Chinese New Year

Preparing For The Chinese New Year 2023 - The Year of the Rabbit

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Preparing for the Chinese

New Year 2023

The Year of the Rabbit

 

Chinese New Year - Year of the Rabbit

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Preparing for the Chinese New Year? If not, you should be! No matter what martial art style(s) you happen to practice, it is a “related” holiday that you can a lot of fun with. It is a holiday that I have had much fun with personally and it has also been beneficial to me in regards to my own combative and energetic studies. Keep reading below as I will explain the Chinese New Year to you, outline some potential gifts you can give and also lay out a great idea for anyone that runs a dojo or is just a member of a dojo!

 

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Preparing for the Chinese New Year

Year of the Water Rabbit

 

 

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A number of years back, I had some chucklehead hater that spent most of his waking life trying to create issues for me that I had to deal with. In one case, I reviewed a product online and he created a smear campaign stating that I had not purchased the product and was a liar…yada, yada. So now I always try to provide what proof I can to verify my purchases and that I did what I said I had done. You’ll find that all listed below and clicking on any image will enlarge it.

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Chinese homophones1A homophone is a fancy word that refers to each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew. play a HUGE role in Chinese culture. In the West, we have unlucky numbers2When it comes to “unlucky” numbers in the West, it is mainly the number 13, but the Chinese really do take it to a whole new level. When it comes to lucky and unlucky3In Chinese, numbers are considered to be auspicious -吉利 – or jili and inauspicious – 不吉 – or buji., you best bet is to stay VERY far away from anything with the number 4 in it and try stick with the number 8.

 

The Chinese character for four (4)4The Chinese character for four is

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Back when I had a home dojo and a handful of local students5For those that don’t know me, I have never had a “professional” dojo or for profit dojo…or a commercial dojo if you prefer. I generally taught out of my home or other local venue. A note to the instructors out there, when you don’t offer commercial services, you can fully control who you do and do not take as a student!, we had great success with having a Chinese New Year party at the dojo itself.

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Since we are talking about the Chinese New Year, I would recommend the link below if you would like to learn more about my Taijiquan6 Yangshi Taijiquan – 楊氏太极拳 – translates to Yang Style Grand Ultimate Fist or Boxing. This page also includes information on Chenshi Taijiquan – 陈氏太极拳 – and Wushi Taijiquan – 吴式太极拳 background and lineage.7You can also feel free to use this link as well: Learn More About My Yangshi Taijiquan Background

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  • 1
    A homophone is a fancy word that refers to each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.
  • 2
    When it comes to “unlucky” numbers in the West, it is mainly the number 13
  • 3
    In Chinese, numbers are considered to be auspicious -吉利 – or jili and inauspicious – 不吉 – or buji.
  • 4
    The Chinese character for four is
  • 5
    For those that don’t know me, I have never had a “professional” dojo or for profit dojo…or a commercial dojo if you prefer. I generally taught out of my home or other local venue. A note to the instructors out there, when you don’t offer commercial services, you can fully control who you do and do not take as a student!
  • 6
    Yangshi Taijiquan – 楊氏太极拳 – translates to Yang Style Grand Ultimate Fist or Boxing. This page also includes information on Chenshi Taijiquan – 陈氏太极拳 – and Wushi Taijiquan – 吴式太极拳
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    You can also feel free to use this link as well: Learn More About My Yangshi Taijiquan Background
  • 1
    A homophone is a fancy word that refers to each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.
  • 2
    When it comes to “unlucky” numbers in the West, it is mainly the number 13
  • 3
    In Chinese, numbers are considered to be auspicious -吉利 – or jili and inauspicious – 不吉 – or buji.
  • 4
    The Chinese character for four is
  • 5
    For those that don’t know me, I have never had a “professional” dojo or for profit dojo…or a commercial dojo if you prefer. I generally taught out of my home or other local venue. A note to the instructors out there, when you don’t offer commercial services, you can fully control who you do and do not take as a student!
  • 6
    Yangshi Taijiquan – 楊氏太极拳 – translates to Yang Style Grand Ultimate Fist or Boxing. This page also includes information on Chenshi Taijiquan – 陈氏太极拳 – and Wushi Taijiquan – 吴式太极拳
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    You can also feel free to use this link as well: Learn More About My Yangshi Taijiquan Background

About Michael Davis

Michael Davis
Beginning his martial training almost 50 years ago, Michael Davis has spent almost his entire adult life attempting to internalize, add to and propagate the body of knowledge that makes up the principles and techniques of the life preserving combative arts and sciences. Michael has taught or assisted with the teaching of seminars and events in 17 US states and four countries. In addition to training every day martial artists, he has taught members of the US military as well as law enforcement at every level...from local LEOs to Federal Marshalls and US Secret Service agents (protective detail). He has co-authored a martial arts book, written numerous magazine articles that were published internationally as well as appearing in and assisting with the production of martial arts videos and other training materials.
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