July 2012
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Now it’s Axel’s turn to show off some sword form (Since it’s often a circus in my room with people coming in and out, I thought I might as well film it).
Jul 27th
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“When in [Kung Fu] strife I talk to Marry, Maria. And she listens. She...”
– Got ya!
Jul 27th
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“Some guys on this camp need to understand this is not freshman dorms, and that...”
– Oh, Xiaolong.
Jul 26th
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Jul 23rd
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The Shaolin Letters: Morning Run
Fourteen weeks earlier and on the second day of my arrival in Shaolin Si Xiaolong Wuyuan, my Shaolin Temple Kung Fu boarding school, I was thrown head first into the fray. By 5:45 am I was in my uniform, standing like a soldier, among roughly 5,000 Chinese students clothed in similar fashion: a sea of red and black, divided into units of 15-20.     As I stood there chafing some warmth into my...
Jul 21st
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My German Kung Fu classmate Dennis performs a traditional sword form with the Dao. That’s my room in Xiaolong btw =) And my super cool Chinese bike makes an appearance at some point during the video.
Jul 20th
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Jul 20th
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Promotion for our Dengfeng-based film production company.
Jul 19th
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As promised, the mini-doc The Making of The Xiaolong Spy Trap: Shaolin Movie Magic … which, mind you, is longer than the movie itself. Produced by: Xiaolong Halls Boredom Pictures, In Association with the Shaolin Temple, and DengFeng LOL Films. Directed by: Yours Truly
Jul 18th
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Jul 18th
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Jul 18th
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Xiaolong Halls Boredom Pictures … In Association With The Shaolin Temple … Present “The Xiaolong Spy Trap” PG-13 for scenes of violence, imaginary bloodshed, and Chris’ ass. Starring Chris the Aussie (and the Assie) Hunk, Jin the South Korean Demon, Pakinam the Egyptian “Fab Toilet Queen of Bad-ass-Shire, Markaz Shaolin”, Tolik the Ukrainian Spy. And the...
Jul 17th
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Jul 17th
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Xiaolong Halls Boredom Pictures … In Association With The Shaolin Temple … Present “Xiaolong’s Betrayal” Starring Jin the South Korean. Dennis the German. Musical score by Kickass Torrents Polysympathetic Orchestral Choir. Written, and Directed by Pakinam The Fab Toilet Queen, of Bad-ass-shire. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Praise for...
Jul 16th
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Jul 16th
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The Shaolin Letters: Character Training
Before coming to China, I was told a lot about how Kung Fu practice is about character building, conquering day-to-day challenges at every corner, and training both body and mind around the clock. OK, OK, I wasn’t told, I saw it in Jet Li movies. But you get the idea. Well, it’s true. For instance, in order for me to pass across from the dining hall door to the dinning hall counters where the...
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Jul 9th
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Xiaolong Training - July 2012, as per Jin (my South Korean classmate Dong Jin Lee). The video is his property.
Jul 8th
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“I’m now chronicling my daily Shaolin pains and adventures in little bursts...”
– Follow me! I’m still in China, but VPNing to sneak around the Great Firewall. Behind the Chinese Big Bro’s back. Shhhhh.
Jul 6th
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The Year of the Little Dragon (Part II)
Pakinam Amer is an award-winning investigative journalist and travel writer. She is currently in Henan Province in China, living near the Shaolin Temple in the martial arts town known as Dengfeng, learning Kung Fu in a boarding school called “Little Dragon”, and chronicling her journey for CairoScene in “The Shaolin Letters: An Egyptian girl’s adventures in ‘Kung Fu China” … … I was woken up by...
Jul 5th
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