Sam & Amy ... Turning Chinese!

As the launch of the Beijing Olympics approaches, Sam & Amy countdown to the big day by immersing themselves in all things Chinese ... why does the phrase 'culture shock' spring to mind?  

Lesson 1

Click here to listen to Dangerous Dave teach Sam & Amy how to speak Chinese

Lesson 2

Click here to listen as Sam, Amy & Producer Simon chow down on some authentic Chinese cuisine prepared & explained by Julia He from Castle College, Nottingham

 

 

Lesson 3

Dangerous Dave had an Ancient Chinese Treatment to surprise Sam with ... ACUPUNCTURE! Behind the scenes, Sam has been moaning about having a tense, stiff back recently so Dangerous Dave asked Dr. Ma from Natural Herbs in Beeston to come & give Sam a "treatment" that involved 4 needles and 2 strange looking cups that left some interesting marks! Click here to listen to Sam's treatment again!

 

 

Acupuncture can be used as an alternative medicine for many ailments from Fertility, and Back Pain to treating Depression and helping people stop smoking. If you're interested in Acupuncture, talk to Dr. Ma at Natural Herbs in Beeston on 0115 922 8200

Lesson 4

Sam & Amy had a special Chinese Challenge for Dangerous Dave ... learning a martial art! And it just so happened Gok Wan's brother Kwoklyn Wan runs The Urban Martial Arts Centre in Leicester & was happy to come in & "teach" Dangerous Dave how to fall like a sack of spuds (technically that move is called a "take down"!) Afterwards Kwoklyn also taught Dave some useful self defense techniques against knives & street fights ... Click here to listen again!

 

 

Find out more about Kwoklyn & his Urban Martial Arts centre here

Lesson 5

As the final part of our Chinese Culture Lesson ... Amy learnt from Julia He who teaches Mandarin Chinese at Castle College in Nottigham how to deliver a motivational speech that Sam had written for the Olympic Athletes. Click here to listen again

 

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