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#nineprovincekungfu #9provincekungfu #grandjunction #womensselfdefense #selfdefense #seminar (at Nine Province Kung Fu)

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One time at Shuai Jiao class.. #shuaijiao #chinesewrestling #9provincekungfu #nineprovincekungfu #saturdaynightclass #sifumattjones (at Nine Province Kung Fu)

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Nine Province Kung Fu will be performing June 4th at this year's Fantasy Faire held at Sweet River Gardens!! The opening performance will be mini shop blessings at 11:30am and the second main demo later in the day at 6:30pm. See you guys there! ✌ #sweetrivergardens #fantasyfaire #9provincekungfu #nineprovincekungfu #renaissancefaire #grandjunctionco #kungfudemo (at Sweet River Gardens)

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Congratulations to Luke Horen & Blake Van Gundy on receiving their Red sashes and to Rigo Herrera for getting his Orange sash!! You guys did great! #sashtest #9provincekungfu #nineprovincekungfu #kidssashtest #kidskungfu (at Nine Province Kung Fu)

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Upcoming Demos and Tournaments! #nineprovincekungfu #kungfudemo #kungfucompetition #kungfutournament #grandjunction #9provincekungfu

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Part of Arrow Hand from last nights Southern Class #hunggar #southernkungfu #hunggarkungfu #arrowhand #nineprovincekungfu (at Nine Province Kung Fu)

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David & Jazzys first mini shop blessing! (Black, white, &green lion) Proud of you guys!! #9provincekungfu #liondance #newliondancers #grandjunction (at Post Office-Fruitvale)

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Jet Li and ex-wife, Wong Chau Yin (Huang Qiuyan), in “Kids from Shaolin”.

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The Lion Dance (Mo See) we teach here at Nine Province is a Southern style that uses Fat Shan aka Buddha Mountain style lions whose mouths are curved; as opposed to Hok Shan or Crane Mountain style which have flat or 'duck billed' mouths. Another difference between these two types of lions (though there are many more kinds) is that Hok Shan lion troupe dances are more similar to the Northern acrobatic lions which were originally more for the entertainment of the Imperial court of China. Southern Fat Shan lion dance is more symbolic and is used to frighten away bad spirits and 'bless' the area bringing in good fortune for the shop or home. Hence why it's called a 'Shop Blessing'. Lions which only needs TWO people is more often than not mistaken for a Dragon which usually requires TEN or MORE persons to operate! #liondance #fatshanlion #liondanceinfo #9provincekungfu #grandjunction #westernslope #coloradoliondance (at Nine Province Kung Fu)

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Mako Iwamatsu 10 December, 1933 - 21 July, 2006

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Born in Japan, Mako Iwamatsu moved to the United States following the Second World War. He joined the military during the 1950s and it was around that time that he discovered his love for the theatre. 

Mako had a long and successful career in the entertainment industry. He was featured in several episodes of M*A*S*H, he played the role of Akiro The Wizard in Conan the Barbarian, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles.

The average age of Tumblrs being what it is, I think most would be surprised to learn of Mako’s presence throughout their childhood. Mako did voice work as “The Narrator” in several episodes of Dexter’s Laboratory, as Aku in Samurai Jack, as Uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and as Master Splinter in the 2007 animated film TMNT (the film was released after his death). 

Mako made several one-time appearances in many television programs throughout his career. No matter how small the part, however, he always found a way to breathe life, character, and heart into every performance. 

Because Mako passed away in 2006 (shortly after recording season two of A:TLA), he was unable to finish his work as the lovable Uncle Iroh. However, the show’s creators honoured Mako’s contributions by naming a character in Legend of Korra after him. 

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Lion Dance class is FREE to all students of Nine Province Kung Fu Wednesday @ 7pm and Saturday @ 2pm! Let's make a whole little gang of Kwans!

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqQzxJZ4Zc) I did the illustrations and animation! Happy Chinese New Year!

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I need this little guy as a tat! SO cool! 😎

Concept sketches for this amazing project!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/927022196/kwan-the-chinese-lion For the love of lion dancing! Please support!

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Older video of the first successful ‘Oracle Roll’ for our lion dancers! 🙌

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A great school if you’re in the Grand Junction Colorado area “Nine Provence” kung fu and tai chi.

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First day of Sifu Kisu seminar!