KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS: June 9-10, 2012 [Archive]

GeneChing

02-23-2012, 10:44 AM

Our TCKFMC Divisions (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KFTC20TH_Divisions.pdf) and Registration form (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KFTC20TH_Appllication.pdf) are now available online for KFTC20YEARS.

Also, check this out:

February 22, 2012
20 martial arts masters celebrate the 20th Anniversary of KFTCM (http://www.examiner.com/tai-chi-in-national/20-martial-arts-masters-celebrate-the-20th-anniversary-of-kftcm)
Violet Li
Tai Chi Examiner

To the global martial arts community, the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine(KFTC Magazine) is one of the largest events in 2012.

Established in 1992,Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine started as a quarterly and became a bimonthly in 1996. In 2000, it changed to a monthly but went back to a bimonthly in 2001. It is the largest English publication for Kung Fu, Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong. The magazine is distributed in over 40 countries, although many countries only get a few copies through selected distributors. KFTC Magazine has always been a newsstand magazine. It is available in many major chains such as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. Due to the recent decline in newsstand distribution, all niche magazines have limited distribution and many have been taken off newsstands. But KFTC Magazine is still proudly selling on the newsstands. After the closure of Border Stores last year, KFTC Magazine ventured into the electronic space and worked with Zinio, the largest online newsstand. Now KFTC Magazine is available for Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Barns & Noble’s Nook, HTC’s Flyer, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, and other e-readers.

People in the global martial art community appreciate the contribution KFTC Magazine has made over the past two decades in promoting Kung Fu, Wushu, Tai Chi and Wude (martial arts ethics). Through its in-depth and unbiased reports,martial arts practitioners learn martial art philosophy, principles and techniques as well as exciting stories of masters of our time. Equally important to the writing is the photos they use in every issue of KFTC Magazine, which clearly illustrate martial arts in details.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the management of KFTC Magazine has been working hard to put together a world-class program in conjunction of its annual Tiger Claw Kungfu Magazine Championship (TCKFMC). Its Organizing Committee consists of Grandmaster Dennis Brown, San Jose City Councilmember Kansen Chu, Promoter Joe Ellis, Grandmaster Fu Biao, Grandmaster Lily Lau, Grandmaster Liang Shou-you, Coach Christopher Pei, Grandmaster Ren Guang-Yi, Coach Wu Bin, Dr. James Yu, KFTC Magazine Publisher Gigi Ou, and KFTC Magazine Associate Publisher Gene Ching. The celebration will take place in San Jose, CA on June 9 – 10. As of now, 20 masters and grandmasters already committed to attend tthis event. They will demonstrate their astonishing martial arts skills at the Gala in the evening of Saturday June 9th and some may host workshops as well.

The 20 prominent masters/grandmasters are: Fanziquan and Zhaobao Tai Chi Grandmaster Bai Wenxiang, Hop Gar Kung Fu and Guang Ping Tai Chi Grandmaster David Chin, Hung Gar Kung Fu Grandmaster Chiu Chi Ling, T'ien Shan P'ai Grandmaster Dennis Brown, Chen Style Tai Chi Grandmaster Ren Guang-Yi, San Da and Qin Na Master He Tao, Eagle Claw Grandmaster Lily Lau, fighting champion and Grandmaster Hoy Lee, Hung Gar Kung FuGrandmaster John Leong, Choy Lay Fut Grandmaster Li Siu Hung, Internal Style Martial Arts Master and Water Boxing creator Helen Liang, Qigong and Internal Martial Arts Grandmaster Liang Shou-Yu, Wing Chun, Tae Kwon Do and Tai Chi Grandmaster Benny Meng, Chain Grandmaster Dino Salvatera, Jing Quan Dao Grandmaster Alex Tao, Iron Crotch Grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng, Chen Style Tai Chi and weapon Grandmaster Wang Zhihai, Chin Woo and Wu-Hao Tai Chi Grandmaster Jimmy Wong, Superstar Jet Li’s teacher Wu Bin, and Shaolin and Yang Style Tai Chi Grandmaster Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming. You can learn more about each master/grandmaster by clicking his/her name. You can also see their photo in the slide show on the left hand side.

Associate Publisher Gene says that more masters and grandmasters will be attending this event. You can check their wetsite for the updated list later. This will be a rare occasion that so many outstanding masters/grandmasters will be performing underneath one roof. It would be an unique experience for martial art enthusiasts to cherish for years to come. Get your ticket to the Gala soon before they are all gone. You can click here for more info.

Kung Fu God

02-23-2012, 12:31 PM

Congrats!!!!

Great achievement keeping an entertaining print journal alive these days. Many more years of luck and fine reporting.

Kung Fu God

02-23-2012, 12:32 PM

I'm subscribing.

GeneChing

02-23-2012, 06:05 PM

I'm subscribing.
Thanks for your support, KFG.

As for the rest of you, subscribe here (http://www.martialartsmart.com/19341.html).

GeneChing

02-24-2012, 01:56 PM

KFTC 20 YEARS VIP Guests (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/VIP_2012.php)

Grandmaster Bai Wenxiang (白文祥) Maryland, USA
Grandmaster Dennis Brown Washington, DC, USA
Master Mimi Chan (陳美美) Florida, USA
Grandmaster Chan Pui (陳培) Florida, USA
Master Chen Bing (陳柄) Henan, China
Chen Tongshan (陈同山) Henan, China
Grandmaster David Chin (陳大衛) North Carolina, USA
Grandmaster Chiu Chi Ling (趙志凌) California, USA
Master He Tao (何濤) California, USA
Master Jin Le (金樂) Washington, USA
Grandmaster Lily Lau (劉莉莉) California, USA
Grandmaster Hoy Lee (周海球) Virginia, USA
Grandmaster John Leong (梁崇) Washington, USA
Grandmaster Li Siu Hung (李紹雄) Florida, USA
Master Helen Liang (梁好) Vancouver, Canada
Grandmaster Liang Shou-Yu (梁守渝) Vancouver, Canada
Grandmaster Benny Meng (孟慶豐) Ohio, USA
Grandmaster Ren Guangyi (任廣義) New York, USA
Grandmaster Dino Salvatera (周天龍) California, USA
Movie Star Shi Xiaolong (釋小龍) Henan, China
Shaolin Monk Shi Yanran (釋延然) California, USA
Grandmaster Alex Tao (陶忠先) California, USA
Grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng (涂金盛) California, USA
Grandmaster Wang Zhihai (王志海) Hebei, China
Grandmaster Jimmy Wong (王國強) Texas, USA
Master Philip Wong California, USA
Coach Wu Bin (吳彬) Beijing, China
Master Grace Wu-Monnat (吳小高) Kansas, USA
Grandmaster Yang Jwing-Ming (楊俊敏) California, USA
Master Zhang Hongmei (张宏梅) California, USA
Grandmaster Zhang Yuanming (張元明) Texas, USA

X_plosion

02-25-2012, 12:59 AM

Congratulations and best wishes :)

GeneChing

02-28-2012, 11:29 AM

KFTC 20 SPONSORS (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/sponsors_2012.php)

GOLD MEDAL SPONSORS
• California Bank & Trust
• Grandmaster Liang Shou-Yu's International Wushu Sanshou Dao Association
• Grandmaster Pan Qingfu
• Grace Wu Kung Fu School

BRONZE MEDAL SPONSORS
• Grandmaster Zhang Yuanming

SUPPORTERS
• Wahque Kung Fu Association (Ron Shewmaker)

IN KIND SUPPORTERS
• City of San Jose
• WildAid

GALA BANQUET RESERVED TABLES
• Shaolin Temple USA (Headmaster Shi Yanran 2 tables)
• East West Academy of Healing Arts (Headmaster Dr. Effie Chow)
• International Chen Style Taijiquan Association (Headmaster Ren Guang-yi)
• Lily Lau Eagle Claw (Headmaster Lily Lau)
• USA O-Mei Kung Fu Academy (Headmaster Li Xue)
• USA Tai Chi Culture Association (Headmaster Wayne Peng)

For information how to become a sponsor, click here (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/sponsor/Sponsorship_2012.pdf).

GeneChing

02-29-2012, 06:52 PM

For anyone here on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kung-Fu-Tai-Chi-Magazine/135964689362), join our event!

GeneChing

03-14-2012, 02:54 PM

Kung Fu Tai Chi 20 Years (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POE6wxpTOjg)

Shaolin Rasta

03-14-2012, 04:44 PM

Wha' g'waan bro. Gene? Yea mon, bought my banquet tiks, checkin on flights, polishin up my skills, jus generally gettin hyped up to come out there to this gala event. I may have been a little scarce lately, but, trus me man, you and the kftc crew have never been far from my mind. The niceness and hospitality you showed us last year is never forgotten. Made me and mine fans and supporters fe life, mon! Any of you folks still not sure if you're gonna go, just get off the fence and go! This is gonna be huge, I can see.
Till such time, peace!

Blacktiger

03-14-2012, 09:02 PM

If we can get a Shaolin rasta room organised im there :)

GeneChing

03-15-2012, 09:29 AM

I'd offer my room but I don't know that I'll be able to get away from my duties to make an earnest offer.

That being said, the Hotel information (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/hotel2012.php) is now available. We have arranged special event discount codes for two hotels: Hilton San Jose & The Sainte Claire.

Blacktiger

03-15-2012, 05:41 PM

Hahahah sounds like trouble ;)

It would be great if we could get a ZRM group over with Master Liu but I dont think its going to happen which is a bugger!!

He has a few workshops this year in Europe which are going to make it tough.

