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I posted earlier about moving to Columbus OH. Well, the winds might be shifting and my new residence might be Alexandria VA.

It appears there are lots of choices in the area.

Does anyone have...

Sorry for the multiple threads, wasn't really thinking. I haven't posted here in forever.

I have googled schools, was just looking for any personal experiences people might have had with schools...

I might be moving to Columbus OH in August, any suggestions on good martial arts schools, kung fu, shaolin or otherwise?

I did do a search of the forum but didn't find anything too recent.

All...

I just stopped by and couldn't believe this thread is still going. Hope all is well with everyone.

I haven't been here in forever and I'm in utter disbelief this thread is still going on.

I agree, but this case is different. I think the pope wanted to go through everything he did as an example, that life is about suffering and it can be endured. He was very dedicated, he was doing...

Sure, I think a connection to shaolin could be argued, in fact I think there is a connection on some level. But what ticks folks off is when the argument is made that shaolin-do is the true...

Any tai shing pek kwar practioners on the board? I was wondering, on the website it says that Pek Kwar was the style for the bodyguards of the emperor and it goes on to say how deadly and advanced...

I mean no disrespect to those who teach Eight Immortals or any other drunken style, as a complete system in its own. But, what are other people's thoughts on this? I had always heard that drunken...

That's pretty funny, I've been told that comment before by my teacher, that we're the'dark side'. All in fun though. Wouldn't care though, it's always cooler to be the villain :cool:

I haven't...

I was there at the Radisson when Sin The' taught out Bung Bo, but I think it was called something else, not sure though. I still have the videotape for that one and a couple of others in a box...

Im from Ky, not a rural part, but have many relatives and know and work with some people who are from eastern ky, plus my significant other is from Huntington WV and has many relatives from rural...

That form does sound pretty cool, I think my favorite form was pang lung pang, dragon ensnares the staff. And I love the straight sword.

Go away for a while, come back and there's another huge SD thread. Some things never change :)

I didn't mean researching students, I was talking about researching someone you would potentially study with. These things are open records, and there are reasons they are open records. I could...

Well it depends on if they've done anything where you live. If they have, it's on record. If they come from another state, it should be possible, but with a little more work. Depending of course...

Anyone here gone to the trouble of researching their instructor when you first started to find out if they had a criminal background? The reason I ask is there are open records laws where I live and...

I have also been told that either: Dufresne was still in SD and then also started training with Ng at the same time or had already been with Ng and went to do SD, and was then ridden hard by the...

heh, Dufresne is anything but peaceful.

I love the oh so humble attitude presented on that page. And if you look through the rest of the site, there are a couple of digs straight at shaolin-do,...

Actual class time 6 hours

Lift weights 3-4 times a week, approx an hour each time

Heavy bag work (with conditioning thrown in in intervals) 4-6 times a week - about 4-5 hours a week total
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The one here is put on by a local Catholic church. It's pretty small compared to others. But hey, the beer is cheap and it's only a block and a half from me.

Actually, I did think about it. I do have tentative plans already for Sat night (Oktoberfest!) so I'm not sure I'd be available. But like I said, they are only tentative, I'll just have to see....

Good luck to all you SD folks, or at least have a good time if you're not competing.
Master Hiang has a tourney coming up on October 11th just as an fyi. It's a closed tourney also.
There's also a...

Amazing how quickly these threads take on a life of their own.

I've been told an account of the blackbelt war thing also from someone who was there. From what I understand, it was basically a...

I love my weight vest, I think it's a great training tool. The one I have has 50 lbs of weight.
I do a lot of heavy bag work with my vest on.
An example might be to practice a certain kick...