November + December 2015

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Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine November + December 2015

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[GeneChing]

NOV+DEC 2015 table of contents (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1251)

[GeneChing]

The 2015 NOV+DEC Kung Fu Tai Chi is now available digitally on Zinio (https://www.zinio.com/www/browse/product.jsp?productId=500626248#/).

[PalmStriker]

:) Haven't picked up my copy yet so I don't know the name of the Taiji Master on the cover. I can see that in practicing TCMA up in the mountains in Sichuan would be like living in the past. Meditative. https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrTccjkAQtWukYA7nUnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBy ZDNzZTI1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Qingcheng+Mountain%2C+China&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001

[GeneChing]

...we have a lot of exclusive web extras for this particular issue. Here's the first one: 36 Years of Beng Kiam (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1257) by Tan Ka Hong. This article is published in conjunction with Kim So: The Handlocks of Ngo Cho Kun By Alexander L. Co, Dr. Mark Wiley and Russ Smith in this NOV+DEC 2015 issue (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1251).

[PalmStriker]

:) Picked up issue a couple of days ago, great reads!

[GeneChing]

How about some video accompaniment to go with that issue? Here's our first vid.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbxfK-pM2LU

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vekFZfd438g

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The Taiji From Qingcheng Mountain (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=1252) by Gene Ching and Gigi Oh

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We also still have some more vids and an unabridged article for this issue coming soon. Stay tuned.

[GeneChing]

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This one is one of my favs for this issue.

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Yesterday's meme got a lot of funny comments on facebook. (https://www.facebook.com/135964689362/photos/a.10152977844049363.1073741876.135964689362/10153819585169363/?type=3&theater) Believe it or not, they are sillier there than they are here. :p

[PalmStriker]

:) Ha! Yeah, they're all over the map on facebook. .... Master Xiao, (post #12) presented KFM with a painting he produced in traditional Chinese watercolor style that was shown in the latest issue. Very Masterful !

[GeneChing]

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Xiao is a fascinating one for sure. I hope to do more work with him in the future. We have more videos of him too, coming very soon. ;)

[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZvbMW5F314

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There's a few more memes and one more vid coming soon.

[GeneChing]

And we'll have that last vid up later today.

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[GeneChing]

enjoy!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmHOqqL1rvg

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Yin Family Baguazhang as Taught by Wang Shangzhi (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1267) by Robert Santee, Ph.D., and Xiu Zhang, Ed.D

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For the record, these are no longer just facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Kung-Fu-Tai-Chi-Magazine-135964689362/) memes. I've started to post them on our other web platforms - twitter (https://twitter.com/KFM_KFTC) and myspace (https://myspace.com/kungfumagazine/) (if anyone remembers myspace :rolleyes:). And they've been posted on our google+ (https://plus.google.com/+KungfuMagazineDOTcom) too for some time.

And now, with Thanksgiving upon us, some words from our sponsors (http://www.martialartsmart.com/). :cool:

[GeneChing]

熊猫阿宝拜望师父刘绥滨 青城太极再成关注焦点 (http://www.sc.xinhuanet.com/content/2016-01/06/c_1117691865.htm)
2016-01-06 18:55 来源： 新华网

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熊猫阿宝拜望师父青城派掌门刘绥滨

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阿宝跟师父一起演练青城太极

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练不好要“挨板子”

新华网成都1月6日电（蒋燕）1月6日，记者获悉，美国电影大片《功夫熊猫3》将于本月末（初定28日）全 球同步公映。6日，电影发行方派出摄制组陪同主角熊猫阿宝回到家乡青城山，拜访阿宝的师父青城派掌门刘绥滨 ，青城太极再次成为世人关注的焦点。
2008年，在青城山山门，刘绥滨带领弟子和太极爱好者一起表演青城太极，红色身影与青色山影相互融合的画 面，让《功夫熊猫2》的艺术总监Raymond大为震撼。最终，在《功夫熊猫2》中，主角阿宝凭借对太极精 髓inner peace的理解战胜了看上去无坚不摧的大炮，挽救了功夫。从此，青城太极通过阿宝在功夫熊猫系列电影里延 续下来，青城山也成为阿宝的故乡。
6日上午，阿宝在青城山门认真温习青城太极的一招一式，师父刘绥滨也从严要求，一旦动作走样就树枝伺候，打 得阿宝跳跃连连。经过严格的训练，阿宝终于得到了师父的微笑认可。
据悉，阿宝温习青城太极的画面将制作成宣传片在《功夫熊猫3》公映前滚动播出。

