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Merry Chu Gar Coming in
2014!
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Chu Gar coming in 2014. Read on...
From
RDH:
Today is the second day of Winter and I have spent the
whole of 2013 (nearly) with Lao Sui's family and the Chu Gar Clans in Hong Kong
and China. Although we only published one well
received book this year, extensive Chu Gar documentation was collected
and recorded:
And although I have just now moved back to Pingshan, the
hometown of Kwongsai Mantis, the
first public Chu Gar School we opened this year, in Huizhou, Guangdong,
remains in operation. Let me know if you would like to visit:
 2013 Opening of the first public Chu Gar School
in China
As a result, 2014 may see the release of an extensive
Chu Gar Mantis Documentary on DVDs. Perhaps three or more DVDs as
the completed documentary may be 3 hours or more.
The documentary will use footage from Lao
Sui’s home, Huizhou Chu Gar of Ma, Chen, and Xie Sifus including about one hour
of footage from the
school opening, Hong Kong Chu Gar including Cheng Wan SIfu, Ah Chiu Sifu and
Mantisflix Chu Gar Video footage from 1950 onward, Yang Shou Clan, 1st
generation of Lao Sui, Anthony Chan Sifu (Chu Kai Ming) 1st generation Lao Sui,
and Chu Jun San Sifu's non-Lao Sui lineage (original family of Chu Gar founder,
Chu An Nam). And others yet to be announced.
Sean Robinson, China Mantis Man, has agreed
tentatively to host the Chu Gar documentary. Sean is a lifelong martial artist
of many styles with a background in Yip Sui's Mantis in England and has spent
the better part of 2013 with RDH and the Chu Clans. He participated in this
year's opening of the Huizhou Chu Gar School:
Sean
Robinson, Mantis Sifu Upcoming, demonstrates at Chu Gar School Grand Opening
7/1/13
Sean lives in Shenzhen with his lovely wife
from Shandong and their young son. More of Sean and his contributions to
preserve and promote Mantis upcoming in 2014!
Before leaving the Huizhou School about two
weeks ago, I invited all the Chu Clan brothers (some didn't make it) from Hong
Kong and China to the new School for some
brother-friendship. Our discussion of the
2014 plans to preserve and promote Chu Gar moved from the School and continued
over a fine lunch banquet:
L-R)
RDH, Bin Goh, Ah Chiu, Chen Jian Ming, Chu Jun San, Ma Jiu Hua and others not
shown.
Chen Jian Ming SIfu opens the Huizhou School daily from
3-5 pm now. I will try to return monthly to visit and check-in. It is about a
3-4 hour round trip drive from Pingshan, home of Kwongsai Mantis.
Other 2014 projects I hope to complete, (hope is faith
in things not yet seen), include Kwongsai
Mantis DVD VOL 9 B: Ping Shu, Bao Zhang, Jang Shu, Han Shu, etc. And I'm
working on several new books including the Chu Gar Dummy Short Form and the
Yellow Ox Staff Form, among others.
I'm happy to report for your Mantis interest, that 2013
was a productive year of Chu Gar preservation work and hopefully, in 2014, we
can harvest the fruit of this year's efforts.
I welcome your
personal correspondence.
Thank you for your continued
interest and correspondence and best wishes for a delightful and warm 2013
holiday season! Hope to see you in 2014!
Best,
RDH
Guangdong, China
PS. See a short RDH China TV documentary - click
here
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