One of the things I love are the short little hallway conversations where students connect. Normally I'm not a part of them but seem to catch just the tail end. And that's the way I like it.

They are great because they really give little clues as to what's going on in the new students mind and they are often very funny from my perspective.

So last night I ran into one between two new students. One of the students has twenty some years in the martial arts but just started Shou' Shu' a few weeks ago. The other is completely new to martial arts entirely.

Catch a short segment on us on the radio tomorrow night.

This is from Sheryl Parks. the host of the show.

Thank you so much for sharing your story and Sparking A Difference in
the lives of so many. Your story will be shared in the last five minutes of
our show tomorrow on KBZNZ Talk Radio at http://www.kbznz.com. Our show, Sparks to
Flame, airs the Spark A Difference segment in the last five minutes of our
show which begins airing at 6:00 am and again at 6:00 pm, PST. The show
last 60 minutes. If you just want to hear your segment, I'd tune in at
6:45.

The Sheng Chi Foundation www.shengchifoundation.org currently has one sponsorship available for a student with Asperger's syndrome or a similar high functioning autism disorder to study Shou' Shu'. Available for a child or teen (8-18) at the Valley Springs School.
http://www.shengchikungfu.com

The sponsorship is for 3 months but will likely be renewed at that time.

Sponsorship is provided by the Tri-County Autism Group http://www.tricountyautismgroup.com/

It's a regular occurrence for people to email me and direct me to a youtube video or something similar and say "See these guys are doing something which looks like Shou' Shu'". I always take a look and am left wondering what it is that makes them think what they see is the same. A lot of these queries come from the same individual. In most cases it's intended to discredit Shou' Shu' by showing the principles elsewhere. However sometimes it is well intended and just a student who hasn't yet grasped the ability to tell.

This is kind of cool. When I looked at the front page of the Stockton Record website we were there. This article was in the Stockton Record today.

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090517/A_BIZ/90516...

Not sure what section of the paper it was in since I read it online.

Somebody save me a copy would ya.

Thanks

Shun Shifu Weaver

Recently I was asked by a reporter to write about my experience with teaching kids with bullying problems. I thought I'd also post what I wrote to her here in case it can help someone.

Well they say it's good to learn something new every day. The new thing I learned today was how to unclench the jaws of an attacking pit pull. I wish I could of seen the look of awe and amazement at the moment I saw the technique demonstrated.

While it's not a Shou' Shu' technique I do think it is a bit of advice that could come in handy when trying to defend a life.

Every year Shifu Liz insists that I trek up to Glencoe and bring down a 25' Christmas tree. We drag it down out of the mountains, get a crew of guys, and risking life and limb we hoist it up. then the decorating comes. It's all a pretty dangerous event. But fun.

But this year we made a deal. If I put it up, she takes it down. So here it is. The video of Shifu Liz taking down the Christmas tree her way.

Enjoy!

Want a cardio workout using Shou' Shu'. Try out Cardio Karaticise. Intense workout but with soft style Shou' Shu' motion.

Check out the video.