GeneChing

03-22-2012, 12:15 PM

Buy your KUNG FU TAI CHI GALA BANQUET TICKETS (http://www.martialartsmart.com/kf20-ticket.html) now!

We've updated the following sections:
KFTC 20 VIP GUESTS (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/VIP_2012.php)
(See promo vid: Kung Fu Tai Chi 20 Years (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POE6wxpTOjg))
KFTC 20 SPONSORS (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/sponsors_2012.php)
KFTC DAY MASTERS' DEMO (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KFTCDAY_2012.php)

Note: There will be an after party on Saturday. Hit me up the day of. ;)

sanjuro_ronin

03-22-2012, 01:07 PM

How late can one sponsor or get tickets Gene?

GeneChing

03-22-2012, 03:38 PM

We usually print the program about two weeks before the event, after most everything is nailed down. Programs are always subject to change, just like fight cards. You know the deal.

As for tickets, the banquet will sell out soon. We only have room for about 500 people. There's less than a 100 seats left. We've already sold a dozen tables (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/sponsors_2012.php) and a few more table sales are pending.

sanjuro_ronin

03-23-2012, 05:48 AM

My wife reminded me the June 10th is our anniversary.
:eek:

brothernumber9

03-23-2012, 07:41 AM

If there's no Shaolin Rasta room, how about a Shaolin Pasta room?

GeneChing

03-23-2012, 09:22 AM

Shaolin Rasta has nyahbingi. Seen!

Punch.HeadButt

03-23-2012, 11:24 AM

Got and responded to the call for volunteers. Looking forward to another weekend of grunt work and saying "no" to people. :D

But I have yet to hear a Dragon Crew callout!

GeneChing

03-23-2012, 11:44 AM

I gotta get through CMAT (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36106) first.

Your name came up prominently in our last in-house volunteer organization discussion. Slate 3 days for us if you can, bro: Friday through Sunday.

Punch.HeadButt

03-23-2012, 11:55 AM

Consider it done. With this much leeway, getting that Friday off shouldn't be any problem.

GeneChing

03-23-2012, 04:41 PM

The bad news is that this year, we have to pick up and return those wushu carpets. :(

GeneChing

03-23-2012, 05:28 PM

Online registration for Tiger Claw's KungFuMagazine.com Championship (http://tckfmc.stormline.com/) is now open.

Punch.HeadButt

03-26-2012, 01:06 PM

The bad news is that this year, we have to pick up and return those wushu carpets.

...

sh!t.

GeneChing

03-29-2012, 02:00 PM

KFTC 20 VIP GUESTS (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/VIP_2012.php)
2 more masters added (now 37 total)

KFTC 20 SPONSORS (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/sponsors_2012.php)
2 more sponsors added (now 15 total)

KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KFTCDAY_2012.php#)
2 more schools added (now 9 total)

tungmojingjung

04-03-2012, 10:54 AM

Hey Gene, i'm coming, this for sure, this will be my last for competition, i'm going out in three(3) divisions hand forms Ching Yeung Lin Wan Kuen (清陽連環拳), Chan Mei Sang Gau Gwun (齊眉生救棍) and Dripping Blood Sword (淌血劍).

GeneChing

04-16-2012, 09:48 AM

Check out our new commemorative charm (http://www.martialartsmart.com/kf20-charm.html) and new KFTC20YEARS hoody (http://www.martialartsmart.com/95-kf20hd.html).

GeneChing

04-20-2012, 09:04 AM

Enter to win KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS Anniversary Hoodie (http://www.kungfumagazine.net/index.html)! Contest ends 6:00 p.m. PST on 05/03/2012. Good luck everyone!

GeneChing

04-24-2012, 12:04 PM

Lucas

04-24-2012, 12:19 PM

Enter to win KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS Anniversary Hoodie (http://www.kungfumagazine.net/index.html)! Contest ends 6:00 p.m. PST on 05/03/2012. Good luck everyone!

i pray to the kungfu gods i win... i wrote a poem for you guys on my entry lol

tungmojingjung

04-26-2012, 02:49 PM

Okay, Gene and crew thanks to you all for your work in putting together such an event, with it being so close to my backyard sort of speaking, I feel I must support our traditional Chinese martial arts, however my last competition, i'm looking forward to it. I, will be competiting in three (3) division: Senior Mens Hand Forms: Pek Kwar Dun Da Kuen (Pek Kwar Short Fist), Senior Men's Short Weapons: Mi Zhong Bot Sin Gim(Eight Immortals Sword) and finally Senior Men's Long Weapons: Tung Mo Chan Mei Sang Wai Gwun(Brow Level Life Preserving Staff).

GeneChing

04-26-2012, 03:07 PM

Did you register? Because we are capping the number of competitors early this year. We need to have the tournament done before the Gala Banquet.

GeneChing

04-30-2012, 03:15 PM

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7000&stc=1&d=1335823824
You know you want it (http://www.martialartsmart.com/95-kf20h.html).

For more on model Cindy Carino, click here (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1168676).

SPJ

04-30-2012, 03:41 PM

Grandmaster Zeng was the cover master for our March/April 2012 issue (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1027).

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/551947_10150851327409363_135964689362_11916782_774 604600_n.jpg

cool banner

nice calligraphy.

Great.

In the old time, people would give a wooden plate for the ceiling etc

:cool:

tungmojingjung

05-01-2012, 12:02 PM

Yes Gene, I registred awhile back, online.

SPJ

05-01-2012, 01:28 PM

For people that are interested;
The banner reads
Gong fu tai ji chuan si hai
hui huang cheng jiu er shi zhai.
They are 7 characters sentences and rhyme, too.
Spread kungfu taichi over 4 seas. Over the world.
Many achievements for 20 years.
Great ti zhi. Or writing for the topic/occasion.

GeneChing

05-03-2012, 04:17 PM

If you haven't booked your room yet, our other event hotel (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/hotel2012.php) is The Sainte Claire
302 S. Market St., San Jose, CA 95113

Phone reservation: 408-295-2000 or 1-866-870-0728 Mention Tiger Claw participation for DISCOUNTED RATES

Online reservation: TheSainteClaire.com
Attendees must type the code (GSMF21) in the "Group Code" field in-order to receive the Group rate.
Discounted Rate: Starting at $99 (Parking extra)
First come first serve, reservation cut off date: May 21, 2012

GeneChing

05-08-2012, 02:22 PM

This is the custom-made trophy that we will be awarding our Grand Champions.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/576758_10150960883664363_135964689362_12036778_125 971214_n.jpg

Lucas

05-08-2012, 02:45 PM

Thats a nice looking trophy!!

SIFU RON

05-09-2012, 07:19 AM

First class ,

the winner will be honored, as will all that attend.

My best to all

sifu ron

GeneChing

05-09-2012, 09:36 AM

Here's a quick update:

4th Tiger Claw's KungFuMagazine.com Championship is nearing the cap. We have only a hundred or so slots left for competitors.

KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS GALA BANQUET is almost sold out. I think there are less than 2 dozen seats still available.

We met with San Jose officials yesterday to discuss KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KFTCDAY_2012.php). That's all coming together smoothly.

GeneChing

05-09-2012, 05:04 PM

May 6, 2012
Don’t miss out the exciting 2012 TCKFM Championship and Gala! (http://www.examiner.com/article/don-t-miss-out-the-exciting-2012-tckfm-championship-and-gala)
Violet Li
Tai Chi Examiner

Only one month left before the 4th Annual Tiger Claw’s KungFuMagazine Championship (TCKFMC) taking place on June 9th at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. In conjunction with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine, this Championship is bigger than ever with 206 divisions including two new divisions of Duilian (weapon) Sparring Set. There will be hundreds of martial art experts, judges and champions attending these events including 38 masters/grandmasters. These programs will be one of the biggest events in the global martial art community in 2012.

The 2012 Championship encompasses Chinese Martial Arts Empty Hand forms, Chinese Martial Arts Weapon forms, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Restricted-step Push Hands, Moving Push Hands, and special categories of Songshan Shaolin, WildAid, and others. Most of the categories have divisions by skill level and age group. Push Hands and Wing Chun Chi Shou are divided by gender and body weight, so are the special categories. 22 Grand Champion titles will be awarded to different age groups along with skill level. In the past, the TCKFMC Championship tournaments were very competitive. To encourage participation and promote martial arts, TCKFMC made the event fun, versatile and family-friendly. They will award all first-timers a trophy. According to TCKMC’s philosophy, the first-timer divisions are confidence building. They hope new participants will continue to compete in the future in the mainstream categories.

This tournament is hosted by Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine (KFTCM) with sponsorship of California Bank & Trust, Five Branches University, International Wushu Sanshou Dao Association, Grandmaster Pan Qingfu, Grace Wu Kung Fu School, New York Pak Mei Kung Fu (Headmaster Williy Pang), One Work Place, CLF 1836, Dr. James K. Yu, Seattle Kung Fu Club, USA Tai Chi Culture Association, USA Wu Chi Kung Fu Academy, Shaolin Temple Martial Arts Xuexiao – Xiaolong Wuyuan, Grandmaster Zhang Yuanming, City of San Jose, WildAid, and many others. The Annual WildAid Tiger Claw Championship is a showcase benefit event at TCKFMC. All the proceeds from this event will be donated to WildAid’s continued efforts to save wild tigers and other endangered animals.

