Shaolin Trips by Gene Ching

[uki]

so did you see any of the shaolin on your trips gene?

[kristcaldwell]

just ordered the combo pack!

[uki]

just ordered the combo pack!

does that mean it comes with a can of authentic shaolin soda and a set of authentic prayer beads??

[Seppukku]

I remember one time Su Xi and I tripped acid and did the tiger-crane two man form. We wound up two miles east in the forest, and when I woke up, Su Xi had hamstrung a golden leopard with his bare teeth.

Shaolin trips are a trip, man.

[uki]

I remember one time Su Xi and I tripped acid and did the tiger-crane two man form. We wound up two miles east in the forest, and when I woke up, Su Xi had hamstrung a golden leopard with his bare teeth.

Shaolin trips are a trip, man.

now THAT is ****ing shaolin!!!

[mickey]

Greetings,

The original cover of Gene's book had a giant mushroom on the cover. Those limited editions were presented to his inner circle of friends, along with a few buttons to lick.

mickey

ps: Good Luck with the book, Gene!! Congratulations.

[kristcaldwell]

i heard that gene is actually dead and that TC Media replaced him with some guy named William Shears.

[GeneChing]

I actually do discuss the psychedelic side of Shaolin at length in my book. There's more on that than in any previous book on Shaolin.

[brianlkennedy]

And that makes it an important historical document. And it is truly a Magnum Opus....670 pages! Gene, you wrote the War and Peace of the Shaolin Temple.

All kidding aside, respect and congrats for getting that book together. I look forward to reading it. The modern history of Chinese martial arts is actually an area where little serious work has been done. And so I very much look forward to seeing your book.

take care,
Brian

[Skip J.]

And that makes it an important historical document. And it is truly a Magnum Opus....670 pages! Gene, you wrote the War and Peace of the Shaolin Temple.

All kidding aside, respect and congrats for getting that book together. I look forward to reading it. The modern history of Chinese martial arts is actually an area where little serious work has been done. And so I very much look forward to seeing your book.

take care,
Brian

Hello Brian;

Well said... all too true.....

And hopefully, I will have your book in hand; and well and truly started on it - by the time I see Gene in his class.... It's gonna be a busy June ....

[GeneChing]

Shoot, now I want to re-title my book, Brian.

Honestly, my intention was never to make it so long. My original intention was to compile my past research for my own benefit, so I wouldn't have to leaf through back issues all the time. But that idea got away from me. There's actually a large portion that was in the original concept that I decided not to pursue, as I could already see it was getting longer than I had intended.

Thanks again for your support, everyone!

[uki]

I actually do discuss the psychedelic side of Shaolin at length in my book.

ok... you hooked me - i am dying to read this now.

There's more on that than in any previous book on Shaolin.

that's because most of us refused to dispense the knowledge thru-out the ages.

[TaichiMantis]

Shoot, now I want to re-title my book, Brian.

Honestly, my intention was never to make it so long. My original intention was to compile my past research for my own benefit, so I wouldn't have to leaf through back issues all the time. But that idea got away from me. There's actually a large portion that was in the original concept that I decided not to pursue, as I could already see it was getting longer than I had intended.

Thanks again for your support, everyone!

I smell a volume two...

[sha0lin1]

Now Gene, I have seen you ban others for doing the same thing. There is only one recourse for your actions; you must now ban yourself.

Congrats on the new book, I will be ordering mine as soon as I finish on this site.

[GeneChing]

I already have enough for another book, but I need to sell the first one first.

Beyond the aforementioned omitted portion (which would have added another 18 chapters to the book) none of the material in the 2010 May/June Shaolin Special (which is in the last 'official' week on the newsstand) made it into Shaolin Trips. In upcoming issue, I make a cursory mention of New Shaolin Temple in my publisher's note, but that's a story in development. I'm working on two more Shaolin pieces now for the next issue, one feature article and one short news piece (which may well explode into an ezine article).

But catch up with me first - buy Shaolin Trips book number one.

P.S. sha0lin1, you can promote here if it supports the forum and as this is a TC Media International publication it definitely helps pay the bills.