New Legends of Kung Fu Masters: "The Kung Fu Hug"

The post links Kung Fu practice to affection, family distance, and the author’s gradual learning to express care. It recalls a ceremony in 2000, later conversations with Si Fu Julio Camacho, and the moment when the author finally told his father “I love you.”

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• A 2000 ceremony with Si Gung and Si Sok Ricardo Queiroz led to a shared emotional moment about being hugged early in practice.
• The author says his consanguineous family does not openly hug or express affection.
• A college friend described him as someone who does not hug and is not very tender.
• Si Fu accepted the idea that the author could practice this kind of behavior within the Kung Fu family.
• Si Fu explains that a hug should connect one heart to another, not be a rough gesture.
• During dinner, Si Fu says Kung Fu is rare and not everyone understands it.
• He compares public displays of affection to performances done for an audience.
• He says feeling does not need an audience and does not need to be posted on Facebook.
• The author describes finally telling his father “I love you” on New Year’s Eve.
• The author sends Si Fu a message about that moment and receives “I love you too” back.
• The post presents Si Fu as the audience the author needs when he manages a new expression of affection.