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I’ve noticed a growing community of Western expats in China attacking each other on Youtube. With everyone picking one of two sides (pro-China vs anti-China). There doesn’t seem to be much room...

項莊舞劍, 意在沛公 - Xiang Zhuang performs a sword dance, he is actually aiming at the Duke of Pei.

https://ctext.org/shiji/xiang-yu-ben-ji

"Records of the Grand Historian" by Sima Qian (司馬遷) completed...

Very interesting article! Im sorry to say it's the first time I've seen it. Thanks!

I think it's time for the CMA community to find a new word or name to replace our current western use of the word "Wushu".

Every time I try to use the term "Wushu" as a convenient way to refer to...

I can't tell if that's a sarcastic "sure" based on my response to Mengfei or a sincere "sure". Oh, how we lose so much nuance with text. Why isn't there a sarcastic font for these situations! haha

If I am correct (which I rarely am, lol), some in the Hindu religion view Buddha as one of Krishna's avatars, while Buddhists themselves seem to reject this claim. What I find interesting about...

Fair enough. We can leave it at that. Having said that, I always love engaging in these kinds of discussions (respectfully, of course) so if you're ever down for it, Id love to dive further into it.

Would you say that a lot of the complexities regarding Buddhism in China is rooted in the fact that, even before Mao and the Cultural Revolution, Chinese people were trying to wipe out their own...

That's the Bhagavad-Gita, correct?
In the Gita, doesn't Krishna also say that, even though everyone who worships other deities/religions are indirectly worshipping Krishna, they're all still doomed...

Oh, I do not doubt your claim for a second. I wholly acknowledge that no religion is innocent of this practice. Having said that, my goal was not to discredit Buddhism, but rather to define it.
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This is in no way an attempt to challenge you or your claim, but for me to gain a better understanding of Buddhism in China. In my experience in China, the term "Buddhist" has become so vague that...

Just out of curiosity, how did you come to that conclusion? I enjoy studying and examining world religions, but in my experience, I’ve found Buddhism in China to be very difficult to define. Just...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-propaganda-department-regulate-film-industry-1096127




The government is getting nostalgic for the good ol' propaganda opera movies of the past....

@Jimbo
I agree with pretty all of your points. And provided some great examples.
The example of the CLF sparring competition you provided is a great example of how TCMA's training culture is not...

I'd like to make the argument that the current TCMA training culture is flawed in how it prepares students for practical real life situations and needs to change if it wants to survive. I believe...

None of them. If you're getting jumped by multiple attackers simultaneously, you might get a few good licks in, but you're going down. That is, unless your attackers are uncoordinated morons, in...

Very rarely am I ever excited for a sequel, remake, prequel, reboot, adaption, etc.
But with director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Roger Deakins at the helm, I'm certainly interested in this...

TCMA cannot and will not progress beyond it's current status and questioned relevance among the professional fighting world until the TCMA community is willing to recognize the flaws or problems...

I wonder what grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi would have to say about this marvelous council. lol

Link to article explaining each film ranked:
https://theendofcinema.net/2016/02/11/30-essential-wuxia-films/

I'm not really sure how one determines a fraud anymore. Most instructors and master don't fight anymore to prove their skills. It's a different world. There's no longer a need to prove one's fighting...

I don't really think that the fans are dead. Again, people are really getting into what's coming out of Southeast Asian martial arts films. These guys are doing exactly what HK/Chinese Kung Fu...

It seems that Hong Kong martial arts movie industry has lost a lot of steam since about the time Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero came out. It seems that the days of awesome kung fu...

Hmmm, I'll definitely consider searching for seminars on the subject. Unfortunately, where I live, there's not a whole lot of those available within AT LEAST a 6 hour radius.

I'm in my first year...

Thanks for the facebook page suggestion! Are you a film student or filmmaker as well?