On the evening of Saturday, June 9th, KFTCM will host the KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS GALA BANQUET. All of the past cover masters are invited for a celebratory banquet and martial arts demonstration. As of now, 38 prominent martial arts masters and grandmasters have confirmed their participation: Fanziquan and Zhaobao Tai Chi Grandmaster Bai Wenxiang,Wah Lum Master Mimi Chan, Wah Lum Grandmaster Chan Pei, Chen Style Tai Chi lineage holder Master Chen Bing, Shaolin Master Chen Tong Shan, Push Hands Master Jack Xueli Fu, Hop Gar Kung Fu and Guang Ping Tai Chi Grandmaster David Chin, Hung Gar Kung Fu Grandmaster Chiu Chi Ling, T'ien Shan P'ai Grandmaster Dennis Brown, Chen Style Tai Chi Grandmaster Ren Guang-Yi, San Da and Qin Na Master He Tao, Shaolin master Jin Le, Eagle Claw Grandmaster Lily Lau, Ultimate fighting champion Chun Le, fighting champion and Grandmaster Hoy Lee, Hung Gar Kung Fu Grandmaster John Leong, Choy Lay Fut Grandmaster Li Siu Hung, Internal Style Martial Arts Master and Water Boxing creator Helen Liang, Bak Mei Grandmaster Mai Yu Qiang, Tai Chi expert Jonathan Miller, Qigong and Internal Martial Arts Grandmaster Liang Shou-Yu, Wing Chun, Tae Kwon Do and Tai Chi Grandmaster Benny Meng, Chain Grandmaster Dino Salvatera, Shaolin Monk Shi Decheng, movie star Shi Xiaolong, Shaolin Monk Shi Yanran, Shaolin Monk Shi Yongyao, Jing Quan Dao Grandmaster Alex Tao, Iron Crotch Grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng, Chen Style Tai Chi and weapon Grandmaster Wang Zhihai, Chin Woo and Wu-Hao Tai Chi Grandmaster Jimmy Wong, Drunk Fist Master Phillip Wong, Superstar Jet Li’s teacher Wu Bin, Wushu Master Grace Wu-Monnat, Shaolin and Yang Style Tai Chi Grandmaster Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming, Bagua Zhang Master Zhang Hongmei, Qigong Grandmaster Zhang Yuanming, and Bak Mei Sup Jee Quan Master Zhong Luo. You could say this is a star-studded event.

To popularize martial arts and promote healthy lifestyles, Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine has gone their way out to organize a large free street fair called KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY, open to the public. It will be held in Plaza de Cesar Chavez in the heart of downtown San Jose from 11 AM to 3 PM on Sunday, June 10th. There will be ongoing performances by masters and local schools, as well as introductory workshops in Kung Fu, Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong.

Masters’ Demonstration: To be announced

School Demonstration:Ben's Shaolin Kung Fu, China Tai Chi Kung Fu, Ohlone College Tai Chi,  Pure Shaolin Kung Fu, Shaolin Temple USA, U.S. Kung Fu Temple, U.S.A. Jing Quan Dao Academy, USA O-Mei Kung Fu Academy, USA Tai Chi Culture Associationand USA Wu Chi Kung Fu Academy.

Violet Li is an award winning journalist, certified Taiji (Taichi) instructor, and certified Heart Zone Trainer. She has studied Taiji, Qigong (Chi Gong), and heart fitness with many grandmasters and experts. She has taught Taichi, Chi Gong and other fitness programs to different demographic...

Good ol' Violet. She's our friend.

SIFU RON

05-11-2012, 08:12 PM

A gathering of Eagles , this is going to be a great event, all these famous Grand Masters in one place. The list has not only grown it has brought together some famous people.

Thank you TigerClaw.

GeneChing

05-14-2012, 10:11 AM

We are very close to our cap for the Championships and there are only a few seats left at our Gala Banquet. Order now if you don't want to be shut out.

GeneChing

05-14-2012, 01:24 PM

See our KFTC 20 YEARS Hoody winners thread (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1170113).

Get your KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS Commemorative Hoody here (http://www.martialartsmart.com/95-kf20hd.html)!

GeneChing

05-14-2012, 02:02 PM

1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/522830_10150977972664363_135964689362_12086973_274 175299_n.jpg

First Timer
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/318116_10150977980449363_135964689362_12087030_771 923233_n.jpg

SIFU RON

05-14-2012, 08:16 PM

Great , real nice, beautiful work. The owners will be very proud and they will be well earned.

Best to all.

GeneChing

05-15-2012, 11:37 AM

KFTC20: THE BIG EVENTS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yQpdEmA_Ps)

GeneChing

05-17-2012, 09:18 AM

Registration remains open only for the following special divisions: Songshan Shaolin Champion, Sparring Set, Team Competition, Tai Chi Push Hands, WildAid Tiger Claw Champion, and Wing Chun.

Online registration is closed. The registration form is available here (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KFTC20TH_Appllication.pdf).

GeneChing

05-18-2012, 09:56 AM

Enter to win KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS Commemorative Memorabilia (http://www.kungfumagazine.net/index.html)! Contest ends 6:00 p.m. PST on 05/18/2012. Good luck everyone!

GeneChing

05-21-2012, 09:57 AM

You'll find the article here: World Journal epaper (http://epapersf.chineseworld.com/showsf2.html?IB2KC0E1aXmVeOMrEOTxpA==,a291cjfnLrd9 qRGmrYz2tA==). It's on the front page of section C.

GeneChing

05-23-2012, 12:25 PM

We will be holding a press conference on Wednesday, May 30th, 2:00 pm at San Jose City Hall in the outdoor plaza.

Today is our first volunteer meeting. We'll post a photo later this afternoon.

GeneChing

05-23-2012, 03:59 PM

We just had our first Judges' & Volunteers' meeting for 2012. It went smoothly.

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/292286_10151004068619363_135964689362_12165327_173 6177109_n.jpg
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/149324_10151004068744363_135964689362_12165329_149 6216441_n.jpg

GeneChing

05-24-2012, 11:04 AM

There will be no outside filming permitted at the Gala. The DVD of the Master's Demo will only be available for subscribers of Kung Fu Tai Chi (http://www.martialartsmart.com/19341.html).

You can still join us for Tiger Claw's KungFuMagazine.com Championship and KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY.

GeneChing

05-29-2012, 03:17 PM

We had to cap it early so we have time for our Sold Out Gala Banquet. :cool:

GeneChing

05-29-2012, 06:33 PM

Our publisher Gigi Oh made the WJ

栽進功夫世界簡琪要讓武術變藝術 (http://www.worldjournal.com/view/full_news/18753790/article-栽進功夫世界簡琪要讓武術變藝術?)
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簡琪創「功夫雜誌」20年，將於6月舉行盛會慶祝，有一整天免費功夫戶外表演。（記者王慶偉／攝影）

在主流武術界占有一席之地的「功夫雜誌」（King Fu Tai Chi Magazine）今年慶祝創刊20周年，6月9日在聖荷西舉行功夫大賽，6月10日在聖荷西巿中心Ces ar Chavez Park舉行整天的功夫慶會，有美國、加拿大、中國、台灣、紐西蘭的好手戶外免費演出。創辦人簡琪（Gig i Oh）表示，辦雜誌20年，越辦越快樂，希望能將武術的英文說法「Martial Art」中的藝術Art廣為宣揚。

經營「虎爪」（Tiger Claw）武術器材及體育用品15年後，1992-93年簡琪和韓裔先生吳章源接到剛創刊但經營不良的「功夫」雜誌來接洽，希望「虎爪」能收購功夫雜誌。簡琪與先生認為經營雜誌可以宣揚功夫理念，另方面功夫雜誌創刊時得到許多珍貴武術資料，原本作房地產的簡琪「就一頭栽進了功夫世界裡。」

開始作雜誌，從完全不懂的外行，一路摸索，克服印刷、圖片、採訪、編輯、電腦等問題，不但穩定出刊及經營，還在2000年推出專輯「百大武術」（Top 100 Martial Arts），可能是唯一將所有功夫整理出來的武術刊物。

功夫雜誌率先報導過許多原本沒有享大名的功夫巨星。簡琪說，李連杰最完整的報導就是首先在功夫雜誌上刊出的；李連杰的師父，人稱「現代武術之父」，也是北京武術隊創辦人吳彬、功夫名師趙志凌（周星馳電影『功夫』中鐵線拳師父）、白文祥、王志海、任廣義、陳桐山、涂金盛、涂聖成（成龍傳人）等人，都是由功夫雜誌首先作完整而詳細的報導。

20年來，雖然開頭時走得艱辛，但簡琪發現武術界讀者群相當穩定，且武術世界廣大，很多武術相關的資訊都值得刊登。簡琪表示，最大的受益者其實是她自己，「因為每次訪問大師，都能從言語教導之中學到很多。」

她指出，一般人看武術以為就是電影電視中的打打殺殺，「其實武術中有道，有藝術，就是英文Ma rtial Art 中的Arts，」經過長期的武術鍛鍊，大師級的師父都有著藝術上的修養，如書畫、攝影、詩詞等，「精通一樣之後，對別的藝術也能觸類旁通。」簡琪希望功夫雜誌能將這種藝術廣傳給大眾。

「功夫雜誌」20周年慶會詳情：www.kungfumagazine.com。

Read more: 世界新聞網-北美華文新聞、華商資訊 - 栽進功夫世界簡琪要讓武術變藝術

GeneChing

05-30-2012, 11:05 AM

We will be holding a press conference today at 2:00 pm at San Jose City Hall. NOTE: the location has been moved to Room 1854.

GeneChing

05-30-2012, 04:22 PM

It was held on the top floor of San Jose City Hall (http://www.sanjoseca.gov/newcityhall/). What a spectacular view.

