Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine July + August 2015

KungFuMagazine.com・May 13, 2015

Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine: July + August 2015 Cover Story
Jack Tu
Jackie Chan’s Disciple
By Gene Ching

Xingyi from Dragon Gate Mountain
By Gene Ching and Gigi Oh

Chen Taijiquan Today
Balancing Tradition and Globalization
By Emilio Alpanseque

4 Methods of Dongyue Taiji
By Men Ganhong with Gigi Oh and Cat Hii

In and Out
By Arnaldo Ty Núñez

The Yin Spot
Power from the Dark Side of Forms
By Gene Ching

Flexible Wing Tsun
By Keith Sonnenberg

The Throwing Tactics of Pak Mei Kung Fu
By Williy Pang

Interview with Coach Wu Bin
By Gigi Oh with Zhao Xiaohu

Pudao
The Big Knife
By Yanqing Ding with Jeannie Gee

Featured Weapon
Twin Whip Chains

Tournment - Events - News
Claw Marks
By Jonny Oh with Zhao Xiaohu

James Lacy 1950–2015
By Helen A. Buckett

Master Kwong Man Fong 1945-2015
By the In-Door Disciples of Master Kwong Man Fong

Grandmaster Che Cheng Chiang 1935-2015
By Mary Su

Pie in the Sky
The 23rd Annual Chinese Martial Arts Tournament at U.C. Berkeley
By Gene Ching

Chollywood Rising: Chollywood Tops Hollywood

Kung Fu Horoscope

By Julia Sultana For centuries, humans have looked down humbly upon cradled hands – a mudra gesture - in order to seek higher truths within themselves. Mudras are used within many belief systems and in meditative practices all over the world. This article explores some basic Indian mudras and the...

Mike Soohey・Jan 10, 2025

Unique Yet Vicious Two-Fisted Punches

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...