Multimedia: Inside the Year of the Tiger Celebration with Sifu Paul Koh and Bo Law Kung Fu
Kristen Rosenfeld, Sifu Paul Koh and Lia Chang celebrate the Year of the Tiger at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022.
I spent my second Lunar New Year celebration at Bo Law Kung Fu located at 290 Grand St., on the corner of Eldridge St. in New York Chinatown.
Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia Chang
Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia Chang
Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia Chang
Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia Chang
Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia Chang
The festivities kicked off with Tiger and Lion Dancers performing on the sidewalk in front of the entrance to the school on February 5, 2022. Inside the school, Kung Fu students, their parents and guests lined the perimeter of the room as the Tiger and Lion dancers continued their performance, followed by Kung Fu demonstrations, and a certificate presentation.
Lion dancers at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangTiger and Lion dancers at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangTiger and Lion dancers at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangA specially designed Tiger head for the Year of the Tiger at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh, headmaster of Bo Law Kung Fu, New York City’s premiere Chinese martial arts school, is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading Kung Fu instructors. BLKF is the only full time, professional Chinese martial arts school in Chinatown with programs for kids, teens and adults. Sifu Koh has taught thousands of students over the past 30+ years. He has authored several books, magazine articles and produced several DVDs on the art of Kung Fu, and in 2018, he launched Kung Fu In A Minute, an endeavor to promote, preserve and protect this ancient art form.
Tiger and Lion dancers at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh dons the Tiger head at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh dons the Tiger head at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh dons the Tiger head at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh dons the Tiger head at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh dons the Tiger head at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangKristen Rosenfeld participates in the Lion Dance at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangRoast pig, the altar and Lunar New Year decorations. Photo by Lia ChangRoast pig, the altar and Lunar New Year decorations. Photo by Lia ChangRoast pig, the altar and Lunar New Year decorations. Photo by Lia ChangLunar New Year decorations. Photo by Lia ChangLunar New Year decorations. Photo by Lia ChangLunar New Year decorations. Photo by Lia Chang
Students and members of the school posed with Sifu Paul Ko for group photos, then feasted on roast pig, fried rice, longevity noodles, a vegetarian mushroom and broccoli dish and a German Chocolate cake decorated with a tiger.
Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangBo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia ChangA Kung Fu demonstration at Bo Law Kung Fu. Photo by Lia Chang
Presentation of Certificates
Sifu Paul Koh and Alison Bernett. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Constantine Yassin. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Devankit Sahoo. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Dviya Gupta. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Francisco Fankbonner. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Vanessa Chen. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Ramon Pena. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Morteza Saifi. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Maya Yassin. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Marcus Chan. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Koyuki Smith. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Isobel Boujnah. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Houssam Raal. Photo by Lia Chang
Sifu Paul Koh and Grace Chen. Photo by Lia Chang
Sui Lan Zhou, Sifu Paul Koh, Kristen Rosenfeld. Photo by Lia Chang
Bo Law Kung Fu ushers in the Year of the Tiger in New York Chinatown. Photo by Lia ChangBo Law Kung Fu ushers in the Year of the Tiger in New York Chinatown. Photo by Lia ChangBo Law Kung Fu ushers in the Year of the Tiger in New York Chinatown. Photo by Lia ChangBo Law Kung Fu ushers in the Year of the Tiger in New York Chinatown. Photo by Lia ChangBo Law Kung Fu ushers in the Year of the Tiger in New York Chinatown. Photo by Lia ChangBo Law Kung Fu Ushers in the Year of the Tiger in New York Chinatown. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh cuts the tiger cake at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangBo Law Kung Fu Lunar Year toast. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh and Sui Lan Zhou at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia ChangSifu Paul Koh and Sui Lan Zhou at Bo Law Kung Fu in New York Chinatown on February 5, 2022. Photo by Lia Chang
Lia Chang loves to tell stories – as an actor, a multi-media content producer, a performing arts photographer and an award-winning filmmaker. A co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films, Lia makes films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, and The Last Dragon. She stars in and is the Executive Producer for the indie films Hide and Seek (AA Film Lab’s 2015 72 Hour Shootout Best Actress Nomination), Rom-Com Gone Wrong, and When the World Was Young (2021 DisOrient Film Audience Choice Award for Best Short Narrative). Lia made her stage debut as Liat in a national tour of South Pacific with Barbara Eden and Robert Goulet, was featured as Joy in Signature Theatre’s revival of Sam Shepard’s Chicago and has worked extensively Off-Broadway. Photo archives: Lia Chang Theater Portfolio collection,1989-2011, housed in the AAPI collection in the Library of Congress’ Asian Reading Room; Lia Chang Photography Collection in The Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library. Awards: 2000 OCA Chinese American Journalist Award, the 2001 AAJA National Award for New Media. Lia is an AAJA Executive Leadership Graduate (2000), a Western Knight Fellow at USC’s Annenberg College of Communications for Specialized Journalism on Entertainment Journalism in the Digital Age (2000), a National Press Photographers Association Visual Edge/Visual Journalism Fellow at the Poynter Institute for New Media (2001), a Scripps Howard New Media Fellow at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism (2002), and a National Tropical Garden Environmental Journalism Fellow (2003). www.liachang.com, www.liachangphotography.com
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