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L-R: me, Jonny Oh, Gigi Oh, Manny Melendez, Kansen Chu

SPJ

05-30-2012, 05:54 PM

Our publisher Gigi Oh made the WJ

Promoting kungfu taichi in an English media.

Keep up the good work.

:cool:

GeneChing

05-31-2012, 03:17 PM

A familiar photo

聖荷西功夫太極日親炙大師風範 (http://sf.worldjournal.com/view/full_story/18782044/article-聖荷西功夫太極日親炙大師風範?)
記者王金城聖荷西報導
May 31, 2012 06:00 AM | 69 次 | 0 0 評論 | 5 5 推薦 | 電郵給朋友 | 打印
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簡琪（前排中）與朱感生（前排右）邀請大家參加聖荷西功夫太極日慶祝活動。（記者王金城／攝影）
「美國功夫太極雜誌社」社長簡琪與聖荷西市議員朱感生30日宣布將於6月10日（周日）上午10時30分到下午3時，在聖荷西市中心賈維斯（Cesar Chavez）廣場舉行慶祝功夫太極雜誌創刊20周年，以及聖荷西功夫太極日活動。

活動除舞龍、舞獅外，還有武術表演，邀請全球各地的太極武術高手示範，並免費教學，此外還有文化、醫療保健等社團的展示攤位，適合全家前來參加。

朱感生表示，聖荷西市府已通過將6月10日訂為「聖荷西的功夫太極日」。他將代表市府將表揚狀贈予雜誌社。他非常讚賞「功夫太極」推廣中國傳統文化的努力，是非常有意義的一件事。

雜誌創刊20周年慶祝分為兩天，共有三個活動。6月9日白天為第四屆美國功夫太極雜誌世界武術錦標賽，地點在聖荷西市區的會議中心（Convention Center）。

主辦單位將於6月9日晚間在聖荷西會議中心的J廳舉辦晚宴，邀請雜誌歷年來的封面大師來現場示範，包括名家陳美美、陳氏太極代表陳柄，以及中國現代武術之父吳彬等40多位。

GeneChing

06-04-2012, 03:46 PM

The Competition Ring Order (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/Competition_Rings.pdf) for KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS is now posted.

GeneChing

06-06-2012, 09:50 AM

Here's our flyer for KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KungFuTaiChiDay2012.pdf). I am grateful to those of you who can forward this and help promote this event.

GeneChing

06-07-2012, 10:29 AM

Tune into our YouTube channe (http://www.youtube.com/user/KungfuMagazinedotcom)l this weekend for our webcast of the festivities.

GeneChing

06-08-2012, 08:17 AM

I'm leaving for the site in a few minutes. See y'all on our webcast (http://www.youtube.com/user/KungfuMagazinedotcom). :cool:

GeneChing

06-08-2012, 09:46 PM

Spent the whole day setting up South Hall and Cesar Chavez. It's been a long one, but things are in place. Managed to make it up to the tail end of the welcoming banquet back near the office, and picked up Master Grace Wu-Monnat on the way. My shifu, Shi Decheng, arrived a little while later - straight from Europe - and I took him and Master Jimmy Wong back to the hotel. While I should try to grab some rest, it's way too early to crash and after seeing so many old friends I haven't seen in years at banquet #1, I'm going to prowl the hotels for a spell to see who's still up and about. The late nights will probably be the only chance I get for some real quality time, as the days will surely be filled with a lot of resolving issues.

But it's all good. I train for this kind of endurance.

Dale Dugas

06-08-2012, 09:56 PM

Excellent!

I just got back from the Tai Chi Gala and the Gathering of the Circle.

Good luck with everthing!

GeneChing

06-11-2012, 09:16 AM

...now to pick up the pieces. We'll be posting facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kung-Fu-Tai-Chi-Magazine/135964689362) pix and adding to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/KungfuMagazinedotcom) over the week.

功夫太極日吸引各族裔目光 (http://sf.worldjournal.com/view/full_sf/18941526/article-%E5%8A%9F%E5%A4%AB%E5%A4%AA%E6%A5%B5%E6%97%A5-%E5%90%B8%E5%BC%95%E5%90%84%E6%97%8F%E8%A3%94%E7%9 B%AE%E5%85%89?instance=sf3)
記者王金城聖荷西報導
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聖荷西功夫太極日中精采的武術示範。（記者王金城／攝影）
「美國功夫太極雜誌社」10日在聖荷西市中心賈維斯（Cesar Chavez）廣場舉行功夫太極日活動，紀念雜誌社成立20周年。雜誌社社長簡琪（Gigi Oh）表示，功夫太極日活動在現場設立了好幾個工作坊，參觀的群眾從上午就絡繹不絕，讓她感到非常開心。

活動從上午10時30分展開，在「現代武術之父」吳彬、聖荷西市議員朱感生，以及簡琪等人率領下，許多武術功夫師傅一起為舞獅進行點睛儀式。點睛之後，獅子被喚醒，在綠油油的草地上蹦跳，生氣勃勃。當天天氣晴朗，陽光燦爛，在數百名來賓歡呼聲中，展開各項聖荷西功夫太極日活動。廣場兩旁就是經貿中心聖荷西科技博物館與費爾蒙（Fairmont）大飯店，人來人往，許多過往行人都被功夫太極日的活動吸引，紛紛前來參觀。

剛當選連任的聖荷西第四選區市議員朱感生也代表市府，將表揚狀贈予美國功夫太極雜誌社。他說功夫太極是中國歷史悠久的傳統武術健身文化，將功夫太極介紹給美國民眾非常有意義。他同時也讚賞雜誌社推廣中國傳統文化的努力。市府已通過將10日訂為聖荷西的「功夫太極日」。

這次「美國功夫太極雜誌社」創刊20周年慶祝於9日及10日舉行。10日是慶祝創刊20周年的活動高潮，許多功夫大師弟子在會場上表演示範各種功夫太極，在柏克萊武術社代表方國旋深入淺出的中、英文解說下，許多聖荷西華裔與其他族裔觀眾看得津津有味，為中國博大精深的傳統武術功夫做了另人難忘的介紹工作。

簡琪說，這次在聖荷西功夫太極日示範表演的武術團體來自美國各地，有西雅圖太極功夫俱樂部、西雅圖的梁崇功夫會，以及佛羅里達州與俄亥俄州的高手，機會非常難得，不少灣區學校甚至組團前來參加，為大會帶來歡樂節慶的氣氛。

GeneChing

06-12-2012, 10:24 AM

This was forwarded to us by the author, David Wang of World Journal.

GeneChing

06-12-2012, 03:12 PM

More on Wang Yin. He seems fascinated by her. Can you blame him?

enoajnin

06-12-2012, 03:44 PM

Video of her set and others should be up on the web very soon.

SIFU RON

06-12-2012, 05:12 PM

Congratulations to everyone involved with the Tournament and Banquet, it was outstanding.

enoajnin

06-13-2012, 07:41 AM

She is in this video http://youtu.be/OEY7bjwu9RU

GeneChing

06-13-2012, 01:27 PM

TCKFMC4 Grand Champions (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/GrandChampions2012.pdf).

We've been posting new YouTube vids (http://www.youtube.com/user/KungfuMagazinedotcom) and facebook photos (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kung-Fu-Tai-Chi-Magazine/135964689362?sk=photos) daily.

GeneChing

06-14-2012, 10:08 AM

For a hidden treat, watch Load In for TCKFMC 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHXDY-50PZE). The treat is at 2:09, but you have to be super quick to catch it. ;)

Lucas

06-14-2012, 10:20 AM

Nice one Gene.

GeneChing

06-15-2012, 02:30 PM

Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine’s 20th Anniversary & Tournament (http://rachelradcliffephotography.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/kung-fu-tai-chi-magazines-20th-anniversary-tournament/)
Rachel helped photograph KFTC 20 YEARS for us. You'll see more of her work on our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kung-Fu-Tai-Chi-Magazine/135964689362) and in the upcoming issue.

GeneChing

06-19-2012, 12:50 PM

See our KFTC 20 YEARS Gala Program winners thread (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1174505).

We've been posting a ton of photos on our facebook albums (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kung-Fu-Tai-Chi-Magazine/135964689362?sk=photos) and videos on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/KungfuMagazinedotcom). Be sure to take a look. We love the bump in our view counts. ;)

Lucas

06-19-2012, 12:55 PM

is there a way to view facebook pictures without a facebook account?

GeneChing

06-19-2012, 04:35 PM

As long as you're not blocked from your terminal (as in surfing at work), we've set the photo albums to public so anyone can see them. facebook might kick you out after a while - ask you to sign up - but you should be able to just start over by logging out, logging back on and looking at another album. Try it and let me know if it works.

GeneChing

06-20-2012, 03:00 PM

There seems to be more coverage on her than on our event. I think we've been upstaged. :rolleyes:

Wang Yin, Fan Demonstration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlRfET0c0Pw)

The most beautiful martial arts girl the United States to win (http://naomiszw.blogspot.com/2012/06/most-beautiful-martial-arts-girl-united.html)

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"The most beautiful martial arts girl," said Wang Ying, Chinese girl, the fourth American Wushu Championships held recently in San Francisco all the way through the finals, winning the champion of women's tai chi fan.

The final, Wang Ying in the melodious music will be traditional Chinese tai chi fan show was hard and soft economy, the elegant chic, the scene from multiple countries and regions, professional martial arts referee agreed to play a high score.