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阿宝跟师父一起演练青城太极

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阿宝跟师父一起演练青城太极

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阿宝跟师父一起演练青城太极

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阿宝跟师父一起演练青城太极

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阿宝跟师父一起演练青城太极

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师父“严阵以待”

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练不好“挨板子”

The Kung Fu Panda (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?60650-Kung-Fu-Panda-3)connection.

MBDG translation (http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=translate)

Call in Qing Cheng Chi, master Liu Suibin Po the Panda into focus
2016-01-06 18:55 source: Xinhua


Panda Po, called master sent Qingcheng Supremo Liu Suibin


Po walkthrough with master Qing Cheng Tai-Chi


Bad practice "to Board"

Xinhuanet, Chengdou, January 6 (reporter Jiang Yan)-on January 6, the reporter was informed that the United States movie blockbuster Kung Fu Panda 3 will be the end of this month (28th) simultaneous global release. 6th, movie distributors sent a camera crew accompanied the hero Po returned home to mount Qingcheng, visiting Bao sent Qingcheng takes charge of master Liu Suibin, Qing Cheng Tai Chi again became the focus of world attention.
In 2008, Qingcheng mountain gate, Liu Suibin performed with Qing Cheng Tai-Chi and Tai Chi enthusiasts with his apprentice, red color and Green Mountain shadow integration picture, artistic director of Kung Fu Panda 2 Raymond was shocked. Finally, in the movie Kung Fu Panda 2, leads Po with overcomes the inner peace of understanding the essence of Tai Chi looks unstoppable cannons, rescue work. Since then, the Qing Cheng Tai Chi by Po in Kung Fu Panda movie continued, mount Qingcheng has also become Po's hometown.
The morning of 6th, Po in qingchengshan-Qing Cheng Tai Chi move, carefully review, master Liu Suibin has strict requirements, once the action gives branches to serve, beat Po jumps again and again. After rigorous training, Paul finally got her smile recognition.
It is reported that Bao Qing Cheng Chi, brush up on screen will make announcements before the release of Kung Fu Panda 3 broadcasts.


Po walkthrough with master Qing Cheng Tai-Chi


Po walkthrough with master Qing Cheng Tai-Chi


Po walkthrough with master Qing Cheng Tai-Chi


Po walkthrough with master Qing Cheng Tai-Chi


Po walkthrough with master Qing Cheng Tai-Chi


The master of "preparedness"


Bad practice "to Board"

[GeneChing]

I'm beginning to wonder of this Po is an official Dreamworks Po or not.

Master Liu is tentatively coming to our 25th Anniversary Festival (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KFTC25.html).


‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise gives foreign tourism boost to Mount Qingcheng (http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1036692.shtml)
By Huang Tingting in Dujiangyan Source:Global Times Published: 2017/3/8 18:38:35

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Liu Suibin shows Kung Fu Panda's Po some Qingcheng Tai Chi moves at the entrance to Mount Qingcheng in Southwest China's Sichuan Province in 2011. Photo: Courtesy of Liu Suibin

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Inset: Raymond Zibach (left) practices tai chi with Liu Suibin in 2011. Photo: Courtesy of Liu Suibin

The basis for the mountains where Po from DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda practices martial arts, Mount Qingcheng, has become a tourist hot spot for foreigners looking to explore the culture behind yin-yang and tai chi.

According to employees working at Mount Qingcheng in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the number of foreign visitors began picking up over the past few days in advance of the spring peak season. According to a people.cn report from 2015, data from the Mount Qingcheng tourism bureau shows that the site witnessed a significant rise in the number of foreign visitors in 2014.

