I can't resist, sorry!
If Sun De Yao is teaching one of Zhai (jai) Yao forms, you won't be sorry. We translate zhai yao as "the best of" and there are a number of of zhai yao forms like #1, #2 etc. etc.. These are advanced forms and the techniques and applications will rival anything found in the "internal" arts and other systems.
Sun De Yao is a very patient instructor and detailed. He will go over and over it with you. He will demonstrate it (you see the true flavor). He will show you the applications.
Why the support? Well, I genuinely like him. We had dinner together, one on one and later with others and this guy is genuine with a great sense of humor. He is solid and a very hard worker. More important, I was one of those guys who was pretty well convinced that the Chinese government had just about killed TCM in the mainland. I have had to change my tune after watching and learning from him and knowing Zhang Wei Fu. Its hard to penetrate some of the TCM circles (Illya and a few others have succesfully done this) in China and this is a great chance to experience the TCM of the Shandong province.
I also think Praying Mantis's time has come to take its place along side of the karate and taekwando schools. Its basics are great for fighting and its advanced techniques put it miles ahead of most other Asian systems. She is deadly and beautiful to watch.
And here is my last comment: "Try it. You'll like it!"
"Its better to build bridges rather than dig holes but occasionally you have to dig a few holes to build the foundation of a strong bridge."
"Traditional Northern Chinese Martial Arts are all Sons of the Same Mother," Liu Yun Qiao