From some of the earliest twist footage of me to some of the latest.
Turned some old unused footage from last year into a sort of training montage for lion dancing!
We had a demo for Doctors Without Borders at Wushu Exchange in San Francisco.
The hawks in Brisbane, CA flying towards our office building.
The dreaded back tuck! 2003 vs 2010! 😀
Flips and kicking! Worked those front tucks!
I think this was the first time I landed a butterfly to butterfly twist combo. 😛
Stunt session clips from October 2010, including playing with the staff and spear.
Had a ton of footage from the summer that I haven’t edited yet, so decided to throw a bunch of it into one video.
It was worth a try, but is a lot more difficult than they made it look. Let’s see them try to make a whistle out of an egg like I did!
Comparing 2003 to 2010 on the jump front to aerial combo.
Twisting with a staff for the first time!
Lion Dance stacking practice with Ryan Au. We went crazy!
Trying to dunk a basketball using a lion dance lift!
Playing around with some make-shift bridges and lion gesturing practice.
Jared, Thomas, and Ryan on percussions.
Trying some one-sided shoulder sits.
Erika’s 540 and some clips of me crashing in my aerial twist attempts off the tumbletrak.
Practicing some donkey kicks and jumps at lion dance practice.
Practicing some wushu jumps and such at the stunts session.
Stunts session with The Stunt People with Andy Long.
Justing playing around with some editing of Nelson’s nanquan practice video.
A demonstration of frog/toad style during the Master’s Demonstrations at the International Martial Arts Tournament (IntMAT) on April 18, 2010 in San Jose, CA.
Zhang Haiyang, during the Master’s Demonstrations at the International Martial Arts Tournament (IntMAT) on April 18, 2010 in San Jose, CA.
Few clips with slow-motion of me lifting Nicholas.
An video mini-lecture on how you should be weary about the results you hope to attain through any diet, nutritional, or exercise program.
Note: I no longer own the domain mentioned in the video.
Practicing lion dancing including the full lion costume!
Some wushu jump kicks I’m working on. Namely the jump split kick.
The karate in the middle is by Hiroshi Adachi.
Just some jumps and wushu passes at gymnastics.
Lion Dance Practice with Ryan Au at San Francisco Wushu on March 6, 2010.
Just a few split kick and inside kicks at the end of an exhausting practice.
Cooking a big pot of soft foods, perfect for those with braces!
Want to eat like I do?  Here’s how!
Bon appetit!
Advice on how to start a collegiate wushu club.
The 14th Annual Collegiate Wushu Tournament will be tomorrow at the University of Oregon!  Speaking of collegiate wushu, if your school doesn’t have a wushu club, why not start one!  Here’s a a brief look at how to start a wushu club at your college or university.  No wushu experience is needed, just your desire and motivation to bring wushu to your school!
1) Find people who are interested in helping to start the club
2) Hold an interest meeting
3) Have your first interest meeting/first practice
4) Register your club as an official registered student organization and sports club
5) Reserve practice space and schedule regular practices
Remember that organization and leadership is key in getting your club up and running.  Make things fun for everybody and make them feel welcome.  This way, your members will feel more involved and are more likely to continue coming to your practices and even help you run the club.
If anyone ends up starting a club, let us know your success stories!  Or if you have questions or problems starting a wushu club at your school, share your experience and we’ll try to help you out!  Good luck!
A brief analysis of some different Feiyue shoe batches.
I compared some of my old Feiyue shoes to some of the newer ones I just ordered.  The quality of the newer ones is pretty poor.
The Tiger Claw batch…
The sole of the shoe looks and feels quite plastic-like.  The trim between the sole and the bottom of the shoe is not uniformed either. That is, the yellowish part of the shoe spills over to the white bottom lining of the shoe.  The size of the shoe is also larger than my older shoes. Ordering the same size as before, the width of the shoe is wider, causing my heel to slip out even when laced tightly.  From what I ordered, the Tiger Claw batch that I purchased from martialartsmart is not that great.
The wushuproshop Top One batch…
I did manage to find some TopOne branded ones from wushuproshop.  The quality of the wushuproshop batch that I got mine from were a bit better, however still not as good as my older Feiyues.  The width of these were a bit more narrow than the Tiger Claw batch, so the fit is a little more closer to my older shoes.  I also got some red Feiyue knock-offs that are branded for USA Wushu.  I haven’t tried them out, but it looks pretty low-quality.  Nevertheless, red is cool!
Do you know where to get some good quality Feiyues for cheap?  Let me know!