Day 5 Wudang Shan

September 23, 2009

I woke up and got ready pretty early.  I went outside in the morning air, but it was still a little too early for everyone to meet for breakfast.  I walked down to a small patio and sat at a small circular stone table that was there and enjoyed the morning sunshine and cool air.  [...]

Found under: Chinese Culture, Travel — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 10:00 pm

Day 4 Wudang Shan

September 22, 2009

Today was a fantastic day! I woke up at 6am feeling refreshed after getting to sleep in a normal sized bed.  I practiced Ba Daun Jin and Yang Sheng Gong Qigong sets before getting ready for the day and heading down to breakfast.  The hotel provided a very hearty breakfast that was very satisfying and [...]

Found under: Chinese Culture, Travel — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 10:00 pm

Day 3 Wudang Shan

September 21, 2009

We finally made it to our hotel in Wudang Shan Tian Lu, the nicest hotel on the mountain that is within walking distance from Purple Cloud Temple.  We were on the train from Beijing for 13 hours before arriving in Seng Feng.  Our guide in Beijing got us onto the train, which was surprisingly on [...]

Found under: Chinese Culture, Travel — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 9:20 pm

Day 2 Beijing

September 20, 2009

We have arrived in Beijing and are tired from traveling and we are not done yet. We spent 13.5 hours flying from Chicago to Beijing.  This flight is always exhausting but was much easier traveling with friends.  We talked and played games, watched movies and slept.  I stayed up all night the night before we [...]

Found under: Chinese Culture, Travel — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 8:15 pm

Day 1 Chicago

September 19, 2009

We ended up rushing to our plane here in Chicago and were among the last people to board our flight for Beijing.  We got to the airport in St. Louis at about 8am for our flight to Chicago which left at 10:50am.  Everyone arrived and got checked in with plenty of time to spare so [...]

Found under: Chinese Culture, Travel — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 8:22 pm

Eric Lee China Tour 2009

August 24, 2009

In less than a month I will travel back to China.  This time I will travel to Wudang Mountain, Zhongshan, and Hong Kong.  I am very excited about this trip and September 19th can not arrive soon enough.  My first trip was a very personal journey. I wanted to make the sojourn alone to [...]

Found under: Chinese Culture, Training, Travel — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 7:14 pm

Martial Marketing: The Flier

July 27, 2009

Running a martial arts school can take up a lot of time. It is not always easy but the rewards of operating your own school are tremendous. One of the hardest things is trying to generate growth. Gaining new clientele can be difficult for anyone that owns their own business. You [...]

Found under: Running a Martial Arts School — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 7:49 pm

New Pictures and Other Updates

June 11, 2009

I have not been posting new articles and updates with the frequency that I would like for the past several months. I have been spending the majority of my spare time working on updates to some of the back end of this site as well as the the site for my new kung fu [...]

Found under: Uncategorized — Da Shi Xiong Matt Talbert @ 9:14 pm