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On the set of the Han Solo prequel film, which has begun production.

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Deadpool #62

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Deadpool vs. Carnage #4

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Born in Guangzhou, China, Bow-sim Mark started seriously training in Wushu during high school, specializing in Tai Chi and Northern Shaolin. At the time, women who studied martial arts were almost unheard of. However, her talents caught the attention of the Great Grandmaster Fu Wing Way, one of the most decorated martial artists in China and founder of Fu Style Tai Chi. He ended up taking her in as his private student.

In 1984, Mark won a gold medal at the first International Tournament of T’ai chi ch’uan in Wuhan City. In 1995, she was named Black Belt magazine’s Kung-Fu artist of the year. Before Mark immigrated to the U.S., she was already famous all over China not just because she was a talented female martial artist, but because she was also better than most men in her craft.

“Everything is harder for a woman,” Mark told NextShark with some help in translating from her daughter Chris Yen.  “If a man has to work at 100% to excel, a woman must work at 150%! Not just in martial arts but in any field in order to be taken seriously.”

Mark with Donnie Yen and his sister, Chris Yen.

After teaching at her master’s school for 10 years, she emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1975 where she became one of the first people to introduce Wushu to the West.

“There were only a few Chinese kung-fu schools in Chinatown and mostly karate schools around the suburbs,” Mark said. “My school was the first Chinese ‘Wushu’ school and at the time, Wushu was not known yet in the West.”

As a successful martial arts master who’s had students open up schools themselves, Sifu Mark broke down what makes a good teacher. She notes that while there are many styles of Tai Chi, all tai chi can be judged by six characteristics and six requirements:

“The characteristics are that the movement should be circular, relaxed, calm, continuous, and done with intent and energy. The requirements are that the spine is naturally straight, the shoulders and elbows are sunk, the chest is empty, the movement originates in the waist, the pelvis is at a natural angle, and yin and yang are clear.”

Watch an interview with Bow-sim Mark here.

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Here’s your list of all the protests happening against the Muslim Ban

protest list and article c/o this angel thank u!!

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order severely restricting migration from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Under the “Protection Of The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States,” nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen are prohibited from entering the United States for at least the next 90 days. All refugee admission and resettlement is suspended for at least 120 days, and the admission of Syrian refugees is permanently suspended until further notice.

The section on refugees does not apply to religious minorities who face “religious-based persecution, provided that the religion of the individual is a minority religion in the individual’s country of nationality.” In other words, non-Muslims in Muslim-majority countries are exempt, making this a very clear Muslim ban. The text does not include references to green card holders or dual nationals of those countries, but the State Department and Homeland Security are currently including both of those groups as well in their interpretations.

In response to the Muslim ban, there are protests happening across the country. All the protests listed below are in local time.

Atlanta, Georgia

January 29, 4–6 p.m. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport https://www.facebook.com/events/370576413312630/?active_tab=about

Bloomington, Indiana

January 29, 4–5 p.m. Court House Lawn https://www.facebook.com/events/141181763054369/

Boston, Massachusetts

January 29, 1–3 p.m. Copley Square https://www.facebook.com/events/1808560036070492/

Canton, New York

January 29, 12 p.m. — 1:30 p.m. Park St. and Main St. https://www.facebook.com/events/1877987165813906/

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

January 29, 12 p.m. — 2 p.m. Peace and Justice Plaza https://www.facebook.com/events/1830257140581355/

Chicago, Illinois

January 28, happening now O’Hare International Airport

Denver, Colorado

January 28, 5–7 p.m. Denver International Airport https://www.facebook.com/events/1416101161753999/

Detroit, Michigan

January 29, 3 p.m. Hamtramck City Hall https://www.facebook.com/events/1754583231524900/

January 29, 4–6 p.m. DTW- Macnamara Termial- Intl Arrivals https://www.facebook.com/events/959584757476881/

Houston, Texas

January 28, 7 p.m. IAH Terminal E https://www.facebook.com/events/771992316298993/

January 29, 1–4 p.m. Discovery Green https://www.facebook.com/events/386770058353091/#

Louisville, Kentucky

January 29, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office https://www.facebook.com/events/175651122918583/

Minneapolis, Minnesota

January 28, happening now Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport https://www.facebook.com/events/1626807780957019/

January 31, 4:30–6 p.m. Minneapolis Federal Building https://www.facebook.com/events/294911630924576/

Newark, New Jersey

January 28, happening now Newark Liberty International Airport

New York, New York

January 28, happening now John F. Kennedy International Airport https://www.facebook.com/WorkingFamilies/videos/10154733903016418/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

Omaha, Nebraska

January 29, 1:30–3 p.m. Turner Park https://www.facebook.com/events/1468682563144607/?notif_t=plan_user_invited&notif_id=1485643779835043

Los Angeles, California

January 28, 1–5 p.m. Federal Immigration Office, 300 N. Los Angeles St. https://www.facebook.com/events/390044374684230/

January 28, 5–8 p.m. LAX, Tom Bradley International Terminal https://www.facebook.com/events/1655523898074718/

January 29, 1–4 p.m. LAX, Tom Bradley International Terminal https://www.facebook.com/events/1876148372629363/

Nashville, Tennessee

January 29, 3–4:30 p.m. Sen. Bob Corker’s office https://www.facebook.com/events/1782511105404931/

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

January 28, 7 p.m. Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal A

January 29, 2–4 p.m. Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal A West (Arrivals) https://www.facebook.com/events/252451231859979/

Portland, Oregon

January 28, 3 p.m. Portland International Airport, MAX Terminal

Providence, Rhode Island

January 29, 1–3 p.m. Rhode Island State House https://www.facebook.com/events/1571276276234343/?active_tab=discussion #MuslimBan #NoBanNoWall

Reno, Nevada

January 28, 6–9 p.m. Reno-Tahoe International Airport https://www.facebook.com/events/253898505050158/

Salt Lake City, Utah

January 28, 8–10 p.m. Salt Lake City International Airport https://www.facebook.com/events/232183477187424

San Diego, California

January 28, 5–8 p.m. San Diego International Airport https://www.facebook.com/events/1197079300405276/

San Francisco, California

January 28, 3–5 p.m. San Francisco International Airport, International Terminal https://www.facebook.com/events/1851001951851194

February 4, 4–7 p.m. UN Plaza https://www.facebook.com/events/1860032590936254/

Seattle, Washington

January 28, 5 p.m. — midnight Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) https://www.facebook.com/events/1152820661482173/

January 29, 5–8 p.m. Westlake Park https://www.facebook.com/events/581941758669291/

Washington, D.C.

January 28 Dulles Airport, greeting refugees and immigrants https://www.facebook.com/events/1241814585910234/

January 29, 1–3 p.m. White House https://www.facebook.com/events/1252785808141697/1254651654621779/?notif_t=admin_plan_mall_activity&notif_id=1485550421938754