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The use of Western military advisors was increasingly common throughout this period. 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Source:https://lkchensword.com/ https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/archeologists-han-jian.jpgarcheologists han jianArcheologists uncovering a surprisingly well preserved Han jian during a CCTV documentary. Source:https://lkchensword.com/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/unnamed-file.jpg-A Han dynasty stone mural showing a weapon's rack. 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Source:http://www.macdonaldarms.com/armoury/SeriousSinglesticks.phphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/single-stick-white-house.harpers-weekly.feb-1903.jpgsingle stick white house.Harpers Weekly.Feb 1903Single-stick in the White House. Harper's Weekly, February 1903.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/s-l1600-e1579470300481.jpgs-l1600https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tex.jpgtexhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/scan11.jpgscan112020-01-20T15:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2020/01/13/another-look-at-ritual-theater-and-combat-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/baguadao-cheng-youxin.jpgbaguadao-cheng-youxinhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/book-covers-scott-phillips.jpgbook-covers-scott-phillips2020-01-14T04:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2020/01/05/research-notes-the-katana-invades-america/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/captured-katana.gi_.jpgcaptured Katana.giA well known image of American soldiers gathered around captured Japanese. Many of these weapons would be brought back to the United States at the conclusion of WWII.2020-02-05T14:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2020/01/03/the-top-five-stories-that-defined-a-decade-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/a4a7c806-1b11-11e9-8ff8-c80f5203e5c9_image_hires_053410.jpga4a7c806-1b11-11e9-8ff8-c80f5203e5c9_image_hires_053410https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/8f4f8250-c4ad-11e9-ad8c-27551fb90b05_image_hires_111206.jpg8f4f8250-c4ad-11e9-ad8c-27551fb90b05_image_hires_111206https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/11200588_940670599311414_5289144643441349945_n.jpg11200588_940670599311414_5289144643441349945_nSo what would it look like if Ip Man had been in a Star Wars story?2020-01-05T16:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/12/29/trends-and-stories-that-shaped-chinese-martial-arts-in-the-2010s-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/56184f181c50b.image_.jpg56184f181c50b.imageA student at one of Scott M. 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Source: 2019-09-23T02:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/09/19/who-owns-kung-fu-intangible-cultural-heritage-globalization-and-the-decentering-of-the-asian-martial-arts-2/2019-09-20T18:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/09/13/brian-kennedy-and-the-development-of-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/69669878_10157591893786944_757845665119207424_n.jpg69669878_10157591893786944_757845665119207424_nhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/91-xdjoxdhl.jpg91-XdjOXDHL2020-01-05T04:45:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/09/08/through-a-lens-darkly-61-the-shifting-social-and-economic-value-of-traditional-chinese-weapons/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/s-l1600.jpgs-l1600Vintage postcard (1907-1914) showing a collection of Chinese and other weapons, muscial instruments, pipes and other artifacts. Source:Author's personal collection.2019-09-09T02:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/09/06/doing-research-11-apprenticeship-as-method-in-martial-arts-studies/2019-09-06T04:43:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/08/25/the-good-bad-and-ugly-in-martial-arts-and-combat-sports/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/risk-failure-play.large_.jpgRisk failure play.large2019-08-25T23:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/08/22/rules-of-appropriateness-in-martial-arts-and-politics/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-24-44-pm.pngscreen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-24-44-pmAn images from "The Origins of Macau Wing Chun."2019-08-24T12:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/08/16/three-thoughts-on-hong-kong-social-dislocation-and-the-fog-of-war/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hong-kong-rt-ml-190612_hpmain_4x3_992.jpghong-kong-rt-ml-190612_hpMain_4x3_992https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-16-at-12.40.09-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-16 at 12.40.09 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/washington-post.jpgMen in white T-shirts with poles are seen in Yuen Long after attacked anti-extradition bill demonstrators at a train station, in Hong KongMen in white T-shirts with poles are seen in Yuen Long after attacked anti-extradition bill demonstrators at a train station, in Hong Kong, China July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siuhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-16-at-12.34.24-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-16 at 12.34.24 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-16-at-12.37.21-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-16 at 12.37.21 AMViolent clashes in North Point on the night of August 5th, 2019. Source: SCMP.2019-08-19T20:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/08/19/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-19-2019-hong-kong-bruce-lee-and-new-books/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bruce-lee.tarantino.jpgBruce Lee.Tarantinohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/judo_samoa.scmp_.jpgjudo_Samoa.SCMPhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-18-at-12.39.42-pm-1.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-18 at 12.39.42 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-18-at-10.24.45-am-1.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-18 at 10.24.45 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-18-at-9.29.12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-18 at 9.29.12 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/the-strenous-life.jpgthe strenous lifehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/tai-chi-with-laurie-anderson_-79-1024x682.jpgTai-Chi-with-Laurie-Anderson_-79-1024x682https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/shine.tai-chi.group_.jpgShine.tai chi.grouphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-18-at-12.58.04-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-18 at 12.58.04 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-18-at-12.39.42-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-18 at 12.39.42 PM2019-08-19T15:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/08/11/debating-rules-and-standards-in-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nishimura_ajkc.jpgnishimura_ajkcKendo tournament. Source:https://weblog.tozando.com/strong-kendo-nations/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/65225785_1048308358707731_1178357361790681088_n.jpg65225785_1048308358707731_1178357361790681088_nhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/48369225_934461626759072_1349163306299949056_n.jpg48369225_934461626759072_1349163306299949056_nhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/65956393_2464882600198920_4251366716451323904_n.jpg65956393_2464882600198920_4251366716451323904_n2019-08-12T03:49:51+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/08/09/research-notes-a-japanese-martial-arts-demonstration/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/postcard.japanese-demo.detail.jpgpostcard.japanese demo.detailhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/s-l1600.back_.jpgs-l1600.backhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/s-l1600.jpgs-l16002019-08-09T03:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/08/01/an-overview-of-ma-shi-tong-bei-training/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mayue.jpgmayueMa Yue.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/maxianda.jpgmaxiandahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mamingda1-large-e1553825129655.jpgmamingda1-large-e1553825129655https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mafengtu.jpgmafengtu2019-08-02T10:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/07/29/new-issue-of-martial-arts-studies-bruce-lees-martial-legacies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-29-at-8.33.29-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-29 at 8.33.29 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-29-at-8.33.11-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-29 at 8.33.11 AM2019-07-29T13:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/07/25/through-a-lens-darkly-14-archery-practice-in-late-imperial-china-2/2019-08-01T01:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/07/21/salvage-as-method-in-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.51.23-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.51.23 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.47.27-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.47.27 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.45.54-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.45.54 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.42.31-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.42.31 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.37.29-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.37.29 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.34.11-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.34.11 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.31.52-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.31.52 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.29.37-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.29.37 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-18-at-2.19.39-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-18 at 2.19.39 PM2019-07-18T19:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/07/18/the-problem-of-presentism-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/2019-07-18T17:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/07/14/book-review-deconstructing-martial-arts/2019-08-02T10:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/07/11/history-and-myth-in-lightsaber-combat/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/details-of-lightsaber-hilts.jpgDetails of lightsaber hiltshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ushiwaka-maru-training-with-the-tengu.-1859.-by-kunitsuna-utagawa.-1.jpgUshiwaka-maru training with the tengu. 1859. By Kunitsuna Utagawa.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ushiwaka-maru-training-with-the-tengu.-1859.-by-kunitsuna-utagawa..jpgUshiwaka-maru training with the tengu. 1859. By Kunitsuna Utagawa.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/51036566_382787832283604_4950791751079034880_n.jpg51036566_382787832283604_4950791751079034880_nhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/60317819_430373817525005_6489041576700936192_n.jpg60317819_430373817525005_6489041576700936192_n2019-07-12T01:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/07/07/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-july-8-2019-summer-fun-and-bruce-lee-gets-political/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tristra_head3.jpgTRISTRA_head3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-07-at-8.24.55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-07 at 8.24.55 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sabre-laser-tpla1022242919.pngsabre-laser-tpla1022242919https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-07-at-2.48.27-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-07 at 2.48.27 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/long-spout-tea-pouring-0.jpglong-spout-tea-pouring-0https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-07-at-2.04.43-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-07 at 2.04.43 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beatnpath.shaolin.jpgbeatnpath.shaolinhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-07-at-1.47.15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-07 at 1.47.15 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tiaji.senior-citizens.women_.jpgTiaji.senior citizens.womenhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/wing-chun.penang.jpgWing Chun.penang2019-07-08T18:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/07/04/pilgrimage-and-travel-in-martial-arts-training/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/kendo-training.woodcut.left-side-e1562294769201.jpgKendo training.woodcut.left sideBujutsu joran 武術上覧 (The Shogun Views a Demonstration of Martial Arts) / Chiyoda no on-omote 千代田之御表 (The Central Office at Chiyoda). Right side panel. Source: britishmuseum.orghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/kendo-training.wood-cut.middle-e1562294665128.jpgKendo training.wood cut.middleBujutsu joran 武術上覧 (The Shogun Views a Demonstration of Martial Arts) / Chiyoda no on-omote 千代田之御表 (The Central Office at Chiyoda). Central panel. Source: britishmuseum.orghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/kendo-training.woodcut-print-e1562294372330.jpgkendo training.woodcut print2019-07-07T03:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/30/columbia-and-venezuela-the-political-economy-of-stick-and-machete-fighting-in-the-new-world-part-2/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/maxresdefault.jpgmaxresdefaulthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/grima-colombia.jpgGRIMA-COLOMBIAhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/venezuala-stick-fighting.jpgvenezuala stick fightingStick fighting in Venezuela. Source: CNN.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-8.04.34-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-30 at 8.04.34 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/grima-vs-gilpin.pngGrima vs Gilpinhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/william-liscano.pngWilliam Liscano2019-07-01T01:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/27/stickman-doh-fraid-no-damom-stick-and-machete-fighting-in-the-new-world-part-1/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-27-at-10.48.02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-27 at 10.48.02 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sticklicking-e1561689129293.jpgsticklickinghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/trinidad-whips.jpgtrinidad whipsFiber whips used in the Jab-Jab system. Source: From the Collection of Michael J. Ryan.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/roland-and-benji-as-jab-jab-men.pngRoland and Benji as Jab Jab menhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/benji-and-keegan-demonstrate-kalinda.pngBenji and Keegan demonstrate Kalindahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/gilpin-on-the-beach.pngGilpin on the beachhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/phillip-and-david-in-sticklicking-match.pngPhillip and David in Sticklicking match2019-06-28T04:34:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/24/revisiting-marginality-in-the-martial-arts/2019-06-30T12:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/20/contesting-kung-fus-soft-power-what-modern-chinese-history-can-teach-us-about-public-and-cultural-diplomacy/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.24.25-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.24.25 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.24.15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.24.15 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.52.23-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.52.23 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.23.57-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.23.57 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.23.42-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.23.42 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.23.22-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.23.22 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.23.02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.23.02 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.22.36-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.22.36 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.22.09-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.22.09 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-2.21.52-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-20 at 2.21.52 PM2019-06-21T15:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/16/through-a-lens-darkly-60-the-weapons-rack/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3w72119s5bjwpgguiz9pqnzoj8jhyxccp9dtn2qvf3hylm9ckeztshe5edtjeranqxtp81h9xhsmpud1cklhe2bu1fghzaelcd1mbchzsmmnizyaqatkh4.jpg3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf3hyLm9CkezTSHe5eDtJerANQXTp81h9xhSmpud1CkLHE2bu1FGhZaELcd1MBChzSMmNiZYAQatkh4https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mukden-palace-2-e1560738221451.jpgMukden-Palace-2A much more recent photograph of the Chongzheng Hall. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/weapons_outside_guardhouse_quanzhou_china_1912-e1518388895833.jpgweapons_outside_guardhouse_quanzhou_china_1912-e1518388895833https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-04-11-at-10.58.05-pm-e1560735057866.pngScreen Shot 2019-04-11 at 10.58.05 PMVintage Chinese postcard. Weapons in front of the Chongzheng Hall in the Mukden Palace Complex. Source: Author's personal collection.2019-06-17T02:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/13/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-june-14-2019-xu-soft-power-and-women-in-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/a086cd94-89b1-11e9-a9bc-e8ed9093c066_image_hires_141632.jpga086cd94-89b1-11e9-a9bc-e8ed9093c066_image_hires_141632https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/kim-color.pngKim-Colorhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/e8a9b9e6b0b8e696b0e5a4a7e4bdbfe4b88ee98089e6898be59088e5bdb1-768x512.jpg詹永新大使与选手合影-768x512https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-13-at-6.21.46-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-13 at 6.21.46 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-13-at-12.04.42-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-13 at 12.04.42 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-13-at-12.07.21-pm-1.