Mike with his niece, Rhiannon in May, 2007. Note that Mike was, at that time, both an Uncle and, well, fat.
Mike in Taiwan in 1992. See? He really was thin, once. Also, he wishes to assure you that he does indeed play the flute, and to apologize for the hair.
Mike doing battle with Hanshi Brodman, May, 2007, before the old gate of Shaolin. Michael Brodman is a ninth dan black-belt in Shorinji-ryu Karate. Just seconds after this picture was taken, he kissed Mike on the nose. No one involved is entirely comfortable with that. 
Mike battling Master Sun Zhenkang, also in May, 2007, in front of Shaolin. Master Sun is a seventh Duan as ranked by China's national Wushu Council. So far as I am aware, this battle did not end with anyone being kissed, and perhaps that's just as well.
From left to right, Michael Brodman, Song Miao, and Michael Butchin, in May, 2007, Tiananmen Square. Mike does not apologize for his hair, though he should.
Mike and Master Sun in front of the Great Wall. Trust Mike to take a picture of the Great Wall that doesn't, in fact, show it. It may be somewhere behind Mike.