tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907986780725291812011-10-06T11:15:39.485-07:00"The Journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-7543797203663712802011-10-06T11:13:00.000-07:002011-10-06T11:15:39.668-07:00

“Tai Chi (Taiji) is the balancing interaction of yin and yang. Under the Tai Chi (Taiji) System, Taijiquan is the form that we use to cultivate ourselves and learn to develop and understand feeling in our bodies and how to integrate that into movement. Tai Chi (Taiji) training teaches us not only to train our muscles, tendons, and bones, but also to train our intention, internal feeling,

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Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-38561786517754468072010-04-18T18:24:00.000-07:002010-04-18T18:27:13.655-07:00

Come and join us at Ember on April 24th for a night benefiting the Downtown Orlando Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society!!!!Ember is making a difference by donating $1 for every person that walks through the doors after 10pm. This is a great way for the community to work together in the fight against cancer.So come by, bring your friends and enjoy some adult beverages while

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-63002690306715574132009-10-22T19:23:00.000-07:002009-10-22T20:06:29.869-07:00

Episode 1 Teaser Promo - A soldier running from a dark past, a government secret. A New World Order, with an evil agenda.Directed by Ronny Vega, Writers Ronny Vega & George Martial, Producers Shawn Latang and Ronny Vega.

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I usually do not promote websites that pertain to economics or politics, but today is an exception. My brother recently turned me onto the National Inflationary Association (NIA). I watched the video on the website and realized the truth that hyperinflation is right here, right now and we, as Americans, need to understand how to survive and prosper in the years to come. The NIA's goal is to

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Wow...it's been 5 months since my return from the epic adventures at Wudangshan, China and how much I miss my gongfu brothers and sisters there. Before I left for China, I was teaching Qigong classes at the Lotus Yoga Center every Sunday. Now that I'm back in full force with newly developed skills, classes are now being offered on Saturday's at two locations. Saturday:11:00am - Tai Chi and

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After 2 and half months in China, I have returned home to Orlando. I definitely miss being in China...living at the Wudang school, practicing what little Chinese I knew, and so many other exciting things. I met so many interesting people along the way and learned something new when I met someone. So for those keeping up with the blog, I will keep a journal online of my life experiences because

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-51642490551735355662009-01-02T03:55:00.000-08:002009-01-02T16:14:37.608-08:00

On New Years Eve, most of the foreign students and other guests planned a beautiful dinner one of the hotels in Wudang. We arrived at 6pm and enjoyed ourselves for about 2 hours. After a few pi-jiu's (beers), a small group of us went back to Tan-man's room to wait for the arrival of 2009. We listened mostly to funk and reggae while sharing stories from our pasts and drinking more pi-jiu's.

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-1381149770626759922008-12-30T05:16:00.000-08:002008-12-30T23:04:25.384-08:00

A few weeks ago, I was introduced to the delicious Orion Pies. If you've never had one, it's like a little slice of heaven covered in chocolate. I realized after my first Orion Pie that I was hooked on them. Now, I find myself going to the store with a few gongfu brothers and purchasing a box of 6 pies for 10 yuan (which are usually gone by dinner time). A few nights ago, I was chillin with 2

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This performance Wednesday showcased some new forms and hard qigong. I've decided to only post up some photos and videos of the event.Also, I started taking chinese lessons an hour a day to learn the language. It only costs 5 yuan per hour, which is about 75 cents. I'm really excited about this class because I'll learn some conversational chinese as well as pin-yin. Eventhough I'm here at the

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-81829678512097043632008-12-13T02:29:00.000-08:002008-12-14T22:03:49.264-08:00

Today, Master Yuan took us to one of the sacred mountains in Wudang. Wulong Gong Shan (Five Dragons Mountain) is located in a remote part of Wudang and has not been exposed to tourist like Mt. Wudang. It was such an honor and gift to have Master Yuan show us around the mountain range today.It started early in the morning at 7am when 18 of us met at the entrance to the school. Master Yuan led

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The reason I call this post "Karaoke Funerals" is because I had to endure a 3 day funeral ceremony. The funeral took place next to our school and it kept me up all 3 nights. If you have never experienced a funeral in China, let me give you a quick synopsis. The funeral is supposed to be a joyous occasion for family and friends so they celebrate death. And this is done by having a party where

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-15393508421493102882008-12-04T03:02:00.000-08:002008-12-04T23:45:55.358-08:00

Every Wednesday, all the students (including yours truly) has to perform everything they have learned to date for Master Yuan. Here are some video clips of different students performing various forms. Enjoy!Some more photos from Wudang

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-32548466465671331762008-11-30T02:29:00.000-08:002008-11-30T03:03:32.618-08:00

Well, this has been my first week training at Wudang and I will say this...its more than what I expected. The training is rather intense with qigong starting at 620am. The teachers here are amazing and very detailed. Here is what my average day is like:Wake up at 6amQiGong from 620am to 720am (we practice standing mediation and 5 animals QiGong)Breakfast at 730amMorning training from 830am to

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-42052132762292608822008-11-25T06:33:00.000-08:002008-11-26T01:44:52.963-08:00

Here are some video journal entries that I took while traveling around Beijing and on the train. This captures most of my journey so far.