Wang Ying was born in Anhui Province in 1988, to obtain the Central Academy of Drama in 2007. A casual experience, Wang Ying, come into contact with a traditional Chinese martial arts, and met a famous movie star Jet Li Tuition teacher Wu Bin, Wu Bin, a professional study performed martial arts disciple. Five years, Wang Ying won the sixth Hong Kong Wushu Open champion, and many other honors. She said that the future will certainly do my best to make contributions to promote the China Wuhun.
" the fourth American Wushu Championships held recently in San Francisco" should read "the 4th Tiger Claw's KungFuMagazine.com Championships in San Jose" but who's quibbling?

enoajnin

06-21-2012, 09:44 AM

One of the southern California school also posted their pictures under the heading "San Francisco Martial Arts Tournament"

GeneChing

06-25-2012, 09:34 AM

功夫女孩王滢美国夺冠将成动作电影新宠儿 (http://ent.163.com/12/0614/17/83VR0EF3000300B1.html)
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美国旧金山时间6月10日11点10分，有着最美功夫女孩之称的Monica王滢一路过关斩将杀入全球武术赛事最高级别之一，由美国《功夫》杂志举办的2012年第四届美国武术锦标赛决赛，并在决赛中以极其优异的表现获得女子太极扇冠军。

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功夫女孩Monica王滢美国夺冠在场外与恩师吴彬广告合影。

网易娱乐6月14日报道美国旧金山时间6月10日11点10分，有着最美功夫女孩之称的Monica王滢一路过关斩将杀入全球武术赛事最高级别之一，由美国《功夫》杂志举办的2012年第四届美国武术锦标赛决赛，并在决赛中以极其优异的表现获得女子太极扇冠军。据悉，该项赛事在全球武术界有着很高的声誉和知名度，被业内人士称为“世界武林大会”，本届武术锦标赛决赛参加人数为450人，选手遍布全球各大洲，有来自美国、加拿大、德国、英国、中国、法国等数十个国家的运动员参赛。

Monica王滢俘获美国观众留学生现场高喊我爱你

据了解这已经不是Monica王滢第一次夺得国际级武术赛事冠军了，早在2011年第四届香港武术锦标赛M onica王滢就已经获得了长拳、剑术两项冠军，在全球武术界中已经聚集了大量的人气与关注度。此次Mon ica王滢获得此项冠军可谓众望所归，当Monica王滢在美国旧金山圣何塞体育馆中随着悠扬的极富中国元素的音乐将传统的太极扇打的刚柔并济、可攻可守，整套动作充满了飘逸潇洒的美感与武术的阳刚威仪，扇到之处虎虎生风，令现场来自多个国家的专业武术裁判出奇一致的打出了高分，当场Monica王滢毋庸置疑的获得了女子太极扇冠军。王滢的夺冠令现场观众沸腾了纷纷起立鼓掌，现场华人留学生更是在王滢夺冠时激动的喊出了“ Monica我爱你”。

王滢不仅获得了功夫冠军更是用自己出众的外表和精湛的身手俘获了全场观众的心，当比赛结束后，现场裁判、工作人员、美国观众不断的用英语称赞王滢China Beauty，更纷纷要求与王滢合影留念，赛事评委会主席保罗先生更是感叹Monica王滢是美国武术锦标赛有史以来最让人惊艳的功夫冠军，在拥有天使面容魔鬼身材的同时竟然还功夫超群、身手了得的武林高手。

继甄子丹后获邀登《功夫》杂志封面将成为动作电影新宠儿

赛后Monica王滢在现场接受多家美国主流媒体的采访，用流利的英语回答记者提问，全程对话零障碍更是让现场媒体记者为之惊叹不已。在现场接受采访时Monica王滢透露她已经习武五年，其中专门用了两年时间来学习太极。

美国《功夫》杂志社长GIgi女士更是决定将安排Monica王滢成为继李小龙、成龙、李连杰（点击观看李连杰影视作品《白蛇传说》、《英雄》）、甄子丹（点击观看甄子丹影视作品《八星抱喜》、《英雄》）后第五位登上美国《功夫》杂志封面的中国武术明星，同时Monica王滢也将成为首位获此殊荣的中国女武术明星。据悉，该杂志在全球武术界影响力很大，被业内誉为全球影响力最大、覆盖面最广的英文武术杂志。有媒体提问王滢是否想过像这几位登上过美国《功夫》杂志的前辈一样从武林转行去拍动作电影，王滢回答目前她还没有想那么多，一切随缘。

有电影制片人士评论王滢有条件成为新一代武打女星，王滢的外形条件和扎实的武术功底都十分适合在大银幕发展，随着老一代女打星杨紫（点击观看杨紫影视作品《女孩冲冲冲》）（微博）琼、李赛凤等转型的转型、息影的息影，横扫目前华语影坛能打的女演员寥寥无几，女打星在华语影坛正属青黄不接，急需新一代女武打明星成长起来，相信王滢一旦转向大银幕发展一定会大有所为。
(本文来源：网易娱乐 )
There are so many embellishments to this article that I almost don't know where to start. First off, the bit about the cover is totally BS. Her agents contacted us about putting her on the cover when she was first applying to compete, but we didn't know her at all, so we replied with a clear 'no'. Now that her publicity people have pulled this stunt, it's even more unlikely. That's right - more unlikely than 'no'.

Featherstone

06-25-2012, 10:08 AM

I need to learn how to read all that. Go get em Gene!

GeneChing

06-25-2012, 11:16 AM

From Violet Li, a frequent freelance contributor to KFTC.

June 21, 2012
Thank you Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine for your vision and generosity (http://www.examiner.com/article/thank-you-kung-fu-tai-chi-magazine-for-your-vision-and-generosity?CID=examiner_alerts_article)
Violet Li
Tai Chi Examiner

Frequently martial art practitioners tell me that they don’t have a qualified instructor in town to study from. People are happy if they can see a master. They feel great when they actually meet a lineage holder. So how would you describe an event that you can rub elbows with a dozen of masters and grandmasters? You probably will be overjoyed. And how would you feel if you are with over 50 masters/grandmasters in one room? Trust me that you will have to pinch yourself and to realize it is not a dream.

I was one of a couple of thousands luckiest practitioners who witnessed the great events put together by Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine (KFTCM), Tiger Claw Group and Shark City Nationals to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine on June 9 -10 in San Jose, California.

Established in 1992, KFTCM has been one of the most important establishments that promotes Chinese martial Arts and Qigong in the world. It is the largest English print media on Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Wushu and Qigong with distribution in the U.S. and overseas. Later with its online magazine eZine and now with its mobile version, Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine is accessible anywhere and anytime in the world.

In the past 20 years, KFTCM has spent great effort to discover hidden treasure and presented the best of the Kung Fu in each category to the global community. KFTCM has introduced hundreds of masters to the global arena to educate practitioners of all interests. Readers enjoy learning the secret techniques and profound theories of the various Wushu as well as the exciting story behind the success of a master. KFTCM is a staple for martial artists.

In an Internet age when news is free for all online, newspapers and magazines folded one after the other. Martial Arts print media has been severely impacted. But the leadership of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine continues to invest for better printing, high quality reporting and new technology and the magazine is surviving well or thriving. They appreciate the support from the martial art community so they put on world-class events to show their gratefulness to celebrate its anniversary. They invited all the past cover masters along with many other masters/grandmasters to the three major celebration events. At least 50 paid their own way to San Jose and many came as far as China just for the two-day extravaganzas.

The 4th Annual Tiger Claw Kung Fu Magazine Champions was hosted on Saturday 6/9. The turnout was totally unexpected. There were over 500 contestants coming from various parts of the North America and China competing in 206 divisions and ended up with 23 grand champions in various categories – see a video on the left for the highlights. For the list of the grand champions, click the link here. Additionally, Qibo Sun won Wildaid Tiger Claw Champion and Yang Chengiun won Songshan Shaolin Champion -- You can click a link here to see some the highlights of the Wildaid tournament. Many of the masters served as judges for the tournament making it a high-standard international competition.

The KFTCM Gala Banquet was a sold-out. Actually, due to the overwhelming participation, KFTCM had to add tables to accommodate 450 celebrities, masters and guests. Forty masters/grandmasters performed on stage. The entire banquet room was electrified with high energy.

Audience’s jaws dropped when the 74-year old Wah Lum Mantis Grandmaster Chan Pui descended on the floor swiftly and popped right up effortless, the 70-year old Eagle Claw Grandmaster LiLy Lau did a double lotus kick with the foot touching her forehead and the 70-year old Grandmaster Liang Shou Yu flew in the air with a straight sword.

You would not know which one of the astonishing stunts hurt most, whether it was Master/Monk Shi Yanran staying flat in the air with few spears “supporting” his entire body, Master Jin Le turning his foot totally backwards, Master/Monk Shi Yongyao letting others kick his crotch, the 20-year old Jenny Tu bending a spear at her throat, or Master Phillip Wong throwing himself on the ground hard like a drunkard.

Master Helen Liang’s Wuji boxing and Master Chen Bing’s Chen Style Tai Chi were exquisite so was Master Yang Chenhan’s Free Spirit Taking Down. Grandmaster Ren Guangyi delivered a thunderous impression with his Chen Style Tai Chi.

Masters/Grandmasters Grace Wu-Monnat, Wayne Peng, Li Siu Hung, Benny Meng, Jack Fu, Wang Zhihai, Daniel Tomizaki, Dino Salvatera, Jimmy Wong, Yang Jwing-Ming and Mai Yu Qiang all performed not-commonly practiced traditional Kung Fu forms, which really brought the richness of Chinese martial arts to the audience.

