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Wow Sir, awesome! Excellent demonstrations! I'd love to train with you one day even for just a day.
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Thanks for the nice comment.
Can't believe it only cost $20 per month for 4 days and 3 hours per week class (1974). That was 50 years ago.
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That's a steal in today's prices. I wonder how much the 20 back then is worth now.
Doe Jones was 750 points.
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I looked it up. The site I went to claims $20 in 1974 is equivalent to $127 in today's money as far as spending power. Man inflation is crazy. I also once read a book where a guy paid $50 a month for rent in NYC in the 60s.
When I was a student,
- Gasline was 23 cent per gallon.
- I worked as a dishwasher in 1971 for $1.20 an hour.
- I then worked in KFC in 1973 for $1.50 an hour.
- My 1974 UT Austin tuition was $75 a semester ($50 for tuition, $25 for school bus fare).
- My rent (1970 - 1971) was $28 per month.
Those were some good old days.
The upstairs right side window was a small room, and I paid $28 a month (1970 - 1971).
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I'm considering doing a trip to new York shaolin in the near future. And ask this question and see what they say. I'm also going to show them some techniques I learned in a southern style and see if they recognize them. I know for a fact they will a few of them because I've also seen shaolin practitioners use them in demos. I liked the conversation we had in this thread, and if anyone else has anything to share put it in here.