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Journal entry from Sunday....What a day it has been so far. I spent the morning recovering from a hangover because I stayed up till 3am drinking beer with Ville, Anders and Lars. We spent the evening talking about our country's culture and learning something new from each other. When I awoke up around 9am, my head was pounding and I still felt a little drunk. I thought some breakfast would

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EnjoyPhotos from the Beijing Zoo

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Well, my time in Beijing is coming to an end because tomorrow I take the K279 train south to WudangShan. I embark on a 20 hour train ride to one of the oldest places in China to learn more about taiji and qigong. My stay in Beijing has been a blessing. The hostel and its staff have been extremely helpful and welcoming, especially to someone who doesn't speak the language. In the past seven

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Kung fu Panda style does exist!! I saw it with my own two eyes today at the Beijing Zoo. I met up with my Brazilian friends this morning at the hostel's cafe and we decided to go to the zoo. It's a great value, only 15 yuan to enter plus 10 yuan if you want to see the pandas. I must say these pandas are adorable and they definitely know how to entertain the crowds. I witnessed two of them

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-84709489907967972572008-11-21T06:50:00.000-08:002008-11-21T06:54:51.994-08:00

Just some photos...no journal this time. It's too late and Im sitting in the cafe with some new friends from Denmark enjoying TsingTao. Summer Palace fotos...check them out.

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Hello everyone, here are some video clips my daily adventures throughout Beijing. Enjoy!My room Delicious Live Scorpions...mmmmm

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-12062111657472139762008-11-19T04:28:00.000-08:002008-11-19T05:03:35.026-08:00

Another beautiful morning in Beijing...crisp cool air and clear sky. I decided to make my way to the Summer Palace, which I was told would be an all day event. I hopped on the metro to Bagou Lu, catching lines 5 to line 10. As I started to walk down the street, I realized that the Summer Palace was much further than what the mapped proposed. So I called a cab (and no, I did not get ripped off

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-25871579623966490982008-11-17T02:59:00.000-08:002008-11-17T04:27:49.694-08:00

This morning I woke up at 5am to prepare myself for a long day at Wan-li Chang-cheng, as the locals call it. I planned a trip to the Great Wall of China starting at JinShanLing to Simatai with my Brazil friends Andre and Carol. After an "American" breakfast, we met our guide "Jacky" who was going to drive us to the largest structure ever created by man. We boarded our van at 7am and met a German

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-83914391775055875682008-11-17T02:49:00.000-08:002008-11-17T02:58:10.394-08:00

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-54572418566945046502008-11-16T14:00:00.000-08:002008-11-16T14:06:49.466-08:00

I know most of you were wondering if I can speak chinese. Well, thanks to Michelle for letting me borrow her chinese/english phrase book, I've learned some simple phrases to help me in my journey.And Mike said it best, the internet is a great tool. Im happy my friends are setting up an FTP site where I can download some music. You guys are the best!Some common phrases I use quite often...

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-62269710946919492802008-11-15T15:33:00.000-08:002008-11-16T06:23:10.104-08:00

I believe that Serano said it best in the movie "Major League" when paying homage to his little Buddha statue, "Lama Lama Lama Laaaaama". Yesterday, after spending a few hours at the hostel trying to restore the iPod (again thanks to Jon, Collin, RJ and Mike for your suggestions) I decided to venture out on the streets of Beijing. First stop, the Lama Temple. Being only 200 meters away from the

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-36008349971587753952008-11-14T16:07:00.001-08:002008-11-14T16:12:46.760-08:00

I finally made it to Beijing after 13 hour flight from LAX. The flight was just fine until the last hour. I was trying to take a quick nap before landing when I find out the my iPod mysteriously reset itself and lost ALL my music! SO FREAKIN UPSET. The entire flight I was listening to music, watching Dazed and Confused and even playing some Sim Pool...then all of a sudden, my iPod lost all of

Luigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134045184677502340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-490798678072529181.post-36431489852052830142008-11-13T09:21:00.000-08:002008-11-13T10:02:47.856-08:00

So, Wednesday morning my dad drops me off at the airport at 6am to catch a 740am flight to LA. As I'm boarding the plane, I realize that I'm leaving Orlando for 2 months. Reality hits and what a feeling...I'm heading to China! Before catching my flight to Beijing, I decided to spend a day in LA site seeing. Let me tell you, if you haven't been to LA, it's a huge city that is alive at all hours of

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Hello everyone. I've created this site to keep you updated on my journey to China. I will upload photos as soon as I can, so please check in from time to time. I can't promise that I will have access to this site, however I will do my best to keep you informed.So here is a tentative schedule while in China (all dates and locations subject to change)... Nov 15th to Nov 22nd - BeijingNov 23rd

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