Life Magazine archives photos

[MasterKiller]

March, 1948: Man and woman demonstrating Chinese martial arts.
(http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=059fc4521d0d4f90&q=martial+source:life&usg=__4z_CJeUpP_HNnIWRMZ1DvwyhKJU=&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmartial%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den)

Two men demonstrating Chinese martial arts. March 1948 (http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=c696f531d17d237e_landing)

Local villagers practicing their wrestling techniques. May 1946 (http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=68cd98937179bb3b_landing)

Indians wrestling in a mating game. Brazil, 1967 (http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=ebf4172fe9dc0836_landing)

Arann Reongchai (L) and Prasong Chaimeeboon beginning a match of a Thai boxing game called "Muay Thai." October 1948 (http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=65d96ae886e678c9_landing)

[SPJ]

cool.

I like the 3rd clip, which showed shuai jiao.

:cool:

[sanjuro_ronin]

Nice pics.
Time-Life must have tones of cool stuff like that.

[Xiao3 Meng4]

In the first pic it looks like the old dude's wearing fei's.

[SPJ]

yes, with the advance of technology

using a picture to capture something at the moment and make it timless or immortal or a piece of history.

it is replaced by digital cam and video files.

one of my friend is so into traditional photography.

he uses kodak film papers to print images from a printer.

I just save pic's in the computer and flash drive and view them with a computer.

sort of paperless.

:D

[Lucas]

if i wasnt assuming the muay thai guy on the left was throwing a jumping technique, i would be impressed at how well hes taking being lifted by a shot to the ol saddle spot.

[diego]

March, 1948: Man and woman demonstrating Chinese martial arts.
(http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=059fc4521d0d4f90&q=martial+source:life&usg=__4z_CJeUpP_HNnIWRMZ1DvwyhKJU=&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmartial%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den)

Two men demonstrating Chinese martial arts. March 1948 (http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=c696f531d17d237e_landing)

Local villagers practicing their wrestling techniques. May 1946 (http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=68cd98937179bb3b_landing)

Indians wrestling in a mating game. Brazil, 1967 (http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=ebf4172fe9dc0836_landing)

Arann Reongchai (L) and Prasong Chaimeeboon beginning a match of a Thai boxing game called "Muay Thai." October 1948 (http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=65d96ae886e678c9_landing)
you got the link withe old thai vs kung fu match ups around ww2?. the pic's have dudes in cat stance getting chopped down by round kicks...

[mickey]

Greetings,

The photos of the elderly Chinese guy is that of the late Tong Zhongyi, the author of the The Method of Chinese Wrestling, a book translated into English by Tim Cartmell. Tong was also responsible for categorizing 72 qinna techniques and publishing them out. The photos of the guys doing Chinese Wrestling were probably his students.

Great find, man!

mickey