How do you spread the artform?

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[QUOTE=bawang;993208]american chinese is no different from caucasians

theres other things to look for in people than race[/QUOTE]

This is absolutely correct. The only differences is in that some retain a little of the culture, but not many. Most do not speak the Chinese language. I don’t. But a promise is a promise, and at one time there was a huge difference in American Chinese and caucasians. Not so much today. My gung fu goes back 50 years, and almost everyone over 30 spoke a mix of chinese dialects. Today, we are pretty much assimilated into the population. My father felt that since nothing had changed much in his own lifetime that it would not change in mine. But he was wrong about that. Things did change, and it changed faster and faster as time went by. I can easily remember in some places having to enter the side or back entrance with black people because I am a person of color. Back then races were even more clannish than they are today.

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[QUOTE=Yum Cha;993247]The father cannot teach the son. Too much is bound up, forgiven, moderated and essentially lost. Pride and prejudice are not the hallmarks of a good teacher.

I understand about mongeralisation of TCMA, but Chinese are as guilty of it as round eyes. By all accounts I’ve heard, TCMA is stronger in the west now than in the east.

The same rules apply, 1 in 10 will try to learn, of those 1 in 10 will be able to learn, of those 1 in 10 will learn the complete style, of those, 1 in 10 will be able to teach, of those 1 in 10 will be a good teacher.

I’ve seen firsthand how your philosophy failed, several times - I don’t know you, perhaps you have managed to circumvent these pitfalls, but I doubt it.[/QUOTE]

I was told that many times, but it is not true. The father can teach the son. It depends upon a good many things. Today, respect for ones father is not as common as it might have been 50 years ago. My father expected more from us, as I did from my own son, and he his son. In fact, I found it far easier than teaching some one elses sons. I have always been fairly successful in life, my son more so, because he knows discipline, and now his son. Discipline has always be strong in the family.

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Is it just me or is Texas the hotpot for crazy americans of all types? lol

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I was going to say use the internet

facebook, twittering, myspace–

but I really do not the know them that well

it used to be yellow pages and flyers, phone number

now it is website and email

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the best or most effective way

is to join local culture events and “show off” your school

there is a chinese martial arts festival each year in 228 memorial park (formerly taipei new park)–

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gU7ZVjW__A&feature=related

ba gua pao chui

a good demo with 8 students outside representing post heaven 8 gua (wen wang ba gua)

an excellent explaining of 8 gua, internal organs, lung, heart----

by He Jin Han

pre heaven 8 gua is fu xi 8 gua.

:cool:

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[quote=spj;993522]the best or most effective way

is to join local culture events and “show off” your school

there is a chinese martial arts festival each year in 228 memorial park (formerly taipei new park)–

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gu7zvjw__a&feature=related

ba gua pao chui

a good demo with 8 students outside representing post heaven 8 gua (wen wang ba gua)

an excellent explaining of 8 gua, internal organs, lung, heart----

by he jin han

pre heaven 8 gua is fu xi 8 gua.

:cool:[/quote]

the saying is flower fist ruins a life but here it ruined 8 lives

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[QUOTE=Lee Chiang Po;993439]I was told that many times, but it is not true. The father can teach the son. It depends upon a good many things. Today, respect for ones father is not as common as it might have been 50 years ago. My father expected more from us, as I did from my own son, and he his son. In fact, I found it far easier than teaching some one elses sons. I have always been fairly successful in life, my son more so, because he knows discipline, and now his son. Discipline has always be strong in the family.[/QUOTE]

You sound like a proud father indeed. Every father who teaches his son naturally believes he can do the best job, otherwise he would do otherwise. Love and family are very strong in all of us.

Is you Son’s kung fu better than yours was? How do you know? Don’t answer me please, just think about it. It only means something to you, not me.

Is discipline the secret to teaching kung fu? To my mind, ownership, self motivation and internal dedication, not discipline are the secrets. The student must find the right teacher and yet not depend upon him to excel. He must make it his own. Skill comes from the student’s ‘kung fu’, not the teacher’s discipline.

In my experience, kung fu held tightly is kung fu lost.

I’m sorry for your racist experiences as a child, and sorry too that you cannot move past it as an adult. It is a blade that has cut you twice, once by the hand of your enemy, once by your own hand.

Good luck to you and your family, I hope indeed you find satisfaction from your choices. I apologise if I sound harsh, I’ve learned from Chinese who think like you do, and form Chinese who believe otherwise.