Just finished reading the chapter “walking like a ****”, don’t ask me why I feel this way but that was some heavy stuff. My head hurts. Quick someone post some crazy random picture or say something off the wall, I need to come back down to earth.
We seem to be moving through various anatomical parts
We still have some of these available from 2005 apparently.
Year of the **** (White Graphic)
Thanks, you made me smile. Of course that could also be because I just got home from a 12 hour shift and have a beer in my hand (hey drunken boxing!). But her being cute helps too. 
Moment of kensho
So I had a “kensho” moment today that I had to share with someone and I thought this would be the best place to share it. (more or less someone that would “get it”, don’t want to “throw my pearls before swine”).
Understanding “timing” in MA or boxing finally dawned on me, in terms of musical timing. As in waiting for the right moment for the punch to reveal itself.
I feel kind of dumb that it took me 10 years to finally figure this out but I’m pretty damm happy about it. Just thought I would share that.
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My book, Shaolin Trips, makes a great holiday gift. 
Get my book & DVD for the perfect stocking stuffer.
GeneChing, do you sell autographed copies?
From Trips to Ways
I’m done with Trips. I’m starting a new Shaolin blog titled Shaolin Ways. Read Shaolin Ways Episode 1: Bodhidharma Cane
[QUOTE=Alex Córdoba;1250174]GeneChing, do you sell autographed copies?[/QUOTE]
So tomorrow’s my b-day and I’m finally ordering this book as a present to myself… but, before I make the order, do you sell autographed copies?
For you, MightyB, of course!
Email me at Gene@KungFuMagazine.com and I’ll let you know how. Actually, I used to do this through a particular Tiger Claw salesperson who left the company recently, so I have to set it up through a new rep, which might take a little bit to do. Hope you can wait for just a bit for this belated present to yourself. I’m honored that you would think of this as a Bday treat. 
HBD MightyB!
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Holy cats! It’s not out of print yet. Just order it through MartialArtsMart.com. Or send me a flat $400 and I’ll even autograph it.
Thanks for your kind words and support, Djuan
I’m taking the liberty of copying your comment above from your What hall in the Shaolin Temple… thread to my Shaolin Trips by Gene Ching thread, just to ttt that.
[QUOTE=Djuan;1315163]Its a great transmission though I have just started the journey. Being able to read this book at this point in my life means a lot, more than I can express here, so I’ll try not to ramble. Just know I am thankful for your efforts in being a griot and preserver of the truth, spiritually, historically, culturally and artistically. You accomplish this without stepping on peoples minds or hearts or any of their personal pre-arranged (spiritual,cultural,historical,artistic) attachments. So everyone interested in kung fu, yet especially Shaolin GungFu can get into your book, and extract more than a wealth of experience from you, depending on their understanding.
Personally, reading the book, makes me feel like your distant disciple. Thats all I can say for now. I know you have your humility to keep in tact and you dont accept students or disciples in that way, then I would have to say you are my spirit animal lol at least. Your journey is one I’ve been in tune with and walking, just in another way. As far as going to Shaolin, I realized, most, if not all of the links I made to Shaolin in the past, hunting down schools, monks, books, robes, arms, shoes, socks, patches and pins, to the point, all were through your work. Meaning I learned the names of whos who, whats what, and wheres where, while I was just a kid dreaming of finding the ‘real’ Shaolin Quanfa. I got the run around, and spent a lot of time searching because I learned what to look for through WLE and KFTCM. The links you made went further than the magazines and catalogs.
The dvd is a another gem, that honestly, was just a gift man. lol you are too generous. Those masters you included (mind you I was aware of other performers, from the sound of the arms in the background, meaning you included the masters only, and didnt film the whole floor. Thanks for that as well as the volume increase for the foot slaps from the masters, pushing 80 ready to kick the noggin of a kungfu hater anyday!) …back to the sentence lol, the Masters, specifically Baji Quan & BaguaZhang, were such a great blessing to watch. I’ll just say that, to have that on dvd is such a jewel. the speed of “taking a step” I think its called ( ) was so dope to see performed in that way, made me want to learn some Bagua right now. lol or at least that technique, to add to my SanShou arsenal.
I could keep rambling I have to stop myself, thats what I mean though, you offer so much, to a kung fu head, we can pick parts for eternity studying a page of yours, or a small segment of a film of yours. I have to give you your credit.
People try so hard to tear down Shaolin, or anything true for that matter, and try to replace it with microwave crap, I’m glad you preserve the essence and give a clear perspective of all sides. I have to say I agree with Shi De Cheng, that Shaolin is a Temple first, and a Ch’an Temple, THE Ch’an Temple in my eyes, so the goal will always be to spread Ch’an and the teaching of Buddha.
Though I have just gotten into the book, in general I always get Chanwuyi from you, even in esoteric and metaphysical forms, wether you do it on purpose or you do it naturally on purpose 
either way, I feel the medicine.
Amituofo[/QUOTE]
It’s very gratifying to hear my book and dvd resonnated with you. I have yet to take on any disciples. I’ve been asked a few times, but it just doesn’t feel right for me at this point in my life, but I’m very flattered by it.
I look forward to meeting you in the flesh someday, Djuan.
amitoufo.
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1315202]
I look forward to meeting you in the flesh someday, Djuan.
amitoufo.[/QUOTE]
Likewise! it will manifest for sure.
Amituofo
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1312337]Holy cats! It’s not out of print yet. Just order it through MartialArtsMart.com. Or send me a flat $400 and I’ll even autograph it.[/QUOTE]
Gene,
Books don’t need to be out of print to be marked up to a ridiculous degree. One (non-MA) author whose books I follow is David Paulides, who writes the Missing 411 series, and unscrupulous resellers buy his books and resell them on places like Amazon for often hundreds of dollars, where you can get them for about $25 apiece on his own website. He even asks if purchasers are going to buy in bulk to resell them at inflated prices, to please not buy. Though I doubt that would stop someone without ethics from doing it, anyway.
Let me know if you see Shaolin Trips selling fo $100s…
[QUOTE=Jimbo;1315266]Gene,
Books don’t need to be out of print to be marked up to a ridiculous degree. One (non-MA) author whose books I follow is David Paulides, who writes the Missing 411 series, and unscrupulous resellers buy his books and resell them on places like Amazon for often hundreds of dollars, where you can get them for about $25 apiece on his own website. He even asks if purchasers are going to buy in bulk to resell them at inflated prices, to please not buy. Though I doubt that would stop someone without ethics from doing it, anyway.[/QUOTE]
Woah. Well I’m glad someone’s making money off it.
Just let me know if you want an autographed version of Shaolin Trips. That can be arranged. For less than hundreds of dollars even…
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I’m splitting this Shaolin Trips thread from my sequel series, Shaolin Ways.
Here’s the rest of the Shaolin Ways series:
[URL=“https://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1558”]Shaolin Ways Episode 6: Baduanjin
[URL=“https://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1640”]Shaolin Ways Episode 7: Yinshougun
The 2024 pentalogy
[URL=“https://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1710”]Shaolin Trips: The Abbots 2023 Trip to America
[URL=“https://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1713”]Shaolin Trips: The Abbot’s 2023 Trip to the SF Bay Area
[URL=“https://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1716”]Shaolin Trips: The Abbots 2023 Trip to the City of Angels
[URL=“https://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1717”]Shaolin Trips: Immortal Shaolin: The Past, Present and Future of Kung Fu
This last one isn’t literally a Shaolin Trips installment, but it concludes this pentalogy.
[URL=“https://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1731”]Interview with the Abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin (with Gigi Oh)
