Quotable DM

[Drunk Monk]

I'm scheduled to speak on the KQED radio forum - Krasney's show - at 10 am tomorrow (12/14). It's a live show. Tune in - turn on!

[Greg]

Was this the big news that woke you at 4:20? Kudos to you, oh learned one.

[Drunk Monk]

I awoke at 4:20 because I often awake at 4:20.  But this was the big news I had when we discussed the SQL error I discovered at 4:20 when I woke up and decided to bother to post at 4:20.

[Drunk Monk]

Forum
Bruce Lee and San Francisco’s Pioneering Martial Arts Scene
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A statute of the late martial arts icon Bruce Lee is seen in Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles June 16, 2013. (Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Host: Michael KrasnyDECEMBER 14, 2016
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Episode airs December 14, 2016 at 10:00 AM
It’s no coincidence that the Bay Area has such a thriving martial arts scene. Bruce Lee, one of the sports’ modern masters was born in San Francisco’s Chinatown and returned to the area as a teen. Not long after he came back, Lee transformed martial arts, combining various styles and bringing freedom and self expression to the traditional disciplines. Forum talks about Bruce Lee’s years in the Bay Area and the thriving martial arts scene he helped establish.


Guests:
Gene Ching, associate publisher, Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine 
Charles Russo, author, "Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America"
Gary Cagaanan, instructor in Jeet Kune Do; trained under Bruce Lee's disciple, James Lee

[Greg]

Please, DM, clear your throat! It sounds like you've been smoking 2 packs a day for a long time.

[Greg]

I want to hear more from the woman about the King Lion book.

[cranefly]

Very good show.
Covered lots of ground.
Solid throughout.
Would have liked to hear DM weigh in on Bruce Lee's death.  Though I realize the host was trying to keep things moving.

[Drunk Monk]

What? U don't like my whiskey-soaked tones? Come on now. All those years of singing along with Stevie and Janis have taken their toll.

I am in awe of Krasney. There was no prep. The sat us in a green room where they walls were signed by so many past guests - I spotted Paul Theroux, Ralph Nader, Gwen Ifill... then we were in the mic room. Then in came Michael and he just conducted the whole show like a master, cueing is with his eyes and directing questions. I don't think the calls were really vetted a text all. I love the way he dealt with that King Bruce book. Krasney was so cool and professional.

[Drunk Monk]

太極雜誌25周年 名家助慶
記者林亞歆／佛利蒙報導 2017年05月19日 06:00


 

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美國功夫太極雜誌創刊25周年，19至21日於聖荷西舉辦一系列慶祝活動。左二起為蕭家澤、商祺、涂金盛與陳炳。（記者林亞歆／攝影）
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台灣創辦九九神功的涂金盛於現場演示震碎鎖鏈氣功招式。（記者林亞歆／攝影）

美國功夫太極雜誌創刊25周年，19至21日於聖荷西舉辦一系列慶祝活動，包括武術太極名家表演晚會、虎爪精英國際錦標賽、頒獎晚宴及功夫太極日。並自中國與南加州請到「三國先生」蕭家澤、陳氏太極拳代表人物陳炳及九九神功創始人涂金盛等多位各家武術代表，到場示範表演。
功夫太極雜誌創辦人簡琪表示，活動不僅聚集北美多個武術菁英團體，也邀請30位上過武功太極封面的大師單獨表演，她指出：「除大師演示，還會加入講解，讓大眾了解太極、八卦、少林等不同武術派別，也希望武術精華能傳播到西方社會。」21日的功夫太極日也是重點活動之一，預計當日有逾500位太極愛好者參加集體太極表演24式的開幕活動。
記者會現場，蕭家澤、陳炳與涂金盛也分別演示崖鷹拳、陳氏太極與氣功拳法。蕭家澤表示自己九歲習武，曾接觸過峨嵋、武當、形意、八卦、太極等門路的功夫，且對國畫、醫學、武術都有涉獵，因此被稱為「三國先生」，他笑稱：「崖鷹和老鷹不同，體態更小但更靈敏兇狠，此套拳法意在展現崖鷹兇猛敏捷的勁。」
在台灣創辦九九神功的涂金盛以「吊襠功」聞名全球，曾在加州棕櫚泉飛行博物館以下體拉動萬磅飛機，由於場地限制，涂金盛於現場演示徒手劈鐵條、震碎鎖鏈等氣功招式，他表示，「各門武功有不同特色，因此有說法是小練少林、中練形意、老練太極，而氣功則是貫穿其中，是養生之道。」

Note that I just got the email that my friend Steve had passed away right before the press conference started.  


