Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine January + February 2016

Kungfu Magazine・December 1, 2015

Cover Story
Into the Badlands with Daniel Wu
By Gene Ching

Calling Out with Calling Hand
By Gene Ching

Tongbiquan
The Early History of Ape-Style Boxing
By Lucas Christopoulos

Triple Stick
By Rick L. Wing

Longevity in Modern Wushu
All Ages Welcome!
By Emilio Alpanseque

The Quest of a Martial Knight
By Gigi Oh and Gene Ching

The Soft Approach (The Art of Seizing)
By Arnaldo Ty Núñez

Flying Sword
By Amante P. Mariñas I

Featured Weapon
Yuan Pei Dao

Tournment - Events - News

Clawmarks
By Gigi Oh with Chen Xinghua

Grandmaster Chen Qingzhou 1935–2015
By Gigi Oh with Gene Ching

The World Taijiquan Network Recognizes Kung Fu Tai Chi Publisher Gigi Oh
By Gene Ching

Tiger Claw Judges’ Union Luncheon Gathering
By Zhao Xiaohu

Kung Fu Tai Chi recognized with Fremont Award
By Zhao Xiaohu

The 4th Shaolin Cultural Festival?
By Gene Ching

Smithsonian Hosts Made In Hong Kong Film Festival
By Ron Wheeler

The First International Wushu Sanshoudao Association USA Branch Directors Preparatory Committee Meeting
By Sue Woo

Chollywood Rising: From Christmas to Spring Festival

Kung Fu Horoscope

For Part 1: Unique Yet Vicious Closed-Fist Punches, click here. Very rarely do you witness a Kung Fu artist use both hands to throw two simultaneous punches to attack or counter an opponent. Despite this rarity, such a practice of punching makes for a very compelling weapon. Typically, these punc...

Mike Soohey・Dec 20, 2024

Unique Yet Vicious Closed-Fist Punches

The closed-fist punch ranks as the most popular and widely utilized handcraft on the fighting art spectrum. Not only is this punch favored, but it is also potent. Experienced Kung Fu artists and full-contact combatants will attest that this hand technique is the most powerful. This attestation li...

Will Wain-Williams・Dec 12, 2024

The Core Forms of Taiji Mantis Kung Fu

The style of Kung Fu known as Praying Mantis (Tanglang Quan 螳螂拳) or just Mantis for short, is probably one of the most visually identifiable styles of Chinese martial art, due to the prolific use of Mantis hooks in its forms. It is a style that many people will be familiar with its origin story t...

Gene Ching・Dec 10, 2024

Danny Trejo on FAN EXPO SF, Tyson vs. Paul, and Doing His Own Stunts

“I love doing these,” says Danny Trejo. “I love doing Fan Expo. And I love the fans.” It’s Friday, Black Friday, the opening day of Fan Expo San Francisco, and Danny Trejo has managed to squeeze a little time in to chat with me privately at the beginning of his packed schedule. He is slated for a...