Located in Dujiangyan, a city 36 kilometers west of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the green-clad site featuring magnificent mountain views was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 along with the Dujiangyan Irrigation System. Numbering among the four great mountains in Taoism, Mount Qingcheng has been a major center where Taoist philosophy has flourished for thousands of years.

Religious and philosophical center



At the very top of the mountain one can find several Taoist temples, where Taoist practitioners prayed to their gods by burning incense.

For some foreign visitors, Taoism is a mysterious school of thought represented by the famous black-and-white symbol of yin-yang and "secrets about health management," Pascal, a French visitor to the mountain, told the Global Times on Saturday.

"It is incredible. I am here to explore more," he said.

According to one of the Taoists walking up the long stone steps to the top of the mountain, while there are plenty of foreigners coming to the temple to learn more about Taoism, there are no foreign members of the temples just yet.

Taoism remains a mystery for even many Chinese today, as their impressions of the religion often stem from martial arts novels where Taoist masters, or daoshi, have superhuman abilities to tell fortunes or utilize qinggong, a martial arts skill that allows them to make great leaps through the air.

"Real Taoist culture is definitely different from what people read in novels," said Liu Suibin, council member of the Taoism Association of Sichuan Province and also head of the Qingcheng martial arts school, which is famous for its tai chi practice.

"In 2004, [famous martial arts novelist] Louis Cha visited Mount Qingcheng and apologized to the Qingcheng sect, saying that he didn't know enough about our martial arts back when he was writing about them in his novels."

"The public perception of so-called fortunetelling actually comes from our studies of the I Ching [Book of Changes], which is actually a Confucian classic. But since Taoists are keen to study about methods to improve health and even to prolong life, we also study it to learn more about these aspects," Liu told the Global Times.

Land of kung fu

According to Liu, he currently has more than 100,000 foreign students around the globe who practice Qingcheng martial arts. From political figures to beauty pageants queens, these foreign disciples, or waiguo dizi, include people from all walks of life such as the Miss Sierra Leone winner Mariatu Kargbo and a 34-year-old Canadian, known by his Chinese name Ke Danian, who won gold at the Chengdu Traditional Martial Arts Competition in 2009.

"It's more than just tai chi," Liu said. "In my class with managers from the world's top 500 companies, I teach them to explore Taoist philosophy and the wisdom behind these tai chi moves so they can improve their businesses and family life."

Qingcheng Tai Chi has also made a name for itself in Hollywood. The school's marital arts moves are used by Po the panda in Kung Fu Panda 2 in the scene where he confronts the evil Lord Shen. Posters for the film can be seen at the parking lot by the entrance to the mountain.

"The production team came to Mount Qingcheng for the first time in 2008 to carry out research for the film. They asked me to perform some Qingcheng Tai Chi for them," said Liu. "They then broke down one of my moves into 18 smaller moves and combined them into the moves Po uses to beat Lord Shen."

"The martial arts moves for Lord Shen came from one of my students, Pi Yongqiang," he noted.

According to Chinese media reports, Kung Fu Panada production designer Raymond Zibach expressed his gratitude toward "Master Liu" when he revisited Mount Qingcheng in 2011 and again in 2016 as part of promotional tours for the second and third films in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

"He [Zibach] said in media reports that he incorporated into the films a lot of what he learned from me," Liu said.

Triple threat

Pandas are another of the city's attractions that have helped attract more foreign tourists to the region.

"Well, actually, my top priority is to see the pandas," a US tourist named Sarah told the Global Times Saturday.

"The mountain is not far from the panda park, so I just dropped by. I should say it was worth it, because it's really beautiful here."

The idea of combining pandas and the region's mountain views has already proved a successful formula, as Kung Fu Panda 3 raked in about $300 million around the globe in 2016.

"It's true that after the Kung Fu Panda franchise began more foreigners came visit the site," said Liu. "Following the Taoist culture of Mount Qingcheng and the water culture of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, the city is now embracing the panda culture. We now have two panda parks here."

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