KUNG FU TAI CHI magazine - Winter 2019

KungFuMagazine.comOctober 24, 2018

Cover Story
The Steady Bridge of Y.C. Wong
By Kurtis Fujita

Helping the Homeless Find a Balance with Tai Chi
By Lori Ann White

The Punching Power of Chinese Wushu & Other Disciplines
By Emilio Alpanseque

Man at Arms: Art of War Season 2
By Gene Ching

Hong Quan
The Red-Style Boxing From Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces
By Lucas Christopoulos

Southern Style Adaptations of the 5 Shaolin Animals Motif
By Williy Pang

Challenges in Preserving Traditions in Modern Times
Lessons learned from a multi-year martial arts training program
By Michelle Lin

The Many Forms of Five Ancestors Fist
By Sifu Daniel Kun

Kung Fu, Fencing and Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do
By Gene Ching

Going Around in Circles
Traditional Rope Dart
By Amante P. Mariñas I 

Featured Weapon
Warring States Jian

Tournaments - Events - News
Claw Marks
By Jonny Oh

Chen Zhenglei Tai Chi Symposium in Chen Village
By Viola Brumbaugh and Rusel DeMaria

The 7th World Junior Wushu Championships
By Benny Meng

2018 Northern California Chinese Culture-Athletes Federation Kung Fu Invitational and Eagle Cup International Wushu Tai Chi Championship
By Gigi Oh with Sue Woo

Grandmaster Ji Chunhua 1961–2018
By Emilio Alpanseque

Fast Forward to the Fight Scenes: From Chollywood and Beyond
By Gene Ching

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