The First YMAA Retreat Center Students

by **Dvivid** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:16 am

by **kame** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:04 pm

LOOK! It's the poison ivy tree.....

by **darth_freak** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:06 pm

wow! I would love to go there! All this knowledge getting passed on! especially all the white crane forms (no one knows them, does one?).
Too bad my physical condition is not perfect, otherwise I would have tried!

I really hope this is gonna happen because I'd love to see the training and students during seminars.

by **scramasax57** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:30 pm

technically its poison oak, not ivy...

by **Inga** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:15 pm

and there speaks the voice of experience?

by **darth_freak** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:02 am

what's with that poison tree ?

by **DOM** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:32 am

it' for the secret poison ivy hand training.

by **DOM** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:37 am

opps tecknically poison oak hand. :lol:

by **Dvivid** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:30 am

It is actually a beautiful Madrone tree, which has a reddish color, and unusual bark and leaves.

However, the ground surrounding the tree is covered with Poison Oak, which is very common out there. The poison oak is pretty easy to remove though, so no worries.

by **darth_freak** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:17 pm

and why should someone worry about that? in the training we have to lick the tree avoiding the poisonous part?

by **Dvivid** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:20 pm

No, actually, like Ciaran at YMAA S Carolina, we EAT the poison oak to build up immunity!

by **Inga** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:54 pm

ah, is that where the post on mouth ulcers came from ?

by **Dvivid** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:22 am

Great article on what its like training at the Retreat Center in California, written by the ever-charismatic Ciaran Harris of YMAA Chapell Hill (NC):

http://www.kungfubricks.com/articles/twciii.htm

by **scramasax57** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:56 pm

that's me making an appearance, second from the left with hands behind back. also the third picture in the article, in the back on the left.

ciaran sums it up pretty well. and poison oak was nothing compared to some things he ate (or nearly ate).

by **Dvivid** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:30 am

Retreat Center site updated.
http://www.ymaa-retreatcenter.org/en/retreatcenter

by **zipwolf** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:25 pm

If i could do that, i totally would, but i have so many goals in life and gongfu is just one regardless of its enormity.

Perhaps an appropriate gap year after i finish college. My girlfriend wants to move to spain anyhow to complete her course in spanish. I could work the weekends and train heavily every other day (within reason). There is a YMAA in spain and i could learn correct form , practice with partners, and spar there,and then weekdays i could train at home...

YES! If we get other people involved we could even afford a nicer house with a HOME GYM and have this house share and such!... in fact... seriously... who is up for that?

by **Inga** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:21 pm

london, madrid or st. peter port?

by **zipwolf** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:43 am

Inga wrote:london, madrid or st. peter port?

You forgot cadillac michigan oh inganess one!

The house would be in spain of course, would you be up for it?

by **Inga** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:48 am

michigan, oh yeah, i remember memorising my states in 3rd grade, isn't that out west somewhere?? um, not spain mate, sorry. love the idea. if you settle on yorkshire, scotland or new england give us a shout eh?

by **zipwolf** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:25 am

Inga wrote:michigan, oh yeah, i remember memorising my states in 3rd grade, isn't that out west somewhere?? um, not spain mate, sorry. love the idea. if you settle on yorkshire, scotland or new england give us a shout eh?

hmm... boston is the most likely place to move to. YEAH!

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