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-13 at 12.07.21 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jiu-jitsu.pngjiu-jitsuhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/7763de2a-7dd1-11e9-8126-9d0e63452fe9_1.jpg7763de2a-7dd1-11e9-8126-9d0e63452fe9_1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-13-at-12.07.21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-13 at 12.07.21 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/large_zi3zmxd91ayxne6fycxiozvhirz8789xqvgxqmlj8ta.jpglarge_zi3zMxD91AYxne6FycxiozvHiRz8789xQVgxqMLj8tA2019-06-14T03:49:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/10/martial-arts-studies-at-tel-aviv-university/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190605_132502973-e1560136825141.jpgIMG_20190605_132502973https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190604_082418450.jpgIMG_20190604_082418450The Mediterranean as seen from my hotel balcony. Photo by author.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190604_082430778.jpgIMG_20190604_082430778City view as seen from my hotel balcony. Photo by author.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190604_113008392.jpgIMG_20190604_113008392A street sign in Jaffa. Photo by author.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190604_104452443.jpgIMG_20190604_104452443Grafitti in Tel Aviv. Photo by Author. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190606_144532171.jpgIMG_20190606_144532171A campus sculpture. Photo by author.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190604_113656590.jpgIMG_20190604_113656590https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190604_112225182.jpgIMG_20190604_112225182A narrow street in Jaffa. Photo by author.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190604_105711329.jpgIMG_20190604_105711329The beach at Jaffa. Photo by author.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190606_173134415.jpgIMG_20190606_173134415The Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center at Aviv University. Photo by author. 2022-05-26T04:20:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/06/book-review-the-martial-arts-studies-reader-by-qays-stetkevych/2019-06-07T15:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/06/02/the-creation-of-wing-tsun-a-german-case-study/2019-06-03T02:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/05/30/2019-mas-conference-report-martial-arts-studies-comes-to-america/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/60912996_1345562395592137_2332312390147768320_n.jpg60912996_1345562395592137_2332312390147768320_nBoring people fly to Southern California and rent a sports car. Daniel Jacquet flies in and rents a motorcycle! Source: Martial Arts Studies Facebook Group.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/60913153_2436895466363181_5985886518751789056_n.jpg60913153_2436895466363181_5985886518751789056_nhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/61433309_1347177145430662_8769380872542486528_n.jpg61433309_1347177145430662_8769380872542486528_nConspiring with Andrea and Paul, the conference organizers, before my keynote on Friday. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/61315661_1345561128925597_1664257637736251392_n.jpg61315661_1345561128925597_1664257637736251392_nhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/60965423_1345559545592422_5116753380500307968_n.jpg60965423_1345559545592422_5116753380500307968_nProfessors Paul Bowman and Thomas Green. Source:Source: Martial Arts Studies Facebook Group.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/61663410_1348968335251543_7240024231973486592_n.jpg61663410_1348968335251543_7240024231973486592_nProf. Andrea Molle delivering his paper at this years meetings.Source: Martial Arts Studies Facebook Group.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/61403745_2436892976363430_5181749202195054592_n.jpg61403745_2436892976363430_5181749202195054592_n2019-05-31T02:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/05/23/a-visual-study-of-a-set-of-transitional-hudiedao/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104816004.jpgIMG_20190517_104816004https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104616461.jpgIMG_20190517_104616461https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104603559.jpgIMG_20190517_104603559https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104532874.jpgIMG_20190517_104532874https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104415505.jpgIMG_20190517_104415505https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104255318.jpgIMG_20190517_104255318https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104212373.jpgIMG_20190517_104212373https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104059721.jpgIMG_20190517_104059721https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_104024448.jpgIMG_20190517_104024448https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190517_103954863.jpgIMG_20190517_1039548632019-05-24T05:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/05/12/glory-days-and-the-twilight-of-the-guoshu-movement/2019-05-13T02:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/05/09/research-notes-the-chinese-and-japanese-martial-arts-as-seen-on-western-newsreels-2/2019-05-10T02:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/05/05/zheng-manqing-and-the-sick-man-of-asia-strengthening-the-nation-through-martial-arts/2019-07-12T11:30:49+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/05/02/ng-chung-so-looking-beyond-the-three-heroes-of-wing-chun/2019-05-03T01:11:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/04/25/butterfly-swords-and-long-poles-a-glimpse-into-singapores-19th-century-martial-landscape-2/2019-04-25T20:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/04/28/the-19th-century-hudiedao-butterfly-sword-on-land-and-sea-2/2019-04-25T20:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/04/21/through-a-lens-darkly-59-john-s-s-leong-and-southern-kung-fu-in-1969/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/john-leong-and-gm-wong-lei-hk-1960.jpgJohn Leong and gm Wong Lei HK 1960John S. S. Long training with his teacher, Wong Lei, in Hong Kung, 1960. Source: www.seattlekungfuclub.com/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/john-ss-leong.newspaper-photo.jpgjohn ss leong.newspaper photo"It's Done With Stick," Feb. 13, 1969. A Newspaper Photograph. 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Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/silat_malay_wedding.jpgSilat_Malay_WeddingSilat at a Malay Wedding. 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Sure: TPLA.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/53369496_2133784823354905_8315899336164638720_n.jpg53369496_2133784823354905_8315899336164638720_nDaniel thrusting during a Duanbing match on the second day of the workshop. Source: TPLAhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/chad.daniel.me_.ma_.what-is-next.jpgchad.daniel.me.Ma.what is nextChad, Daniel and myself chat with Ma Yue towards the send of the second day of the workshop. Source: TPLAhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/chad-making-blades-on-satuday.jpgChad making blades on SatudayChad Eisner making a quick batch of medium grade polycarbonate blades for the workshop. 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"We wanted it to be safe, we wanted it to be umpired and, most of all, we wanted it to produce something visual that looks like the movies, because that is what people expect," said Michel Ortiz, the tournament organizer. 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pm2019-01-26T01:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/01/21/issue-7-of-martial-arts-studies-now-available-wing-chun-collectivism-and-fighting-gender-stereotypes/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-20-at-11.12.07-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-20 at 11.12.07 pm2019-01-21T14:33:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/01/18/meditations-on-the-blade-ultra-modernity-and-the-fine-art-of-self-promotion/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/offering-foils.jpgoffering-foilsGiven his frequent discussion of the benefits of fencing for female students, and his quotes from Senac's text, it seems only appropriate to end with this image. Source: THE ART OF FENCING BY REGINALD AND LOUIS SENAC, “PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONS OF AMERICA,” 1915.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-17-at-4.47.15-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-17 at 4.47.15 pmhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-18-at-12.11.59-am.pngscreen shot 2019-01-18 at 12.11.59 amhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-17-at-4.24.59-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-17 at 4.24.59 pm2019-01-18T16:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/01/13/wang-ziping-and-the-early-days-of-wushu-two-important-films/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-13-at-10.11.44-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-13 at 10.11.44 pmhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-13-at-10.12.36-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-13 at 10.12.36 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pm2023-03-18T08:43:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/01/10/play-and-learning-in-the-martial-arts/2019-01-11T18:47:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/01/06/through-a-lens-darkly-57-the-asian-martial-arts-and-modern-primitivism/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/japanese-kendo-ad-1955.jpgjapanese kendo ad 1955https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/rituals-of-the-savage-album-cover.jpgrituals of the savage album coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-06-at-11.34.40-am.pngscreen shot 2019-01-06 at 11.34.40 amhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-06-at-12.02.08-pm.pngscreen shot 2019-01-06 at 12.02.08 pmThis advertisement is from the 1970s, but it hits many of the same notes as the one discussed in this post and I love its graphic nature.2019-01-14T17:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2019/01/03/individualism-art-and-craft-reading-bruce-lee-by-the-numbers/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/paint-by-numbers.oriental-garden.jpgpaint by numbers.oriental gardenhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-03-at-11.05.37-am.pngscreen shot 2019-01-03 at 11.05.37 am2019-01-04T14:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/12/31/the-martial-arts-studies-reader-2018s-essential-book/2018-12-31T23:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/12/27/events-and-trends-that-shaped-the-chinese-martial-arts-in-2018/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/chinese-culture-night.jpgchinese-culture-night2018-12-28T01:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/12/25/seasons-greetings-6/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Santa-Christmas-card-Vintage.jpgSanta Christmas card VintageWhen not collecting images of the traditional Chinese martial arts I am often hunting down nice vintage Christmas cards.2018-12-25T05:06:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/12/20/local-resistance-and-guoshu-the-foshan-zhong-yi-martial-arts-athletic-association/2018-12-18T20:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/12/13/bringing-northern-styles-south-a-brief-history-of-the-lianguang-guoshu-institute/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/tai_chi_olympics1.jpgTai_Chi_Olympicshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/tai_chi_olympics.jpgTai_Chi_Olympics2018-12-18T20:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/12/09/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-dec-10-2018-young-masters-colorful-history-chinese-swords/2018-12-10T08:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/12/06/varieties-of-tradition-work-play-and-leisure-in-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ludosport1.jpgludosporthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ludosport.jpgludosportA less traditional Italian martial art.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/italian-martial-art-kicking.jpgItalian martial art.kickingA depiction of kicking and unarmed fighting traditions in the traditional Italian martial arts.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/palio-di-siena.jpgpalio-di-siena2018-12-07T14:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/12/03/wabi-sabi-martial-arts-in-a-warming-world/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/utegagawa.jpgUtegagawaThe beauty of snow, contrasted with the challenge of Winter, has often been a subject for Japanese artists. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bonsai-wabi-sabi-1.pngBonsai.Wabi Sabi.1This red pine is a unique expression of the Wabi-Sabi ethos. Source:https://bonsaibark.com/2012/12/06/theres-bunjin-and-then-theres/2018-12-03T20:10:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/29/2018-christmas-shopping-list-martial-arts-equipment-and-long-reads-to-get-you-through-the-winter-months/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/li-quan-chengdu-chinese-study.jpgLi Quan.Chengdu.Chinese Studyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/combat-con.jpgcombat conhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/chad-lighsaber-tpla.jpgChad.lighsaber TPLAhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-4-35-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 4.35.55 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-4-29-52-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 4.29.52 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-4-22-43-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 4.22.43 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-4-18-21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 4.18.21 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-29-at-11-38-16-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-29 at 11.38.16 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-3-47-05-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 3.47.05 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-28-at-4-08-35-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-28 at 4.08.35 PM2018-11-30T04:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/26/the-modern-roots-of-ancient-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/judkins-rochester-review-interview-copy.pngjudkins.rochester review.interview copy2018-11-26T14:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/23/bruce-lee-memory-philosophy-and-the-tao-of-gung-fu-2/2018-11-23T09:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/18/research-notes-judos-triple-transformation-in-the-china-press-1932/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-18-at-7-01-47-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-18 at 7.01.47 PM2018-11-19T00:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/15/swords-visuality-and-the-construction-of-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/rifle-and-dadao-uwm.jpgrifle and dadao.UWMA second angle of Forman's iconic photo, this time with an improved and more dynamic composition. Source: The Forman Collection at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/big-knife-unts-train-their-bravery-japanese-postcard-copy.jpgbig knife unts train their bravery.japanese postcard copyA vintage Japanese postcard showing images (likely late teens or twenties) of "Big Sword Units training their bravery."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bodyguards-of-chinese-official-sams-photoshop-copy.jpgBodyguards of Chinese official.sam's photoshop copyLate Qing portrait of the Prefect and his personal guard. Photographer unknown (at least by me).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/agsphoto_14513_full.jpgagsphoto_14513_full2018-11-16T04:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/11/the-last-shall-be-first-finding-meaning-in-the-martial-arts/2018-11-15T07:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/08/performance-ethnography-in-the-martial-arts-studies-reader/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/farnsworth-meme.jpgFarnsworth meme2018-11-08T20:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/04/of-pens-and-swords-jin-yongs-journey/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/frisch-louis-cha_03.jpgFrisch-Louis-Cha_03Cha, second from left, in 1960, with the cast of the film “Return of the Condor Heroes.” Source: The New Yorkerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hero-born-cover.jpgHero born coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/jin-yong-bbc.jpgJin Yong.BBChttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/jin-yong-comic.jpgJin Yong comic2025-11-23T10:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/11/01/through-a-lens-darkly-56-new-york-citys-kung-fu-and-the-roaring-1920s/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-10-22-at-4-36-50-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-22 at 4.36.50 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-10-22-at-4-23-54-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-22 at 4.23.54 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-10-22-at-4-03-25-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-22 at 4.03.25 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-10-22-at-4-08-06-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-22 at 4.08.06 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-10-22-at-4-18-43-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-22 at 4.18.43 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-10-22-at-4-21-50-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-22 at 4.21.50 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-10-22-at-4-22-21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-22 at 4.22.21 PM2018-11-06T02:36:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/10/25/martial-classics-the-complete-fist-cannon-in-verse/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/god-of-war.jpggod of warA contemporary depiction of Qi Jiguang's troops from the recent film, "God of War."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aux-troops-ming-pirates.jpegaux troops.ming pirateshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yet-more-woku-pirates.jpgyet more Woku pirateshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/woku-disembarking.jpgWoku disembarkingRaiders disembarking from their boats.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ming_capture_wokou.jpgMing_capture_wokouTransporting prisoners.Source: Ming Qiu Shizhou Taiwan Zoukai Tu (Victory in Taiwan by Qiu Ying [pseudonym Shizhou] of the Ming, 1494 – 1552).  Click here to learn more about this important source.