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 Greetings from the University of Cardiff where I am currently attending the 2015 Martial Arts Studies conference. This is the third guest post by Sascha Matuszak in his ongoing series here at Kung Fu Tea. I thought that... 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 →
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 →
Nigel Sutton. The Wisdom of Taiji Masters: Insights into Cheng Man Ching’s Art. Tambuli Media. 2014. 167 pages. Introduction: Remember a Master of Five Excellences Zheng Manqing (Cheng Man Ching) may not receive... Continue Reading →
Introduction: Village Life in the Urban Imagination In 1925 Teachers College of Columbia University published the first comprehensive modern sociological study of village life in Southern China. The topic itself was not new. As Virgil K. Ho has... Continue Reading →
The Assignment Interested readers will have to wait a little longer for the article promised in the title. A few months ago I was contacted by an editor for a new ABC-CLIO encyclopedia (on popular culture in Asia)... Continue Reading →
Introduction I have been meaning to pull together an updated list of "Top Picks" for a couple of months. Somehow I could never find the time. But with about 290 posts (most of which are... Continue Reading →
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