May + June 2015

[@PLUGO]

The table of contents for the May + June 2015 (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1212) issue is now online!
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[PalmStriker]

:) Foondastik!

[mawali]

I must pick this up at my Kenosha Woodmans' or Pic and Save!

[PalmStriker]

:) Available at magazine stands yet? Will look for the new issue tomorrow afternoon.

[PalmStriker]

:) Picked up the issue today and read the cover story interview and also the article about Taiji training/tiger handling. Great reads!

[GeneChing]

The May+June 2015 issue of KUNG FU TAI CHI (http://www.zinio.com/www/browse/product.jsp?productId=500626248) is now available for your SMART PHONE or TABLET through Zinio Digital Magazines.

[GeneChing]

We got a lot for this issue. More than ever.

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[GeneChing]

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BTW, PalmStriker, thanks for your kind words on this issue. That was a fun cover story as Master Yang Jun has a fascinating perspective on it all. We'll be posted the cover story online for free, probably next week, and after that, I have a supplementary article based on the rest of that interview, material that I had to cut out of the cover story due to length. Glad you were also amused by that Tiger & Tai Chi piece. That was an unusual one for us, but irresistible for the tiger photos alone.

[GeneChing]

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I'm sure some readers will take offense from some of Yang Jun's opinions on the modern definition of Taiji. They shouldn't. What he says is actually quite positive and constructive.

[GeneChing]

The Most Popular Martial Art in the World (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1220)
By Gene Ching with Gigi Oh

[GeneChing]

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[GeneChing]

Stacey Nemour: Stretching for Core Strength and Flexibility (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhC1yzgRbu8) from Greg Lynch Jr's article on page 44.

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[GeneChing]

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[GeneChing]

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This one is appropriate for this weekend (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?68165-2015-Tiger-Claw-Elite-%285-16%29-amp-KUNG-FU-TAI-CHI-DAY-%285-17%29-in-San-Jose-CA&p=1283781#post1283781). :cool:

[GeneChing]

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Another one relevant to our upcoming tournament this Saturday (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?68165-2015-Tiger-Claw-Elite-%285-16%29-amp-KUNG-FU-TAI-CHI-DAY-%285-17%29-in-San-Jose-CA).

[GeneChing]

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Not quite as relevant to this weekend (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?68165-2015-Tiger-Claw-Elite-%285-16%29-amp-KUNG-FU-TAI-CHI-DAY-%285-17%29-in-San-Jose-CA)as the previous two...perhaps on a personal level only.

[GeneChing]

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This one resonates with our WildAid Tiger Claw Champion (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?57416-WildAid-Tiger-Claw-Champion).

[taichifan]

The Most Popular Martial Art in the World (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1220)
By Gene Ching with Gigi Oh

There is one mistake in the article that need correction.

In the article it mentioned Dong Yinjie and said "Dong Yinjie (1891–1960 董英杰), one of my grandfather’s senior disciples". This is incorrect. Since the article is an interview of Yang Jun, it seems to imply Dong Yinjie is the student of Yang Zhenduo. In fact, Dong YinJie is one of the senior disciples of Yang Chengfu (杨澄甫), and is the main person who help Yang Chengfu put together his famous Yang Style Tai Chi book "太極拳使用法". Dong's grandsons are now have practice in Los Angeles (Tung Kai Ying 董繼英) and Hawaii (Dong Zeng Cheng 董增辰).

The correct statement should be "Dong Yinjie (1891–1960 董英杰), one of my great grandfather’s senior disciples"

[GeneChing]

I suspect it was an artifact of Yang Jun being ESL. His English is quite good, but he still makes the occasional slip. I'm always at odds when it comes to correcting direct quotes. In fact, with this interview, there was much discussion about whether it was appropriate to include all of the parenthesized articles like [the] and [a] as Chinese speakers generally drop those when speaking English because articles like these don't exist in Chinese. My general stance is to remain as true to what was actually said as possible. But you are correct - in this case, perhaps I should have qualified that statement somehow or just inserted the 'great'.

Anyway, here's today's fb meme.
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[GeneChing]

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[GeneChing]

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[GeneChing]

Here's an exclusive extra from our MAY+JUNE 2015 Cover Story. Read Yang Jun on the Cultural Revolution and Taiji Today (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1226) by me.

[GeneChing]

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[GeneChing]

only two more to go...

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[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuK_pUoxgx4

From KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY 2015 (http://www.kungfutaichiday.com/).

[GeneChing]

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[GeneChing]

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That was fun. With this abundant crop of memes along with our stream of TCEC&KFTCD (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?68165-2015-Tiger-Claw-Elite-%285-16%29-amp-KUNG-FU-TAI-CHI-DAY-%285-17%29-in-San-Jose-CA) vids and pix, our facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kung-Fu-Tai-Chi-Magazine/135964689362) has been blowing up. :cool:

[GeneChing]

Translation courtesy of Centre Yang Chengfu Lyon (http://www.taichiyangchengfulyon.com/uncategorized/interview-de-maitre-yang-jun/)


Nous remercions Kung Fu Magazine USA d'avoir autoriser la publication de la traduction en Français de l'interview de Maître YANG JUN.

Interview de Maître Yang Jun en français (http://www.taichiyangchengfulyon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Interview-de-Maître-Yang-Jun-en-français.pdf)

[GeneChing]

“One Belt, One Road” The Chinese Taiji Culture World Workshop (http://tigerclawfoundation.org/)
The Tiger Claw Foundation is supporting the “One Belt, One Road” The Chinese Taiji Culture World Workshop on Friday February 8th, 2019 at the Royal Palace, 6058 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont CA 94538, and Saturday 9th, 2019 at the Redemption Church, 105 Nortech Pkwy, San Jose CA. The “One Belt, One Road” Taiji Ambassadors include Grandmaster Chen Zhenlei, Grandmaster Wang Zhanhai, Grandmaster Yang Jun, Professor Huang Kanhui, Master Wu Dong, and Master Qiu Huifang. Contact Gigi Oh for tuition rates at 408-209-8150 gigitcmedia@hotmail.com.

In cooperation with nccaf.org and KungFuMagazine.com.

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I'd post this on our July 1999 thread (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=261) too if we had one, but we didn't have this forum back then.

[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-yLQrt392c

http://www.kungfumagazine.com/admin/site_images/KungfuMagazine/upload/3640_KFTC2015-May-June-Cover.jpg
MAY+JUNE 2015 (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1212)

THREADS
The Belt and Road China Tai Chi Culture World Tour (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?71181-The-Belt-and-Road-China-Tai-Chi-Culture-World-Tour)
Yang Style Tai Chi (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?68112-Yang-Style-Tai-Chi)
May + June 2015 (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?68552-May-June-2015)