Thanks for the comment, guys!
In regards to the Chin Woo org here in S.F., it's actually connected to my BSL lineage, ironically and they usually spell it Jing Wu. However, it doesn't seem to be formally recognized by the international Chin Woo association, at least not according to Jimmy Wong, who claims to be the only real U.S. rep. Now, I know there are many groups that use the name and I'd be very eager to hear a response from the Jing Wu here in S.F.
As for Jet, the interview was in English and his English is quite good. He's been speaking English for some 30+ years now. Being Buddhist myself, I was really trying to dig out more on his Buddhist training, but he was the most evasive on this point. There was also an agent beside him who helped coach him on some of the answers. Interviewing celebrites at his level is always tricky. You usually only get a shot at them when they are trying to promote something and they've been interviewed by the very best, after all, I'm no Jay Leno, so it's always a challenge to try and get something new.
Wing Chun, Wing Chun, yes, that ol' sore spot. You know, we get more submissions on Wing Chun than any other style. And most of them say the same things over and over and over. Note also we get more outside advertising from Wing Chun - although we rely so little on outside ads that this is not a significant factor, just a point of interest. I've actually told all our Wing Chun freelancers to stop writing about topics specific to Wing Chun and start writing in more general terms. That being said, I probably have 2-3 years worth of Wing Chun articles in the queue.
Tan Tui is a huge subject, no doubt. What was most interesting about that piece was that Jimmy Wong demo'ed the complete form. That's really what we were after. It's also stimulated a lot of discussion on Tan Tui, and of course, we're always open to more material on this.
One comment on the March April issue - I'm just getting my numbers in on that one now and it sold quite well. While it may not be your cup of Tazo, it performed on the newsstands and we always have to do that, or there will be no more Kung Fu Tai Chi.
Again, thanks for the feedback, guys. We really appreciate it and it does affect where we take the magazine in the future.
Well, that answers the vegetarian question...
The Jet Leno interview I was talking about must have either been for THE ONE or ROMEO MUST DIE. I can't remember. It was a while ago. I assume this 'chicken wing' interview was recent. Was it for FEARLESS?
Did anyone read Craig Reid's cover story for the Oct '06 BB Jet Li's Fearless? They used a stock photo for the cover, looks like it was for CRADLE 2 GRAVE. How about Ric Meyer's feature in the Oct '06 IKF, Jet Li is "Fearless". I got to hand it to Ric. He totally called the Jet/Jackie thing at the end (and he must have written it a month beforehand).