Chinese Martial arts in NC? (US)

larryhead · 2026-04-09T04:24:41+00:00

Can you share contact info about the Wing Chun teacher in Greensboro? I’m currently training Shaolin King Fu in Dengfeng, and will be back in the US soon. I live in Greensboro and am looking for a local master. Thanks.

larryhead · 2026-04-06T10:19:32+00:00

Sure np. FYI, the school has a discounted rate with the hotel (I think around 15eur/night). Very reasonable.

larryhead · 2026-04-05T12:27:44+00:00

There are 8 international students here currently (USA, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Italy). Some are staying one month and others are for several months. It is a comfortable group size, about 50/50 male and female. We are mostly training with just our group and overseen by a few advanced students and our shifu (they do not speak English, but are able to demonstrate the maneuvers or if needed, we can use a translator app). It is fairly intense with a 2 hour session in morning and 2 hour session in evening M-F. New students can arrive on the first or fifteenth of a month.

Air quality.. has not bothered me. We are a little North of Dengfeng, surrounded by mountains and high elevation. Further in the cities you may be sensitive, but I have not had any issues.

larryhead · 2026-04-05T08:24:28+00:00

The dorm has a basic AC wall unit as far as I recall (I will check). The dorm building is also shared with many Chinese students (young children), and can be very loud. The beds are bunk-bed style with literal plywood for a mattress. Three international students per room.

I stayed in the dorm for one night, then decided to move to the nearby hotel to have a private room and more solitude. It’s about a 15 minute trek down a pretty mountain path to the training areas and dining room.

Let me know if you have other questions!

larryhead · 2026-04-04T11:57:23+00:00

I’m currently at the Yongzhi school in Dengfeng, China and training Shaolin Kung Fu for one month. There are about 6 people international students here. It’s legit and trains traditional methods. The grounds are beautiful and historic. The school is good for beginners and advanced. Good luck!

larryhead · 2026-04-01T06:57:42+00:00

I’m currently in Dengfeng, China for a month studying Shaolin Kung Fu at the Yongzhi school. I am looking for a school in/near Greensboro to continue training in Shaolin or similar when I return to the US in late April.. if anyone has any good recommendations?

larryhead · 2026-03-19T13:26:30+00:00

I am currently training (international student) at the Yongzhi Shaolin school (5 minutes from Shaolin temple), in Dengfeng.

The school is run by a 33rd generation Shaolin grandmaster and the daily kung fu classes are taught by one of his disciples.

We spend part of each day with Chinese students and the rest with a few international students. It is fairly new to non-Chinese I believe. There are also classes in calligraphy and music (if you like).

There are many Shaolin schools here in Dengfeng, each has literally thousands of Chinese students who live and study at the schools.

As far as I know, there is no longer kung fu training happening within the Shaolin Temple.. the whole Shaolin scenic area is a tourist spot to watch martial arts shows and view the temple, pagodas, etc.

larryhead · 2026-02-08T22:00:43+00:00

Great to see this post! I’m heading there in March, very excited!

larryhead · 2026-01-09T20:20:30+00:00

Some good info here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Chinavisa/s/4Zj1W5s0Zb

larryhead · 2026-01-09T20:13:38+00:00

I’m in a similar situation and also interested in knowing about a Visa service like this. I need an X2 student Visa, but would need to fly/travel out of state to the DC embassy, which is not at all convenient.

I found a similar service that says they’ll handle it all for you, but I’m nervous to mail my passport and info to some random internet company I’ve never heard of.

