Introduction The New Years holiday is a great time to take a moment to reflect on where we have been in the last year. After all, the first step in making a useful resolution is to engage in a little... Continue Reading →
Introduction New Years is upon us and that means that it is time to sit back and reflect on the year's accomplishments and events. This is particularly important in the martial arts as only through studying our actions and responses... Continue Reading →
Meet Bernard, the Kung Fu Elf With only a week left until Christmas it is time to finish off that holiday shopping list. Martial artists are hard to shop for and students of martial studies doubly so. Who knows... Continue Reading →
In this semi-regular segment Kung Fu Tea attempts to update readers about interesting martial arts stories in the news that you may have missed. If you know of a story related to the Chinese martial arts that is currently developing... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the November edition of "Chinese Martial Arts in the News." This is part of a regular series of posts that present us with an opportunity to discuss recent developments in the news and popular culture. If you know... Continue Reading →
Welcome of the Halloween 2012 edition of Kung Fu Tea! A few weeks ago I had the chance to review Alex Gillis' groundbreaking work on the origins and development of Tae Kwon Do, A Killing Art. Click on the links... Continue Reading →
Chinese Martial Arts in the News: October 29th, 2012: Commercialization, Authenticity and Bruce Lee.
Welcome to the "Frankenstorm" edition of "Chinese martial arts in the news." Every few weeks I update readers about recent events and important developing trends. If you have suggestions for a story that I should be watching feel free to... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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