Translation here: http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/show...ost1303031

[Drunk Monk]

CChat 22: Gene Ching on Weapons, Drug Intervention, and Fencing
June 27, 2017 by M Chan
Gene Ching keeps busy. He is the publisher of Kung Fu Magazine, a martial artist, a fencing expert, and is the Psychiatric Crisis Intervention Supervisor in which he volunteers his time in drug and psychiatric crisis intervention at music events. I had the pleasure of talking with him about all of these areas of expertise.   I also learned more about ancient weapons, making weapons, and his new show Man at Arms: Art of War on the El Ray Network.

https://www.culturechatpodcast.com/geneching/

[Drunk Monk]

I was interviewed for Inside the World of the Men Who Pull Helicopters and Cars With Their Dicks by Stephen Jackson 
https://melmagazine.com/inside-the-world...ec8dcd4bc6

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Inside the World of the Men Who Pull Helicopters and Cars With Their Dicks[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44)]Behold the ancient art of ‘Iron Crotch’ and its grandmaster, Tu Jin-Sheng[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Chinese Kung Fu Master Ye Hongwei is more than willing to put his balls on the line for what he believes in.[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]For instance, before a crowd of gawkers, he recently swaddled his dick and nutsack in a yellow silk scarf that tethered them and a cable to a 5-ton military helicopter. Next, he placed his arms akimbo, let out a series of grunts and stepped backward until he traveled 10 meters (or roughly half the length of a bowling lane), with just his manhood doing the work .[/color]


[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]And he has plenty of competition for the title of “strongest dick on Earth”— despite having the ability to pull a fleet of Audis with it:[/color]


[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]In fact, several videos depicting feats of strength and endurance via male genitalia have popped up over the past few years.[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]There’s Wei Yaobin, who can smash his nuts with a brick, no problem:[/color]


[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]And the nether regions of some old-school Shaolin monks, from which at least one other human being can hang:[/color]


[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]While the feats may seem like hoaxes, the practitioners claim their mighty dick strength is due to an esoteric form of Qi Gong, a Chinese system of breathing, exercise and movement designed to improve energy flow in one’s body, called “Iron Crotch Kung Fu.”[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]“Iron Crotch is an odd martial art as it’s more of a body hardening skill, like being able to break boards over your head,” explains Gene Ching, publisher of Kung Fu magazine. Body hardening itself is a practice found within Shaolin Kung Fu in which daily exercises are practiced with the aim to toughen body tissue, thereby making parts of the body better able to withstand pain and pressure. The idea is that repeated impact to certain areas of the body will gradually help them to to sustain heavier blows. Along these lines, there’s also “Iron Palm,” “Steel Jacket” (aka “Iron Stomach”) and even “Iron Neck.”[/color]


[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Ching, however, says these exercises are more of a “byproduct than a means to an end,” and that many of the benefits of Iron [Body Part] come from the discipline it takes to harden the body as opposed to the stunts themselves. In the case of the genitals, this hardening of another sort allows men to withstand full-force kicks to the nuts without batting an eye. It also allegedly ups your sex game by an order of magnitude — supposedly increasing fertility, testosterone and penis size (length and girth!) as well as curing erectile dysfunction.[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Iron Crotch legend Grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng has been teaching the discipline for more than 40 years and once successfully pulled an 8,000-pound airplane more than 10 feet with his penis. Students of all ages learn a variety of qi gong and kung fu techniques at his L.A. headquarters, though Iron Crotch is what he’s best known for.[/color]


[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]“Anyone can hang weights with their penis, but without the correct guidance and breathing techniques, the risk of injury is very high,” says Grandmaster Tu, whom I track down via email while he’s teaching Iron Crotch in Asia. “Many ‘Masters’ perform public stunts, showing off their Iron Crotch like a party trick, but they don’t have the slightest knowledge of the correct techniques.”[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]I ask him whether Ye Hongwei (the helicopter guy) was one of his students, and he says he wasn’t. But he adds that many of the estimated 10,000-plus people he’s taught directly are capable of performing such “stunts.” For the record, however, his training program only consists of hanging cylindrical weights from one’s unmentionables. He also stresses that he teaches Iron Crotch for the proposed health benefits, not for spectacle’s sake. (Beyond the increased penis size and virility, Grandmaster Tu claims Iron Crotch is a “penile panacea” that can reduce the effects of old age, increase energy, improve muscle and bone strength, unclog arteries, reduce cholesterol and prevent diabetes, allergies and ear problems.)[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]“Crotch training isn’t just about how much weight you can hang,” Grandmaster Tu explains. “It must be paired with qi gong training to reach optimal results. And it’s very crucial to learn qi gong with the right master. Learning inadequate ways to practice qi gong can actually disrupt the way qi flows in our meridians, which will eventually lead to health problems.”[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]But like, how is this possible?[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]And more importantly: How can these guys be sure they won’t rip their dicks off?[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]“Simply put, the pelvic floor muscles and testicles are among the first to be strengthened [via weight hanging] when practicing Iron Crotch, and when these are strengthened to a degree, stunts like these can be pulled off,” Grandmaster Tu maintains.[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Grandmaster Tu has a degree in martial arts from the elite National Taiwan Normal University and a master’s in Chinese medicine. He draws upon ancient Taoist and Buddhist traditions along with principles of Chinese medicine in order to develop his Iron Crotch program. (Iron Crotch has roots in ancient Taoist traditions and with 5th century Shaolin Monks.)[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Beginners start with lighter weights — between three and five pounds — and work their way up as they develop their practice. At least one student, “Jorge,” claims in the testimonial section of Grandmaster Tu’s website that within three years he was able to lift 323 pounds with his undercarriage — among numerous other amazing feats [sic throughout]:[/color]

