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[pazman]

Why does he speak in movie trailer guy voice, half of this looks nothing like kung fu, why would something in china be represented in a Japanese way? (Dojo, gi's). That is so stupid lol.

HINT: American Kenpo guys think their stuff can be traced back to Shaolin.

[Raipizo]

Possibly way way wayyyyyy back. But I highly doubt anyone from kenpo went to study at shaolin anytime recently, and why would they turn shaolin kung fu into that? Lol.

[wiz cool c]

so what style do they actually teach?

[rett]

Why does he speak in movie trailer guy voice, half of this looks nothing like kung fu, why would something in china be represented in a Japanese way? (Dojo, gi's). That is so stupid lol.

It looked OK for kids.

I love it when the voiceover says, "all your classes will take place in the dojooow..."

The voice is some kind of ironic 80's stoner voice imitating a commercial.

[GeneChing]

Shaolin's enduring appeal
Global Times | 2013-7-7 18:08:01


About 250 martial art students from the US solute the birthplace of kung fu at the Shaolin Temple in Henan on July 3. Photo: IC


Shaolin Temple Abbot Shi Yongxin gives an American student a Buddhist statue at the ceremony. Photo: IC


A boy shows a certificate issued by Shaolin. Photo: IC


American students demonstrate what they have learnt from Shaolin martial art masters. Photo: IC

Shaolin Temple, believed to be the birthplace of kung fu, saw more than 250 students from the US pay homage to the Chinese martial art on Wednesday.

At about 9 am, the American students lined up outside the gate of the temple located in Central China's Henan Province. When Shaolin Abbot Shi Yongxin arrived in full ceremonial Buddhist garb, the students held up their hands in a traditional Chinese gesture of greeting, then prostrated themselves in salute to the temple as well as its abbot.

"Shaolin has become a big family to students from all over the world, I hope you can visit your home often," Shi told the crowd.

In an interview with local newspaper Dahe Daily, Shi said Shaolin's students also hailed from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. "Twenty-seven students from Russia are now still training in the temple," he said.

Chinese and international practitioners alike have also opened classes in other countries and regions, promoting the benefits that kung fu can have on people's quality of life, Shi said.

He said kung fu is just one part of Shaolin culture and that the temple also teaches medicine, art and philosophy.

Among the American kung fu students paying homage to Shaolin on Wednesday, the youngest was only 5 years old while the oldest was in his 70s.

Yandeng (aka Charles Mattera), a US kung fu master who received his monastic name when he converted to Buddhism in 2002, told the media that the latest economic slowdown had placed great pressure on people, but that practicing Shaolin kung fu could bring inner peace and "a sense of security."

Bonnie Winter, a mom of two, said her sons Alex and Zack fell in love with Shaolin kung fu four years ago and now the two are more confident and have better self-control.

Since 1999, Yandeng has brought a group of kung fu students here every two years. In 2006, more than 500 students came to visit the famed temple and underwent three days of training. He said he is planning to open 12 more martial arts schools in cities including Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

I took the liberty of changing the title of this thread from "Quit USSD" to just "USSD". I hope to merge the rest of the USSD threads, those that have survived, into this one eventually.

[pazman]

Yandeng (aka Charles Mattera), a US kung fu master...

Wow, this one made me gag a little.

[MasterKiller]

Cease and desist letters in 3...2...1...

[pazman]

Cease and desist letters in 3...2...1...

What? Cease and desist from making fun of some non-Kung fu, non-Shaolin people who try to cash in on some fake connection to Shaolin?

[Almost A Ghost]

so what style do they actually teach?

Base style is Villari's Shaolin Kempo Karate.

They also teach Tak Wah Eng's animal forms and whatever Wushu forms they learn in China, but from what I understand none of these added on forms have actually been made part of the standard curriculum.

[pazman]

Base style is Villari's Shaolin Kempo Karate.

Just like the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman, USSD is neither Shaolin nor Karate!

[wiz cool c]

one more question, how does one get one of these successful mcdojo chains going anyway?

[rett]

one more question, how does one get one of these successful mcdojo chains going anyway?

Know thy market group.

Possess a robust reality distortion field.

Don’t be stingy with the trinkets and baubles.

[wiz cool c]

anyone else got some advice on how to get started with a chain of successful mcdojos?

[iunojupiter]

In today's market? Good luck.

Otherwise, borrow the Doc's DeLorean and go back about 40 years, quickly train a group of eager students, and then invest in good locations.

[wiz cool c]

good locations hmm