy who is still attempting Xingyi, beem checking the sight regularly fort registration info. And I have been reading alot on the yahoo groups posted by Mr. Dugas so I am definitely interested in his seminars also. Already dropped my leave chit for June, looking forward to it.

Sorry to hop on this chat,

V/R

Joshua Durham