EP40 Sifu Kisu: Behind the Legendary Moves in the Avatar Series
Show Notes:
In this podcast, we're speaking with Sifu Kisu, a 5th generation Bak Siu Lum Pai (Northern Shaolim Gate) disciple descended from Great Grand Master Ku Yu Cheong through Master Kenneth Hui of the Northern Shaolin Kung Fu Association.
Sifu Kisu, also known as Kisu Stars, has been a dedicated practitioner of Traditional Chinese Kung Fu for over 50 years and is a master in the Chinese martial arts focusing on the style of Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. He is most famously known for being the chief martial arts director and consultant for the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra.
3:00 Sifu Kisu tells about his life getting started in martial arts and meeting his teacher (Master Kenneth Hui)
10:30 Martial arts students are often interested in what is trendy at the time.
16:00 Kisu's role as chief martial arts director and consultant for the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
18:23 Selecting elements from a few styles of martial arts, such as the Hung Gar style and Bagua style for incorporating into the choreography of the Avatar characters.
21:00 How the characters’ movements are based on authentic martial arts.
27:00 Martial arts is more about self-defense. It’s about self-cultivation and healing.
30:00 The Northern shaolin style follows the rules of natural body development.
32:00 Martial arts is learning to control your own blood, breath and chi–your lifeforce energy–and also those of your opponent.
34:00 As an instructor, you teach the rules of engagement–it’s not just about learning how to fight, but making your movement and your life a work of art.
42:00 How some of his attempts to bring other creative projects to production resulted in ideas being stolen and not wanting to deal with Hollywood anymore.
50:00 Lucky to have helped and watched people grow to their fullest potential as their instructor.
51:30 Using Dit Da Jow and trying out Plum Dragon’s formulas.
54:00 How Kung Fu has made him a better snowboarder.
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10 Mar 2022
EP39 Yang’s Healing Journey with TCM and Chinese Herbal Cooking
Show Notes:
Having healed herself successfully from illness labeled incurable, Yang uses her knowledge and experience to help others to achieve balance and well-being. In her blog, Yang's Nourishing Kitchen, she shares time-tested traditional wisdom from the east to the west, through nutrient-dense real food recipes.
3:00 As part of Chinese culture, food and medicine are integrated.
6:20 Yang became very sick and experienced widespread chronic pain.
9:20 She had various diagnostic tests run, tried various therapies, was misdiagnosed, and all the while, her condition was worsening.
14:20 Believing that recovery was possible was the first step to Yang healing from Fibromyalgia. Also, she felt she had to be willing to try an all-encompassing TCM approach to get well.
16:30 She shares what she has learned along the way in her blog, as a stepping stone for others on their healing path.
19:30 Detoxing her body with a liver flush routine is part of her health maintenance.
22:55 Healing takes time. It took Yang 5 years to feel fully recovered from her illness. During the first two years, she followed a very strict TCM protocol.
24:30 If we can keep our health in check before it gets too out of balance, we will be much better off than if we let ourselves fall apart.
28:00 A TCM protocol that encouraged circulation, as opposed to the Western medicine protocol of icing, helped her pain.
32:00 Yang discusses some of her favorite recipes, including those that incorporate Chinese herbs.
38:00 Although she did write a vegan cookbook, to be supportive of that way of eating, she personally doesn’t eliminate any food groups, focusing instead on overall nutrition.
43:00 She is grateful for the readers who have said her blog has given them hope for recovery from their chronic pain.
Connect with Yang:
Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Yang's Nourishing Kitchen
Resources mentioned by Yang:
Fritillaria Steamed Pear Recipe
Ginseng Chicken Soup Recipe
How Yang beat severe chronic pain using traditional Chinese medicine
Yang's experience with the amazing liver and gallbladder flush
How Yang's husband lowered bilirubin with liver detox
How to do a liver flush for kids
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17 Feb 2022
EP38 The Peace Games and 50 Years of Kung Fu With Sifu Marilyn Cooper
Show Notes:
In this podcast, we’re speaking with Grandmaster Marilyn Cooper, who created The Peace Games and has been training in and teaching Kung Fu for over 50 years.
She studied under Grand Master Kuo Lien Ying and Grand Master Peter Kwok. Kuo taught Cooper traditional Kung Fu and how to train consistently. Peter Kwok taught her a series of traditional forms and systems that progressed from beginning to intermediate and on to advanced moves. While Kuo stressed the health and performance aspects, Peter stressed making the forms function equally for fighting, for health and for performance.
She currently teaches Standing Meditation Yi Ch’uan & Syin Tien Wuji Qigong, as well as practices Wudang Qigong from David Wei. Additionally, she has studied spontaneous style push hands under Zhao Guohong.
Starting out in the mid-1960s as an art student, Marilyn emerged years later, a Kung Fu artist.She has been the subject of numerous feature newspaper articles and television interviews. Her articles on kung fu have been published in Inside Kung Fu, Taijiquan Journal, Kung Fu/T’ai Chi magazines and e-zine and other news media.
She has performed at universities, masters’ demonstrations, and fundraisers. She opened her first Kung Fu school in 1980 in New York City, and has been teaching Kung Fu ever since. She founded a national non-profit institute called Pushing for Peace, whose mission is to promote a T’ai Chi program designed to help prevent youth violence and promote mental and physical health. The Peace Games are now taught all over the world.
4:33 Marilyn’s life story of becoming an artist and how tragically being gang raped at age 16 led her to pursue martial arts.
10:00 What The Peace Games are and why she started them.
15:00 The philosophical reasons behind The Peace Games and an example of how they work.
20:00 Her training journey and what each of her instructors taught her.
25:00 The connection between art and kung fu.
30:00 What she is currently doing and passionate about.
35:00 How Chinese herbs have played a role in her life.
39:00 Her experience with Dit Da Jow.
42:00 Marilyn talks about the book she wrote.
44:00 Fascinating story of Peter Kwok.
49:00 Her personal health practices and advice for longevity.
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YouTube | Facebook | Pushing for Peace Website
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