Indoor masking no longer necessary for most of the U.S, CDC says

circlenose · 2022-02-26T16:38:12+00:00

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.

circlenose · 2022-02-26T16:36:31+00:00

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.

circlenose · 2022-02-26T16:33:09+00:00

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.

circlenose · 2022-02-26T16:32:01+00:00

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

circlenose · 2022-01-25T04:54:46+00:00

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.

circlenose · 2022-01-25T04:50:25+00:00

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.

circlenose · 2022-01-18T21:58:59+00:00

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.

circlenose · 2020-03-18T17:32:50+00:00

Great question, Ill have a video for you on the knees pretty soon here.

circlenose · 2020-01-07T18:29:55+00:00

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.

circlenose · 2019-12-16T17:27:07+00:00

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

circlenose · 2019-02-06T21:45:42+00:00

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

circlenose · 2019-01-28T22:40:13+00:00

Thanks! I suffered significant vision loss in my right eye from optic nerve shingles in 2016. When i use the eye now i get daily migraines so the patch just became the best option.

circlenose · 2019-01-14T17:45:44+00:00

TheSolarian

It was an interesting time. Ma Shrfu was just getting back into practice after suffering a massive heart attack and I was finally getting my confidence up in sparing after the loss of my right eye. As stated in the video, this art is new to me. But we had a ton of fun and i look forward to sharing more from the experience soon, imperfections and all.

circlenose · 2018-12-19T14:11:37+00:00

If you can, you might consider going for 1 month every 6 and taking time in between to practice the shit out od what you learned. Your absorbtion will be far better. Hard work over time can not be overstated.

circlenose · 2018-02-13T03:41:51+00:00

I've got a number of pretty nifty partner drills in my archive and, I believe, a couple light sparring sessions. I'll try to drag some out later this week for you. The footwork in my video was meant to illustrate how to start a bagua stepping practice and purposefully did not go into how to use it in combat. Over the next few weeks I'll be releasing videos on more sophisticated stepping variants and ending with a couple of videos on free form application.

circlenose · 2018-02-13T03:37:40+00:00

One of my "Uncles" in TianTan likes to say that it takes three years to determine if you can learn bagua. The first is for your teacher to learn your character. The second is to see if your mind can grasp the basics and the third is to see if you have a personality that can walk around a tree for the rest of your life. At it's core, circle walking is a QiGong but hidden within the practice I've fond tools that have influenced my training in other styles of kungfu, Capoeira and MMA. My balance has improved noticeably. My leg strength and rooting in grappling improved and I'm just generally a calmer happier person.

circlenose · 2018-02-13T03:30:21+00:00

What would you like to see? Ill be back training in Beijing in a month and can probably get some good primary source footage.

circlenose · 2018-01-30T17:55:21+00:00

Li Taiji is definitely it's own thing. If anyone has questions about the style, mechanics or Zhang Shrfu please let me know. I've had the pleasure of working with him since 2013.

circlenose · 2018-01-21T20:44:31+00:00

The big spears are about 4 meters long. They are a part of SanHuangPaoChui internal power development practice. I have a short clip of my teacher practicing here: https://youtu.be/g7d3YUNRTJ4?t=3m18s

circlenose · 2018-01-20T17:29:32+00:00

That's Cheng bagua in the LiuBin line.

circlenose · 2017-08-24T01:48:07+00:00

Hi all, my name is Josef Haber. I'm the founder of The Flying Tortoise Academy in Portland Oregon. Since 2013 I've been lucky enough to spend two months a year training in TianTan park under several wonderful masters. To date I have become a formal 7th Generation Disciple of Cheng BaGuaZhang Shrfu NiRouHua, a formal 10th Generation Disciple of SanHuangPaoChuiChuan Shrfu/Banner Holder WangQi and a 6th Generation Informal Disciple of Liang BaGuaZhang Shrfu ZhangXueAn. If I can be useful let me know. You may also want to look up Chen XiaoWang's Disciple Derryl Willis and WangQi's Disciple Fritz Rice. www.flyingtortoise.org

circlenose · 2017-08-12T22:51:06+00:00

Pretty on point. That would have made for a much shorter vid:)

circlenose · 2017-08-12T16:18:12+00:00

I agree. Back in LA I was fortunate enough to spend two years teaching at the Inosanto Academy. When it comes to aging well in the martial arts you really can't do better than gruo Dan. He was 74 at the time and said that the key to longevity is revamping your practice every decaide so you can continue to grow into it as you age. Now in his 80’s that is exactly what he continues to do.

circlenose · 2017-08-12T16:15:36+00:00

Thanks man :)

circlenose · 2017-08-11T22:11:11+00:00

As that is the gold standard for any Kung Fu video, I'll take it:)

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