US Open International Martial Arts Championship XII

[nolte13]

His first words to me were: "Oh no - another stalker...."

And he just might be right. But I still maintain he followed ME onto the elevator. What happened there might be another post for another day.....

[GeneChing]

...it was very flattering to meet you, although like I said, it would have been much nicer if you were one of those ring girls. Alas, I'm in the wrong field to attract that kind of groupie.

Cung, Jason and I watched the sunrise on Sunday after partying all night. Max Chen, Elaina Maxwell and Ting (a fighter with Max - first time I met him and I didn't get his last name) also made to the morning light too, but they had to jet out to get Elaina to the airport super early, an impressive feat given the all night libations enjoyed by that trio. I had met Jason before, but that was the first time I spent a lot of time with him. He's got a new indie film coming and showed Cung and me some rushes. It's sort of a film noir - The Girl from the Naked Eye. Jason shared the final fight, which was two long continuous sequences, unbroken by any cuts, ala Old Boy although sans the dotted-line for the hammer trajectory (if you've seen Old Boy, you know what I mean). It was an impressive fight scene.

Saturday night was a lot of fun.

[lkfmdc]

Jason has worked really hard to get where he is and deserves all the success in the world

[taai gihk yahn]

Shawn introduced himself to me. The first thing he said was "I am a Shaolin monk", and I started smiling. He knew. He was embarrassed and quickly sat back down not being able to look at me again. However, I didn't make him lose face in front of everyone. It was between him and me.

when he posts pic of himself at Shaolin wearing layman's robes and claims he's a monk, it goes way beyond you and him...

This type of creationism is laudible, and frankly embarrassing for those of us that hold the CMA true to our hearts.

do you mean "laughable"?

[scc703]

I too enjoyed meeting Gene Ching. I had a few brief conversations with you which I really enjoyed. Not to mention the fact that you are very easy on the eyes. I wish I could of talked longer but I was super busy all weekend. Also wish I could of made it to the after party however work had to be completed first. I think that if you look past the turn out of the event and look at what was accomplished it was a very successful weekend. I learned a lot about myself and what I can accomplish of which I am very proud. There was a lot of individual growth that happened according to the stories that I have been hearing. That's what it is all about. Spreading the word, getting people involved, and helping people overcome their weaknesses and achieve their personal goals. I am very proud of this past weekend, proud and appreciative of the people I met, and proud to be involved with Master Liu. Everyone has their own perspective however there are many different stories depending on who's telling it. I look forward to next time Gene, maybe then I will have time to hit the after parties as well.

[GeneChing]

Flattery will get you everywhere (that and a jug of nacho sauce).

As for that afterparty, all I'll say officially is that sanshou fighters party full-contact and it's in your best interest to tap early.