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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

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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 that all other martial arts styles (Karate, Tae Kwon Do, etc.) developed from Kung Fu, so the Shaolin Temple could be considered the birthplace of all martial arts. This Thursday my roommate, Marta, and I spent the day there. [read on]

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]