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/woku-vs-ming-3.jpgWoku vs. Ming 3A naval battle with long spears or poles.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wako_zukan-1.jpgwako_zukan.12020-09-27T01:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/10/21/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-oct-22-2018-archery-kung-fu-villages-and-the-lives-of-detective-dee/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-21-at-9-38-30-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-21 at 9.38.30 PMMe leading a break out group of students through a lightsaber set at Ithaca Sabers.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/alexander-bennet-kendo.jpgAlexander Bennet.kendoAlexander Bennet in Kendo gear.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/four-kug-fu-masters.jpgfour kug fu mastershttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/collin_chou_seraph.jpgCollin_Chou_SeraphCollin Chou as Seraph in Matrix Reloaded.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-21-at-5-16-58-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-21 at 5.16.58 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-21-at-8-38-44-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-21 at 8.38.44 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-21-at-3-57-24-pm-e1540167474132.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-21 at 3.57.24 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/traditional-chinese-archery.jpgtraditional Chinese archeryhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/chinese-warrior-show.jpgChinese warrior show2018-10-22T15:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/10/19/who-killed-kung-fu-habermas-and-the-legitimization-crisis-within-traditional-martial-arts/2018-10-21T14:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/10/14/salvaging-history-and-saving-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1200px-skyline_-_hong_kong_china.jpg1200px-Skyline_-_Hong_Kong,_China2018-10-15T03:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/10/11/seeking-identity-with-a-t-shirt-uniforms-in-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/british-judo-gi-old.jpgBritish Judo Gi.oldhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hong-kong-acrobatic-school-front-10.jpghong kong acrobatic school.front.10A vintage tourist photo captioned "Acrobatic School, Hong Kong" in pencil. Note the simple matching shirts. Source: Author's personal collection.2018-10-12T03:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/10/07/a-taijiquan-mystery-in-yellow/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0950.jpgIMG_0950A modern (and mechanical) approach to taijiquan, featured in the the 1947 English language editions of Chen.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0947-e1538966453350.jpgIMG_0947https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tai-chi-chuan-chen-2-cover.jpgTai Chi chuan.chen 2.coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tai-chi-chun-chen-cover-e1538965368684.jpgtai chi chun.chen.cover2018-10-09T16:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/10/04/martial-arts-and-restoring-the-body-politic/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jackie-chan-karate-kid.jpgjackie chan karate kidJackie Chan's recent remix of the Karate Kid is, among other things, an interesting commentary on the ability of the martial arts to create unexpected communities.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sep-24-2018-clf-group.jpgSep 24 2018.CLF.grouphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/oct-1-2018-clf-form-2.jpgOct 1 2018.CLF.Form 22018-10-29T19:33:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/10/01/martial-classics-the-poetry-of-motion-qi-jiguang-in-verse/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/song_taizu_0.jpgSong_Taizu,_0Taizu, first emperor of the Song Dynasty. Source: Wikimediahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-01-at-3-36-14-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-01 at 3.36.14 AMAn opera performer holding a bian during a performance.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-30-at-8-53-59-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-30 at 8.53.59 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-30-at-8-53-18-pm-e1538355373819.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-30 at 8.53.18 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-30-at-8-52-38-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-30 at 8.52.38 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-30-at-8-51-57-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-30 at 8.51.57 PM2018-10-01T14:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/09/27/political-extremism-violence-and-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/skull.jpgskullhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/local-kickboxing-seminar.jpglocal kickboxing seminarDiverse students at a kickboxing seminar held in Ithaca NY.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ram-training.jpgRAM.trainingThe individuals training here can be seen wearing the logo of the Rise Above Movement.2018-09-28T15:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/09/23/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-september-24th-2018-shaolin-bull-fights-and-so-many-new-books/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-23-at-11-32-46-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-23 at 11.32.46 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-23-at-9-46-03-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-23 at 9.46.03 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/janet-oshea-portrait.jpgJanet OShea.portraithttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ludosport-group-e1537752903969.jpgludosport.grouphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/michelle-yeoh-ip-man.pngMichelle Yeoh.Ip Manhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bruce-lee-statue.jpgBruce Lee Statuehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/10-questions-for-kung-fu-master.jpg10 questions for Kung Fu Masterhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/capoeira-meets-kung-fu.gifcapoeira meets Kung Fuhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shaolin-kung-fu-in-america.pngShaolin Kung Fu in Americahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/tainjin-chinwoo.jpgHuo-Yuanjia-150th-birthdayOver 400 people including representatives of members and students from Chin Woo athletic federation branches at home and abroad as well as members of other martial arts groups participated in the worship ceremony. (PRNewsfoto/Publicity Department of Xiqing)2018-09-24T13:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/09/20/rethinking-wing-chuns-opera-rebels/2018-09-21T04:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/09/16/through-a-lens-darkly-55-taijiquan-and-the-soft-power-paradox/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/beijing-1984-tai-chi-guy.jpgBeijing 1984.tai chi.guyAnother press photo capturing a larger group of Taijiquan practitioners in Beijing in 1984.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-9-13-18-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 9.13.18 AM2018-09-19T17:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/09/25/what-is-a-lineage-rethinking-our-dangerous-relationship-with-history/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/three-theories-of-lineage.jpgthree theories of lineagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/porcelain-plaque-battle.jpgPorcelain plaque battlehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/porcelain-plaque-hunters.jpgPorcelain plaque huntershttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/porcelain-plaque-martial-artists.jpgPorcelain plaque martial artists2018-09-17T02:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/09/13/spreading-the-gospel-of-kung-fu-print-media-and-the-popularization-of-wing-chun-part-iii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kung-fu-for-young-people-revearse.jpgkung fu for young people.revearseKung Fu For Young People, Verso. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/secrets-of-wing-chun-kung-fu.jpgsecrets of wing chun kung fuSecret Techniques of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Hardbound 1st edition. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kung-fu-for-young-people-authors-collection.jpgkung fu for young people.authors collectionKung Fu For Young People: The Ving Tsun System. Source: Authors personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sagano_bamboo_forest_arashiyama_kyoto_ver-2.jpgSagano_Bamboo_forest,_Arashiyama,_Kyoto_ver.2Two works offering to take Wing Chun students through the "Bamboo Curtain." Source: Sagano Bamboo Forest. Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/secret-techniques-of-wing-chun-kung-fu.jpgSecret Techniques of Wing Chun Kung Fu1st hardbound edition of Secret Techniques of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Source: amazon.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kung-fu-for-young-people-1975.jpgKung Fu for Young People.1975Kung Fu For Young People: The Ving Tsun System. Source: Amazon.co.uk2018-09-14T02:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/09/09/spreading-the-gospel-of-kung-fu-print-media-and-the-popularization-of-wing-chun-part-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bruce-lee-and-james-lee.pngBruce Lee and James LeeBruce Lee and James Lee at a Christmas Partyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/book-cover.gifbook coverWing Chun Kung-Fu by James Yimm Lee.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/james-yimm-lee-teaching.jpgJames Yimm Lee.teachingJames Yimm Lee, teaching in his garage in Oakland.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/wing-chun-kung-fu-book-cover.jpgWing-Chun-Kung-Fu-book coverThe iconic cover of Wing Chun Kung-Fu by James Yimm Lee.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/james-yimm-lee.jpgJames Yimm LeeA portrait of James Yim Lee.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/james-yimm-lee-cover.pngJames Yimm Lee.coverCover of "Black Belt Magazine." September, 1972.2021-12-13T13:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/02/26/research-notes-the-glory-days-and-twilight-of-the-guoshu-movement/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wang-zi-ping.jpgWang Zi PingWang Zi Ping with Jian.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/zhang-zhijiang.jpgZhang.Zhijiang2018-09-07T20:41:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/16/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-21-zhang-zhijiang-father-of-the-guoshu-movement/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-15-at-4-56-15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-15 at 4.56.15 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-15-at-4-50-06-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-15 at 4.50.06 PMA Younger Zhang with his trademark Bible. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gen-_chang-chih-chiang_lccn2014719137-e1523855677275.jpgGen._Chang-Chih-Chiang_LCCN2014719137General Zhang Zhijiang. Source: The Library of Congress.2021-09-27T11:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/09/06/spreading-the-gospel-of-kung-fu-print-media-and-the-popularization-of-wing-chun-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bruce-lee-black-belt-kato.jpgBruce Lee.Black Belt.KatoBruce Lee's first apearance (of many) on the cover of Black Belt Magazine. October, 1967.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/kung-fu-book-stall-1948-cropped.jpgKung Fu Book Stall.1948.croppedWorking class patrons of a stall selling sequentially illustrated martial arts novels. This 1948 AP photo illustrates the importance of heroic martial arts tales in southern China, even for individuals with limited literacy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/clausnitzer-and-wong.jpgClausnitzer and WongClausnitzer and Wong (1969). Source: Amazon.com.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/blacklet-cover.pngBlacklet CoverCover of the February 1968 edition of Black Belt Magazine. This issue contains the earliest detailed English language. discussion of the Wing Chun system that I have been able to locate.2022-08-30T19:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/09/02/labor-unions-the-growth-of-kung-fu-and-the-survival-of-wing-chun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ip-man-class-photo-movie.jpgIp Man Class Photo.movieA fictionalized remembrance of Ip Man's early class photos.2018-09-02T11:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/31/politics-and-identity-in-chinese-martial-arts-an-essential-overview/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lu-zhouxiang-head-shot.jpglu zhouxiang.head shot2018-08-31T04:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/27/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-27-2018-the-back-to-school-edition/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-26-at-7-03-26-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-26 at 7.03.26 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/saber-legion-3.jpgSaber LegionTwo Saber Legion fighters duel on August 4, 2018 at their national tournament in Las Vegas, NV. Saber Legion is headquartered in Maple Grove and has grown from four members to 6,000 globally. (Courtesy of Terry Birnbaum, Photographer: Amanda Jaczkowski)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-26-at-10-26-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-26 at 10.26.53 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bruce-lee-tour.jpgBruce Lee.Tourhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-26-at-6-14-39-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-26 at 6.14.39 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/romanian-wing-chun.jpgRomanian Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/leon-wing-tsun-01.jpgLeon-Wing-Tsun-012018-08-27T04:10:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/about/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chinese_tea_gancha.jpgChinese_tea,_ganchaIts facebook time!2022-11-20T17:56:56+00:00weekly0.6https://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/23/remembering-macau-wing-chun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-42-27-pm.pngbutterfly knives macau wing chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-40-03-pm.pngt shift macau Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-34-00-pm.pngIp Man statue Macau Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-33-06-pm.pngwooden dummy geometry Macau Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-32-27-pm.pngstance wooden dummy Macau wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-31-43-pm.pngwooden dummy set Macau Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-30-48-pm.pngwooden dummy detail 1 Macau Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-30-12-pm.pngWooden Dummy 2 Macau Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-27-55-pm-e1535075872573.pngChum Kiu Macau Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-23-at-9-26-57-pm.pngIp Man Disciples Macau Wing Chun2018-08-24T03:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/20/the-purpose-of-place-in-wing-chun-and-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/herman-yau-ip-man-final-fight-dummy.jpgHerman Yau.Ip Man Final Fight.dummyHerman Yau's Ip Man works with his dummy on a Hong Kong rooftop. Source: Ip Man: The Final Fight, 2013.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ipmanfinalfight.jpgipmanfinalfight2018-08-20T14:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/16/general-zhang-zhijiang-mixing-christianity-and-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-16-at-9-39-59-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-16 at 9.39.59 PMTroops from the 29th Army.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dadao-soldier-cleaning-e1534469725696.jpgdadao.soldier cleaningTesting the edge. A Chinese soldier with dadao. Source: Unknown.2018-08-22T01:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/cv/2021-02-26T21:54:57+00:00weekly0.6https://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/12/through-a-lens-darkly-54-preserving-a-fading-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hedda-morrison-with-bike-1941.jpghedda Morrison with bike 1941https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sarawak-hadda-morrison-warrior.jpgSarawak.hadda Morrison.warriorA warrior performing a dance in Sarawak. Hadda Morrison. From the Cornell Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-12-at-9-45-12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-12 at 9.45.12 PMPatent medicine seller of body-building ointments flexing a bow in front of a crowd at Tianqiao Market. Photo by Hadda Morrison. Source: Harvard Digital Archives.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-12-at-7-18-03-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-12 at 7.18.03 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/knife-cleaver-display-hadda-morrison.jpgknife cleaver display hadda morrisonA display of newly forged knives and cleavers, Beijing. Photo by Hadda Morison. Source: Harvard Digital Archives.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-12-at-9-34-10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-12 at 9.34.10 PMMaking arrows in a Beijing archery shop. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-12-at-7-17-15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-12 at 7.17.15 PMThe making arrows in a Beijing archery shop. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-12-at-9-31-24-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-12 at 9.31.24 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-12-at-7-16-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-12 at 7.16.17 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-12-at-7-15-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-12 at 7.15.01 PMThe construction of a traditional Chinese bow in a shop on Arrow Street in Beijing. Photo by Hedda Morrison. Source: Harvard Digital Archives.2018-08-13T03:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/09/16-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-chinese-martial-arts-part-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kung-fu-calligraphy.jpgkung fu.calligraphyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wushu-caligraphy.jpgWushu.caligraphy2018-08-10T20:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/03/research-notes-weird-lions-and-chinese-jiu-jitsu-in-1934/2018-08-08T14:22:11+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/08/06/16-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-chinese-martial-arts-part-i/2019-09-21T17:39:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/29/1920-jingwu-bring-kung-fu-to-guangzhous-public-schools/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wushu-students.jpgwushu studentsWushu Students. Source: China Dailyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wushu-girl-china-daily.jpgwushu girl.china dailyWushu students. Source: China Daily2019-05-01T22:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/07/lives-of-the-chinese-martial-artists-li-pei-xian-and-the-evolution-of-the-modern-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cci24072018_1.jpgCCI24072018_1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cci24072018-copy.jpgCCI24072018 copyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cci24072018-copy-3.jpgCCI24072018 copy 3A book by GM Li (edited by ). This volume was illustrated with pictures of GM Li's son. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cci24072018-copy-2.jpgCCI24072018 copy 2Sifu Kwan Chin Pang (left) with GM Li and his son. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cci24072018-copy-4.jpgCCI24072018 copy 4Li Pei Xian performing a Seven Star Preying Mantis pose (from the first form Bung Bo (Crushing Steps). Allan Chou notes that this is a rare photo as Li was better known as a disciple of Chen Zi Ching and is recognized as such by the Eagle Claw Family. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cci24072018.jpgCCI24072018A portrait of GM Li Pei Xian. Source: The private collection of Yuk-Lun (Allan) Chou, who generously provide the photographs for this article.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/boats-foshan-zhongshan-park.jpgboats.foshan.Zhongshan ParkBoats in Foshan's Zhongshan Park. Source: Wikimedia.2018-07-29T13:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/07/02/li-pei-xian-and-the-evolution-of-the-modern-chinese-martial-arts/2018-07-28T00:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/26/martial-arts-and-the-body-politic-a-review-in-memory-of-denis-gainty/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/denis-gainty.jpgDenis GaintyDenis Gainty, 1970-2017.2018-07-26T17:38:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/19/conference-report-bruce-lees-cultural-legacies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/the-scrum.jpgthe scrumCatching up with friends.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/matthew-polly-memorbilia.jpgMatthew Polly.MemorbiliaMatthew Polly explores a collection of Bruce Lee memorabilia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wayne-wong-e1531940248538.jpgwayne wonghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/audience-e1531940136133.jpgaudience2018-07-23T15:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/23/martial-arts-studies-6-new-research-on-japanese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-23-at-8-01-11-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-23 at 8.01.11 AM2020-08-24T17:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/15/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-july-16-2018-ip-man-bruce-lee-and-the-shaolin-temple/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ithaca-saber-class.jpgIthaca Saber ClassA class at Ithaca Sabers.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-15-at-9-19-30-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-15 at 9.19.30 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mad-monkey-kung-fu.jpgMad Monkey Kung FuMad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) is among the films by Lau Kar-leung on show in New York. Photo: © and licensed by Celestial Pictures Limited; all rights reserved — A still from Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979), directed by Lau Kar-leung. Photo: © and licensed by Celestial Pictures Limited; all rights reservedhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-15-at-8-52-38-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-15 at 8.52.38 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-15-at-8-30-20-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-15 at 8.30.20 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shaolin-monks-in-doah.jpgShaolin Monks in DoahChinese Martial Arts performance by Shaolin Kung Fu Monk held at Qatar National Theater yesterday. pic; Baher Aminhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-15-at-8-25-02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-15 at 8.25.02 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shaolin-monks-henan-xinhuanet.jpgShaolin Monks.Henan.XinhuanetA troupe of Shaolin Monks perform for visitors in Henan Province. Source: Xinhuanet.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/instructor-demostrates-xinhuanet.jpgInstructor Demostrates.xinhuanetAn instructor gives a demonstration to children visiting the museum in Wenzhou, in east China's Zhejiang Province. They had come to learn about the martial arts. Source: Xinhuanet.com2018-07-16T03:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/12/research-notes-martial-arts-and-a-history-of-desire/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kendo-japanese-highschool-2.pngkendo-japanese-highschool-2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kendo-japanese-highschool-1.pngkendo-japanese-highschool-1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-12-at-9-10-38-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-12 at 9.10.38 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/japanese-school-stereoscope.jpgJapanese school stereoscopehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-12-at-12-18-35-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-12 at 12.18.35 PMSchool boys at play. Stereoscopic card, circa 1905. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2018-07-20T17:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/08/matthew-polly-on-bruce-lee-and-the-art-of-writing-a-life/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bruce-lee-sunset-2.jpgBruce Lee Sunset 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kickingtimessquare2.jpgKickingTimesSquare2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mpolly_headshot_bookish2.jpgPortrait of Matthew Polly, writer and author of "American Shaolin"Portrait of Matthew Polly, writer and author of "American Shaolin" ©JUSTIN GUARIGLIA WWW.EIGHTFISH.COMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/norris_bruce_way_smallfile.jpgOn the set of 'Meng Long Guo Jiang'American martial artist Chuck Norris with Chinese American martial artist, actor, director and screenwriter Bruce Lee on the set of his movie Meng Long Guo Jiang (The Way of the Dragon). (Photo by Concord Productions Inc./Golden Harvest Company/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bruce-lee-statue-victoria-harbour-hong-kong-c2a9-zhudifeng-dreamstime-22717636-e1446671658477-1000x399-e1531087818899.jpgBruce-Lee-Statue-Victoria-Harbour-Hong-Kong-©-Zhudifeng-Dreamstime-22717636-e1446671658477-1000x3992019-02-20T22:04:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/05/thinking-about-kung-fu-families/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hakka-wall-detailjiqinglou-wiki.jpgHakka.wall.detailJiqinglou.wikiDetail of a Hakka walled Village. Source: Wikimedia2018-07-06T15:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/07/02/martial-arts-training-in-the-summer-heat/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wada-sanzo-japanese_vocations_in_pictures-series_2-11-kendou_instructor-kendo.jpgWada Sanzo-Japanese_Vocations_In_Pictures-Series_2-11-Kendou_Instructor-Kendo2018-07-03T20:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/06/24/jingwu-and-the-creation-of-the-kung-fu-brand/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jingwu-hk-1922.jpgJingwu.HK.1922Hong Kong Jingwu Chapter, 1922. Source: 2018-06-25T12:47:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/06/22/addiction-wellness-and-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bourdain-stair-well.jpgBourdain stair wellPhoto Credit: Helen Chohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-21-at-5-33-40-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-21 at 5.33.40 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-21-at-5-33-14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-21 at 5.33.14 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tony-and-kurt-bw-2015.jpgTony-and-Kurt-BW 2015https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bourdain-alone.jpgBourdain alone2018-06-22T15:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/06/17/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-june-18-2018-mma-taijiquan-and-bruce-lee/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chinese-martial-arts-and-media-culture.jpgChinese Martial Arts and Media Culturehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-17-at-5-50-23-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-17 at 5.50.23 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mass-demo-shaolin.jpgmass demo shaolinhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/boy-with-flag.jpgBoy with flagA student performs at a demonstration near Mt. Song. Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-17-at-5-20-10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-17 at 5.20.10 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tgos-2017-competitors.jpgTGOS.2017.competitorshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bruce-lee-matthew-polly.jpgBruce Lee.Matthew Pollyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-17-at-11-13-23-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-17 at 11.13.23 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/xiong-jingnan-mma-rising-star.jpgXiong Jingnan.MMA Rising Starhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-17-at-11-07-52-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-17 at 11.07.52 AM2018-06-18T06:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/06/15/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-22-wang-ziping-and-the-strength-of-the-nation/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wang-zhi-ping-monks-spade.jpgWang Zhi Ping Monks Spadehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wang-zhi-ping.jpgWang Zhi PingWang Ziping in his 40s. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wang-zi-ping.jpgWang Zi PingWang Ziping with Jian2018-06-15T13:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/06/11/through-a-lens-darkly-53-traditional-weapons-in-chinas-20th-century-militia-movements/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-peoples-militia-raising-swords.pngYan'an (China), People's Militia raising swordshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-peoples-militia-members-2.pngYan'an (China), People's Militia members 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-peoples-militia-members.pngYan'an (China), People's Militia membershttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-peoples-militia-member-holding-sword.pngYan'an (China), People's Militia member holding swordhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-peoples-militia-member-3.jpgYan'an (China), People's Militia member 3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-peoples-militia-member-2.pngYan'an (China), People's Militia member 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-peoples-militia-member.pngYan'an (China), People's Militia memberhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-large-crowd-of-peoples-militia-members.pngYan'an (China), large crowd of People's Militia membershttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-group-of-peoples-militia-gathered.pngYan'an (China), group of People's Militia gatheredhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yanan-china-children-armed-with-weapons-walking-along-road-agsl-digital-photo-archive.pngYan'an (China), children armed with weapons walking along road - AGSL Digital Photo Archive2018-06-11T20:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/06/04/translating-the-sicilian-knife/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hop-back-e1528076791387.jpghop backhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/group-photo-sicilian-knife.jpggroup photo.sicilian knifehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/knife-fight-gone-bad.jpgknife fight gone badhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/author-and-c-sicilian-knife.jpgauthor and C.Sicilian knifehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/systemia-sicilian-knife.jpgsystemia.sicilian knifehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/at-ready-sicilian-knife-anthony-and-john.jpgat ready.sicilian knife.anthony and johnSifu John C (Left) and Anthony A, demonstrating techniques as the Sicilian knife seminar. Source: SMAA.2018-06-05T19:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/31/report-a-martial-arts-studies-bbq-and-the-power-of-local-networks/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cayuga-lake-mas-bbq-may-27-2018.jpgCayuga Lake.MAS BBQ.May 27 2018Cayuga Lake seen from Myers Park, the setting of the inaugural 2018 martial arts studies BBQ. Photo by Charlena Janes.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chad-eisner-michael-ryan-mas-bbq-may-27-2018.jpgChad Eisner Michael Ryan.MAS BBQ.May 27 2018The exchange of techniques continues as Chad Eisner demonstrates some techniques form traditional Chinese fencing applied to the lightsaber. That last part is how you can tell that I actually organized this event. Photo by Charlena Janes.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/michael-ryan-stanford-c-mas-bbq-may-28-2018.jpgMichael Ryan Stanford C.MAS BBQ.May 28 2018Michael J. Ryan demonstrating a little Venezuelan stick fighting with Stanford Chiou.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/conversations-mas-bbq-may-28-2018.jpgconversations.MAS BBQ.May 28 2018Casual conversations at the Martial Arts Studies BBQ. Photo by Charnela Janes.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/daniel-chad-ben-kft-may-26-2018.jpgdaniel chad ben.KFT.may 26 2018Chad Eisner (left), Benjamin Judkins and Daniel Mroz in Syracuse the day before the Martial Arts Studies BBQ. Photo by Tara Judkins.2018-06-01T01:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/28/judo-and-the-chinese-martial-arts-the-view-from-1928/2019-08-09T00:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/24/lightsaber-combat-and-the-value-of-myth-in-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/centerline-lsc-may-7-2018-group.jpgCenterline.LSC.may 7 2018.grouphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/april-23-2018-clf-5.jpgApril 23 2018.CLF 5https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/april-23-clf-3.jpgApril 23.CLF.3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chad-lighsaber-tpla.jpgChad.lighsaber TPLAChad Eisner (left) sparring with one of his students.2018-05-25T04:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/18/explaining-openness-and-closure-in-kung-fu-lightsaber-combat-and-modern-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ludosport-fiveprime.jpgludosport.fiveprimeA LudoSport match in progress. Source: Fiveprime.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/saber-legion-armor-sb-nation.jpgsaber legion armor.SB NationA selection of Saber Legion competitors with their highly individualized armor. Source: SB Nation2018-05-21T03:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/20/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-may-21st-2018-kung-fu-travel-and-a-summer-reading-list/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/martial-arts-studies-reader-cover.jpgMartial Arts Studies Reader.coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/politics-and-identity-in-chinese-martial-arts.jpgpolitics and identity in Chinese martial artshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chapman-university.jpgChapman Universityhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-20-at-7-44-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-20 at 7.44.55 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/matthew-polly-bruce-lee.jpgMatthew Polly Bruce Leehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tai-chi-for-health.jpgTai Chi for Healthhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-20-at-4-25-05-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-20 at 4.25.05 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/afghan-women-shaolin.jpgAfghan women shaolinhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/come-drink-with-me.jpgcome drink with mehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tkd-sexual-abuse.jpgTKD Sexual abuse2018-05-21T03:56:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/13/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-11-mok-kwai-lan-the-mistress-of-hung-gar/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mok-kwai-lan-hktv-demonstration-of-mok-gar-in-1970.jpgMok Kwai Lan.HKTV demonstration of Mok Gar in 1970Mok Kwai Lan demonstrating her family's "Iris Breaking" set on Hong Kong Television in 1970. Source: Real Kung Fu Vol. 1 Num. 7https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mok-kwai-lan-age-68-with-student.jpgMok Kwai Lan.age 68 with studentMok Kwai Lan posing with a student. She is 68 in this photograph., Source: Real Kung Fu Vol. 1 Number 7.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mok-kwai-lan-meteor-hammer.jpgMok Kwai Lan.meteor HammerMok Kwai Lan demonstrating the flying plummet, one of Wong Fei Hung's signature skills. Source. Real Kung Fu Vol. 1 Num. 7https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mok-kwai-lan-age-16.jpgMok Kwai Lan.age 16Mok Kwai Lan when approximately 16 years old. Source: Real Kung Fu Vol. 1 number 7. 2018-05-14T02:55:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/11/influence-at-home-and-abroad-martial-arts-at-chinas-central-army-officer-candidate-school/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-10-at-11-52-08-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-10 at 11.52.08 PMScreen shot from "China Trains a New Army." Late 1930s, the Harmon Foundation. Filmed by Thomas Kwang.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-09-at-11-35-37-pm-e1526013730506.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-09 at 11.35.37 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-10-at-11-44-50-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-10 at 11.44.50 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-10-at-11-47-06-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-10 at 11.47.06 PMScreen shot from "China Trains a New Army." Late 1930s, the Harmon Foundation. Filmed by Thomas Kwang. 2018-05-11T16:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/06/through-a-lens-darkly-52-taijiquan-in-communist-china-and-the-united-states-in-1972/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-06-at-3-04-05-pm-e1525659756876.