I didn't know that he teachs kids FOR FREE in China, 9 months a year until I watched a Mainland Chinese TV programme on Youtube!
Respect.
I didn't know that he teachs kids FOR FREE in China, 9 months a year until I watched a Mainland Chinese TV programme on Youtube!
Respect.
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But doesn't Frank Yee live in NYC? How's he on the mainland 9 months a year?
I was on the metro earlier, deep in meditation, when a ruffian came over and started causing trouble. He started pushing me with his bag, steadily increasing the force until it became very annoying. When I turned to him, before I could ask him to stop, he immediately started hurling abuse like a scoundrel. I performed a basic chin na - carotid artery strike combination and sent him to sleep. The rest of my journey was very peaceful, and passersby hailed me as a hero - Warrior Man
He comes to the states 3 times a year where he's involved with Chinese New Year, seminars and testing.
Last edited by Rolling Fists; 09-25-2010 at 09:39 AM.
you know, when you make statements like this (about anyone really), you may be surprised how many people turn up with a perspective markedly in opposition to this; just because someone makes a very public show (hint hint) about their "good deeds", doesn't mean that there are not other things that go on out of the public eye, such as dealings with individuals in a manner hardly befitting a "great man", that are far less flattering;
of course, I know that in the world of TCMA, we are only supposed to look at all of the wonderful things done by the multitude of honorable sifu and praise them for their altruism until our teeth bleed, while at the same time turning a blind eye to the hypocrisy and backstabbing that runs rampant within the community in regards to what happens "behind the scenes"; and of course, should anyone DARE say anything that might disabuse the general public about said greatness or suggest anything other than across the board Boddhisattva-like behavior, they are summarily shouted down by all and sundry for their lack of respect;
of course, if the truth were laid out bear, then it wouldn't be possible for former gangsters who owned gambling dens and staged robberies to rob their patrons and had to leave Chinatown because they shot someone to re-cast themselves as grandfatherly all-knowing sifu's teaching taiji to soccer moms in suburbia!
Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
Bruh we thought you knew better
when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better
yeah that bothers me...
also its okay to be loyal to your sifu... and if you spend time on a personal level and become friends thats cool too... but some people elevate their sifus to these demigod levels and its just rediculous... the only thing worse than giving that kind of respect, is when one is demanding it... a la nam anh, you could say... orthodox indeed...
its at its worst when its a shady character that is being put on that pedestal... how the students will defend and defend and never once look at it objectively... and you know that whole formula we see over and over where one takes their sifu's words as gospel... they talk of facts and offer 2nd hand opinions
yes yes yes
Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
Bruh we thought you knew better
when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better
Okay, cuz didn't he used to have a school in NYC from which he did an ESPY-TV video on Hung Gar? I figured he'd have to be living there to run a school there. Of course the comments since my first post in this thread kind of explain things since then, but then I'm guessing he did used to live in NYC until the posted events occurred....
I was on the metro earlier, deep in meditation, when a ruffian came over and started causing trouble. He started pushing me with his bag, steadily increasing the force until it became very annoying. When I turned to him, before I could ask him to stop, he immediately started hurling abuse like a scoundrel. I performed a basic chin na - carotid artery strike combination and sent him to sleep. The rest of my journey was very peaceful, and passersby hailed me as a hero - Warrior Man