Masters/Grandmaster Mimi Chan, Bai Wenxiang, He Tao, Dennis Brown, Zou Yunjian, David Chin, Zhang Hongmei, Alex Tao, Chen Yanyang, Chen Tongshan, Daniel Weng, Hoy Lee, John Leong, and Wang Tat Mau all demonstrated their own specialty.

Grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng had not performed his famous amazing act of Chinese Calligraphy for a while. It was a special treat for the audience to witness him do the beautiful Chinese calligraphy live in front of them while standing on eggs.

There was star power at the banquet. Hollywood superstar Jet Li’s famous coach Wu Bin made a special trip from China for this event. His new protégé martial art champion and movie star gorgeous Monica Wang was a co-host for the Banquet show. Action movie superstar Jacky Chan’s only inheritor movie star Jack Tu came from Beijing to celebrate. He co-hosted part of the show and also performed his own creation Kung Fu Whip. Appeared in many Kung Fu movies, Grandmaster Chiu Chi Ling is best known for his part in Kung Fu Hustle. He demonstrated a Hung Gar form. Prominent global business leader and CEO of Digital Media Jonathan Miller first time publicly demonstrated his passion for Tai Chi by performing a Chen Style Tai Chi routine.

On Sunday 6/10, KFTCM hosted a large Kung Fu Tai Chi Day, which is a free Street Fair from 10 am till 3 pm in downtown San Jose and attracted close 2,000 people. Masters/Grandmasters Bai Wenxiang, Jack Xueli Fu, He Tao, Benny Meng, Shi Yanran, Alex Tao, Jin Le, Jack Tu, Monica Wang and others performed. Beijing Shaolin Wushu School and Beijing Shaolin Wushu School along with many U.S. and Californian martial art schools provided all kinds of exciting Kung Fu demonstrations. There were also free Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Wing Chun workshops hosted by various schools. KFTCM Publisher Gigi Ou said that they want to use this event to promote Chinese martial arts to the general public.

Financially, it was extremely costly for KFTCM and Tiger Claw Group to host all three major events. Employees of both companies spent more than a year and countless hours to prepare and execute the plan. Everything went well. Not only the competitors and audience were grateful for KFTCM/Tiger Claw Group’s effort to put these together. Masters were very excited that such a large event was so well organized for the benefit of the global martial art community. Masters also cherished the opportunity to reunite with their peers whom they have not seen for years in some cases.

GeneChing

06-26-2012, 01:45 PM

Kung Fu Tai Chi 20 years Anniversary and HKB Wing Chun trip to SF, SJ and LA trip 6/8/12 to 6/18/12 (http://www.facebook.com/notes/benny-meng/kung-fu-tai-chi-20-years-anniversary-and-hkb-wing-chun-trip-to-sf-sj-and-la-trip/465865623425364?notif_t=note_tag)
by Benny Meng on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 12:04pm ·

Sifu Aaron drop us off at the airport in late Friday afternoon on June 8th.We did not get to the hotel until 2:00 AM. Saturday morning I and Vincent got up early for the competition registration. The tournament committee members were professional and very helpful. The is one of the largest tournaments in the West Coast. It consists of two major systems; Karate and Kung Fu. I highly recommend this championship. Representing HKB Meng's of Dayton and Houston were Vincent Meng, Julian Habib, and Andrew Nurre. Grand Master Lin, myself, Master Ryan, Master Ahmed and Sifu Duran were there as coaches.This was Vincent's second time competing in a Wing Chun division, and a first for Andrew. Vincent ended up 2nd in Forms, Andrew placed 1st in Wing Chun Forms and 3rd in Youth Kung Fu Open Forms.

After the competition, the Kung Fu Tai Chi 20 years Anniversary celebration started with VIP photo shoots, a GALA Banquet, an awards banquet and dinner, and Master's Demonstrations. I was also pulled aside for an interview on my perspective on Kung Fu for the last 20 years. Grand Master Lin, my family and I were at the same table as famous fighter and actor Cung Le. He's currently focusing everything on his upcoming fight in Vegas in July. At the same time, he's working on 2-3 movies. Due to his training schedule, he actually had to leave the dinner early. We'll all be rooting for him in July. It was a great time to meet new friends, as well as catch up on old friends. I believe this was the largest gathering of Kung Fu Legends in one place, at one time. I salute TC Media for organizing such an amazing event in celebration of their 20th anniversary. The tournament and banquet were first class! The crews at TC media ran out of their way to make sure everyone gets a first-class treatment. As a cover issue martial artist, they really took care of me and my family, giving me the VIP treatment! We finished the night with an after-banquet party. It was an honor for me to perform side-by-side with Grand Master Lin, in front of such an honorable and knowledgeable audience. I believe Grand Master Lin and the rest of our team had a great time. It was a wonderful opportunity for photos and making new friends among the elite who's-who of the martial arts community.

Sunday was Kung Fu Tai Chi Day, hosted at the Cesar Chavez Park, adjacent to the San Jose Convention Center. The morning's activities included a Lion Dance and Master's Demonstrations featuring many excellent martial artists. I was honored to be selected as one of the Grand Master's to go through the ceremony to awaken the Lion, called the Eye Dotting Ceremony. We paint the Lion as a way to bring the Lion's energy to life. We had an opportunity to interact with members of the Wing Chun Community, and went through a mini-workshop right on the spot... including an impromptu demonstration of Wing Chun's Evolution, with a demonstration of Ip Man Wing Chun then moved backwards in time to older systems, from Fatshan to Secret Society to Shaolin Wing Chun (which is known as Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun today). The performers of the demonstration included Master Ryan, Master Ahmed, Instructor Duran, and me. We also demonstrated four special unique skills of Wing Chun. After Sunday's demonstration and workshop, we headed out to the Golden Gate Park to practice HKB on the beach, rehearsing for the DVD to be recorded the next day. We took many photos on the beach, and there were UFO in most of the photos. People always say that HKB Black Flag Eng Chun is out of this world. I think the UFO were checking us out. Making sure that this art is not watered down after more than 300 years. :)

When we arrived early Monday morning at TC media, Gigi and her crew were ready for us. The plan was to make three DVDs. The first one was on the HKB system, covering the basic fundamentals: stances, footwork and hand methods. This first HKB DVD key pairs you for the second DVD. The participants of this DVD were Master Ryan from Houston, Master Ahmed from Chicago and Junior Instructor Vincent Meng from Dayton Ohio. Overall I was the main person on this first DVD, acting as host and MC. The second DVD featured Grand Master Lin as host and MC, and was primarily on the topic of the Shaolin HKB 18 Lohan Hands. The Shaolin HKB 18 Lohan Hands was the genesis to the Eng Chun system. It started as Saan Sik, separate and loose movements for fighting. This material should not be confused with the 18 Lohan Fist system of the Northern Shaolin Temple. This second DVD was quite historical - it was the first public video on this topic. Grand Master Lin covered solo, partner, and application training for the Shaolin HKB 18 Lohan Hands. The third DVD was the first of the Baat Jaam Dao in the VTM Ip Man Wing Chun Instructional Series. This first DVD covered Sections 1-4 of the double knives, which are the sections dealing with countering with long weapons. My partner for this DVD was Master Brad Ryan. This DVDs contains many 1st in the Ip Man lineage, with never-before available information including unique training methods and strategy and tactics of the knife. Overall, it was a very successful day - but don't kid yourself: filming is a difficult business. However, we did receive a compliment - we were the most efficient to work with. Normally it takes 2-3 days to shoot one DVD, but we shot 3 DVDs in one afternoon.

After everything was completed on Monday, we had the opportunity to have discussions with the TC Media team, including the always interested Gene Ching. With their excellent service, genuine interest, and top level professionalism we discussed many topics to continue to grow our long-term relationships. Gene also had a chance to look at the latest article and it will be coming out soon. I'll keep the topic to myself for now, but I promise that it will be very informative. After a great weekend with TC Media, we ended with a celebration dinner in a special, Muslim Chinese restaurant.

Everything up to this point was great. I want to again acknowledge and thank all the professionals at TC Media - Gigi and her crew were fantastic hosts. I also want to acknowledge and thank my students and instructors, without their support trips like this wouldn't be possible. And I would like to thank Grand Master Lin for his tireless effort in promoting and teaching Shaolin HKB; as the successor of the system, he took every opportunity on the trip to teach us and improve our skills. Finally, my undying thanks goes to my Wife, Sunmi P. Meng - this trip was made all the more special by sharing it with you and our sons. Thank you to everyone who came on this trip: Grand Master Lin, Sunmi, Vincent, Spencer, Derickson, Master Brad Ryan, Master Sajid Ahmed, Instructor Daniel Duran, Julian Habib, and Andrew Nurre.

After the exciting weekend in San Jose, Grand Master Lin, Master Sajid Ahmed and my family we all drove down to Los Angeles. We visited many martial arts school. Vincent had the opportunity to train with Master Jimmy Kim. He is a formal gold medalists heavyweight in the Tae Kwon Do 1988 Olympic game. The most important thing is that we discovered that there were many interests on HKB Black Flag Eng Chun in the West Coast. We will definitely address that the in the near future. From Disneyland, to the beach, to good eating was on the agenda. Of course training with Grand Master Lin everyday!
"always interested'... hehe, sure, that's me all right. ;)

Jeung

06-27-2012, 11:06 PM

Here is some interesting info on HKB, do not be deceived.

Official statement from Sifu Tio Tek Kwie about his former student Lin xiang fuk ( Kenneth Lin )
http://www.facebook.com/notes/sifu-sergio/official-statement-from-sifu-tio-tek-kwie-about-his-former-student-lin-xiang-fuk/10150369842309124
Im Very dissapointed that my lessons about being a good and rightgeous person did not succeed by my student , I have to apologize to the Wing Chun community for having supported his Lie about Black Flag Wing Chun my reasons for doing so wer...e none other then to help him set his business up in the US as he convinced me that Wing Chun would be the way to go marketing wise,i did not realise the consequence of this decision.

