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  1. #121
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    you too huh?
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    yes predator's urine or feces

    that is what preys are alert to.


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    well, like LKFMDC - he's a genuine Kung Fu Hero™
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    As much as I get annoyed when it gets derailed by the array of strange angry people that hover around him like moths, his good posts are some of my favorites.
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    I think he goes into a cave to meditate and recharge his chi...and bite the heads off of bats, of course....

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    What? No photoshop? How did you hack into lkfmdc's account?

    PM me the password. Oh what am I saying - I could just override the password. Just post it and we can all take turns being lkfmdc.

    Back OT, another interesting fallout from the end of IKF is that I've been getting more Wing Chun submissions. There was a period a few years back when we were getting so many Wing Chun submissions that we did some Wing Chun Specials. We did one in 2001 September/October and another in 2005 March/April. Wing Chun submissions tapered off in recent years so we haven't run any Wing Chun articles in a while. Maybe this is related to the controversy issue that I mentioned earlier. Or maybe it's fallout from Ip Man film franchise; Ip Man 2 opens theatrically in America today. Anyway, expect some Wing Chun articles in the near future. I've never been opposed to Wing Chun articles - it's just how much can you write about Sil Lum Tao? And if you feel you must answer that, answer on our Wing Chun forum.
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  5. #125
    So Gene you going back to monthly?!!

    Oh and while IKF is no longer publishing, heard through the grapevine that the Magazine is actually for Sale.

    Don't know how that works..

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    We were only monthly in 2000

    We've been bimonthly or quarterly all the rest of the time. And no, we probably won't go back to being monthly. Honestly, one of the factors that has helped us survive on today's newsstands is the fact that we are monthly. That longer shelf life makes a big difference.

    Interesting rumor about IKF being up for sale. If anyone wants to buy a magazine nowadays, I also have some dinosaur saddles I'm looking to sell.
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    man if thats the case you are going to have article submissions gathering dust trying to find an issue to put them in. (LOL)

    but you still have the e-magazine..

    yeah I don't see anybody buying it anytime soon.

    Curious what is going to happen with their publishing/video department. Perhaps it will go the way of "Panther Video" - can't tell you how many I purchased for $5 each!!

    Not to mention all the refunds for paid advertising and subscriptions - wee!!

    One thing that would be cool is if they were to digitize all their past issues and put on a cd/dvd series just like the old "Bagua Journal" did.

    eric

  8. #128
    Quote Originally Posted by ngokfei View Post
    One thing that would be cool is if they were to digitize all their past issues and put on a cd/dvd series just like the old "Bagua Journal" did.
    +100! That WOULD be great!
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeneChing View Post
    We've been bimonthly or quarterly all the rest of the time. And no, we probably won't go back to being monthly. Honestly, one of the factors that has helped us survive on today's newsstands is the fact that we are monthly. That longer shelf life makes a big difference.

    Interesting rumor about IKF being up for sale. If anyone wants to buy a magazine nowadays, I also have some dinosaur saddles I'm looking to sell.
    These dinosaur saddles you claim to have, do you have one that would fit on an ostrich?
    Kung Fu is good for you.

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    Can I interest you in an emu saddle?

    I'll be curious to see what becomes of their publishing department. We just threw out a shopping cart full of old VHS. We've converted our better selling titles to DVD, but there's a cost to that and given the DVD market, which is also in decline, it's not always a good investment to covert nowadays. I'm also curious what will happen to their book publishing and website.

    These are interesting days, for sure.
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  11. #131
    Quote Originally Posted by David Jamieson View Post
    These dinosaur saddles you claim to have, do you have one that would fit on an ostrich?
    that would be so fun.... its going on the bucket list...

  12. #132
    gene

    VHS I love them. Hey you can always send them to me

    Between the Martial Arts Movies, Demos and instructionals I'm pretty sure close to 1000 (give or take 10).

    yeah and oh the big mistake of recording on ep insteal of sp.

  13. #133
    there is a revolution or evolution in the publishing world.

    apps publishing for ipad, ipod

    publishing for e readers, amazon, borders, barnes & noble--

    imagine browsing "bookshelf" in an e reader and download instantly for small amount of money

    and paperless or green technology, no ink no cutting trees---

    podcast, webcast, internet tv--


    24/7 no line to wait

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    amazon is a bookstore without a bookstore

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    Too bad you aren't local, ngokfei

    You could dumpster dive in our garbage bin and do quite well. Sometimes I'm amazed what we toss out.

    As for the digital revolution, obviously that's had its impact. However, print magazines don't translate that well to digital platforms, at least not yet. There have been many attempts - it's the ol' monetize the web issue and then some - but it still hasn't settled. We're watching the progression, of course. To give you some idea, I've got a quote for iPad conversion of our magazine that's $1000 per issue. Honestly, I don't think we'll recoup that in iPad subscribers. I'm sure there's cheaper ways; this is just an example. Then there's the question of which platform. Kindle? Nook? iPad digital periodical sales started strong, but then plummeted. We couldn't absorb that kind of loss at this time.

    This gets back to that issue I brought up earlier. No one sits in Dave Cater's chair, or my chair or the chair of any of the other publishers who run newsstand magazines that promote traditional arts. No one knows what happens on the front lines except those in the trenches.
    Gene Ching
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    I would totally take you up on that

    You could dumpster dive in our garbage bin and do quite well. Sometimes I'm amazed what we toss out
    .

    Dude, I'm in Fremont. Should I worry about cops being called on me?

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