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carly
03-28-2003, 04:08 PM
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/prjt001.html
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/prjt002.html
shaolin kungfu
03-28-2003, 04:12 PM
With out that costume, no one will no about your iron crotch.
@PLUGO
03-28-2003, 06:14 PM
Wow carly...

are you like . . . obcessed? :eek:

has the Iron crotch been rubbing you the wrong way? :D
carly
03-28-2003, 06:15 PM
no, not obsessed, just appalled and a little amused!
Are you just a wee bit defensive?:)
You're not his costume designer, are you?
This look could really help draw in the Village People/Judas Priest/Conan the Barbarian demographic to chi kung.
@PLUGO
03-28-2003, 06:50 PM
no no... I understand he designs his own cloths...

you should have a look at his paintings (http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/95111.html) !!!

in terms of costumes in general, have you ever heard of burningman? (http://www.burningman.com)

;)

And you know... maybe it's time for a 21st century Village People?
carly
03-28-2003, 07:07 PM
I'd like to see the side of his air-brushed van.
Guile
03-28-2003, 11:09 PM
Conan the barbarian Chi kung.
That be cool
guohuen
03-29-2003, 10:29 AM
Dennis Rodman is now breathing a sigh of relief that someone looks sillier than him.
David Jamieson
03-29-2003, 11:16 AM
Looks aren't everything ;)

you should get out more :D

cheers
carly
03-30-2003, 03:22 PM
Oh, kung lek, now I'm wondering how silly YOUR workout clothes must be:)
David Jamieson
03-30-2003, 03:55 PM
Well, I have the shaolin rainbow frightwig, the puffy paisley pants and a pirate shirt with frilly collar and sleeves.

And let me tell you it has changed my workout to the better! :D

When I win at a fight, it's an added humiliation to my opponent that they have been beaten by what appears to be a kungfu clown.

cheers
GeneChing
03-31-2003, 12:49 PM
But he's not the only one. Personally, I love a little flair from a master, as long as he can back it up.
David Jamieson
03-31-2003, 01:10 PM
yep, all work and no play makes jack a dull boy doesn't it?

hahaha, for sure you have to exude spirit. Master Tu appears to do this very well and frankly I'd rather that than mind numbing boring "place your left foot in, pull your right leg out for step one" stuff.

There is a lot about maintaining a physical regimen that is boring to start with, so, it is good when someone with LOTS of character comes along and shares.

All the more fun for the watchers and listeners.

cheers
carly
03-31-2003, 02:15 PM
The flamboyant one, I mean.
@PLUGO
03-31-2003, 02:36 PM
Reading this (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=315) article and the other one (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=319) may help...
carly
03-31-2003, 02:48 PM
about the flamboyant exhibitionist - the two branches, the buddhist shaolin tradition and the taoist chi kung tradition didn't seem explained - are they from some fused system? - and when I just hear shaolin from Taiwan, that sounds pretty general and vague to me.
But enough about this becostumed genital stretcher!
GeneChing
03-31-2003, 04:09 PM
To the best of my understanding, a lot of Tu's teachings are based on a family tradition that was predominently Taoist. His father lived to some grand old age, as did some of his other teachers. Most of the qigong he teaches is Taoist. The Buddhist influence comes from some version of yijinjing, which apparently feeds into the jiu jiu shen gong (the iron crotch stuff.) I've never been clear on that connection, and I'm not sure how far back the name jiu jiu shen gong goes - I do know that Tu's brother uses the jjsg too. To the best of my knowledge, Tu has been one of the first to open this tradition up to the general public. He was a sparring champion in his day, and graduated from one of Taiwan's prestigious sports colleges, so he has been exposed to the modern stuff and has encorporated that into his regimen. Now that he is here, several masters have sought him out to learn more from him. Sure, a few outright reject him because the iron crotch stuff is so, so out there, but those who have checked out his classes seem to be pretty impressed with his knowledge of qigong and tcm.

Right now, Tu's been making this huge stone lock out of rebar and concrete. I'll be even more impressed if he can wield that monster. So far, the only thing that I hvaen't seen him do well is modern wushu.
carly
03-31-2003, 04:35 PM
and please forgive me for teasing.
carly
03-31-2003, 04:47 PM
You really should let him know about the career possibilities available to him in the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow!
GeneChing
03-31-2003, 05:04 PM
Carly - the teasing is cool - believe me we realize that it's a controversial topic. And there's an evil-salesman-side of me that wants to ca$$h in on this as Taoist Viagra, so I push it. Man, if I could get 1% of the profit they make on Viagra, we could put out a full color magazine. Imagine.

Actually, Margie and I have been joking about taking a sales table on the road up to SF for the Castro street fair or the Folsom street fair. We could probably make a bundle if we could get him to demostrate. But I doubt he'd go for it. He actually tones down the sexual aspect of it all and focuses more on the longevity benefits. And he's pretty selective about who he teaches it to - you have to be competent in his other Taoist stuff first. A few of my buddies are looking into training IC, if they succeed, you may see me and Margie hawking videos alongside some SF street fair demo. Somehow, that seems to be another logical step along my twisted martial path....
carly
03-31-2003, 05:22 PM
****!
As for the Viagra, Mantak Chia's sexual chi kung techniques are the kung fu answer to that. Have you profiled that stuff?
M_ArtsMargie
03-31-2003, 05:25 PM
YOu know what I know...is that living in in the bay area, and being near SF, YOu can wear pretty much what ever you want.

Hec...I'll dress like Lita from WWE once in a while:D ;)
carly
03-31-2003, 05:34 PM
A leather bikini, tattoos, and a smile?
I have got to move out there to Sodom and Gomorrah on the Sea some day:)
carly
03-31-2003, 05:40 PM
how quickly margie appeared at the mention of limitless Taoist sexual wonders and Viagra...
@PLUGO
03-31-2003, 05:42 PM
sodom.... maybe...

But you'd have to hit Vegas for Gomorrah...

Oh and I'm certain the folks on the castro would appriecate "longevity benefits"


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David Jamieson
03-31-2003, 05:44 PM
ds-

let me say this, about that:

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!! <5 exclamations
@PLUGO
03-31-2003, 05:45 PM
:cool:
joedoe
03-31-2003, 05:52 PM
DS is the ascii art guru :D
Guile
03-31-2003, 11:51 PM
I read it.
Cut a coconut?
Wow