Comments for Brooklyn Monk in Asia http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Muay Thai Chaiya by jason michel http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/muay-thai-chaiya/#comment-628 jason michel Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:58:42 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-628 Antonio, I used to learn Chaiya with Kru Lek when I lived in Thailand(Five or six years ago). He was a splendid teacher, always gracious and supportive even at my crap efforts. Nice to see that Tae has made something of himself, he used to punish me rotten. Thanks so much for the video as it brought it all back. Yours Jason Michel Antonio,

I used to learn Chaiya with Kru Lek when I lived in Thailand(Five or six years ago). He was a splendid teacher, always gracious and supportive even at my crap efforts. Nice to see that Tae has made something of himself, he used to punish me rotten.
Thanks so much for the video as it brought it all back.

Yours

Jason Michel

]]> Comment on Vietnamese Martial Arts by brooklynmonk http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/vietnamese-martial-arts/#comment-504 brooklynmonk Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:52:09 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/vietnamese-martial-arts/#comment-504 just curious how your comment about your company in chiang mai is related to vietnamese martial arts. if you could explain that i would be happy to approve it just curious how your comment about your company in chiang mai is related to vietnamese martial arts. if you could explain that i would be happy to approve it

]]> Comment on Martial Arts Odyssey: Yaw Yan Hybrid Part 1 by Steve http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/martial-arts-odyssey-yaw-yan-hybrid-part-1/#comment-502 Steve Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:32:00 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-502 Great post I learned alot! Thanks =) Great post I learned alot! Thanks =)

]]> Comment on In Shanland: At the Battle Front by Mohammed Thein http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/in-shanland-at-the-battle-front/#comment-501 Mohammed Thein Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:56:32 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/in-shanland-at-the-battle-front/#comment-501 Your great efforts are noted. Please contribute about the same - http://tr.im/monmyat Your great efforts are noted.

Please contribute about the same – http://tr.im/monmyat

]]> Comment on Disaster and Repression in Burma by Seaman http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/disaster-and-repression-in-burma/#comment-496 Seaman Tue, 19 May 2009 09:47:55 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-496 Hey Guys! not only so-called Rohingas immigrants have the suffering but also the local Rakhine have serious affect from the SPDC and extremists immigrants. Hey Guys! not only so-called Rohingas immigrants have the suffering but also the local Rakhine have serious affect from the SPDC and extremists immigrants.

]]> Comment on Martial Arts Odyssey: Kuntaw Knife 1 and 2 by Mike http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/martial-arts-odyssey-kuntaw-knife-1-and-2/#comment-495 Mike Fri, 15 May 2009 18:07:05 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-495 Great videos thanks for posting them. Mike Tactical Knife Outfitter Great videos thanks for posting them.

Mike
Tactical Knife Outfitter

]]> Comment on Burmese Refugees: Long Neck Karen Hill Tribe by Len http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/burmese-refugees-long-neck-karen-hill-tribe/#comment-485 Len Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:55:12 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/burmese-refugees-long-neck-karen-hill-tribe/#comment-485 I visited a Karen village about one hour from Pai. It is a traditional village not a tourist village. I found the Karen people to be very friendly and the children going to a Christian school. First time I had ever seen a rural Christian school. You are right when you say that they have limited choices. Women here don't wear the neck rings but the elders are very much concerned that their children will lose their cultural identity if they go to the city. Teachers at the school are aware of this and are putting together dramas made up of students to go into the cities and towns and share with people the story of the Karen. By doing so, the students gain an appreciation for their culture as well as educating the 'outside' world. There is much competition to be a part of these teams which is encouraging. One of our Foundation's goals is to make education available to the Karen children. By doing so, they will be given opportunities that the children in the tourist villages don't have. Education is empowerment but at the same time, we make sure that they never forget where they came from. Instill a sense of pride in who they are and when they get their education, hopefully, they will come back and instill that same sense of pride in those they teach and influence and at the same time, making life easier for all by what they have learned. I visited a Karen village about one hour from Pai. It is a traditional village not a tourist village. I found the Karen people to be very friendly and the children going to a Christian school. First time I had ever seen a rural Christian school.
You are right when you say that they have limited choices. Women here don’t wear the neck rings but the elders are very much concerned that their children will lose their cultural identity if they go to the city. Teachers at the school are aware of this and are putting together dramas made up of students to go into the cities and towns and share with people the story of the Karen. By doing so, the students gain an appreciation for their culture as well as educating the ‘outside’ world. There is much competition to be a part of these teams which is encouraging.
One of our Foundation’s goals is to make education available to the Karen children. By doing so, they will be given opportunities that the children in the tourist villages don’t have. Education is empowerment but at the same time, we make sure that they never forget where they came from. Instill a sense of pride in who they are and when they get their education, hopefully, they will come back and instill that same sense of pride in those they teach and influence and at the same time, making life easier for all by what they have learned.

]]> Comment on Modern Penal Colony A humane Alternative to Brick and Mortar Prisons by Ted Burrett http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/modern-penal-colony-a-humane-alternative-to-brick-and-mortar-prisons/#comment-483 Ted Burrett Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:22:35 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/modern-penal-colony-a-humane-alternative-to-brick-and-mortar-prisons/#comment-483 I noticed that this is not the first time you write about the topic. Why have you chosen it again? I noticed that this is not the first time you write about the topic. Why have you chosen it again?

]]> Comment on Picture Stories, ALG Concept in ESL by John Fotheringham http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/picture-stories-alg-concept-in-esl/#comment-482 John Fotheringham Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:23:00 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/?p=161#comment-482 It is great to finally come across a fellow Linguist/Martial Artist/English Teacher! I am actually writing a book on how to acquire Mandarin, learn martial arts, and teach English in Taipei (http://live-learn-teach.com/). I would love to interview you for my podcast series if you're interested... Anyway, I think the Picture Stories concept is excellent: 1) it can be scaled up or down for different ability levels, 2) it focuses on listening first and allows students to produce output at their level, and 3) it taps into one's visual/spatial intelligence instead of relying only on aural or textual input. It is great to finally come across a fellow Linguist/Martial Artist/English Teacher! I am actually writing a book on how to acquire Mandarin, learn martial arts, and teach English in Taipei (http://live-learn-teach.com/). I would love to interview you for my podcast series if you’re interested…

Anyway, I think the Picture Stories concept is excellent: 1) it can be scaled up or down for different ability levels, 2) it focuses on listening first and allows students to produce output at their level, and 3) it taps into one’s visual/spatial intelligence instead of relying only on aural or textual input.

]]> Comment on Vietnamese Martial Arts by muy thai http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/vietnamese-martial-arts/#comment-480 muy thai Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:03:21 +0000 http://brooklynmonk.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/vietnamese-martial-arts/#comment-480 Great stuff. Nice to read some well written posts. A long way between them. Great stuff. Nice to read some well written posts. A long way between them.

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