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"There is no US based independent media."

Actually, there is no such thing as independent, unbiased media. Journalism comes from people, and people are biased. It is very obvious that Mr....

My experience with Shou Shu has been a little different. I went to one of Moore's studios after making an appointment for a free lesson. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and the instructor...

Bagua or Hsing-i on the East bay? Check out stillnessinmotion.com. They are out of El Cerrito. Also, the O-mei acadamy sifu in San Leandro gives private lessons in Hsing-i. If any other names...

I am so jealous. Congratulations!


I.M.T.

..but why not ask the folks on the internal forum?


(Just another bump for you.)

I.M.T.

Hear, Hear, Rogue!
I get depressed whenever I hear people take the reactionary stance of "the system doesn't work" and "I'm leaving". I am not sure exactly what people expect.
Democracy...

Suntzu:

Retina scanners for the staff might be reasonable; for the passengers, less so.
And as for the telemarketers, yes, there is a database. It is held by your credit card,...

why are we just taking William Safire's word for it? I would hope that you would investigate Mr. Poindexter through more than just one source, preferably through sources that normally disagree with...

So, what IS the difference between Shuai chiao breakfalls and the "japanese" breakfalls?


I.M.T.

it is a reasonable enough one for a beginner (like myself). ;)
I can imagine chin-na to be very useful, in a given situation. A previous poster on the forum said that his teacher, recommended...

Interesting, but....I don't get it. Whom am I supposedly playing against? Is this an elaborate "rocks,paper,scissors"?

The fellow that I mentioned is named Andrew O. Foster. There is no web-site to my knowledge. His ad in the yellow pages merely claims that he teaches "shaolin kung fu (5 ancestors system)"

All...

Thanks for some interesting responses.

It would seem that there are two general misunderstandings about my question. First, some think that I am looking for an easy CMA for myself. Nope. ...

In western history, the footsoldiers didn't get much in the way of training either, since they were were more expendable compared to archers or cavalry.
Yes, I had heard that Wing Chun was an...

To be honest, I am not certain. There is a fellow in my area that professes to teach "shaolin Kung Fu-(five ancestors style)". I am presuming that it is wu chu chan.

What's your general feeling...

As I continue to learn more about the CMA, the more I am overwhelmed by the time people need to learn their art. Note that I am talking about just learning the curriculum, not mastering the skills. ...

Howdy,
I am curious about the style called the "5 ancestors". I have been able to find the histories (there are two suggested) of the style, but not very much about its flavor or complexity....

I put some mail in your box.

its a four hour black and white french film with two guys drinking coffee and talking how much better life would be if it weren't for the lowly bougeouise. This converstion is broken up by the...

I have never appreciated the "U.S. deserves what they got due to their bad foreign policy" argument. Sure, we have made mistakes but there are two main things to consider:
1. Most of our foreign...

Greetings:
I'm going into acting myself, and I have been sort of curious about one thing. When you have a role as a "fighter" do you normally take some time to study the art of the character,...

Tomhands:

My short list:
Chen TJC
Mark Wasson [mailto:markwasson@hotmail.com] (Livermore)
Terry Chan (Oakland/Berkeley)

Hmm, that list came out a little shorter than I thought; sorry...

Greetings:
Ah, I see that I now have another East Bay Internal arts practitioner with me here on the board.

The group at www.stillnessinmotion.com come highly recommended. I haven't checked...

Hey folks:
I have heard a lot of talk about learning the weapon forms of the various arts as a great method of cultivating and refining the transmition of internal power after the hand forms...

Good to hear from you again!
So, your moving to SF just to study with Master Xu? That's dedication! I'm hoping that you already have a fairly well-paying job set up for you here, because it...