It starts this week in Zhenzhou. Anyone else going? We’ve had a thread on it in the Shaolin forum. I hope to see some forum members there, representing!
One my instructors is going to watch.
why don’t you go and watch?
why don’t you go and watch?
What business is it of yours?
Enforcer-
Are you gonna pay for the ticket to Beijing and the train to Zhenzhou…
I like to watch
I’m going to report. MK, it would be nice to meet your instructor. Tell him that if he sees me, to come up and introduce himself as “MK’s big daddy” or something like that, so I know. 
Gene, are you going to the competition being held in Quanzhou in December?
Originally posted by joedoe
Gene, are you going to the competition being held in Quanzhou in December?
What comp is this? I’ll be in Guangzhou in December.
There is a forms competition occurring in Quanzhou, Fukien province starting on December 17. It is being run concurrently with the annual Shaolin Wu Chu Chuan conference. I will try to get more details for you.
Ah, bugger. Never mind - I’ll have moved on by then.
Thanks anyway, bro.
I was invited, but sadly funds wouldn’t permit 
You mean “1st world championships for those of martial skill from a traditional background who can actualy afford the time and money to travel halfway across the world to try for this title”. 
Isn’t that what you mean? 
Facetiously yours:
another poor man who can’t go
Low budget
Well I certainly understand not having the funds to go to any tournament. China gets more expensive each time I go. A decade ago, China was amazingly cheap. You’d just have to make plane fair, but the cost of living was really affordable, even with the inflated tourist price. Nowadays, that’s changing as China modernizes.
I doubt I’ll go to Quanzhou in Dec. (but I wasn’t going to go to this event a month ago). Are you going to that?
Re: Low budget
Originally posted by GeneChing
[B]Well I certainly understand not having the funds to go to any tournament. China gets more expensive each time I go. A decade ago, China was amazingly cheap. You’d just have to make plane fair, but the cost of living was really affordable, even with the inflated tourist price. Nowadays, that’s changing as China modernizes.
I doubt I’ll go to Quanzhou in Dec. (but I wasn’t going to go to this event a month ago). Are you going to that? [/B]
Yes, I am planning to go but have to try to get on a flight that will get me there now. I left my decision to go a little late and now all the flights are pretty full :eek: 
joedoe
You’ll have to give us a full report here. I’ll be interested about what happens there. It may even be worthy of a news item in the print mag. Let me know how it goes when you get back via PM. Hope you make it!
Re: joedoe
Originally posted by GeneChing
You’ll have to give us a full report here. I’ll be interested about what happens there. It may even be worthy of a news item in the print mag. Let me know how it goes when you get back via PM. Hope you make it!
Will do. I will try and make sure I get some pics and post them here.
World Traditional Wushu Kung Fu Championships in China
Several interesting pix of the Traditional Wushu Kung Fu Championships in Zhengzhou, China. Go to http://www.beijingwushuteam.com/forum.html
Also has links with more info on event. Interesting to say the least, although some pix a tad bizarre!
is this opening for anyone else??
Yep. Try reading the relevant post in the linked forum. Shouldn’t be too hard for a genius.
Still more photos & videos from the World Traditional Event
Sevearl photos and videos at this site
http://www.jiayo.com/gallery/wtwg2004
Overwhelming when watching the videos and seeing just how large an event it really was.
Check it out!