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                      CHAPTER THREE: “THE LUNCH”   I woke up. It was 9:00 am. Master Chang was going to be here in just over two hours. I got up. Brushed my teeth. Cooked some eggs. Poured a bowl of cereal. Ate. Hopped into the shower. Shaved. Took my time getting dressed picking out just the right…

Why didn’t they just call me directly on my cell phone you might ask? Well, this was 2001, I was nineteen and cell phones were still for wealthy! Needless to say, I didn’t have one yet!   “WHAT?!?” This wasn’t happening. I rushed to my room with the message and dialed the twelve digit number….

After a little while longer of trying things out with Curtis, Jackie and Andy seemed pretty content and began to shake everyone’s hand goodbye. I watched Jackie as he shook Curtis’s hand, Bronco’s hand, and the riggers’ hands. He even shook hands with the friends of the people involved who didn’t even do anything! He…

                 CHAPTER 2: MEETING A LIVING LEGEND   I pulled up to the studio, parked and rushed in ready to meet Jackie Chan! But of course, he wasn’t there yet. When you’re an international superstar, people wait for you. I warmed up while Master Chang gave JJ and I a little pep talk then chatted…

Like I was going to let an opportunity like this slip away! Fortunately it was the summer and I didn’t have a summer job. Instead I chose to leave my summer open for any auditions that might have come along. Fortunately for me I did! But even if I had a job, I would’ve called…

Knowledge of techniques and adaptability to students aside, the one key factor that the teacher has absolutely no control over is the rapport he has with the student. Now I’m not talking about a teacher who isn’t polite, skilled, or a good person, I’m talking about the actual “vibe” that the student gets from the…

                                CHAPTER 1: THE AUDITION   It was the summer of 2001 and I was nineteen years old. I had just completed my first year of university, found an “agent” and done my first ever professional “gig”. I had been accepted into the prestigious University College Drama Program (UCDP) at the University of Toronto and…

“There is no fixed teaching. All I can provide is an appropriate medicine for a particular ailment.”   Bruce Lee   Wise words from Bruce Lee’s legendary Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee was not only a martial arts icon for the cinema and incredible athlete, but a gifted teacher as well. From just…