“i know kung fu”
…ok, well, we’re learning it. after months of considering what sort of gym to join (boxing, muay thai, tae kwon do), my baby came up with a great find - USA Shaolin Temple. it’s an authentic shaolin abbott (well, as authentic as can be in manhattan) that’s run by Sifu Shi Yan-Ming - a 34th Generation Shaolin Temple Fighting Monk. he defected to the U.S. in 1992 while on the first-ever Shaolin Temple Monks tour of the U.S. not only is the abbott exactly the type of school we were looking for, but it’s also right down the street from me and it’s affordable.
we’ve both been feeling constant pain and soreness after taking classes for almost a week now…but we’re loving it. the classes are 2 hours long, and i feel like past experience with muay thai and yoga both come in handy…but neither come close to the strength & complexity needed to do the kung fu forms correctly. it’s gonna take lots and lots of practice…
Sifu Shi Yan-Ming
