Wushu Whiteboy Studying Shaolin, Sanda, and Mantis Kung Fu in China

Kung Fu in China Week Four

CHINA | Saturday, 14 Sep 2013 | Views [1011] | Comments [5]

I've established graduating goals towards the temple run. At a certain point during the run, the concrete road up the hill becomes cobblestones. The cobblestones have 11 breaks in them for a total of 12 cobblestone sections, and the road then becomes ... Read more >

Tags: china, martial arts

Kung Fu in China Week Three: Coal Haulin'

CHINA | Sunday, 8 Sep 2013 | Views [1022] | Comments [2]

This week I added the optional Tai Chi and Qigong classes. These add another 2 hours to my daily training, but they aren't as physically demanding as the rest of the training. Mentally, however, the exercises in Tai Chi can be difficult for me to coordinate ... Read more >

Tags: china, goals, martial arts

Kung Fu in China Week Two

CHINA | Saturday, 31 Aug 2013 | Views [1015] | Comments [6]

I've heard that the first two weeks are rough and then it gets easier. I disagree. The first week was rough and then it gets easier. I know we did pretty much the same things as the first week, but it just didn't seem as difficult. I suspect that this ... Read more >

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Kung Fu in China Week One: Initial Impressions

CHINA | Friday, 23 Aug 2013 | Views [3710] | Comments [19]

My room at the Kunyu school is extremely spartan. Despite my tendency towards minimalism, this place makes me feel that I've been living in luxury until today. It's small, dirty, hot, and isolated. The accommodations were much nicer when I lived in Army ... Read more >

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Preparation

USA | Saturday, 10 Aug 2013 | Views [755] | Comments [2]

In six days I'll be moving to China to train in Mantis Kung Fu full-time. Most of the time I'll be at the Kunyu Mountain training center in Shandong but I'll also be spending some time training at the Buddhist Temple in Henan when it gets warmer in the ... Read more >

Tags: martial arts, minimalism