FEATURE STORIES
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...
Greg Brundage・Feb 20, 2026
Silk Road Kung Fu Friendship Tour Part 48 - Anyang City, China – Shang Dynasty Capital, the National Museum of Chinese Writing and Oracle Bones Research
By Greg Brundage In this sub-series of the Silk Road Kung Fu Friendship Tour - Articles from Anyang city, China, we visit the location of the most ancient dynastic civilization in Chinese history called Yinxu, two spectacular museums, the tomb of the world’s first Warrior Queen Lady Fu Hao (which...
By Gene Ching・Feb 06, 2026
Chinese New Year 2026: Year of the Flaming Stud
By Gene Ching Saddle up for the Year of the Fire Horse. It’s going to be a wild one. Just pair the raging element of fire with the mighty unbridled horse in your mind, and you’ll understand why the Year of the Fire Horse is often considered the unruliest ride of the sixty signs of the Chinese Zod...
Ba Wang・Jan 23, 2026
The KungFuMagazine.com Forums: A Time Capsule of the Golden and Twilight Years of American Kung Fu
By Ba Wang During the tragic COVID period that had just recently left the stage of world history, Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine had officially gone out of print and became digital platform exclusive. I had reached out to the longtime publisher Gene Ching about the current prospects of the magazine. He...
By Gene Ching・Jan 20, 2026
‘Bruce’ Leung Siu-lung 1948-2026
By Gene Ching In my memory, ‘Bruce’ Leung Siu-lung is the only person who ever rejected our offer to be on the cover of Kung Fu Tai Chi. Most clamor for the opportunity, but not Leung. That alone is testament to his character and humility. It is a singular honor. We met Leung in 2019 at the Eagle...
By Gene Ching・Jan 08, 2026
The Kung Fu of FAN EXPO San Francisco 2025
By Gene Ching When FAN EXPO San Francisco first launched in 2022, I thought scheduling it over Thanksgiving weekend was poor timing. Four years later, I’ve completely changed my opinion. Ain’t no place I’d rather be than FXSF on Black Friday. It’s the greatest holiday shopping spree for pop cultu...
Gene Ching・Nov 22, 2025
Return of KungFuMagazine.com
I love the title ‘Return of KungFuMagazine.com.’ It echoes several classic Kung Fu films like Return of the Dragon or Return to the 36th Chamber. And I love the fact that we are returning – not only KungFuMagazine.com here but also Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine – IN PRINT. You read that right. Kung Fu...
Gene Ching・Nov 12, 2025
World Premiere: The Monkey King by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang at San Francisco Opera
By Gene Ching The Monkey King is a new opera by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, premiering at War Memorial Opera House and commissioned by the San Francisco Opera in partnership with the Chinese Heritage Foundation of Minnesota. It retells the creation tail of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, from o...
Gene Ching・Nov 12, 2025
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui on Sutra and the Shaolin Monks
As this interview was going to press, the entire US tour of the Sadler’s Wells and Shaolin Temple Production of Sutra, including their engagement at Cal Performances, was canceled due to injuries recently sustained by central members of the cast. However, with the blessings of Cal Performances, w...