Leading senior citizens to the "Dark Side" - Right or wrong?

[Xue Sheng]

That’s an awesome story. That’s the stuff that kept me coming back. I’m a glutton for that brand of punishment.

I was a Xingyiquan guy, that is mostly punishment

 

[Xue Sheng]

Once in Sifu Woo’s gym in Hollywood we were practicing Tai chi While Sifu walked between us and gave corrections. He was hilariously brutal in his corrections. As he passed a lady that was in snake creeps down he said “ you know Mr. Kegel? We just lost him”. Then he looked at another long term student and said “it’s a good thing I didn’t eat any lunch today”. I loved him for that stuff. We would all just be silent but then laugh like hyenas after class about the things he would say. Another time in his Gung fu class he told us to ” feel your bunghole on top of your head when you move the horse stance” we tried to comply but after moving with us up and down the floor he stopped us and said “ now you tell me which one of you felt your bunghole on top of your head? That’s right, none of you!” We still laugh about those old days when we had not a clue what he really meant. Its a wonder that he tolerated us and our buffoonery, he must have been slightly entertained to have Moe, Larry, and Curley in his gym.

My Shifu's teacher, My shigong was not big on talking, its a Northern Chinese thing. My shifu who is from Shanghai, but grew up in Hong Kong is pretty much the same... it was over 10 years of me training with him when he finally told me I was doing good...in passing, as he was walking by

 

[Flying Crane]

My Shifu's teacher, My shigong was not big on talking, its a Northern Chinese thing. My shifu who is from Shanghai, but grew up in Hong Kong is pretty much the same... it was over 10 years of me training with him when he finally told me I was doing good...in passing, as he was walking by

Yeah, those are the times you wish you had an audio recorder going.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

I was a Xingyiquan guy, that is mostly punishment

I have almost no experience with that. I do know what it is and what it feels like to get my baby shook. Lol. I asked about it once. Only once.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Yeah, those are the times you wish you had an audio recorder going.

Sifu Woo let Jess o Brien record the three hour interview for the Nei
Jia Quan book. It’s priceless. I have the transcript Of the unedited original.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

Is that you? Nice transitions. That’s quite fast. Nothing wrong with fast, I have had to do it as fast or as slow as I was able. Slow is harder in my opinion. My Sifu made us sit down deep on the legs for a long time.

That's my teacher. He won't teach his students Taiji until they are over 30 years old. He thinks young people should, jump, flip, run, ...

This is my 108 moves Taiji form. It takes 5 minutes and 52 seconds.

 

[mograph]

Sifu Woo let Jess o Brien record the three hour interview for the Nei
Jia Quan book. It’s priceless. I have the transcript Of the unedited original.

Good book!

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Good book!

Both my Sifu Paul Gale and Sigung James Wing Woo are in it. I had Jess at my house last night With some friends.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Good book!

I will tell him you said so.

 

[Flying Crane]

Sifu Woo let Jess o Brien record the three hour interview for the Nei
Jia Quan book. It’s priceless. I have the transcript Of the unedited original.

Is Bryant Fong in that book?

 

[Oily Dragon]

It's pretty strange that this kind of clips only exist in the Taiji system.

Why?

Because it's the Supreme Ultimate Separation. If you really think about it, Tai Chi is very busy successfully cutting through time, unlike most of us.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Is Bryant Fong in that book?

I’m not sure. I can look tonite. Been a while since I read it. It’s internal martial artists. Is he Tai Chi Chuan or XingyiQuan or Bagua ?

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Is Bryant Fong in that book?

Actually, I can just text Jess. It’s a good read. Lots of skilled guys giving their two cents.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Is Bryant Fong in that book?

Yes, he translated the interview with the Bagua teacher Zhao Da Yuan.

 

[Flying Crane]

I’m not sure. I can look tonite. Been a while since I read it. It’s internal martial artists. Is he Tai Chi Chuan or XingyiQuan or Bagua ?

Taiji and bagua. I don’t have the book anymore, but memory tells me he was in it. He was my taiji Sifu and my first Tibetan white crane sifu.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Taiji and bagua. I don’t have the book anymore, but memory tells me he was in it. He was my taiji Sifu and my first Tibetan white crane sifu.

Jess just told me that he was a very nice chap. Jess knows so many martial artists it’s hard to keep track.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Jess just told me that he was a very nice chap. Jess knows so many martial artists it’s hard to keep track.

I’m going to reread that one tonite.

 

[Flying Crane]

Jess just told me that he was a very nice chap. Jess knows so many martial artists it’s hard to keep track.

He is. We are still very much in contact and I consider him a good friend. He has always been very supportive of my own teaching, as well as my sword making and other weaponry.

After training with him for over a decade, he took me to meet his Tibetan crane Sifu, Quentin Fong, and Sifu Quentin accepted me as his student. So I guess Bryant is my Sihing now.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

He is. We are still very much in contact and I consider him a good friend. He has always been very supportive of my own teaching, as well as my sword making and other weaponry.

After training with him for over a decade, he took me to meet his Tibetan crane Sifu, Quentin Fong, and Sifu Quentin accepted me as his student. So I guess Bryant is my Sihing now.

You make swords? Fascinating! I know almost nothing about swordplay, though I am quite familiar with weapons in general. What sort of weapons do you make?

 

[Flying Crane]

You make swords? Fascinating! I know almost nothing about swordplay, though I am quite familiar with weapons in general. What sort of weapons do you make?

I don’t actually make the blades, only hilts and scabbards. I’ve done jian, long swords, and dao. It started with my frustration at the consistently poor quality of swords coming in from China, for the TCMA community. Hilts and scabbards poorly fitted and made from junk. I finally decided to just rebuild myself, if I can acquire blades of acceptable quality. I’ve done a bunch over the years, grips and scabbards are made from hardwood (curly maple is my favorite) and for a long time all the metalwork (guard, pommel, scabbard fittings) was cast bronze. Lately I’ve been shifting the guards and pommels to steel, cutting and shaping them from bar stock and rod stock. Some samples below.