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Title: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: Plenum n Heather on February 18, 2013, 03:17:41 PM
Some pics from one of the 3 parades my gwoon participated in over the weekend. A fun, frigid, exhausting weekend!

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Title: Re: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: Philly Q on February 18, 2013, 11:06:19 PM
It looks a lot like Chinatown in London (weather included)!  :)

I have to ask, Ben, what's a gwoon?
Title: Re: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: Sifu Ben on February 19, 2013, 12:38:41 AM
Gwoon technically means hall or building, but in this context it's shortened from Mo Gwoon, or martial hall. It's a name for a Chinese martial arts school.
Gotta say, that Guan Do looks HEAVY.
Title: Re: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: TheyCallMeVolume on February 19, 2013, 01:24:51 AM
Looks like lotsa fun!
Title: Re: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: MrBump on February 19, 2013, 06:56:29 AM
Awesome!
Title: Re: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: Telerocker on February 19, 2013, 07:04:27 PM
Looks like a fun party!  :)
Title: Re: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: Sifu Ben on February 19, 2013, 09:10:06 PM
Just noticed Ben, have you switched to Yee's Hung Ga?
Title: Re: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: Plenum n Heather on February 20, 2013, 05:26:11 PM
Quote from: Sifu Ben on February 19, 2013, 09:10:06 PM
Just noticed Ben, have you switched to Yee's Hung Ga?
I have, indeed. I left Bo Law ... about 3 years ago. I took a couple of years 'off' from kung fu and got my Shodan in Musoshindenryu Iaido. I absolutely LOVED it, but the classes totally clashed with my schedule. Plus, I felt ready to go back to kung fu. I trained at NY Hung Ga for about a year, but it started slowing down and wanted more traditional training, a little less san da/sport training, so I started at Yee's about 3 months ago.

I have been blown away thus far with the quality of the training, depth of history/tradition, and comraderie of my fellow 'brothers' and 'sisters'.
Title: Re: Gung hei fat choy! Chinese New Year in NYC
Post by: Sifu Ben on February 21, 2013, 07:17:53 PM
Glad you're enjoying your training  :)