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-06 at 3.04.05 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-9-12-18-am-e1525659600789.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 9.12.18 AMA press photo of a Taijiquan practitioner in China, 1972. AP photo by Faas. Source: Author's collection.2018-05-07T03:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/05/04/may-the-4th-be-with-you-rhythm-in-lion-dancing-the-wooden-dummy-and-lightsaber-combat/2018-05-04T01:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/30/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-30th-2018-karate-choy-li-fut-and-world-tai-chi-day/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kano-judo.jpgKano.judohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-28-at-8-39-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-28 at 8.39.17 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/daniel-in-armor-climbing.jpgDaniel in armor.climbingDon't try this at home kids!https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/myers-park-lansing-ny.jpgMyers Park Lansing NYMyers Park in Lansing NY. The location of the upcoming Martial Arts Studies Picnic and BBQ.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/martial-arts-studies-group-e1525055436644.jpgMartial Arts Studies GroupMartial arts studies conference group photograph (taken the closing day), July 1017 at Cardiff University.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-29-at-6-27-11-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-29 at 6.27.11 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-29-at-10-16-13-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-29 at 10.16.13 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/karate-kid-reboot.jpgKarate Kid Reboothttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ip-man-4-first-images.jpgIp Man 4 first imagesDonnie Yen's first image for the set of Ip Man 4.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chinese-culture-night.jpgChinese Culture Night2018-04-30T05:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/27/telling-the-story-of-chinas-martial-arts-julius-eigner-foreign-journalists-and-nazi-propaganda/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-26-at-11-20-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-26 at 11.20.55 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-26-at-2-06-14-pm-e1524797199966.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-26 at 2.06.14 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-26-at-3-38-29-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-26 at 3.38.29 PM2018-04-27T04:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/01/21/our-fist-is-black-martial-arts-black-arts-and-black-power-in-the-1960s-and-1970s/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/karate-illustrated-steve-sanders-cover.pngKarate Illustrated.Steve Sanders.coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bkf-kelly-enter-the-dragon.pngBKF.Kelly.Enter the Dragonhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-karate-federation-patch.jpgBlack Karate Federation.patch2019-07-08T22:41:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/22/bartitsu-in-the-american-context/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/modern-bartitsu.jpgmodern bartitsuIts worth noting that Bartitsu has seen something of a revival and is better known in America now than ever before. Source:http://www.fortezafitness.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-22-at-11-10-37-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-22 at 11.10.37 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bartitsu-montage.jpgBartitsu Montagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-22-at-11-07-32-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-22 at 11.07.32 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bartitsu-2.jpgBartitsu 22018-04-23T18:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/19/everybody-is-a-theorist-especially-on-youtube/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/first_senator_leia_poster.pngFirst_Senator_Leia_posterLeia for First Senator. I am with her.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/theory-montage.pngTheory MontageThree mysterious warriors: Yoda, Rick and Yim Wing Chun.2018-04-20T11:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/12/regional-histories-localization-and-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kernspecht-and-leung-ting-texas-wing-tsun-kung-fu.jpgKernspecht and Leung Ting.Texas Wing Tsun Kung FuMasters Kernspecht and Leung Ting. Source: Texas Wing Tsun Kung Fu.2018-04-13T15:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/08/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-9th-2018-taijiquan-mma-and-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/henning-cover.jpgHenning Coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/politics-and-identity-in-the-chinese-martial-arts.jpgPolitics and Identity in the Chinese Martial Artsolitics and Identity in the Chinese Martial Artshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mixed-martial-arts-an-the-quest-for-legitimacy.jpgMixed Martial Arts an the Quest for LegitimacyMixed Martial Arts in the Quest for Legitimacy https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/martial-arts-in-asia-routledge-2018.jpgMartial Arts in Asia.routledge 2018Martial Arts in Asia https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-08-at-9-40-28-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-08 at 9.40.28 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shanghai-martial-arts-museum.jpgShanghai Martial Arts MuseumThe Shanghai Martial Arts Museum. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/xu-xiaodong-mma-vs-wing-chun.jpgXu Xiaodong MMA vs Wing ChunXu Xiaodong Strikes again!https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bruce-lee-museum-display.jpgBruce Lee.Museum DisplayThe restaged Bruce Lee exhibit at the Win Lake Museum. Source:https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/suffering-from-copd-tai-chi-can-help-with-better-respiratory-function.jpgsuffering-from-copd-tai-chi-can-help-with-better-respiratory-functionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-08-at-10-10-41-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-08 at 10.10.41 AM2018-04-09T16:56:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/06/sophia-delza-vs-the-black-belt-ethos-post-materialism-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-05-at-9-23-59-pm.pngChuck Norris.Black Belt.19742022-04-02T19:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/30/framing-strategic-misperception-and-change-in-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/taiji-north-china-herald-daily-dozen-1935.pngTaiji.north china herald.daily dozen.1935https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/jingwu-founders-strongmen-e1522382313590.jpgjingwu.founders.strongmen2018-04-02T14:47:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/04/02/research-notes-no-girls-allowed/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-01-at-9-21-48-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-01 at 9.21.48 PMA breakfast cereal advertisement that ran in the Straits Time in 1933.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1920_s_female_boxing_by_alpacifico-dc1eyza.jpg1920_s_female_boxing_by_alpacifico-dc1eyza2018-04-02T21:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/26/through-a-lens-darkly-51-early-kendo-in-california/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kendo-la-1933.jpgkendo.LA.1933T. Shimada leads a Kendo class in Los Angeles, 1933. Source: Vintage Press Photo. Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/boy-scouts-kendo-1928.jpgBoy Scouts.Kendo.1928Boy Scouts practice Kendo in California, 1928. Source: Vintage Press Photo. Author's Personal Collection.2018-04-18T16:51:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/22/pushing-and-pulling-scouts-and-the-spread-of-the-asian-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-22-at-10-35-11-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-22 at 10.35.11 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-22-at-10-31-53-am1.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-22 at 10.31.53 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-22-at-4-27-26-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-22 at 4.27.26 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-22-at-11-14-11-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-22 at 11.14.11 AMChinese Sword Dance in the NY Times, 1935.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-22-at-10-31-53-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-22 at 10.31.53 AMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/scissors-throw-uk-1908-1913.jpgscissors throw.uk.1908-1913Scouts in the UK demonstrating their jiujitsu throws. Source: Vintage Glass Magic Lantern Slide.2018-03-23T18:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/15/remembering-peng-hanping-%e5%bd%ad%e9%9f%a9%e8%90%8d-images-of-a-teacher/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-15-at-2-40-31-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-15 at 2.40.31 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-15-at-2-35-10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-15 at 2.35.10 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/zhangs-seminar-france-2013.jpgZhang's seminar France 2013https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/zhangs-seminar-france-2-2013.jpgZhang's seminar France 2 2013Advertisement for a Zhang Seminar in France, 2013. Source: The Collection of Abi Moriya.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/zhang-eagle-claw-1987.jpgZhang eagle claw 1987https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/zhang-eagle-claw-2-1987.jpgZhang eagle claw 2 1987Zhang, Eagle Claw, 1987. Source: From the Collection of Abi Moriya.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/young-zhang-kezhi.jpgYoung Zhang KezhiA young Zhang Kezhi. Source: From the Collections of Abi Moriya.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wei-xiaotang.jpgWei XiaotangWei Xiaotang, undated. From the Collection of Abi Moriya.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pengn-han-ping-wife-1987.jpgPengn Han ping & wife 1987https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/peng-in-new-park-1988.jpgPeng in New Park 19882018-03-21T01:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/18/new-books-conference-and-visiting-professorship-a-martial-arts-studies-update/2018-03-19T02:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/12/bruce-lee-ip-man-and-the-anxiety-of-influence/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-11-at-10-14-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-11 at 10.14.36 AMAn excerpt of a letter describing the making making of Bruce Lee's now famous tomb stone plaque. Source: BruceLee.com2018-03-12T16:15:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/08/love-fighting-hate-violence-an-anti-violence-program-for-martial-arts-and-combat-sports/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-9-10-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-08 at 9.10.53 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-9-08-32-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-08 at 9.08.32 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-7-44-07-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-08 at 7.44.07 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-7-42-03-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-08 at 7.42.03 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-7-38-57-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-08 at 7.38.57 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-7-33-48-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-08 at 7.33.48 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-7-28-28-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-08 at 7.28.28 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-7-26-51-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-08 at 7.26.51 PM2018-03-10T14:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/05/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-march-5th-2018-wu-the-fight-club-and-wen-the-book/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-04-at-7-24-00-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-04 at 7.24.00 PMApprenticeship Pilgrimagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mma-quest-for-legitimacy-cover.jpgMMA quest for legitimacy.coverMixed Martial Arts and the Quest for Legitimacy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/needle-through-glass.pngNeedle through glassShaolin monk throws a needle through glass. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wing-chun-singapore.jpgWing Chun.SingaporeWing Chun in Singapore. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tai-chi-wudang.jpgTai Chi.WudangA foreign martial arts teacher practices at Wudang. Source:https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wrestling-antonio-graceffo.jpgWrestling.Antonio GraceffoAntonio Graceffo writes on the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western traditions.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/legend-of-condor-hero-npr.jpgLegend of Condor Hero.NPRhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-04-at-6-17-38-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-04 at 6.17.38 PMA fight club in Chengdu. Source: New York Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pinnick-foreign-kung-fu-teacher.jpgPinnick.foreign kung fu teacher2018-03-05T07:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/03/02/quanzhou-taizuquan-an-encyclopedia-of-southern-kung-fu-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/historic-quanzhou.jpgHistoric quanzhouHistoric Quanzhouhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/taizuquan-cover.jpgTaizuquan-Cover2018-03-02T13:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/02/22/the-state-of-the-martial-arts-publishing-industry-today-a-roundtable-discussion/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mark-wiley.jpgMark Wileyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/louis-swaim.jpgLouis Swaimhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gene-ching-600.jpggene-ching-6002018-03-03T12:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/02/18/qilin-dancing-during-the-lunar-new-year-and-southern-chinese-martial-arts/2018-02-19T03:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/02/15/kung-fu-city-defense-and-the-art-of-saving-lives/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/battle-of-tonguzluq-walled-camp.jpgBattle of Tonguzluq.walled campBattle of Tonguzluq. Note the walled camp and towers. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/spears-mandrine-mansion.jpgspears.mandrine mansionA set of Qing Era spearheads. Weapons such as these continued to be the mainstay of local militias well into the Republic period. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dao-saber.jpgDao.saber2018-02-18T04:28:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/02/11/through-a-lens-darkly-50-catching-up-with-a-group-of-chinese-archers-and-a-few-soldiers/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/weapons_outside_guardhouse_quanzhou_china_1912-e1518388895833.jpgWeapons_outside_guardhouse_Quanzhou_China_1912A Weapons rack outside a guardhouse in Quanzhou. 1912. Source: The Digital collections of the USC library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/group_of_chinese_soldiers_fujian_province_china__ca_1900.jpgGroup_of_Chinese_soldiers_Fujian_Province_China__ca_1900A Group of Chinese Soldiers. Fujian Province, circa 1900. Source: USC Digital Collections.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/group_of_chinese_archers_fujian_province_china_sd-e1518386154809.jpgGroup_of_Chinese_archers_Fujian_Province_China_sdA Group of Chinese Archers, Fujian Province. Circa 1900. Source: USC Digital Collections.2018-02-20T03:34:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/02/08/1928-boxing-dance-and-self-determination-at-the-edge-of-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/kangding_from_above-wikipedia.jpgKangding_from_above.wikipediaThe modern city of Kangding, nestled between three mountains. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tibetian-sword-dance-vintage-postcard.jpgTibetian Sword Dance.vintage Postcard2018-02-09T03:55:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/02/04/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-feb-5th-2018-kung-fu-in-global-markets-and-global-arts-in-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/megaphone.jpgMegaphonehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bruce-lee-lightsabers.jpgBruce Lee.lightsabersBruce Lee with lightsaber nunchucks. Enough said.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/taiji-senior-citizens.jpgTaiji senior citizensTaiji can benefit cardiac rehabilitation and recovery. Source: Harvard Journal of Medicine.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/boxing-in-china-women.jpgBoxing in China.Womenhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/uk-guards-learn-kung-fu.jpgUK Guards Learn Kung FuThe Guards learn kung fu. Source:https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-04-at-4-09-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-04 at 4.09.01 PMSource: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ugly-hands-singapore-cma.jpgugly hands.singapore CMAWho wants ugly hands? Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/china-to-promote-childrens-martial-arts.jpgChina to promote childrens martial artsChina to promote children's involvement in the martial arts. Source:https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/filipino-martial-arts-in-china.jpgfilipino martial arts in ChinaA Filipino Martial Arts class in China. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeding-crane.jpgfeeding craneFeeding Crane practitioners. Source: 2018-02-05T04:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/02/01/rebellion-and-the-chinese-martial-arts/2018-02-02T04:47:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/01/29/issue-5-of-martial-arts-studies-now-advailable-choy-li-fut-savate-and-the-notorious-conor-mcgregor/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/screen-shot-2018-01-29-at-10-39-33-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-01-29 at 10.39.33 AM2018-01-29T15:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/01/25/through-a-lens-darkly-49-kung-fu-at-springfield-college-1917/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wangs-and-walter-david-owl-1917-springfield.jpgwangs and walter david owl.1917.springfieldIn this shot our intrepid martial artists are joined y Walter David Owl, a Cherokee who would spend much of his career working with the Iroquois of New York state.