Again my sincere apologies for making this mistake,and i hope that my ex student can do the same,by disclosing the truth and giving his apologies to the Wing Chun world. in the past i have on several occasions followed his instructions to talk about my Teachers art as Wing Chun but i want to make it very clear that my teacher told me personally that the art is called 18 Lohan Hand.

ShaolinDiva

06-30-2012, 09:02 PM

I don't know about this "Wang Yin" chick but WE got 3 Chinese newspaper articles AND a Chinese online newscast about Shaolin Temple Cultural Center of America (Temple City & West Covina, CA) Oh , wait, I forgot we also got news media release on the Shaolin Temple China website as well.

So who is upstaging whom? We didn't embellish diddly squat either. All truth and nuthin' but the truth! Shaolin rocks as always!! :D

Our branches are lead by head coach Shi Yan Xu, he was the former assistant of the Abbot and was head coach for the warrior monks. Our shifus are : Shi Yan Yue , Shi Yan Ji and Shi Yan Yi. Bravo to all our shifus for being excellent and demanding. Congratulations to all our students !

For English translation for the Shaolin Temple China website, please visit :

http://www.shaolin.org.cn/templates/EN_T_newS_list/index.aspx?nodeid=296&page=ContentPage&contentid=7132

GeneChing

07-02-2012, 02:53 PM

This is from our local paper.

Ohlone College Tai Chi Qigong Team wins gold and silver awards (http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2012-06-29&file=story2.txt)
Submitted By Elenita Nicholas

Ohlone College students brought home three gold and two silver medals from the 4th Annual Tiger Claw KungFuMagazine.com Championship last weekend. Under the coaching of world-class martial arts competition medalist and Ohlone instructor Sifu May Chen, students excelled in all levels in the individual competition for Yang Style Tai Chi receiving two gold medals and two silver medals. Lucy Olivia won beginning level gold, Alissa Ballestrin earned intermediate level gold, Nadia Nasiri won advanced level silver, and Brian Cochran won silver in beginning level.

The Ohlone Competition Team secured a first place gold award for their intermediate level Five Animal Forms. The eleven participating students included: Alissa Ballestrin, Chloe Blancas, Jan Michael Cruz, Kelvin Ho, Lucy Oliva, Kyle Perez, Nadia Nasiri, Kevin Rabatan, Kamuela Tolentino, Gerard Truong, and Thang Vo. Animal Forms is the oldest of the Qigong routines, over 3,500 years old. The animal forms in this routine are Tiger, Deer, Bear, Monkey, and Crane. The Ohlone competition team demonstrated understanding of internal, external, and spiritual focus inherent in each form.

The Ohlone team shared their gold medal routine with the public at Kung Fu Tai Chi Day, a free event at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose on June 10.

Sifu May Chen commented that the team has "incredible dedication, patience, and compassion," adding it is essential that the students cultivate personal fitness goals alongside connecting with the community at large. Chen is a world-class martial arts competition medalist and a popular teacher at the Ohlone College Total Health and Wellness Center in Newark where she teaches classes through both Community Education Ohlone for Healthy Living and the for-credit academic program.

For more information on the Ohlone College Total Health and Wellness Center visit www.ohlone.edu/go/wellness or contact Robin Kurotori at (510) 742-2350.

GeneChing

07-09-2012, 11:25 AM

Monica Wang: a movie star and Tai Chi beauty (http://www.examiner.com/article/monica-wang-a-movie-star-and-tai-chi-beauty?CID=examiner_alerts_article)
Tai Chi
July 7, 2012
By: Violet Li
http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_full_width_scaled/hash/5f/f8/5ff8f6b125ed06ff663504de8a3bf10e.JPG
Born in An Hui, China, Monica Wang (aka Wang Yin) has always been outstanding among her peers. At 5’7”, she is tall compared to the average Chinese woman’s 5’. At age 5, Monica was chosen to perform on stage. She was selected to study at An Hui Huang Mei Opera Academy and became a famous Huang Mei Opera star because of her natural beauty and stunning voice.

At age 17, Monica was admitted to the most prestigious and selective Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, where internationally renowned movie stars Gong Li (Red Sorghum, Farewell My Concubine, Curse of the Golden Flower, and Miami Vice with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell) and Zhang Ziyi (The Road Home, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2, and House of Flying Daggers) and many others were educated.

Besides acting, Wang Yin also took voice and dance lessons. During a movie shooting, Wang had a taste of Chinese Kung Fu and was fascinated by it. Later, she got to know famous coach Wu Bin, who was the Hollywood superstar Jet Li’s teacher. Coach Wu agreed to train her and she considers herself very fortunate. She studies Long Fist and weapons for a few years. She also studies Li Family Style Tai Chi from Wu.

Last year, Monica won gold medals in Long Fist and Sword in Hong Kong International Wushu Opens. Recently, she participated in the 4th Tiger Claw Kung Fu Champions in San Jose, California and won a gold medal for a Tai Chi form.

She was voted as Miss An Hui. She also outperformed 49 other talented beauties in the 2011 National Miss Hospitality Pageant sponsored by the Tourist Association with her look, talents and knowledge on environmental protection. The judges praised her for her gorgeous look with a traditional Chinese virtue.

Wang also won the 3rd place in a talent show sponsored by the Central TV Station similar to America’s Got Talent last year.

She co-hosted the Kung Fu Magazine 20th Anniversary Kung Fu Tai Chi Gala Banquet with Coach Chris Pei in San Jose, California. She charmed the audience with her gentle persona and magnificent looks. She also appeared on the Kung Fu Tai Chi Day to demonstrate her Tai Chi Fan (see the video on the left hand side).

Monica has not played a major role in a movie yet. But with her talent, amicable personality and great martial art skills, she might soon be the next Jet Li.

Now I should confess that I only did one VIP interview for our upcoming issue, which spotlights KFTC 20 YEARS, and yes, that interview was with Monica. ;)

GeneChing

07-18-2012, 09:30 AM

Our Sep Oct issue (ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1179842) has full coverage of KFTC 20 YEARS. Subscribe by this Friday, July 20th (http://www.martialartsmart.com/19341.html), to get yours delivered directly to you. It will be available on the newsstands on August 7th.

SimonM

07-18-2012, 10:05 AM

Newsstand Aug. 7 eh?

GeneChing

07-18-2012, 10:20 AM

if you can still find a newsstand large enough to carry us ....:(

SimonM

07-18-2012, 11:04 AM

Chapters Indigo my friend. ;)

GeneChing

07-18-2012, 11:20 AM

Note that the drop date is a soft date, meaning that it's only when our distributor has committed to delivering the magazines to the outlet. Sometimes it's a little earlier. Other times, the outlet doesn't start displaying them until they get around to it.

Thanks for supporting us on the newsstands!

Featherstone

07-18-2012, 12:08 PM

y'all are still on the shelves at the BAM in Port Richey, Fl.! :)

GeneChing

07-18-2012, 12:12 PM

What with JAMA's recent folding (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64084), newsstands big enough to carry us are few and far in between. Honestly, it's been years since I saw JAMA on the newsstands. I still see us in select outlets, but then, I'm always looking for us.

Thanks for your support everyone, whether it be by subscribing (http://www.martialartsmart.com/19341.html) or by newsstands.

SimonM

07-18-2012, 12:37 PM

As long as you are on new stands I will buy each issue from newsstands.

If you go to subscription only I guess I'll get a subscription.

If you go digital only PLEASE have Android support and not just iOS.

:eek:

GeneChing

07-18-2012, 05:44 PM

Like I said on our KFTC for iPad thread (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1097442#post1097442), keeping up with all the different tablet/smart phone platforms is a challenge. There are so many platforms and it's an investment for each one, with no guarantee of payout.

That being said, I've got our covers slated for another year, so we're still in the game for now.

SimonM

07-18-2012, 06:45 PM

Well that's good anyway.

Featherstone

07-19-2012, 08:04 AM

Here's to another year and many more of continued success then! Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah! :D

GeneChing

07-19-2012, 10:29 AM

Here's a pdf in Chinese from Atlanta Chinese News. (http://www.atlantachinesenews.com/News/2012/07/07-13/C_ATL_P08.pdf) It is focused on the Tu family, GM Tu Jin-Sheng and Jack Tu, at KFTC 20 YEARS. Jack was one of our MCs for Act Two of the Gala Banquet Demo.

GeneChing

08-08-2012, 02:02 PM

The table of contents from our September October 2012 issue (20th Anniversary special) (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1054) are now available online.

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/images/mzine/cover2012_05.jpg

Also, here is my personal report, submitted for your approval.

KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS: Set-Up (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1055)

GeneChing

08-16-2012, 09:18 AM

KFTC 20 YEARS Commemorative Program (http://www.martialartsmart.com/kf20-book.html) is available, while supply lasts. Order now and you'll receive the poster and DVD as a bonus gift.

@PLUGO

08-17-2012, 11:27 AM

Part 2 of Gene's reporting on KFTC's 20th Anniversary weekend is online. Check it out:
KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS: Tiger Claw's KungFuMagazine.com Championships and 20th Anniversary Gala Banquet (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1057)

SPJ

08-18-2012, 11:18 AM

GeneChing

08-23-2012, 08:54 AM

KUNG FU TAI CHI 20 YEARS: KFTC DAY (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1058)

Don't forget! We are giving the KFTC 20 YEARS Gala Banquet DVD away for free for subscribers only with our next issue (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64140). To receive your copy, be sure to be subscribed (http://www.martialartsmart.com/19341.html)by 9/13/12.

