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Here's a pic from the Welcoming Banquet for the Abbot in S.F. Chinatown last night - the Abbot with our new issue.
Gene Ching
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Shaolin monks enjoying the new Shaolin Special 2014
Today, the first day of spring, is the BIG day.... more to come...
Gene Ching
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I love your job...*sigh*
"The true meaning of a given movement in a form is not its application, but rather the unlimited potential of the mind to provide muscular and skeletal support for that movement." Gregory Fong
The Table of contents from our MAY+JUNE 2014 issue is online.
Gene Ching
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The Shaolin issue is THE issue and always my favorite each year hands down. It's sort of the update of what's going on in the Shaolin community and it's always great to hear updates on you Gene. I had no idea Yan Fei retired from teaching and you are with Shi Yantuo now. How is your training going? I am always amazed every year to see how many Shaolin masters are now teaching in the USA and how much Shaolin has blossomed here.
The publisher's corner is always kicks off the issue perfectly. Gene hit the nail right on the head when he said "Other martial arts struggles for self defense;Shaolin strives for self-enlightenment." There is so much truth to that statement. Looking back over the years I seem to recall how many criticized Shaolin (myself included) for what they thought it should be, rather than let Shaolin evolve into what it wants to be. I think Shaolin is now evolving the way it wants to. Until the next Shaolin issue, happy reading everyone!
Last edited by Songshan; 04-04-2014 at 08:32 AM.
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But with a forum name like Songshan, I imagine I'm preaching to the choir here.
I wonder if Shaolin is evolving into what it 'wants to be'. That's almost Lamarkian, whereas evolution is more Darwinian. The evolution of Shaolin is a reaction to the modern environment perhaps, wanted or not. That's what makes the study of Shaolin such a fascinating microcosm to me.
Whatever the case, the digital edition of the MAY+JUNE 2014 issue is now available through Zinio.
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See my article, Mixed Martial Weapons: The Dao and Tamo Cane in this issue.
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With our run of facebook memes and the coverage of 2014 Tiger Claw Elite & KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY, our facebook is going to be busy.
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I suspect today's won't do as well, but we'll see...
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Here are a few more:
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I'll post the last one later today.
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Tomorrow, the new issue drops.
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