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If I Built This Fortress

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

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It took two trips to Beijing, but I finally made it to The Great Wall. Yesterday I hiked 10 kilometers on one of the less developed stretches of The Great Wall of China, and it truly was great. It was a clear, sunny day, and we were so far from Beijing (about 3 hours) it was virtually a smog-free experience. [read on]

Would you do it again?

Monday, August 27th, 2007

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It’s over.

I made it through a month of Kung Fu training in China without any broken bones or major injuries. Every part of my body was screaming “Screw You” when I left the training center on Friday afternoon, so I’ve spent the past few days relaxing in Beijing. Relaxing, meaning I’ve been walking several hours a day instead of running, kicking, walking like a duck, and jumping like a frog. The freedom to do whatever I want, whenever I want is priceless. [read on]

The Birthplace of Kung Fu: The Shaolin Temple

Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Entrance to the Shaolin Temple The Shaolin Temple is only 9 kilometers from my Kung Fu school. It is said that Kung Fu began in the Shaolin Temple and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting

Sunday, August 12th, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket It's been a long week. We loaded up two buses last Friday with all of our belongings and a ridiculous amount of swords and drove about an hour ... [Continue reading this entry]

I can’t say they didn’t warn me

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Everything hurts. Everything. The first day I arrived at the Kung Fu training center, the two cheery German boys across the hall from me told me on ... [Continue reading this entry]