by Andy_S on Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:31 am
Bao:
FFS.
Jan has been visiting the Village since the early 1980s, and I believe he has been an apprentice of CXW since the early 1990s. He has spent a LOT of time in the village - probably well over four years - and even maintains a house there.
The fact that you are "even less impressed" after hearing his lineage suggests to me you are more impressed with "lineage" than skill.
If you don't lke the skills coming out of Chen village, that is fine. There is other stuff out there. But few people (particularly, few foreign people) have put in more time learning those skills (for what they are worth - gold or muck) than Jan.
Out of curiosity (if you consider this a true mark of skill): How many years have you spent living in rural China, studying under a master?
JarekL
Who is Shen Xijiang? Never heard of him, and I have been doing this art since '95. You don't mean Chen Xiaoxing (Chen Xiaowang's younger brother) do you?
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