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wang-wen-li-with-dao-1917.jpgWang Wen Li with Dao.1917https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wang-wen-li-and-wang-shih-ching-1917-springfield.jpgwang wen li and wang shih-ching.1917.springfieldCollege yearbooks note that Wang Wen-Li and Wang Shih-ching were known on campus for their musical and performance skills. Source: The Digital Collections of Springfield College.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wangs-springfield-college-1927-hook-sword.jpgWangs.springfield college.1927.hook sword"A Sword Fight." 1917, magic lantern slide showing Wang Wen-lin and Wang Shhh-Ching. Source: The Digital Collections of Springfield College.2018-01-27T14:48:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/01/21/deconstructing-martial-arts-constructing-martial-arts-studies/2018-01-21T21:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/01/18/mixed-martial-arts-in-shanghai-1925/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/boxing-vs-judo.jpgboxing vs judoboxing vs judo. Fighters unkown. Source: Bloody Elbow.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1925-october-27-shanghai-the-china-press.png1925.october 27.Shanghai.The China Press2018-01-21T22:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/08/06/the-five-tiger-stick-society-pilgrimage-local-religion-and-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gamble-lion-head-2.jpggamble.lion head.2Perfomers from the Lion Society at Miaofeng Shan. Source: photo by Gamble, http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gamble_586-3408/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gamble-with-friend-and-camera.jpggamble.with friend and cameraGamble with friend and camera after having completed the Miaofeng Shan pilgrimage (denoted by the flowers in his hatband). Source: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gamble/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gamble-cane-dancers-3.jpggamble.cane dancers.3A still image of the Five Tiger Stick Society performing on Miaofeng Shan. Source: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gamble/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/modern-pilgrims-at-miaofeng-1.jpgModern Pilgrims at Miaofeng.1Modern incense societies lower their flags at Miaofeng Shan, 2014. Source: NY Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gamble-lion-head.jpggamble.lion headPerfomers from the Lion Society at Miaofeng Shan. Source: photo by Gamble, http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gamble_586-3408/ https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/daoist-prists-hua-mtn-1930s-hedda-morrison.jpgdaoist prists.Hua Mtn.1930s.hedda morrisonDaoist priests on Hua Mountain in the 1930s. Source: Photo by Hedda Morrison, Harvard digital archives.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sidney-gamble-miaofeng-shan.jpgSidney Gamble.Miaofeng shanGamble after having completed the Miaofeng Shan pilgrimage. Source: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gamble/2018-01-16T16:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/01/07/kung-fu-in-the-snow/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snow-at-the-zojoji-temple-1929-kawase-hasui.jpgSnow at the Zojoji Temple.1929.Kawase HasuiSnow at the Zojoji Temple, 1929. By Kawase Hasuihttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/yoshitoshi-100-aspects-of-the-moon-snow.jpgyoshitoshi.100 aspects of the moon.snowA woodblock print of a samurai in the snow (under a morning moon) from Yoshitoshi's famous 100 Aspects of the Moon.2018-01-15T04:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/01/11/top-ten-figures-who-shaped-the-asian-martial-arts-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jin-yong-china-plus.jpgjin yong.China Plushttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sakakibara_kenkichi_2.jpgSakakibara_Kenkichi_2Sakakibara Kenkichi. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/choi-honghi.jpgChoi.HongHiGeneral Choi Hong Hi, often regarded as the founder of taekwondo.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/kano_jigoro.jpgKANO_JigoroKano Jigoro. Source: Wikimedia.2018-01-15T04:47:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/01/14/top-ten-figures-who-shaped-the-asian-martial-arts-part-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/edith-garrud-suffragettes-2.jpgedith-garrud-suffragettes-2Edith Garrud, showing the Suffragettes how its done. Source: Fightland.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/edith_garrud_owen_sybilislingtontribune.jpgEdith_garrud_owen_sybilislingtontribuneEdith Garrud (Left) with two of her children. Source: Islington Tribune.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/yang_luchan.jpgYang_LuchanYang Luchan. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/akira-kurosawa-theredlist.jpgakira-kurosawa-theredlistAkira Kurosawa behind the Camera. Source: The Red List.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dan-inosanto-cover.jpgDan Inosanto.cover2018-03-23T18:38:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2018/01/04/capoeira-as-graceful-resistance/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/image-1-4-18-at-4-17-pm.jpgImage 1-4-18 at 4.17 PMhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/oberlin_workshop.jpgOberlin_workshophttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iuri_meia_lua.jpgIuri_meia_Lua2018-01-27T19:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/31/kung-fu-tea-selects-the-best-of-2017/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/big-knife-unts-train-their-bravery-japanese-postcard.jpgbig knife unts train their bravery.japanese postcard2018-01-02T03:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/04/13/chi-sao-ip-man-and-the-problem-of-dispersed-training-in-wing-chun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/yip-man-and-bruce-lee.jpgYip Man and Bruce LeeIp Man and his best known student, Bruce Lee.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ip-man-and-moy-yat.jpgIp Man and Moy YatIp Man practices Chi Sao With Moy Yat.2019-09-21T16:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/29/trends-and-stories-that-shaped-the-chinese-martial-arts-in-2017/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bey-logan-three-sectional-staff.jpgbey logan.three sectional staffhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bey-logan-cnn.jpgBey Logan.cnnBUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 4: XXXXX attends YYYYY at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival at ZZZZZ on October 4, 2008 in Busan, South Korea. The biggest film festival in Asia showcases 315 films from 60 countries. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)2017-12-29T15:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/24/seasons-greetings-5/2017-12-25T03:53:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/21/a-brief-history-of-nostalgia-and-the-future-of-the-martial-arts/2017-12-27T00:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/11/26/alfred-lister-a-lost-kung-fu-manual-and-nature-of-chinese-boxing/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/the-noble-art-of-self-defence-lister-slide-two-images.pngthe noble art of self defence.lister.slide.two imageshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/guoshu-vs-wushu-sanda.pngguoshu vs wushu sandahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pugilism-in-china-1829-canton-register.pngPugilism in China.1829.Canton Registerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/techniques-of-hero-boxing-lister-description.pngtechniques of hero boxing.lister.descriptionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/texhniques-of-hero-boxing-outline-lister.pngtexhniques of hero boxing.outline.listerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/bubishi-and-noble-art-of-self-defence-lister.pngbubishi and noble art of self defence.listerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/a-lans-pig-lister-collage.pnga-lans pig.lister.collagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pugilism-in-china-1829-canton-register.jpgPugilism in China.1829.Canton Registerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chinese-vs-western-boxer-slide-19th-century.pngchinese vs western boxer.slide.19th centuryhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pole-old-new-transformation.pngpole.old.new.transformation2017-12-22T01:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/18/guest-post-martial-arts-in-the-british-national-press/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-17.jpgBowman.Press 17https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-16.jpgBowman.Press 16https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-15.jpgBowman.Press 15https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-14.jpgBowman.Press 14https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-13.jpgBowman.Press 13https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-12.jpgBowman.Press 12https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-11.jpgBowman.Press 11https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-10.jpgBowman.Press 10https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-9.jpgBowman.Press 9https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bowman-press-7.jpgBowman.Press 72017-12-18T07:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/11/18/sometimes-a-cigar-is-just-a-lightsaber-fetishism-and-material-culture-in-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/moro-knives-e1479439538977.jpgmoro-knivesMoro weapons. Vintage Postcard.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/full-contact-lightsaber-e1479438989261.jpgfull-contact-lightsaberA participant at a recent Saber Legion tournament. I love what this guy did with his fencing mask. Source: http://imgur.com/gallery/euBjdhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/filipiniana-swords.jpgfilipiniana-swordsU.S National Museum Bulletin 137https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/jq-pilgrim-black-grip.jpgjq-pilgrim-black-gripThe JQ Pilgrim with black grips. Source: JQsabers.com2017-12-17T16:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/14/framing-kung-fu-in-the-information-age/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/kali-search-post.pngkali.search postTop Google image results for "Kali".https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/karate-search-post.pngkarate.search postTop image results for "Karate."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tcma-search-post.pngTCMA.search postTop Google image results for "traditional Chinese martial arts."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mma-search-post.pngMMA.Search PostTop image results for "MMA."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/self-defense-search-post.pngself defense.search postTop google image results for "self-defense".2017-12-15T05:38:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/10/kung-fu-comes-to-australia-in-1886/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chinese-demonstration-at-the-exhibition-1886-e1512963130760.jpgChinese Demonstration at the Exhibition.1886The Illustrated Australian News. Wednesday 26th, May 1886. Cover.2017-12-11T05:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/08/muay-thai-and-the-two-level-game/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chessvariant.jpgchessVariantThis is not really what Putnam is describing, but the image is just too good to pass up.2017-12-08T08:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/03/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-december-4th-2017-china-clamps-down-on-the-traditional-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/power-in-practice-cover.jpgPower in Practice.coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/van-damme.jpgVan Dammehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/supper-mom-shanghai-son-training-session.pngSupper Mom.shanghai.son.training sessionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/li-after-knockout.jpgMMA: UFC Fight Night-Jingliang vs OttowNov 25, 2017; Shanghai, China; Li Jingliang (red gloves) defeats Zak Ottow (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Mercedes-Benz Arena. Mandatory Credit: David G. McIntyre-USA TODAY Sportshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/kung-fu-looks-to-the-future.jpgKung Fu Looks to the Futurehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jack-ma-tai-chi-singles-day.jpgJack Ma Tai Chi singles dayJack MA, promoting Taijiquan on Singles Day.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/kung-fu-fighting.pngKung Fu Fighting2018-02-23T15:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/12/01/a-kung-fu-pilgrim-travel-community-and-the-production-of-knowledge/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dawn-from-hotel-window-e1512100442345.jpgDawn from hotel WindowDawn from my hotel window in Cheongju.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/kung-fu-pilgrim-selfie-e1512100188407.jpgkung fu pilgrim selfieA kung fu pilgrim setting out on the first leg of a long journey.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fightbook-conference-2017-group-photo-e1512100896367.jpgfightbook conference.2017.group photohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/the-german-blade-museum.jpgthe German blade museumThe German Blade Museum in Solingen, early on the first day of the conference. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/solingen-blade-museum-swords.jpgsolingen.blade museum.swordsSwords at the German Blade Museum. Photo by Benjamin Judkins2017-12-01T14:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/11/23/2017-christmas-shopping-list-martial-arts-equipment-and-long-reads-to-get-you-through-the-winter-months/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bamboo-blade.jpgbamboo bladehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/island-of-silat.jpgIsland of Silathttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/i-am-bruce-lee.jpgI am bruce leehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/john-wick-2.jpgJohn Wick 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/god-of-war.jpgGod of Warhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/staff-round-solid-1-25x72-2.jpgStaff.Round.Solid.1.25x72-2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sixt-filipino-swords.pngsixt.filipino swordshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/stone-locks.jpgStone Lockshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/myj-by511-2.jpgMYJ-BY511-2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/45-35-white-feiyue-shoes-shi-xinghao.jpg45-35-White-Feiyue-Shoes-Shi-Xinghao2017-11-27T19:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/11/19/civil-society-mimetic-desire-and-chinas-republican-era-kung-fu-diplomacy/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/popular-images-of-chinese-japanese-and-american-martial-arts.pngpopular images of chinese, japanese and american martial artshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ma-yuehan-regular-bout.pngMa Yuehan.regular boutA Photograph from Ma Yuehan's "Primer on Chinese Boxing."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/jingwu-montage.pngJingwu.montageA media montage of English language newspaper accounts of the Jingwu Association.2017-12-01T05:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/11/16/paul-bowman-a-conversation-with-the-journal-of-the-tai-chi-union-of-great-britain/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/paul-bowman-taijiquan.jpgpaul bowman.taijiquan2017-11-17T05:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/11/09/two-presentations-on-the-indian-martial-arts/2017-11-10T04:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/11/02/communicating-embodied-knowledge-in-martial-arts-studies-part-ii/2017-11-03T07:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/29/communicating-embodied-knowledge-in-martial-arts-studies-part-1/2017-10-31T00:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/11/12/the-modern-invention-of-traditional-martial-arts-by-peter-lorge/2017-10-27T21:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/11/05/making-martial-arts-studies-matter/2017-11-06T07:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/26/disenchanting-jianghu-rivers-and-lakes-historical-experience-and-the-kung-fu-refusenik/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gong-er-grandmaster.jpgGong Er.Grandmaster2017-10-27T03:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/22/star-wars-an-american-martial-arts-film-franchise-2/2017-10-23T02:44:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/19/a-killing-art/2017-10-20T03:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/06/fighting-words-four-new-document-finds-reignite-old-debates-in-taijiquan-historiography/2017-10-16T20:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/16/through-a-lens-darkly-48-opening-the-stone-lock/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/red-pagoda-stone-locks.jpgRed Pagoda.Stone LocksStone Locks: Source:https://www.pagodared.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/stone-locks-1961-cropped.pngStone locks.1961.croppedVintage Newspaper Photograph. Source: Authors' Personal Collection.2017-10-16T04:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/12/red-boats-of-the-cantonese-opera-economics-social-structure-and-violence-1850-1950/2017-10-13T02:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/08/lau-bun-a-kung-fu-pioneer-in-america/2017-10-09T05:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/10/01/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-8-gu-ruzhang-northern-shaolin-master-and-southward-bound-tiger/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gu-iron-palm.jpgGu.iron palmI have no idea whether Gu actually killed a horse with a single blow. Luckily we have a series of photographs of this particular feat.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gu-guoshu-tournament.jpgGu.Guoshu TournamentA weapons performance at the National Guoshu Exam.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gu-postcard-from-jiangsu-province-circa-1910.jpgGu.postcard from Jiangsu province circa 1910Vintage postcard showing a pagoda in Jiangsu. Circa 1910.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gu-ruzhang-1.gifGu-Ruzhang-1An image of a now famous postcard that Gu Ruzhang sent to his students.2019-08-10T15:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/28/hand-combat-training-as-the-school-of-the-nations/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/massive-taiji-tai-chi-daily-mail.jpgmassive taiji.tai chi.daily mail2017-09-29T01:41:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/24/a-1918-account-of-traditional-martial-arts-in-the-chinese-labor-corps/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/actors-chinese-labor-corp-e1506279133514.jpgactors.Chinese labor corpThe Chief Actors in the 'Pageant of the Dragon', Performed By The Chinese Labour Corps, Dannes (Art.IWM ART 837) image: five Chinese men stand dressed in elaborate, traditional costumes for the purposes of a pageant. