Happenings

Local races for local people

After nearly too months of skiving, it's time to, get me finger out. Starting with a list of forthcoming, local races, recces and events that I hope to do or just like the look of.

Chrome Hill from Parkhouse Hill

Chrome Hill fell race  Saturday 25.6.16  2pm. Part of the Hollinsclough Academy Summer fete.

Warslow Beer Festival  fell race. Beer, running or it probably should be, running then beer. What's not to like?

Rab mini mountain marathon Evening race Saturday 16.7.16  Manifold Valley, in the White Peak.

The Totley AC Exterminator

Shoe selfys

The landscape artists of ancient China, would often put a tiny Daoist master or a Confucian scholar in their paintings, to show perspective and the insignificance of us humans.

If they had 21st century technology, they would have used, the shoe selfy.

Cowboys favourite; a fat calf

Peregrines in the Canaries 

Pickering Tor PBs

Doh!

steady on

Dragonflys

wtf

How contrived

Wave harriers.. Without any waves or harriers

My favourite

Stuff and ting

Stuff and ting from around the interweb that has amused me. I hope you like it too.

Life of a mountain Scafell Pike made byTerrybnd, an imaginary(digital) friend of mine was shown on BBC 4 this week.
Well Done Terry, you deserve it.

A nice Wushu(kung fu) Vid

Zephr makes an interesting point about rules. Discus.

Claire is training for the 6 day Coastal Challenge.

Pat's Trigger report

New year means it's time for the Dakar Proper bonkers.

Journey to the West

The journey of Chinese philosophy and martial arts to the West. One Last Thing by Paul Read.

 It's all true you know. Chang Sang Feng's furry friend told me so. 

You can find more bean curd blatherings @ http://www.teapotmonk.com/

phooey

Tian Tan Buddha

Self indulgent holiday snaps
Featuring; mountains and martial arts(sort of). 

Mountains

Shan Men(mountain Gate)

Highly reccomended. Free Tai Chi Chuan classes with
William Ng And Pandora Wu Courtesy of the Hong kong Tourism Board

Hands and elbows, knees and feet

Don't mess with the hotel staff in Thailand. They know Muay Thai

Working on my Buddha belly

Ah, Grasshopper!

23/6/13.  3rd Degree Black belt grading.

Whoop, whoop! At last after an 11 year hiatus, I got round to taking my 3rd degree(dan). 

Many thanks to Rajko Dokic of Derby Lau Gar. Top teacher and friend, I couldn't have done it without you.

Mawl

Billy checks out his new xmas lightsabre. He has not been quite the same since we bought him a red collar and he watched the Phantom Menace. 

In a far away universe a long time ago (1977), queuing up, to see the first Star wars film. It blew my 10 year old mind. A swashbuckling adventure with added spaceships and stormtroopers. Wow! Skywalker was a bit wet but Vader, he was a supercool sheriff of Nottingham x10. 

Fast forward to the phantom menace. Rose tinted glasses had made me forget these are cheesy kids films. I was disappointed. It was worth the trip to the pictures though, Ray Parks was stunning as Darth Mawl, truly menacing with some top wushu moves. This guy knows his Chinese martial arts.