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June 4, 2020 Silk Road Kung Fu Friendship Tour © 2020 Gregory C. Brundage All rights reserved First Edition: June 4, 2020 Silk Road Kung Fu Friendship Tour – Vol. 2 Pakistan – Gansu China – Qatar – Addis Ababa, Tigray Ethiopia - Vietnam – Japan – Indonesia - Shanghai, Ningbo, Yuyao China - Thailand and Hong Kong Art in this book from the following sources: Magic Carpet PNG: https://www.clipartmax.com/download/m2i8i8m2Z5Z5Z5i8 _magic-carpet-pictures-soup-gif-transparent Starry Sky background at the end of the Epilogue: https://1freewallpapers.com/starry-sky-milky-way-stars- space-astronomy All other photos/artwork contained in this book are by the author Gregory Brundage These articles were originally published in Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine (California, USA). Author retains all rights. http://www.kungfumagazine.com Marhaba! Huanying huilai! Marhaba is the simplest type of greeting used across the Arabic speaking world; it is soft to say and polite. Most people along the land and maritime Silk Road countries know this word. Chinese often use the phrase “huānyíng huílai” (欢迎回来) “Welcome back.” In this case welcome back to the Wǔlín (武林), “Pugilistic Fraternity” and “Circle of Warriors” of the Sīchóu zhī lù (丝绸之路 Silk Roads)! The Silk Roads are a fantastic mosaic of languages and cultures and it’s good to know a few key words and phrases in different languages. In Volume 2 we continue the ongoing adventures along the Silk Roads starting in Pakistan, then return to China, followed by the Middle East, East Africa, Southeast Asia and then enjoy the action at the amazing 15th World Wushu Championships in Shanghai in 2019, finishing up in Hong Kong. It’s a non- stop adventure because I like to pack as much as is humanly possible into a trip. The world of Wushu Kung Fu is growing and one big family after all. Extraordinary places explored during the Silk Road Kung Fu Friendship Tour - Volume 2 Before leaving on any particular trip I try to plan a schedule to meet the Wushu masters and federation people including national team coaches and athletes, in addition to visiting national museums, ancient Silk Road sites and unique cultural highlights. Likewise, I believe it’s really important to also learn about the indigenous martial arts of every place I visit. In Volume 2 I brought an old friend on several of the trips in this series and thanks to her interest in gemstones we visited a traditional famous diamond mine in Indonesia and the biggest gem markets in several countries. Gemstones have near universal appeal and people have been collecting them for at least 5,000 years. The Silk Roads have always transported the most precious commodities with gemstones foremost among them. Each stop on these adventures finds new friends and offers new beauty and wonder. Right at the beginning I thank the readers for giving me the motivation to record and share these stories. Sparks from the campfire rush up into the heavenly constellations and join in their mighty presence while the camels meditate in an amused silence. The way is always there if you can discern it. Continued from Volume 1… Part 17 in Islamabad Pakistan Amazing Pakistan: Interview with Wushu Master Noor Ahmed Saqib & Visit to the Ancient Metropolis and Silk Road Junction of Taxila. My small place in this story is I left Beijing on December 25th 2017, arriving in Islamabad early on the 26th. A good Pakistani friend I met waiting for the airplane in Beijing gave me a ride to my hotel. My first full day in Pakistan I went to the ruins of a huge ancient civilization called Taxila which I’ll describe later in this story. December 27th, 2017 Islamabad, Pakistan It was on my second day in Pakistan I met and first interviewed Wushu Master Noor Ahmed Saqib. His story is heartwarming, inspirational and profound on many levels. A few days after interviewing him I got an e-mail that had his story in his own words and it was better than the one I wrote. So, in this, Part 17 of my Silk Road Kung Fu Friendship Tour series I simply copy and pasted what he wrote with a few incidental notes from our interview. After that I’ll briefly describe the ancient metropolis of Taxila. Wushu Master Noor Ahmed Saqib “I was born in August 1973 in a town named Baddomalhi in Narrowal District, Punjab Province.” This is a very rural area in Pakistan. During our interview he mentioned “Our family stitched the designs on shawls; it was enough to get by, to survive. We did not always know what will be in our future.” “In 1986, when I was 13 years old, a guy came to our village and showed me and my fellows some kicks and punches. On our request he told that this is ‘Taekwondo Karate.’ We requested him to teach us but after 15 days he left. Then next year in summer vacation again he appeared and taught us kicks and punches. Because I was his best student, he promised me that when I will complete my 10-year study he will teach me up to black belt. I was very excited but later he shifted to the UK. “In 1992, one of my class fellows named Abdul Hameed Tahir met me in Lahore. During discussion he told me that he is learning Kung Fu and he invited me to join the club with him. So, I joined the Kung Fu club in Narrowal. My teacher’s name was Mr. Raza Ali Raan. “My teacher taught me very well and I became his good student. During my second month of training my teacher told us that there is an open martial art competition and we will go to participate. It was 25th December 1992 we went to participate in competition. There were different rules like no face punching and no under belt kicks. But our training was like a street fighter with full body contact and knock out based. So, I fought according to Kung Fu rules and I knocked my opponent down within 40 seconds. Let me tell you that my opponent was blue belt in Taekwondo while I had only 2 months training. “In 1993, I left my village and came to Islamabad (Capital of Pakistan). I started my job at a book shop as a salesman.” During our interview he said: “I came to Islamabad in 1993 and saw another world. Then I got some sense of martial arts and business. I lived in the market for 12 years and used to sleep on the roof of that building,” pointing to a nearby older shop building. “At that time the food stall area where we are now was covered in grass.” In other words, he wasn’t sleeping on the street; he was sleeping on a rooftop. “In 1993, I participated in the National Wushu Championship in Quetta Baluchistan province and secured the Silver Medal. Then in 1994, I participated in a Wushu championship “Punjab vs Azad Kashmir”, where I secured Gold medal and the “Best Fighter” award as I knocked down my two opponents within 7 & 9 seconds. “In 1996, I opened my first Wushu Training school in Islamabad where I had 26 students from 5 countries including Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bosnia and Comoros. I used to speak in three languages including Urdu, Arabic and English because some students couldn’t understand English or Urdu. It was great time when I was learning and teaching at the same time because I had to survive. “In 2000, I started participation in District Wushu competitions; then Divisional Wushu competitions and then I participated in a national championship and won gold medals in all competitions. Those were my last championships in which I participated as a player. “Despite that I was a national champion and best fighter I could not survive with Kung Fu only as there was no financial benefit in teaching or learning Kung Fu. I decided to start some business to survive and keep Kung Fu as a hobby instead of profession. “In 2001, I started my business of building maintenance. I got married in 2003 and was enjoying my life. My daily routine was I used to go to my office at 9 am to 5 pm then go to my club to teach Kung Fu to my students. After a long time in 2016 my school fellow who introduced me in Kung Fu, Mr. Abdul Hameed Tahir called me and asked me to come for Wushu trials for the National Championship. I went there. My friend told me that I was selected as a national coach and I will have to participate in the National Championships with my team. I was surprised. I couldn’t understand how this happened suddenly. I was going to receive the fruit of my 24 years efforts for Wushu Kung Fu and work hardness. I was going to be recognized that I am Kung Fu man. I found tears in my eyes. I praised God Almighty who suddenly blessed me with this greatest prize of my life, Al-ḥamdu lillah (Praise to God). I participated in the 2016 National Championship with my team. My boys secured one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze medal, (Al-ḥamdu lillah). I also participated in the fighting division just to examine myself and where I am, and by the grace of God Almighty I secured the Bronze medal. When I came back from the championship on 20th December, God Almighty blessed me with another award; I found Mr. Gregory is here in Islamabad on his Silk Road Friendship Tour. I emailed him but in fact I was not hoping to get any chance to see him but because it was a gift for me from God Almighty.
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