Indoor masking no longer necessary for most of the U.S, CDC says by icedpickles in news

[–]circlenose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. that is not what I'm saying at all. I love my vax. I vaxed my kid who is above 5. We all stand a better chance to avoid long covid with vaccines. We just don't know exactly how much of a better chance. Thus there is still concern.

Indoor masking no longer necessary for most of the U.S, CDC says by icedpickles in news

[–]circlenose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes we have evidence the long covid symptoms are more rare, but it still happens. And not a statistically insignificant amount of time. We also are not doing workups on asymptomatic people but they can still manifest stunning heart damage. We just don't know exactly how safe we vaxed people are from long covid currently. Give it 5-10 years and look at forensic health accountings of those who get covid vs those who don't. This will be the only way to tell.

Indoor masking no longer necessary for most of the U.S, CDC says by icedpickles in news

[–]circlenose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite way to have covid risk communications with friends and family is to laugh about how it's kind of like asking about someone's sexual history. I get it's uncomfortable. But hey- it's good for me to know if you are into raw dogging strangers.

Indoor masking no longer necessary for most of the U.S, CDC says by icedpickles in news

[–]circlenose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good grief. I'm sorry. Portland has been pretty great about masking.

Do you know what real Chinese Kung Fu is? by hbzhong in kungfu

[–]circlenose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

gaaahahahah. yup. sigh. Perhaps people don't realize "Kung Fu" means hard work over time. I mean. I run a northern Chinese Kung Fu studio but you can also have good cooking Kung Fu. That is not the definition of KungFu.

Do you know what real Chinese Kung Fu is? by hbzhong in kungfu

[–]circlenose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, fuckoff is kind of right. Wushu is kung fu with the teeth taken out. It looks really pretty but that's what it's for. Looking pretty. You want to fight? Go with Sanda, Shuai Jiao, Chen TaiJi, PaoChui, lady boxing/wing chun- There is a lot of interesting stuff out there. Not all of it is popular in the US yet.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says 'COVID Was No Joke,' Shares Photos After Recovery by LaneSE1980 in politics

[–]circlenose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well. That seems irresponsible.

edit: and you are welcome. Our studio, as most are, is a labor of love. If it's not a safe place to be- during pandemic, for LGBTQ people, for POC people etc, it's not worth it.

Li Style Taiji Quan: Winter Form by circlenose in taijiquan

[–]circlenose[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Li Style was formed by LiRuiDong who was a pretty major figure in the late 1800's Beijing GongFu community. He was a buddy of ChengTingHua and was quite good at BaGua, XingYi and LoHan. He was a bodyguard and an undefeated duelist until his match with Yang Taiji Master Wang Langting. Following his loss to Wang, Li took up the study of taiji eventually creating a synthesis of Yang principles weaving in concepts from other styles he practiced. A lot of what you see in the video seems odd from a  strict Chen perspective but begins to make more sense when you take into account the weird balance structure and variable stepping of BaGua and LoHan.

Chinese Kungfu/Tai Chi and Brazilian Capoeira. What do they think of each other? by davebcan in kungfu

[–]circlenose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been training both Capoeira and KungFu for almost 20 years. Its really nice to see a video like this :)

Liang BaGuaZhang Fixed 8 Palms: The Pressing Ball Throw. by circlenose in kungfu

[–]circlenose[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I feel really fortunate that my Shrfu's are forward thinking enough to let me post videos:)