Collected Item: “Michael Wang Oral History, 2022/10/11”
Title
Michael Wang
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Michael Wang
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
kheintzman@gmail.com
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#anxiety, #AsianAmerican, #Boulder, #coach, #Colorado, #fitness, #martialarts, #masking, #mindfulness, #outdoors, #teacher
What is the format of your recording?
Video
In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.
USA, Colorado, Boulder
What is the gender of the interviewee? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their gender in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a gender identity to interviewees.*
he/him/his
What is the age of the interviewee?
45 to 54
How does the interviewee describe their race or ethnicity? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their race/ethnicity in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a racial or ethnic identity to interviewees.*
Asian
Describe the oral history.
Some of the things we discussed include:
Already pivoting to online work pre-pandemic, having little change in work as a coach.
Working as a Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and Qigong instructor during the pandemic.
Taking martial arts classes outside and holding them no matter what the weather.
Coaching highly sensitive people.
Challenging ideas about the limits of what one can do.
Martial arts as relational, creating new exercises to accommodate distancing.
Helping clients better understand emotions and thoughts.
Lineage and tradition in martial arts.
Staying away from politics.
Self focus and inner work.
Emotion and thoughts reinforcing one another in a cycle.
Finding healthy ways to relate to the unknown.
See also:
https://www.mikewangcoaching.com/
https://boulderkungfu.com/sifu-michael-lee-wang/
https://www.sevenstarmantis.com/sifu-michael-wang
https://www.sevenstarmantis.com/lineage
Already pivoting to online work pre-pandemic, having little change in work as a coach.
Working as a Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and Qigong instructor during the pandemic.
Taking martial arts classes outside and holding them no matter what the weather.
Coaching highly sensitive people.
Challenging ideas about the limits of what one can do.
Martial arts as relational, creating new exercises to accommodate distancing.
Helping clients better understand emotions and thoughts.
Lineage and tradition in martial arts.
Staying away from politics.
Self focus and inner work.
Emotion and thoughts reinforcing one another in a cycle.
Finding healthy ways to relate to the unknown.
See also:
https://www.mikewangcoaching.com/
https://boulderkungfu.com/sifu-michael-lee-wang/
https://www.sevenstarmantis.com/sifu-michael-wang
https://www.sevenstarmantis.com/lineage
On what date did you record this oral history?
2022-10-11T11:31