FEATURE STORIES
Patrick Lugo・May 22, 2026
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU: Not So Long Ago, Not So Far, Far Away
By Patrick Lugo Eighteen days after May the 4th, the original popular TV show from a galaxy far, far away hits theaters. True fans of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu caught 25 minutes from the two-hour-and-twelve-minute movie during Disney’s “Star Wars Day” hype fan event which took place in...
Viktor Sokorai・May 15, 2026
From Traditional Kung Fu to Modern Action Cinema: Training Principles for Authentic Movement
by Viktor Sokorai The global film industry has long drawn inspiration from Chinese martial arts. From early Hong Kong cinema to contemporary international productions, Kung Fu has influenced the visual language of action storytelling. While audiences often focus on the excitement of cinematic fig...
Gene Ching・May 08, 2026
Mortal Kombat II: Round Two, FIGHT!
By Gene Ching This is the year of fighting video game movie adaptations. Mortal Kombat II premieres worldwide on May 8, 2026, and then later this year on October 16, 2026, a new interpretation of Street Fighter debuts. It’s the echo of the double barrel movies of 1997 and 1998. In 1997, Volcano a...
Williy Pang・May 01, 2026
Why Kung Fu? A Good Answer Always Starts with a Great Story
By Williy Pang Of all the martial disciplines that exist today, if you chose to practice Chinese martial arts, in all likelihood it wasn’t just for the martial aspect of the art. As a matter of fact, while the martial may seem to be the obvious, it’s typically in conjunction with some other subtl...
By Gene Ching・Apr 23, 2026
Revenge of Kung Fu Tai Chi
By Gene Ching There it was...finally! The return of Kung Fu Tai Chi in print. For those of you who ordered one, I trust you enjoyed holding a new print edition of Kung Fu Tai Chi in your hands again. I didn’t realize how much I missed that. We do apologize for its tardiness and appreciate your pa...
By Gene Ching・Apr 17, 2026
David Forman on Young Sherlock and a Kung Fu Princess
By Gene Ching Long in the wake of his double-barreled blockbuster Sherlock Holmes films, Director Guy Ritchie returning to the franchise for the small screen with Young Sherlock. The eight-episode first season premiered in March 2026 on Amazon Prime and immediately secured a place in their Top Te...
Patrick Lugo・Apr 03, 2026
Black Salt: John Wick Meets Master of Kung Fu
By Patrick Lugo Ask today’s generation of martial artists what inspired them, and many might point Naruto or Avatar: The Last Airbender as a source for their pursuit. Ask an older generation and those early inspirations would probably be Marvel’s Deadly Hands of Kung Fu or the Black Belt Theater ...
Patrick Lugo・Mar 19, 2026
30 Years of Tiger’s Tale
By Patrick Lugo Ask anyone who’s created them, and they’ll tell you, comics have always taken a long time to create. But martial arts’ longest running comic strip Tiger’s Tale has always been a bit different than the typical comic. As its creator I’m admittedly biased, but I can explain; I’ll eve...
By Gene Ching・Feb 26, 2026
Blades of the Guardians: Wuxia Gone Wild
By Gene Ching The Year of the Fire Horse bursts out of the stables with one of the best martial arts films in years. Blades of the Guardians is a triumph from three of the greatest masters of cinematic Kung Fu: Jet Li, Yuen Woo-ping, and Wu Jing. Wuxia is back, the uniquely Chinese martial arts g...