I seem to remember that the kung fu teacher in the book Iron & Silk was Wu Bin. And the movie was Master Pan.
Or am I mistaken and the man in the book was also Pan?
Iron and Silk
Does anyone know what became of Mark Salzman author of Iron and Silk and the movie Iron and Silk?
How about his relationship with Pan Qing Fu?
nope sorry,
do u know of any reliable internet sites from wich u can buy that movie?
~K~
“maybe not in combat… but think of the chicks man, the chicks!”
Kristoffer:
No, rented out of Blockbuster. Just wondered. I met Pan Qing Fu a couple of times about 3 years ago and just wondered what ever happened to Salzman. The film is actually kind of funny and the attempt at Chen’s taiji, well, kinda of goofy (but the actress was not a martial artist).
You could probably order the tape from Amazon.com.
Salzman is still writing a lot. But I don’t think he practices gung fu anymore. Something about a bad back injury basically making it impossible.
With Salzman stateside and Pan Qingfu in Ontario, Canada, I imagine they’re in touch. But I don’t know for sure.
Stuart B.
Another fun book by him is The Laughing Sutra.
i agree. i dug his take on the monkey myth.
Last I heard
Salzman married Jessica Yu a few years back. She won an Oscar for a short documentary on someone in an iron lung. We used to fence against each other as teenagers and I used to arm her mother Connie (who was a nationally-rated fencer). I sort of lost touch with them when I dropped out of the fencing world…
Gene Ching
Asst. Publisher
Kungfu Qigong Magazine & www.KUNGFUmagazine.com
okay, that’s pretty damn cool, Gene.
Thanks, Gene and others.
Watched the movie the other nite with a friend from Beijing who is not in the martial arts. She thought it was a pretty good potential for a love story and was disappointed in how it ended.
Also wondered about the relationship with Pan Qing Fu.
apparently, that’s pretty much how it ended in reality (if the book represents reality). it’s a little different, as i gather they had to combine some characters and plotlines to fit into a standard movie time.
but essentially…
Master Pan
Tainan Mantis: I have a friend who regularly travels with Master Pan. You are mistaken, the man in the book was Master Pan. They both used each other to get famous in the West. 
Now Wu Bin,? rings a bell? Choreographer for Shaolin Shi?
“This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you’ll never follow me”
Wu Bin was (and may still be) the head coach of the Beijing Wushu Team. His most famous student is…you guessed it, Jet Li! Master Pan was also named in the book, not only the movie. 
We are trained in wushu; we must protect the Temple!
Stumblefist, is your friend who travels with Master Pan a female?
Very some such, perhaps might have been, likely say some, some not.
my lips are sealed
No-Know. Hee Hee, You’re thinking of Diane, I suppose. She’s a tough lady.
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Ok.I still think i’ve heard the name wu bin in movies as choreographer, perhaps worked with Pan. I’ll check it out.
Pan was The Master in the book that Mark learned from. They both played themselves in the movie.
“This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you’ll never follow me”
I honestly can’t think of anything that Wu Bin may have worked on as choreographer…are you sure you aren’t thinking of “Woo Ping”? Yup, as in Yuen…also there are several other Yuen’s in the movie industry whose names sound similar. I’d be interested to know if Wu Bin did do anything though…could very well be worth the time to research. I wonder if Gene knows…
We are trained in wushu; we must protect the Temple!
We have an idiot 18-year old poster here named “Ralek” who thinks he can defeat Pan Qing Fu!
What is this friggin’ world coming to?
Master Pan of Course
MasterPan was the chief choreographer of “Shaolin Temple”.
Here’s some more credits for Master Pan.
http://www.warriorspower.com/noframes/masters/panqingfu.html
“This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you’ll never follow me”
Wu Bin
I was referring to the man mentioned by Silumkid.
I’m pretty sure that he hasn’t done any movie work. He is not Woo Ping.
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isnt that the guy who punches steel.