ninjaboy
08-26-2005, 04:00 AM
Well gang,
Here's the Reader's Digest version:
I gotta see what all the hub-bub is about. I am moving to Qingdao in early October and I am seeking advice about with whom to contact and train with in the Shandong peninsula while there. I will, no doubt, be there for at least a couple of years. I have been studying Chinese in China for a couple of years now, and currently live in Ningbo, a city not far from Shanghai. Feel free to ask questions :)
Here's the issue: I have been a student of Shifu Jon Funk since 1993. Although he encourages training with whoever you can, I do not wish to "hop" into a different family tree just because I train somewhere else for a while.
What advice can anyone offer regarding political correctness on my travels while still being able to be "Ohio Mantis Conference-ish" in my approach to training?
Will it be all "secret society-like" and I have to become a sworn blood-brother or is it going to be possible to mingle freely with the mantis masses in that area?
Give me names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. I'm on a mission. :)
It's important to mention that I am not "style specific" in my search for good people to train with. My Shifu's words echoe in my mind....."good stuff is just good stuff....it's universal".
Please feel free to reply publicly or privately, as you wish. Thanks for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Neil
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Here's the Reader's Digest version:
I gotta see what all the hub-bub is about. I am moving to Qingdao in early October and I am seeking advice about with whom to contact and train with in the Shandong peninsula while there. I will, no doubt, be there for at least a couple of years. I have been studying Chinese in China for a couple of years now, and currently live in Ningbo, a city not far from Shanghai. Feel free to ask questions :)
Here's the issue: I have been a student of Shifu Jon Funk since 1993. Although he encourages training with whoever you can, I do not wish to "hop" into a different family tree just because I train somewhere else for a while.
What advice can anyone offer regarding political correctness on my travels while still being able to be "Ohio Mantis Conference-ish" in my approach to training?
Will it be all "secret society-like" and I have to become a sworn blood-brother or is it going to be possible to mingle freely with the mantis masses in that area?
Give me names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. I'm on a mission. :)
It's important to mention that I am not "style specific" in my search for good people to train with. My Shifu's words echoe in my mind....."good stuff is just good stuff....it's universal".
Please feel free to reply publicly or privately, as you wish. Thanks for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Neil
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