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Ba Wang・Aug 02, 2024
The Development Status of Martial Arts Transmission in Yongchun County after the Epidemic
A Casual Conversation at the Pengxiang Martial Arts Hall in Yongchun County, Fujian Province. Interviewee: School Owner Zheng Xiaorong June 22, 2024 Part 1 Zheng Xiaorong (郑晓嵘), male, born in November 1973, is from Taocheng Town (桃城), Yongchun County (永春), Fujian Province. At the age of 12, he st...
Gene Ching・Jul 26, 2024
Shaolin Trips: The Shaolin Zen Music Ritual
For the previous installment of Shaolin Trips, see Shaolin Trips: Shaolin Decheng Wuguan. From Luohe to Dengfeng Many years ago, and I don’t remember when exactly, my Shifu Shi Decheng told me to get WeChat. I hesitated. I already had enough apps. But as I was preparing to return to Shaolin, I ra...
Gene Ching・Jul 22, 2024
Shaolin Trips: Shaolin Decheng Wuguan
For the previous installment of Shaolin Trips, see Shaolin Trips: Immortal Shaolin: The Past, Present and Future of Kung Fu. It’s been 20 years since I’ve been to Shaolin Temple. Honestly, I wasn’t sure I’d ever go back. There are so many places on my bucket list, and now my bucket is one of thos...
Will Wain-Williams・Jul 09, 2024
An Exploration of the Hakka Kung Fu Styles of Hong Kong
When I was around 14 years old, I vividly remember on an episode of the BBC series Mind, Body & Kickass Moves, a wiry-framed man in a Chinese shirt doing some esoteric looking dynamic tension movements in a tiny, cluttered “Dit Da clinic” in a Hong Kong slum. The man then allowed presenter, Chris...
Zhou Zhihui・Jun 18, 2024
Tiger Boxing Inheritance: A Mission of the Heart
On the campus of a university in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, the track field has turned into a martial arts arena, and thousands of students follow the movements of the tiger boxing martial artist professor Sun on the platform, standing in horse stance, punching, shouting...... Since returning to hi...
Gene Ching・Jun 10, 2024
2024 Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship – Shaolin Kung Fu Games
For 2024 Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship – An Auspicious Weekend, click here. For 2024 Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship – May the Fourth be with You! click here. Ever since we first added a second day to the Tiger Claw Elite Championships, Sunday has been the mell...
Stephen Chew・Jun 03, 2024
Inner Secrets by William Donnelly: Discover the Secrets to Elevate Your Taiji
At many parks across the US and around the world one can find groups or individuals moving slowly, striking poses and waving their hands about. Some may be dancing, others contemplating life, but a vast majority are practicing the art of Taiji (sometimes spelled Taiji or T’ai Chi). In a June 2023...
Gene Ching・May 28, 2024
2024 Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship – May the Fourth be with You!
For 2024 Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship – An Auspicious Weekend, click here. Last year, our return after the pandemic got off to a rough start. Waking the TCEC leviathan up again after a few years of sleep teetered on disaster. TCEC woke up grumpy and hungry. There were several ...
Mike Soohey・May 20, 2024
The Elbow Blast Assault
While the repertoire and fighting strategy of Kung Fu consists of applying powerful and deadly hand and foot tactics, most martial artists will tell you that it is the elbow techniques that pack tremendous brutality. In close-proximity fighting situations, elbow techniques provide a dynamic packa...