Introduction The New Year is upon us. As such, it is a good time to sit back and reflect on the year’s accomplishments and events. 2013 has been a big year for the field of Chinese martial studies. We have... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to all of Kung Fu Tea’s readers. Thanks so much for your support and feedback over the last year. I think that my friend Bernard, the Kung Fu Elf, left one... Continue Reading →
Thinking about the Future of Kung Fu There are a number of conversations that seem to reoccur with some frequency in the Chinese martial arts. Recently people have been asking whether the traditional fighting styles can survive in the face... Continue Reading →
***I am very happy to welcome Rob Argent back to Kung Fu Tea. This is the third post in his ongoing series introducing some of the essential Kung Fu films which have helped to define the genera. The first discussed... Continue Reading →
Introduction It is clear that weapons training is enjoying a renaissance within the modern martial arts community. Recently some of this attention has come to focus on the blades of the Second World War. It is interesting to speculate on... Continue Reading →
Introduction: Wu Song Beats the Tiger One of the fascinating, yet also frustrating, aspects of Chinese popular culture is the facility with which it generates rich new vocabularies to describe the everyday minutia of life. In some areas, most famously... Continue Reading →
(**This article was originally posted under the title "The Wing Chun Jo Fen" in May of 2014. Co-authorship credit for this post goes to my Sifu, Jon Nielson. This post grew out of a conversation that we had about the... Continue Reading →
Introduction At first individuals like Sun Lutang, Chan Wah Shun, Mok Kwai Lan, Li Pei Xian and Cheung Lai Chuen would not seem to have much in common aside from their love of the martial arts. Collectively they hail both... Continue Reading →
Introduction It is that time of year again. A time for lights and laughter. A time for memory and reflection. But mostly it is a time of terror as you contemplate what you will get for that "very particular" martial... Continue Reading →
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