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Lotsa mountains, lotsa fresh air, no tourists, middle of the country... guess where?

Hey, and what about fasting?

I know that Chinese in general frown on that, and I know a couple that said they've tried it and it messed up their stomach. But with a bit of questioning I...

Do you find that some types work better than others? (As in 'british lagers vs. german darks vs. coors/bud/miller) Thanks

Yes $20 / day for food is luxurious in China.

That was eating at a great restaurant right in the hotel.
This was an easy (albeit expensive) way to make sure the American (me) was fed well, in a...

I've heard this before. Specifically in regard to 'things to avoid with certain Chinese herbal medicines'. Also, the typical Chinese response to 'Salad?' is 'I am not a cow.'

I have these...

wolivery, where are you in the photos?

Last time Mr. Li charged me for lessons was 4 years ago. It was $10 per hour. 5 hours per day (2 after breakfast, 3 after the afternoon nap). My guess is...

Holy cow, that was way back when.
Lower right and upper left.
Anyway, what year was that?

Tainan, that movie clip requires QuickTime player. Not everybody running Windows on their PC has that. But everybody with windows has an Mpeg player. If you can convert it from QuickTime to Mpeg...

Wolivery, I connected with Li Enjiu through Master Chan. I was in WahLum then and took the seminars in Orlando. Some years later I went 100% taiji and went to see Master Li in China, again with...

Not simply 'included', by specifically 'the basis of' taiji. In other words, if you're not doing those principles when you're doing taiji... then you're not doing taiji, just some movements that on...

S.D., not sure how to answer that question. It's "traditional Chen", whatever that means. I study from Li Enjiu in Jinan, PRC, and Joseph Chen (his kungfu brother) in Edmonton. Their teacher was...

didn't work for me at all.
I'm using Internet Explorer 6.0

ok, I'll keep it in mind. Not likely though: Boulder's here, NY's over there.

Also... I saw another post where you said you're going to China. My Chen tj teacher lives in Jinan, Shandong...

Well, $hit.
Hmmm... I want to have fun too.

Maoshan, Blacktaoist, you're waisting your breath. You can't change people with words. Especially if you call them stupid, fakes, punks, etc. You're waisting your time here.

And if you really...

BT, what is 'P.S.'? And where can I find you?

Hey, RAYNYSC, can you say 'gloating jerk'? :D

Once again you manage to be rude without intending to do so... :p

But I guess your response was 'legitimate'...;)

Peace:D

Frogman, I agree with your point completely. People respect their teachers.

Still, I have this observation to make: Chinese ma masters tend to think that they are wiser than most 'cause their...

ouch! is this what's meant by 'Chinese torture'?

HuangKaiVun, that's great, but you know, that was just an example of things, it doesn't prove much one way or another all by itself. I am curious, as a violinist from Juilliard(!), are you not...

Ah, yu shan, cut him some slack. He obviously meant "contact sparring with a few rules", not "plain fighting".

I have a serious question for you: "Do you find that your training is making you a...

1) not 'do it our way or get out', but 'understand our way'. However, you are right when it comes to business dealings.

2) If you really feel that way, you should join the local kickboxing school...

So, Dachengdao, as you read some of the posts here, understand the cultural background that they come from (even though it may be hard...)

I think I can shed some more light on the 'pick up the tab' thing.

In Russia, as in China, the person(s) inviting someone to a restaurant pick up the tab. In US, the tab is shared. I still...

Ok, Dachengdao, that was pretty long and there are several points there.

First of all, it seems a little defensive, but I hope that's not intentional, only seems that way.

Secondly, from your...