Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine November + December 2016

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Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine - November + December  2016 Cover Story
Birth of the Dragon
A Kung Fu Nerd Becomes Bruce Lee
By Gene Ching

Blood Red Fist
The Hallowed Art of Hongquan
By Gigi Oh and Gene Ching

The Solid and Empty of Hung Gar Kuen
By Arnaldo Ty Núñez

The Real Master Po
Shaolin Temple’s Senior Monk Shi Yong Po with a Lesson in Kung Fu, Spirituality and Longevity
By Chris Friedman

Of Rat Tails and the Underworld
The Staff in Chinese Kung Fu
By Rick “Bucky” Wing

Real Fighting versus Film Stunt Choreography
Action Star Jino Kang Reveals 3 Weapons for Film and the Street
By david j. moore

Battle Tested
Tai Chi in MMA
By Nick Osipczak

Powerful Punch Combinations of Xing Yi
By Noel Plaugher

How Many of the Eight Trigrams Work in a Fight?
By Gene Ching and Gigi Oh

Wushu on Paper
The Connection Between Chinese Calligraphy and Wushu Routines
By Emilio Alpanseque

Featured Weapon
Butterfly Swords

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Clawmarks
By Gene Ching

The First Medical Qigong and Eastern Medicine Symposium a Great Success
By William Wren and Dawn Chen

2nd Annual Dean Chin Banquet Brings Out the Family of the Father of Jow Ga Kung Fu in America
By Ron Wheeler

11th Biennial Pan American Championships 2016
By Jackson Wong

The 8th International Traditional Kung Fu Association Chinese Martial Arts Championship
By Gene Ching

2016 Legends of Kung Fu and World Chin Woo Martial Arts Championship & Cultural Festival
By Gene Ching

Chollywood Rising: Title Change, China’s Summer Rush and Coming Soon: Cartoons, Cult Samurai and Shaolin

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