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/12963https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/newspaper-clipping-chinese-labor-corp.jpgNewspaper clipping.Chinese labor corphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dragons-the_chinese_labour_corps_on_the_western_front_1916-1918.jpgDragons.The_Chinese_Labour_Corps_on_the_Western_Front_1916-1918https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/coaching-boxing-with-gloves-the_chinese_labour_corps_on_the_western_front_1914-1916.jpgCoaching Boxing with gloves.The_Chinese_Labour_Corps_on_the_Western_Front_1914-1916THE CHINESE LABOUR CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1916 (Q 8517) British instructors teaching boxing in a Chinese labour camp in Crecy Forest, 27 January 1918. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205244371https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/stilt-actors-the_chinese_labour_corps_on_the_western_front_1916-1918.jpgStilt actors.The_Chinese_Labour_Corps_on_the_Western_Front_1916-1918THE CHINESE LABOUR CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1916-1918 (Q 9010) An entertainment at the open-air theatre of the Chinese Labour Corps at Etaples, 23 June 1918. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205244796https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/boat-theater-chinese-labor-corp.jpgboat theater.chinese labor corpTHE CHINESE LABOUR CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1916-1918 (Q 8486) Chinese labourers celebrate Chinese New Year in a labour camp at Noyelles, 11 February, 1918. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205244340https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/boxing-demostration-chinese-labor-corp.jpgBoxing Demostration.Chinese Labor CorpTHE BRITISH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918 (Q 8515) A sword display in a Chinese labour camp in Crecy Forest, 27 January 1918. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205244369https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cleaning-tanks-chinese-labor-corp.jpgcleaning tanks.Chinese labor corphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dao-display-chinese-labor-corp-e1506278591585.jpgDao Display.Chinese Labor CorpTHE CHINESE LABOUR CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1916 (Q 8514) A sword display in a Chinese labour camp in Crecy Forest, 27 January 1918. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/2052443682017-09-25T21:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/21/who-benefits-from-the-traditional-martial-arts-public-goods-vs-private-gains/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/zhu-ming-taiji-sculpture-3.jpgZhu Ming.Taiji Sculpture.3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/zhu-ming-taiji-sculpture-2.jpgZhu Ming.Taiji Sculpture.2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/zhu-ming-taiji-sculpture-1.jpgZhu Ming.Taiji Sculpture.1A Statue by the artist Ju Ming. Tai Chi.2017-09-22T03:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/17/through-a-lens-darkly-47-the-sword-shops-of-beijings-bow-and-arrow-street/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/patent-medicine-salesman-heavy-bow-gamble.jpgpatent medicine salesman.heavy bow.gamblehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/girl-performing-at-the-tianqiao-market.jpggirl performing at the Tianqiao markethttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/perfomer-tianqiao-market-gamble.jpgperfomer.tianqiao market.gambleA martial artist and street performer in the 1920s. Note the three sectional staff in the foreground. Photo by Sidney Gamble. Source: http://beijing.virtualcities.fr/Photoshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/gamble-sword-shop.jpggamble.sword shopThe sign of a shop selling swords in Beijing during the 1920s. Photo by Sidney Gamble. Source: http://beijing.virtualcities.fr/Photoshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/bow-and-arrow-street-gamble.jpgbow and arrow street.gamblehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shop-selling-swords-and-knives.jpgshop selling swords and knivesThe sign of a shop selling swords in Beijing during the 1920s. Photo by Sidney Gamble. Source: http://beijing.virtualcities.fr/Photoshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shop-selling-swords-and-knives-2.jpgshop selling swords and knives.2The sign of a shop selling swords in Beijing during the 1920s. Photo by Sidney Gamble. Source: http://beijing.virtualcities.fr/Photos2017-09-18T13:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/08/do-martial-arts-create-just-societies/2017-09-17T13:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/15/martial-mythology-1-yim-wing-chun-and-the-heros-journey/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/heros-journey-still-slate.jpgheros journey.still.slateMany heroes, similar journys. Source: Slate.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/heros-journey.pngHeros journeyA rough outline of the hero's journey. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cropped-female-naganita-and-sword-japan-highschool.jpgcropped-female-naganita-and-sword-japan-highschool.jpg2017-09-15T14:26:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/10/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-september-11th-2017-the-back-to-school-edition/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/putin-judo.jpgPutin JudoPutin demonstrating his judo prowess.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/kung-fu-teacher-africa.jpegkung fu teacher africahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/wolf-warrior.jpgwolf warriorA promotional image for Wolf Warrior II.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/bjj-an-hk-police.pngBJJ an HK PoliceSource: South China Morning Post.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tai-chi-park.jpgTai Chi parkhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/child-fight-club.pngchild fight clubA child tearfully being forced to withdraw from a martial arts school in Chengdu. The school has recently become embroiled in controversy after footage of its students particpating in MMA fights went viral.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lam-sai-wing.pngLam Sai-wingGM Lam Sai-Wing. Honorable mention.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/terracotta-warriors1.jpgterracotta warriorshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/terracotta-warriors.jpgterracotta warriors2017-09-24T13:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/03/research-notes-the-big-knife-and-ma-liangs-attempted-comeback/2018-11-11T14:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/09/01/state-education-and-ma-liangs-new-wushu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pica-close-e1504236120803.jpgPica.closeA Pika surveys his domain. Photo by Ben Hoppe. Jackson Hole, August 2017.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ben-jackson-hole-stone-arch-2017.jpgben.jackson hole.stone arch.2017The author standing under a natural stone bridge at the summit in the series. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pica-1.jpgPica 1A Pika surveys his domain. Photo by Ben Hoppe. Jackson Hole, August 2017.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ethan-and-brad-jackson-hole-stone-arch-2017-e1504236196256.jpgEthan and Brad.jackson hole.stone arch.2017Brad and Ethan setting out for the summit. Photo by Benjamin Judkins. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/snake-river-at-solitude-jackson-hole-2017.jpgsnake river at solitude.jackson hole.2017The Snake River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. August 2017. Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Given that educational reform is not a very visually interesting subject I have decided to share some images from the Grand Tetons instead.2017-09-04T16:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/08/27/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-28th-2017-dragon-girls-new-books-and-the-rebirth-of-the-long-spear/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/unlock-the-cage.jpgUnlock the Cagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/power-in-practice.jpgPower in Practicehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mahjong-tiles.jpgmahjong tileshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/wudang-kung-fu.pngWudang Kung Fuhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/huo-boxing.jpgHuo boxinghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/birth-of-the-dragon.jpgBirth of the Dragonhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/kung-fu-nuns.jpgKung Fu Nunshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/macao-lion-dance.jpgMacao Lion Dancehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/da-qiang1.jpgda-qiang1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chinese-spear-fighting.jpgChinese spear fighting2017-08-29T13:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/08/24/chinese-martial-arts-and-the-problem-of-presentism/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chinese-wrestlers-and-manager-thomas-handforth.pngChinese wrestlers and manager.thomas handforthChinese Wrestlers and Manager, , early 1930s. By Thomas Handforth. Source: Oregon State University Digital Collections.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mongolian-wrestlers-thomas-handforth-e1503627975312.pngmongolian wrestlers.thomas handforthMongolian Wrestlers, , early 1930s. By Thomas Handforth. Source: Oregon State University Digital Collections.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/clinch-thomas-handforth-e1503627814614.pngClinch.thomas handforthThe Clinchhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/boy-with-sword_handforth.jpgBoy with sword_HandforthThe same boy, now as a finished fine art print. The photo and finished study give us some idea of Handforths method of interpreting and producing images. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/boy-with-sword_handforth-photo.jpgBoy with sword_Handforth.photoA young sword dancer that Handforth produced many studies of. Photo by Handforth. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mei-li-horn-book.jpgMei Li.horn bookThe actual Mei Li, reading her book. Source: KATHLEEN T. HORNING, the Horn Book.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/archer-thomas-handforth-e1503627384796.pngarcher.thomas handforthArcher, early 1930s. By Thomas Handforth. Source: Oregon State University Digital Collections.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cross-big-knives-thomas-handforth-e1503627236486.pngcross big knives.thomas handforthCross Big Knives, early 1930s. By Thomas Handforth. Source: Oregon State University Digital Collections.2017-08-25T03:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/08/20/how-jiu-jitsu-became-a-traditional-german-martial-art/2017-09-16T11:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/08/17/research-notes-ma-liangs-1923-wushu-tournament-and-charity-demonstration/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shanghai-1920s.jpgshanghai 1920s2019-01-31T05:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/08/14/seeking-identity-through-the-martial-arts-the-case-of-mexicanidad/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jennings-chart.pngJennings Charthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jennings-7-meme.jpgJennings 7.memeMeme of Mexican martial art. Source: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d1/0a/28/d10a28d4ed068795d75304dda5a0825c--martial-arts-funny-taekwondo.jpg https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jennings-6-tae-lama.jpgJennings 6.tae lamaA self-defence technique in Tae Lama. Source: http://guiamexico.com.mx/Imagenes/m/204060025-4-federacion-mexicana-de-taelama-arte-de-defensa-personal-a-c.jpeghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jennings-5-sucem.jpgJennings 5.SUCEMThe modified Aztec fighting outfit for children in SUCEM. Source: http://www.sucem.com.mx/images/4.jpghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jennings-4.jpgJennings 4Image taken from video dedicated to female students of Pak-at-Tok. Source: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rhs0Qgy_H1A/hqdefault.jpghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jennings-3-xilam.jpgJennings 3.XilamThe diversity of weapons and postures in Xilam Source: http://nuestromedio.mx/nuestromedio/imagenes/articulos/20161510/sat/z4/z4_n1_f7.jpghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jennings-2-laberynth.jpgJennings 2.laberynthhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jennings-1-chinese-hall.jpgJennings 1.chinese hall2017-08-14T18:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/08/10/ma-liangs-new-wushu-modernizing-and-militarizing-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/2022-04-24T22:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/08/03/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-4-2017-mma-shaolin-and-wong-jack-man/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/her-own-hero-cover.jpgher own hero.coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/digital-archives-91-yo-lee-lo-tsun.jpgdigital archives.91 yo.lee lo-tsun91 year old Master Lee Lo-tsun, whose Kung Fu is soon to be immortalized in a new digitization project.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shaolin-artistic.jpgShaolin.artistichttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chinese-martial-arts-002-wikipedia.jpgchinese-martial-arts-002-Wikipediahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/single-whip.jpgsingle whiphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/wushu-summer.jpegWushu SummerForeign Wushu students at Shanghai University.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shaolin-stone-lock-2017.jpgShaolin.stone lock.2017Stone Lock at the first Shaolin Kung Fu Tournament, 2017.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chengdu-ground-and-pound.jpgchengdu.ground and poundStudents at an MMA based school in Chengdu. Source: SCMP.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chinese-martial-arts-burundi.jpgChinese martial arts Burundi2017-08-04T03:44:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/07/27/five-years-of-kung-fu-tea-making-martial-arts-studies-matter/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kung-fu-tea-cake-5.pngkung fu tea.cake.5https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/birthday-cake.jpgBirthday Cakehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/causal-model-slide.pngcausal model.slideA slide presented at the 2017 Martial Arts Studies Meeting.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jukendo-slide.pngJukendo.slideJukendo in the 1930s and today. Source: a slide presented at the 2017 MAS conference.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/judo-rifles-correction-10.jpgjudo.rifles.correction 10Rifles and bayonets for a school military drill class behind two Judo students. Vintage Japanese postcard, late 1930s. Source: Author's personal collection.2017-07-31T18:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/read-the-book/2017-07-27T16:25:25+00:00weekly0.6https://chinesemartialstudies.com/chinese-martial-studies-resources/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/red-read.jpgRed ReadSo what do you read? Photo Credit Alex Judkins. Scene on the Street (SOS) Photography. Thanks Alex!2017-07-27T16:13:25+00:00weekly0.6https://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/19/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-3-chan-wah-shun-and-the-creation-of-wing-chun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/foshan-jingwu-association.jpgFoshan.Jingwu.associationJingwu (Chinwoo) Association Hall in Foshan. Completed in the 1930s, this sort of public infrastructure supporting the martial arts would have been unheard of in Chan Wah Shun's time. The martial arts were deeply unfashionable for most of his teaching career. This, more than other other factor, probably accounts for the small size of his school.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/manchu-archery-painting.jpgmanchu-archery.paintingChinese military archery training in the second half of the 19th century.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cantonc1880-18901.jpgCantonc1880-1890A street Scene from Guangzhou from roughly 1880.2017-07-27T15:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/03/guest-post-at-wing-chun-geeks-ng-chung-so-looking-beyond-the-three-heroes-of-wing-chun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/guangdong_foshan_chinese_temple_guan_yin_01_statues_july-2012.jpgGuangdong_Foshan_chinese_temple_Guan_Yin_01_statues_July-2012Shrine to Guanyin at the Foshan Ancestral Temple. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/gates-of-the-foshan-ancestral-temple.jpgGates of the Foshan Ancestral TempleGates of the Foshan Ancestral Temple. Photo Credit: Whitney Clayton. Source: Authors Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wing-chun-geeks.jpgWing Chun Geeks2021-04-07T22:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/08/15/remembering-chu-shong-tin-and-the-relationship-between-theory-and-observation-in-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chu-shong-tin-pole-form-l.jpgchu-shong-tin-pole-form-lChu shing Tin demonstrating the pole form. Source: www.wingchun.edu.au2017-07-27T15:24:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/07/24/looking-forward-and-looking-back-the-2017-martial-arts-studies-conference/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/peter_lorge_mastudies.jpgpeter_lorge_mastudiesPeter Lorge, opening the 2017 Martial Arts Studies Conference.