Introduction: Pilgrimage in the Martial Arts My friends can attest that I keep threatening to write a paper on the growth of “pilgrimage” in the modern martial arts community. In the current era this often takes the form... Continue Reading →
Introduction I am currently pulling my keynote together for next week's Martial Arts Studies conference which will be held at Cardiff University in the UK. (There is still time to register if you are in the area). My address... Continue Reading →
Zhang Guodong and Li Yun. 2015. “Background of Meihuaquan’s Development During Ming and Qing Dynasties” International Journal of Eastern Sports & Physical Education. Vo. 9 No. 1 (April) pp. 117-127 Introduction Meihuaquan, or Plum Blossom Boxing,... Continue Reading →
“I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys. He becomes a sort of hollow, posing dummy, the conventionalized figure of a sahib. For it is the condition of... Continue Reading →
Introduction Welcome to “Chinese Martial Arts in the News.” This is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea in which we review media stories that mention or affect the traditional fighting arts. In addition to discussing important events, this... Continue Reading →
Denis Gainty. 2013. Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Meiji Japan. New York: Routledge. Introduction In this post I have the distinct pleasure of discussing Prof. Gainty’s work on the relationship between the martial arts, embodied identity,... Continue Reading →
Last week I noticed that Kung Fu Tea had attracted over half a million views since its launch in 2012. That seemed like a significant milestone and I wanted to do something to mark the occasion, but I wasn't... Continue Reading →
***I am in the middle of a reading project to prepare for some up-coming posts here at Kung Fu Tea. As such I have decided turn to the archives for this Friday's post. This essay was initially written to... Continue Reading →
Introduction Consider the following. Could the internet as we know it exist without lists? Articles reporting the “Top 10 Mistakes of 2015,” or “5 Facts Every Mother Should Know” seem to dominate the medium. Compiling these strange collections of... Continue Reading →
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