Why Does Chinese Martial Studies Need Globalization? In a previous post I asked whether “globalization,” understood as the increased movement of capital, goods, people and ideas through networks divorced from the traditional state, is having an impact on the traditional... Continue Reading →
Chan Wah Shun and his Place in the Modern Wing Chun Community. One of the biggest problems in researching the history of the martial arts is the martial artists themselves. They love their styles (or the businesses that they support)... Continue Reading →
The Traditional Chinese Martial Arts: Something that Young Adults used to do? Globalization and technology are having an unmistakable effect on martial arts around the world, and the Chinese martial arts are no exception. Of course this will not come... Continue Reading →
Introduction This is the second part of our biographical sketch of Cheung Lai Chuen. The purpose of the "Lives of the Chinese Martial Artists" series is to better understand the diversity of life pathways and variety of personal experiences... Continue Reading →
This post introduces the second chapter of our ongoing series exploring the lives and careers of martial artists in late 19th and early 20th century China. Very often we artificially restrict our vision of what the traditional martial arts were... Continue Reading →
I would like to use two sets of images to explore the somewhat complex subject of the Chinese military's relationship with the traditional martial arts. Modern Chinese history has witnessed a vast number of military and para-military forces and not... Continue Reading →
Categorizing the Martial Arts of Southern China As I have discussed here, there are a number of different ways that one can conceptualize the traditional martial arts of Guangdong province and the Pearl River delta. One of the more... Continue Reading →
By my count we are in the third era of "Chinese Martial Studies." The first was spearheaded by Tang Hao and ran from the early 20th century to WWII. The scholars interested in the martial arts were mostly from China... Continue Reading →
Traditional Chinese Archery Resources Yeah, I have been bitten by the bug. It seems that archery, in all its many forms, is a hot commodity. Between the "Hunger Games" and "Brave" it has gotten a huge amount of free publicity. ... Continue Reading →
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