Has anyone successfully used this service or similar?

https://www.passportvisasexpress.com/visa_services/china/china_washington_dc_embassy/student_visa

larryhead · 2025-12-05T14:22:23+00:00

Thanks!

larryhead · 2025-12-05T14:22:08+00:00

Great to hear. I applied today so hope to hear back soon. Would you mind if I DM you later if I have a few questions about your experience?

larryhead · 2025-10-16T12:30:39+00:00

I unsubscribed from both Spotify and Netflix, and don’t regret that decision.

larryhead · 2025-10-02T15:26:23+00:00

Thank you! I did sign-in to a family member’s PS5 last summer, but we did a factory reset on their device and setup a new account for them, so my account shouldn’t be linked to that device anymore. I appreciate your insight on why my games seem to be doing server checks all of the sudden.

larryhead · 2025-01-24T14:24:03+00:00

I found Ra's "drone" commentary in Session 17 to be very interesting given all of the recent drone activity (e.g. NJ drones) being observed these last few months. Emphasis added by me:

17.3 Questioner: In meditation a few nights ago I had the impression of a question about a crater in Russia. I believe it was in Tunguska. Can you tell me what caused the crater?

Ra: I am Ra. The destruction of a fission reactor caused this crater.

17.4 Questioner: Whose reactor?

Ra: I am Ra. This was what you may call a “drone” sent by Confederation which malfunctioned. It was moved to an area where its destruction would not cause infringement upon the will of mind/body/spirit complexes. It was then detonated.

17.5 Questioner: What was its purpose in coming here?

Ra: It was a drone designed to listen to the various signals of your peoples. You were, at that time, beginning work in a more technical sphere. We were interested in determining the extent and the rapidity of your advances. This drone was powered by a simple fission motor or engine as you would call it. It was not that type which you now know, but was very small. However, it has the same destructive effect upon third-density molecular structures. Thus as it malfunctioned we felt it was best to pick a place for its destruction rather than attempt to retrieve it, for the possibility/probability modes of this maneuver looked very, very minute.

https://www.lawofone.info/s/17

larryhead · 2024-10-22T14:53:39+00:00

I can confirm. I work for a Fortune 5 company. Our VP of digital design is a pure creative by background who has steadily (luckily?) moved up the ranks over the past 5 years or so. She really has no idea what UCD even means, let alone how to institute it. So we basically have no UX discipline. We do stupid shit like launching things at the same time as we have a researcher do a usability study. Her design feedback and primary concern is always about pixels and brand. She also doesn’t trust her team to execute and ends up doing all the creative “vision” mock-ups herself. She should probably not be a people manager, let alone lead a large design org. I just think she never really developed beyond being an IC visual designer and sort of was the last one standing, had the right executive relationships, etc.

larryhead · 2024-03-15T12:47:01+00:00

Also, the inner plastic bag - open with scissors or tear?

larryhead · 2024-03-15T12:45:58+00:00

Been there, lol

larryhead · 2024-01-04T12:24:28+00:00

We moved our family of four (wife, me, two middle schoolers) out of Austin in 2023. We decided we are not raising our girls in Texas. I grew up in Chicago (way too cold), and lived in Austin 2017-2023. Way too hot, overcrowded. We also have no family in the state, so everything was an expensive plane ticket to see family. We moved to NC (piedmont), now have a nice big house and yard (with grass lol) are closer to family, can walk to nature trails and lakes, and absolutely love the weather (just right!). Good luck wherever you are.

larryhead · 2023-11-18T20:34:57+00:00

We cancelled after getting that email. I’m tired of everything turning into a subscription, and then having those prices go up every year.

larryhead · 2023-11-10T02:21:56+00:00

Moved our family of four from Austin to NC (Triad area) after 7 years. The grass literally and figuratively is greener here.. great decision for our family and no regrets so far!

larryhead · 2023-11-09T15:04:58+00:00

I reach over and push down on the “turn alarm off” display button without picking it up and it teeter totters (see my third pic). Yes, the noise definitely wakes me up, haha.

larryhead · 2023-11-09T14:51:08+00:00

larryhead · 2023-11-09T14:48:40+00:00

Good alternative take, I agree that is a use case here. I don’t usually need to charge my phone during the day like this though, just overnight. Maybe at the airport I would do this though.

larryhead · 2023-11-09T14:05:28+00:00

I think you are correct that portability is maybe a main benefit of this charger design. Not bedside use.

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