GeneChing

08-24-2012, 04:55 PM

Violet Li did several of the interviews in our 20th Anniversary Special (Sep+Oct 2012) (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1054). That issue includes another interview on Jon: Jon Miller, the Taiji CEO Interview by Emilio Alpanseque

A digital mogul’s motto: Just practice it! (http://www.examiner.com/article/a-digital-mogul-s-motto-just-practice-it?CID=examiner_alerts_article)
Tai Chi
August 24, 2012
By: Violet Li

Unless you are in the media industry, you may not know who Jonathan Miller is. But you probably have some “connections” with him if you own shares of America Online (AOL) stocks, you play video games on IGN or watch TV and movies on Hulu.

Jonathan Miller graduated from Harvard College with honors and embarked his career as a media executive by serving as Vice President of programming at NBA Entertainment for the National Basketball Association at age 30. Later, he became a managing director of Nickelodeon International, a unit of Viacom’s MTV Networks, and successfully launched Nickelodeon in the U.K. From 2000 to 2002, Jon ventured into the e-commerce world by working for Barry Diller’s USA Networks (now IACI and Expedia) as CEO and President. Immediately, his talent of managing the fast changing technology-driven business has won him respect from the global digital media industry. In 2002, Jon was brought into AOL Time Warner – AOL purchased Time Warner in 2000 and then split in 2009 -- to resuscitate the media conglomerate. Jon left AOL in 2006. People in the media and financial industries credited Jon for his razor sharp operations and bold strategy to transform AOL from a subscription-based company to an advertisement-revenue-generating business. Herb Scannell, former vice-chairman of MTV Networks, calls Miller "one of the smartest guys I have come across in the media world." After AOL, Jon co-founded Velocity Investment (later became Velocity Interactive Group), an investment firm focusing on digital media and consumer Internet. He was also highly sought after by Wall Street tycoon Carl Icahn and Yahoo!. In March 2009, Jon became the Chairman and CEO of News Corporation’s digital media group and News Corporation’s Chief Digital Officer overseeing the global strategy of digital initiatives for News Corp and directing the management of digital media, including Fox Interactive Media and Hulu. He is an invisible hand that shapes the global digital media landscape. Currently he also serves on the Board of the American Film Institute and is a Trustee of both Emerson College and WNYC public radio station in New York. According to Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s database, he is connected to 123 board members in 13 different organizations across 27 different industries. He was honored with the Pioneer Prize at Mip TV in Cannes in 2006 and as a “Media Visionary of 2011” at the inaugural Media Festival held in Montreux, Switzerland.

Mr. Miller and his family live in New York. But much of his business is in California. He travels almost every week there unless he goes to Europe, Asia or other continents to oversee existing or develop new businesses. When I met him in June during Kung Fu Tai Chi (KFTC) Magazine’s 20th Anniversary Gala in San Jose, California, he just finished a week of travel. But this 55-year executive looked extremely energetic. His eyes were shining with brilliance, gentleness and humility.

Jon’s passion for Chinese Martial Arts, especially Tai Chi is not a secret. He started his Martial Arts journey at 21. First, he studied Wah Lum Preying Mantis from Grandmaster Chan Pui. He was excited to reunite with Grandmaster Chan during the KFTC Magazine Gala. Later he was introduced to internal Chinese Martial Arts like Hsing I, Ba Gua and Tai Chi. Through rock music legend Lou Reed and colleague Scott Richman’s introduction, he met Chen Style Tai Chi lineage holder Grandmaster Ren Guangyi in 2003. He immediately decided to take private lessons from Ren. It wasn’t easy to convert from external martial arts to Tai Chi though. He jokingly said that “it hurts my ego” to become a beginner. In addition to a two-hour weekly lesson, he practices daily by himself even during his frequent business trips. He recalled the fun memory that he was the only “white guy” practicing Tai Chi in a Beijing park by himself.

Grandmaster Ren finds Jon very methodic in his learning approach that Jon only wants to learn a couple of new movements each time. Jon asks many questions about details. To him, quality is more important than quantity. In my interview with him, he mentioned that as he is aging and his goal for learning martial arts has changed. Now he tries to understand the art of Tai Chi and how to better express it. With diligence and thorough understanding, his learning progressed quickly. He has learned Chen Style forms 19, 21, 38, Lao Jia Yi Lu (Old Frame Routine One), Xin Jia Yi Lu (New Frame Routine One), Tai Chi Sword, Tai Chi Broad Sword (Dao), Push Hands and Chin Na (Joint Lock). During the Master Demonstration at KFTC Magazine Gala, Mr. Miller was the only performer who was not a professional martial artist. His performance interpreted Chen Style Tai Chi well. His movements were relaxed, extended, gentle, fluid, yet powerful. He moved slowly and smoothly without any pause but there was Zhong Ding (central equilibrium) in each and every movement.

Miller’s understanding of Tai Chi is not confined to practice. He thinks that some Tai Chi principles can be applied in business and life. In an interview with Sifu Stephan Berwick and published by KFTC Magazine in 2006, Jon was mentioned that Tai Chi principles hold a universal quality. He said that Chen Style Tai Chi and business emphasize precision. He thinks that the Peng energy, which combines both hardness and softness, is essential to Tai Chi, can be utilized in business negotiation. Miller has been described as relatively low-key when it comes to managing mega deals of merger or acqusition however he is extremely effective as a negotiator. You can read Miller’s other profound thoughts of Tai Chi on business by clicking a link here.

Mr. Miller said that scientific research has proven that Tai Chi and meditation have positive impact on people’s brain and body. To him, Chen Style Tai Chi provides the health benefits as well as the martial art functions. It is fun to learn and he also feels energized after practice. Tai Chi also helps him to focus on high-stress jobs he has had. Since he is so busy and he does not have time to do ten things (for fun and health), “I just do Tai Chi,” said Jon. His 90-minute daily routine consists of Standing Post (Zhan Zhuang), Silk Reeling and form practice. As a media mogul, he thinks that media can help raise awareness of Tai Chi and help educate people on the art. He admitted that he has spent much time watching Master Chen Bing’s Youtube clips. When asked whether there is a day that he does not feel like practicing because of time/schedule constraint or other conditions? He said that there was, but he urged others in the same situation, “don’t make a decision and just practice it”, because he always feels great afterwards.

ngokfei

08-24-2012, 08:30 PM

hey just noticed that the only Black Guy (Dennis Brown) is strategically placed in the center of the photo to balance the light to dark color spectrum. LOL

Common now Dennis is going to always want to be the center of attention now LOL:D

Now where can I photo shop my lovely face to

next to Hoy Lee, or phillip Wong or even next to lovely MIMI!!!!

GeneChing

08-29-2012, 09:00 AM

The only people that were positioned where those that were seated. The rest of us just stood in back wherever we could.

GeneChing

09-13-2012, 09:32 AM

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This issue will be on the newsstands on 10/2/12, but without the DVD.

GeneChing

11-14-2012, 10:01 AM

We came close to having Bette at our event. That would have been a hoot.

Bette Midler and Tai Chi (http://www.examiner.com/article/bette-midler-and-tai-chi)
November 13, 2012
By: Violet Li

Oprah Winphrey is the queen of TV talk shows. She can get anyone to speak freely and share his/her deep thoughts and secrets. Last year, she retired from the nation’s highest rated talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is now focusing on her own network, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and hosting a similar show called Oprah’s Next Chapter. On Nov. 11, she visited Bette Midler in her Manhattan apartment. Bette discussed her legendary career, what's ahead in her next chapter and her latest movie, Parental Guidance with Billy Crystal. Bette also revealed her biggest regrets, her best decision in life and what she really thinks about "Wind Beneath My Wings," the song made famous by her 1988 movie Beaches. She even allowed the camera crew to film her doing Tai Chi with her personal instructor Grandmaster Ren Guangyi in her apartment's beautiful sun room.

Born in Dec. 1, 1945, Bette Midler is a singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, producer and entrepreneur. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, and won four Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award. She has sold over 30 million albums with hits like “The Rose,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “From a Distance,” and “Hello in There”. In May this year, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg honored Bette with the Doris C. Freedman Award, one of the city’s highest honors for her commitment to the environment and arts.

Contrary to her showbiz persona, Bette Midler admitted that she is actually very shy. She began studying Tai Chi a few years ago. According to her husband, Martin von Haselberg, and Grandmaster Ren, she can perform Chen Style Tai Chi 19 Form really well. However, she did not want to be photographed doing Tai Chi due to her modesty. We were grateful to finally see her practice a few moves, even though it was for just a short period of time.

During the interview with Oprah, Bette stated that her best decision in life is marrying Martin, who was a contemporary performance artist known for the creation of Kipper Kids. Martin is also a professional photographer and artist. His photograph of Ren’s hook hand became a symbol of Tai Chi representing “relaxed yet ready”. Martin is a long-time martial art enthusiast. He had studied Choy Lay Fut before and started his Tai Chi journey in 2002 with Ren Guangyi. Martin takes two private lessons each week and practices two hours each day. In June, he attended the 4th Tiger Claw Kung Fu Magazine Champions tournament held in San Jose, CA and won the title of the moving-step Push Hands as well as a gold medal in a hand form competition.

While I interviewed Marvin during the tournament, he mentioned that he set a task for himself to get his wife “addicted” to the art. It looks like that he has been even more than he imagined in persuading his wife to practice Tai Chi on TV.