|
一年前我到家住Youngstown,開了47年捲龍中國武術館的Mark Lee
Pringle先生家里採訪他，Mark家里基本都是中國傢具，墻上都是中華文化和藝術海報及相片，還有他家院子幾乎都是中國林園盆景，我採訪後都不知如何寫這位全部都是中國元素的Mark
Lee Pringle，整整隔了一年，我讀懂了這位帶有中國血統，愛中華文化藝術，做自己熱愛的事業的人。
Mark自幼熱愛中國武術，我仔細看他，幾乎感覺他還眞的有點像中國人，他吿訴我：他有中國人的血統，他的曾祖母是1930年從上海到美國來的，是一位非常了不起的女人，家里都聽她的，也許Mark
Lee Pringle 在他幼小心靈深處就留下了對中國文化的印象。
Mark Lee Pringle
不僅是一位武林人士，他和氣謙虛，總是聆聽他人説話，這次我邀請他來幫助大鼓米線開張，表演舞獅，我們又一次見面交流，我是第一次看他舞獅表演，他謙虛問我：有沒有要求？我説店主滿意就行，他十分負責地與店主溝通。當日他還問我：能不能放爆竹?我説可以的，那天大鼓米線開張大吉,Mark
Lee Pringle與他的舞獅隊的精彩表演，讓氣氛非常熱烈....
Mark Lee Pringle 14歲開始學習武術，那個時候他就往克利夫蘭Rockwell
舊的中國城跑，他有二位中國武術老師，他全方位學習武功，還學螳螂拳太極拳等中華武術，另外他還學習中國民樂器二胡等。他讓我感覺到，他比我這位中國人還中國人，他愛中國美食，在他的Facebook幾乎談的就是中國武術，中國電影和中國美食。還有與他聊天的時候，他總愛説幾句中文。
Mark Lee Pringle，一家人不求榮華富貴只求心安理得，現在他的孫子也在跟他學習舞獅，在Mark Lee
Pringle的身上，我看到的不僅是他喜歡中華文化藝術，我還看到學到一種精神，一種鍥而不捨對人生、對社會的認識及感悟，他充滿了智慧，有價値認知，合理的演出收費，認眞的表演，他還有另外一份職業，表演模仿貓王演唱，去年他才退休不再模仿貓王演唱了。
其實不是每一個人都在某一方面有多少多高天賦，Mark Lee
Pringle靠努力勤奮，靠他對中華文化藝術的着迷喜愛，他達到了夢想的目標，他在Youngstown也是一位家喩戶曉的人物，有武館，有100多位學生，現在又在培養他的孫子學習中華文化，Mark
Lee Pringle，給您掌聲，您是走進夢想的人。
I love Chinese
Culture
By Mark Lee
My love for Chinese culture and
heritage started when I was 15years old. My parents told me I am
part Chinese and part Scottish. My 3rd. Great Grandmother was from
Shanghai. Plus I have other relatives from Hong Kong and Hakka
areas.
I want to learn everything about China that I can . My
parents sent me to Chinese American Culture school in Chesterland,
Ohio with professor Peter Wang.
I learned Mandarin language first ,.. and over the last two years
I’m now learning Cantonese. His wife, Dr. Rose Wang taught
Acupuncture and he also taught cooking and Chinese music.
I have studied Kungfu for 48 years now, and have been teaching for
28 years at my Kungfu school in Girard,Ohio.
I also studied Traditional Chinese Opera in New York City with
Master Hoy . I learned Opera singing, face painting, for Monkey King
& General Guan Yu.
My school performs Lion dance, Dragon dance , QiLin Dance, and
Buddha Monk routines for all cultural and Special events.
I can perform on suo na, er hu, and zhong ruan Music instruments.
“Coiling Dragon Chinese Kungfu School “ 527 Powers ave. Girard,Ohio
ph.# 330 545-2720 also on Facebook as “Mark Lee Pringle
'PART 1 '., Over the last few months I've been sharing more of my
Chinese heritage on here. After so many of you have messaged me
about taking Kung-Fu & Tai-Chi lessons, I thought I would show my
experience from the start. My traditional Chinese Kung-Fu training
started in 1972. (y) After I found out I was part Chinese, my
parents sent me for serious study with Prof. Peter Wang & Dr. Rose
Wang from the 'Chinese-American Culture Institute' in
Chesterland,Ohio Rt. 322. ( they have since retired, but the house
is still standing) These photos are from 1973 & 74'. 'Packard Park
Chinese Tea Garden ' Gazebo photos taken by one of my dearest
friends from High School, the late' Mike McAllister. He had his own
cameras, dark room, & print set-up. Julie McAllister Vugrinovich。 |