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]“Besides the incredible fact that my genitals can lift hundreds of pounds, I am enjoying a strong, youthful body capable of feats that were unachievable in younger years. I am having a progressive experience of an iron body that can withstand hits with hard objects and aging has slowed down.[/color]

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]“Regarding health, I have noticed that staying healthy has become more and more normal and that if the body has some symptoms of disease it can recover with greater speed.[/color]

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]“I encourage men (and women) to explore this practice with the guidance of an expert like Master Tu. Its potential as preventive medicine and physical fitness development is outstanding. The human genitals are reservoirs of extraordinary power and Iron Crotch has the key to access it.”[/color]

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]For a Western perspective, I reach out to sexologist Paul Nelson of Franktalk.org, an online forum for men suffering from ED, and president of the Erectile Dysfunction Foundation. He tells me that weight hanging is “rampant” in the penis-enlargement world, and that he does believe modest stretching and massaging of the penis can improve blood flow, which can help someone with ED. “If there’s trauma or an unnatural state of extended times when there’s no blood flow, massaging will manually force blood into the penis,” he explains. “For men with ED, they’re usually not getting nocturnal erections or even any ‘chubbies’ throughout the day [so any additional blood flow to the area is beneficial].”[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]But, he continues, from a fertility standpoint: “There’s nothing to support the idea that there’s a correlation between longer penises, harder erections, etc. and quality of sperm.”[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]As for the risks associated with hanging large weights from one’s penis (or using it to pull aircraft), he was even less forgiving. “Where do I begin? Snapped nerves, ruptured pelvic floor muscles, torn tunica albuginea [the interior sheath that helps create erections], torn cavernosa [the blood-filled part of the penis], strangulation of the glans [the head] of the penis, innumerable torn tendons, ligaments and connective tissue. Plus, the penis is anchored to the anus. Who wants to find out how bad that could get?”[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]The U.S. Marines removed body hardening from its martial arts program in 2011 “due to its limited effectiveness and tendency to cause injury when improperly conducted.” (It’s unclear if these hardening exercises included towing tanks and other multi-ton artillery with the dicks of recruits.)[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Grandmaster Tu acknowledges Western skepticism of Iron Crotch, especially because of the “stigma” surrounding topics that have to do with genitalia, “but after having taught for over 40 years, the results that students have obtained are irrefutable.”[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Still, there’s an old American proverb that seems particularly apt: Don’t try this at home.[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]
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[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)]Stephen Jackson is a writer living and working in San Francisco.[/color]

[Greg]

I'm so proud.

[Drunk Monk]

So CCTV is here.  They are mainly interviewing Gigi, but she can't really tell us what this is about apart that there are 8 episodes and they are working with Liang Shou-yu and Tian Chongfang (WildAid champ 2015).  We staged an 'action' scene where we all pretended we were selecting the next cover.  They put the cameras on me and asked some questions, but I don't even know if the filmmakers (man & woman) speak English, and that's always awkward.  I regret not saying something more Chinese nationalistic, but after the weekend's cold, I just wasn't feeling it.  But my Mandarin is so rusty, I'm not even going to try.

Now they are trying to get a hotel.  Why they didn't get one in advance, I don't know.  Everything in their price range is booked so Gigi is scrambling to work something out.  I'm beginning to wonder if this was their ultimate plan, to get a room somewhere.  

I've been filmed for CCTV documentaries before but I've yet to see any of them.  I do know I've appeared because some Chinese friends have let me know they saw me on Chinese TV.  

It's no El Rey.  

[Greg]

I hope you wore your knickers.

[Drunk Monk]

I only knicker up for yetis, Irishman and Silicon baby dolls.





Wait...WHAT? I...I have no idea why I posted that.