The artist formerly known as...

[Michael Udel]

Guangdong compared to Fujian

Ray,

Hi, what's up? Guangdong is coming along fine and everything is going well. There are often many good lessons to be learned from daily activities and experiences in inter-cultural phenomenon, but I'm getting help from Pan Gu when I need it, so everything's cool, and apparently moving along according to schedule.

The cities I visited in Fujian are much easier-going, and generally much nicer than Guangzhou, but part of that impression may be due to the Spring Festival time of the year when it seems things slow down in China considerably for 3-4 weeks to celebrate the new year. Right now the temeperatures in Guangzhou are at record highs and the weather was gorgeous most of the time I was in Fujian, especially while in the beautiful and highly recommended coastal city of Xiamen. When you do get a chance to visit Fujian, you'll get a taste of the local dialect, so add Hokkien to your list of things to learn I hope you get to visit there soon!

Best wishes,
Michael

[joko]

Hi, Michael.

I just learned from this thread that we stareted learning from Sifu Wong at about the same time. I attended the Chikung Course in April 2005, and you came several days later to Sungai Petani for the Shaolin Kung Fu Course.

At least you can still practice the Cosmos Chikung by yourself, and certainly Sifu taught you the Shaolin Zhan-Zhuang during the course. What about the One-Finger Shooting Zen?

Best wishes,
Joko

[Michael Udel]

Hello, Joko,

Too bad we missed each other in April 2005. I must have been in Georgetown trying the variety of food there when you were finishing your Chi Kung course.

Not everyone can learn the same way or at the same pace. I absorbed more of Sifu Wong's spiritual and moral teachings than the form sets, Zhan-Zhuang, One Finger Shooting Zen, etc. For me, the physical stuff is very difficult to learn and the chi stuff is easier. I discovered that I simply must have constant face-to-face supervision to learn martial arts, so I need a local teacher.

I was keenly interested in Southern Shaolin Kungfu, but eventually I opted for Tai-Chi Chuan and have continued with my Pan Gu Shengong (qigong) practice and teaching.

Wishing you the very best,
Michael

[Michael Udel]

Farewell

I would like to express my thanks to the Shaolin Wahnam Institute for everything. Regarding recent events: there are some lessons in life that can not be spoken, but must be experienced.

To all my friends, I hope to see you again.

With love for you all,
Michael Udel
mike udel AT yahoo DOT com

[Michael Durkin]

Take it easy Michael, hope to see you here again soon

Have plenty o' fun with your travels in China, keep me posted.

Take care,

[LeeWeiJoo]

I wish you the best on your experiences and your trips, wherever they may take you, Michael

Do keep in touch via the forums

With Shaolin Salute,
Lee Wei Joo

[barrys]

Michael,

Good luck and best wishes.

Barry

[Antonius]

Dear Michael,

I hope you won't find it patronizing (please smile -- it's a joke ) for me to wish you the best of luck, wherever life's path might take you. If you ever feel like coming back, we'll still be here, and you'll still be welcome.

All the best,

[Andrew]

Michael,

We may not agree on everything but I still wish you all the best. It'd be nice if you pop by here every now and then. As Anthony said -- you're always welcome here.

Andrew

[Michael Udel]

Big smile

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[LeeWeiJoo]

Dear Micheal,

Smiling from the heart!

Do tell us where the photo was taken, that is a magnificent statue of Guan Yin Pu Sha in the background.

With Shaolin Smile,
Lee Wei Joo

[Michael Durkin]

Hehehe, theres that classic, big Michael Udel smile

And heres another ...
L to R = Leroy, Steve, Michael Udel, Charles(Cha muir), Wei Foong, Warren, Sifu, (me), Lee Wei Joo, Kevin (dra9on), Joe(Jeo), Steve

Intensive Kung Fu course May 2005.
Good memories Michael Udel.

[Piers]

Yes Michael, I certainly do hope you'll be back here from time to time to tell us about your adventures and experiences... and give us your wise words too.

piers

[Maxime]

Dear Michael,

I hope you will get back to us as soon as possible. I have enjoyed reading your posts. You have a good heart.

And...also... we got to keep on exchanging ideas on Chinese Medicine my friend . Please feel free to contact me whenever you want, on this forum, by PM or direct email.

Meanwhile, I wish you a wonderful stay in China (lucky guy...),

and keep on searching the Yin Tang secrets

Maxime

[Charles David]

The First Transmission

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