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/martial-arts-conference-group-photo-1-754549-e1500858828436.jpegMartial Arts Conference group photo 1-754549The dedicated core who stayed to the end of the Thursday afternoon workshop.2017-08-02T21:38:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/07/20/on-the-44th-anniversary-of-bruce-lees-death-cult-film-icon/2017-07-20T15:19:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/07/16/read-it-now-summer-2017-issue-of-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/martial-arts-studies-issue-4.pngmartial arts studies.issue 4Martial Arts Studies. Issue 4 (Summer) 2017.2017-07-16T21:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/07/13/lightsaber-combat-and-wing-chun-the-search-for-meaning-in-the-modern-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lsc-its-all-just-for-fun.pngLSC.its all just for funhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/darth-nihilus-stock-photo.pngDarth Nihilus.stock photohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/liminal-vs-liminoid-chart.pngliminal vs liminoid.charthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/navy-japanese-kendo.pngnavy.japanese kendohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/victor-tuner-liminal-and-liminoid.pngVictor Tuner.liminal and liminoidhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/return-of-the-jedi-poster-japanese.jpgReturn of the Jedi Poster.Japanesehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cla-class-picture.pngCLA.class picturehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/liminoid-longings-title-slide.pngLiminoid Longings.title slideThe title slide of my keynote address at the July 2016 Martial Arts Studies Conference.2017-07-07T20:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/07/09/imagining-ip-man-globalization-and-the-growth-of-wing-chun-kung-fu-keynote-address-delivered-at-the-2015-martial-arts-studies-conference/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ip-man-chair-e1435540705891.jpgip man.chairhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ip-man-visits-ho-kam-ming-in-macau-1.jpgIp Man Visits Ho Kam Ming in Macau.1Ip Man visiting Ho Ka Ming's School in Macau. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/flight-crew-wing-chun-1.jpgFlight Crew.Wing Chun 1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ip-man-title-image.jpgIp Man.Title Image2017-07-07T20:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/07/06/the-soldier-the-marketplace-boxer-and-the-recluse-mapping-the-social-location-of-the-martial-arts-in-late-imperial-china-2/2017-07-07T18:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/08/fighting-by-the-book-the-popular-rediscovery-of-the-chinese-martial-manuscript-tradition/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chinese-long-saber-cheng-zong-you.jpgChinese Long Saber.Cheng Zong YouA page from an important Ming era martial arts treatise, recently restored, translated and republished by a group of historical fighting enthusiasts in Singapore.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/historical-westerm-sword-manual1.jpgHistorical Westerm Sword ManualA Discussion of Fighting with Dual Swords in a Western Fencing Texthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/historical-westerm-sword-manual.jpgHistorical Westerm Sword Manual2017-10-29T01:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/30/the-bubishi-gets-its-due-returning-the-bible-of-karate-to-its-chinese-roots/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bubishi-3.jpgBubishi 3A facsimile page from the General Tian Wubeizhihttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bubishi-4.jpgBubishi 4An expanded cover detail from The General Tian Wubeizhi.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bubishi-1.jpgBubishi 1A facsimilie page from The General Tian Wubeizhi.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bubishi-2.jpgBubishi 2A facsimile page from the General Tian Wubeizhi. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bubishi-cover.jpgBubishi Cover2017-06-30T21:08:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/25/facing-down-a-wooden-dummy-and-the-myth-of-perfect-practice/2017-07-01T11:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/22/6347/2017-07-05T21:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/18/through-a-lens-darkly-46-two-scenes-of-early-20th-century-muay-thaimuay-boran/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/thai-boxing.jpgthai.boxingThai Boxing, circa 1920s. Vintage Postcard. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/thai-boxing-rope-inscription.jpgthai.boxing.rope.inscriptionThai Boxing. Vintage postcard, circa 1910s. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2017-06-19T03:10:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/16/violence-and-the-martial-arts-contagion-or-cure/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bronze_acupuncture_figure_in_silk_covered_box_bearing_text_wellcome_l0057614.jpgL0057614 Bronze acupuncture figure, in silk covered box bearing textBronze acupuncture figure, in silk covered box bearing text Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Bronze acupuncture figure, in silk covered box bearing text of an Imperial decree of Yung Chen, chinese, early 18th century Detail shot of top half of object. Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2017-06-16T04:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/11/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-june-12th-2017-london-attacks-kung-fu-in-hong-kong-and-gene-ching-is-a-star/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sam-lau-scmp.jpgsam lau.scmphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hema-tournament.jpgHEMA Tournamenthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hk-martial-arts-modern.jpgHK martial arts modern“Jozev” Kiu Ching-fu training in Hong Kong. Source: SCMP2017-06-12T02:13:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/09/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-20-general-li-jinglin-the-sword-saint-of-wudang/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/essential-methods-of-wudang-sword.jpgessential methods of wudang swordA photograph from Essentials of the Wudang Sword Art by Huang Yuanxiu (Beijing, 1931). Source: Brennan Translation Blog.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/li-jinglin-portrait.jpgLi Jinglin portraitLi Jinglin in uniform. Soure: benotdefeatedbytherain.blogspot.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/li-jinglin-sword-jian.jpgLi jinglin.sword.jianGeneral Li Jinglin sporting both sunglasses and an jian.2017-09-20T01:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/05/anime-and-the-education-of-a-martial-artist/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bamboo-blade-manga.jpgbamboo blade.mangahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bamboo-blade.jpgbamboo bladeBamboo Bladehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/boxers-and-saints.jpgboxers-final-optimized-100-136Boxers & Saintshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/avatar-the-last-airbender-still.jpgNICKELODEON AVATAR ANIMENickelodeon's hit series Avatar: The Last Airbender invades television screens with a new one-hour TV movie "Day of Black Sun" on Friday, Nov. 30 from 8 to 9 p.m. (ET/PT). The epic third season of the series from creators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko continues as Aang and his rag-tag crew launch their massive attack on the Fire Nation during the solar eclipse. This special television event features the guest voices of Avatar fan and tennis pro Serena Williams as Ming (Uncle Iroh's guard) and WWE wrestler Mick Foley as The Boulder. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon) (Newscom TagID: prnphotos066953) [Photo via Newscom]https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/samurai-champloo-2.jpgsamurai-champloo-2Samurai Champloo https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hajime-no-ippo.jpghajime no ippoHajime no Ippo2017-06-19T15:30:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/06/02/research-notes-kung-fu-at-the-american-school-in-shanghai-1936/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lightsaber-demonstration-france-e1496377377278.jpgLightsaber Demonstration FranceSome choreography at a demonstration and tournament hosted by the Académie de Sabre Laser in France. Source: ©2017 Jérôme Cherrier​. 2017-06-03T15:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/28/through-a-lens-darkly-45-creative-collages-and-dueling-mythologies-of-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/postcard-paint-stamp-sword.jpgpostcard.paint.stamp.swordVintage postcard made in China of macerated stamps, 1901-1907. Source: Authors personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/postcard-paint-spear.jpgpostcard.paint.spearVintage postcard circa 1898-1901. Authors personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/postcard-paint-sword-collage-e1495977161585.jpgpostcard.paint.sword.collage2017-05-28T13:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/25/an-opportunity-to-document-the-indian-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/indian-swords.jpgIndian Swordshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/kalaripayattu-woman.jpgkalaripayattu.womanhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/kalaripayattu.jpgKalaripayattu2017-07-11T20:59:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/21/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-may-22nd-2017/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/kendo-history.jpgKendo historyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ninja-university.jpgNinja Universityhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ninja-textbook.jpgNinja textbookhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ninja-shortage.jpgNinja shortagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/shannon-bruce-lee.jpgshannon.bruce.leehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ip-man-statue.jpgIp Man statuehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sam-lau.pngsam lauSam Lau. Source: South China Morning Post.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dennis-lee-vtaa.jpgDennis Lee.vtaahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/twins-wudang-mountain.jpgtwins.wudang mountainhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/african-students-at-shaolin-cfr.jpgAfrican students at Shaolin.cfrAfrican students at the Shaolin temple. Source: Council on Foreign Relations.2017-05-21T12:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/18/orientalizing-the-orient-searching-for-karates-budo-roots-in-contemporary-egypt/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/egypt-screen-shot.pngEgypt screen shothttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/karate-pyramid.jpgKarate Pyramid2017-05-18T12:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/14/dissemination-of-japanese-martial-arts-to-korea/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/korea-screen-grab.pngkorea screen grab2017-05-10T15:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/11/bartitsu-and-suffragette-jujitsu-of-the-early-20th-century/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jujitsu-screen-shot.pngjujitsu screen shothttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/suffragette-that-knew-jiujitsu.jpgSuffragette-that-knew-jiujitsuSource: Wikimedia2017-05-10T15:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/08/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-19-cheng-zongyou-shaolins-martial-missionary/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/shaolin-staff-method-cheng-zhongyou.jpgshaolin staff method.cheng zhongyou2017-05-08T13:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/04/by-popular-demand-tradition-vs-modernity-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bruce-lee-video-game.jpgBruce Lee Video GameAt some point I need to do some serious thinking about the efforts to retrospectively draft Bruce Lee in the UFC.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bruce-lee-mma.jpgBruce Lee MMAOne of these days I will need to do some serious thinking about all the efforts to draft Bruce Lee into the UFC.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mma-vs-taijiquan.pngMMA vs TaijiquanSource: South China Morning Post.2017-05-11T16:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/04/27/traditional-chinese-martial-arts-and-the-ymca-consensus/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/china-ymca-close-up.pngChina.YMCA.close uphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shanghai-ymca-kautz-family-ymca-archives-university-of-minnesota-libraries.jpgShanghai YMCA Kautz Family YMCA Archives University of Minnesota Libraries1919 Shanghai YMCA basketball team. Source: Kautz family archives, University of Minnesota Libraries.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/china-ymca.jpgChina.YMCANumber 77 in a boxed set of stereographs. From the China series. Street scene in front of the Beijing Y.M.C.A. Title from caption on mount.2017-05-01T19:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/05/01/an-introduction-to-the-martial-arts-and-public-diplomacy/2019-01-14T11:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/04/23/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-24-2017-southern-kung-fu-taijiquan-heritage-and-boxing-for-survival/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/her-own-hero.jpgHer own herohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/huang-yi.jpgHuang Yihttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/boxing-for-survival.jpgBoxing for survivalhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tai-chi-christian-science.jpgTai Chi Christian Sciencehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dog-kung-fu.jpgdog kung fuhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/white-crane-2.jpgWhite Crane 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/white-crane.jpgWhite Crane2017-04-24T03:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/04/20/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-13-zhao-san-duo-19th-century-plum-flower-master-and-reluctant-rebel-2/2017-04-21T03:54:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/04/16/the-wing-chun-jo-fen-norms-and-the-creation-of-a-southern-chinese-martial-arts-community-2/2017-04-17T01:51:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/04/10/how-did-chinas-boxers-become-the-boxers/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/infantry-harpers-july-7-100-p-622.jpginfantry.harpers july 7 100 p 622This picture, published in the July 7th edition of Harpers is one of the few images from the early phase of the conflict with actual martial content. In this case a group of imperial soldiers.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/examining-a-boxer-leader.jpgexamining a boxer leaderhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chinese-boxer-and-his-braves-e1491793970212.jpgChinese Boxer and his braves2017-04-10T04:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/04/06/three-questions-a-duandao-looting-and-the-image-of-the-chinese-boxing-in-the-west/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/barbarity-vs-civilization.jpgBarbarity vs civilizationWhile produced before the outbreak of the Boxer rebellion one would be hard put to come up with a more appropriate cartoon for a discussion of looting. The original caption read “It's all a matter of perspective. When a Chinese coolie strikes a French soldier the result is a public cry of ‘Barbarity!’ But when a French soldier strikes a coolie, it's a necessary blow for civilization.” Le Cri de Paris, July 10, 1899 Artist: René Georges Hermann-Paulhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/duandao-detail.jpgDuandao DetailA detailed shot of the furniture on a "curio saber" sold by Peter Dekker. While the blade of my example is about 1/2 inch longer than this sword, I suspect that it would have looked very similar when originally mounted. Source: http://mandarinmansion.com/late-qing-curio-saberhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/duandao-grey-flash-filter.pngduandao.grey flash.filterhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/london-illustrated-news-boxer-rebellion-article-july-14th-1900-cropped.jpglondon illustrated news.boxer rebellion article july 14th 1900.croppedChinese Soldiers and Officer in Beijing. Source: Illustrated London News, July 14th, 1900.2017-04-07T20:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/04/03/research-notes-jingwu-and-the-female-martial-artists-of-1920/2017-04-05T21:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/31/i-am-a-jedi-knight-like-my-father-before-me-authenticity-and-legitimacy-in-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/star-wars-yin-yang.jpgstar wars yin yanghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/the-knighting-of-kannan-jarrius.jpgThe Knighting of Kannan JarriusThe knighting of Kanan Jarrus in the Star Wars Rebels cartoon series. This is the only onscreen knighting that I have seen in the Star Wars series. I have always considered that to be a little odd given the importance of the role of "knight" in the story's mythos.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/luke_vs_vader.jpgLuke_vs_Vader2017-03-31T13:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/26/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-march-27th-2017-taijiquan-ip-man-4-and-things-that-you-just-cant-make-up/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/iron-fist.jpgIron fistMarvel's Iron Fisthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/iron-hand-training.jpgIron Hand TrainingA literal "iron palm." Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shaolin-flying-monks-temple-by-mailitis-architects-3.jpgShaolin-Flying-Monks-Temple-by-Mailitis-Architects-3Shaolin Flying Monks Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/homeless-tai-chi-slc-library-basement.jpghomeless tai chi.slc library basementA Taijiquan class for the homeless community, being held in the main branch of Salt Lake City's public library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/taiji-backpain-consumer-reports.jpgTaiji backpain.consumer reportsSource: Consumer Reportshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wang-guan-ufc-china.jpgWang Guan.ufc.chinaWang Guan, a Chinese fighter who recently signed with the UFC.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/li-junfeng-teacher-of-jet-li.jpgLi Junfeng.teacher of Jet LiLi Junfeng, the teacher of Jet Li and co-author of a recent book on Baguaquan. Source: Straits Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/taijiquan-beijing-park-unesco.jpgTaijiquan.beijing park.unescoTaijiquan in a Beijing Park with Master. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ip-man-4-poster.jpgip man 4 poster2017-04-17T12:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/24/the-boxer-rebellion-and-stories-we-tell-about-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/boxer-rebellion-missing-card-1-front.jpgBoxer Rebellion.missing card 1.fronthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/attack-on-a-mission-station-original.jpgAttack on a Mission Station.Originalhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/attack-on-a-mission-station-dadao.jpgAttack on a Mission Station.dadao2017-07-10T07:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/19/through-a-lens-darkly-44-martial-arts-in-pre-war-japanese-schools/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/judo-ina-middle-school-postcard.jpgjudo.ina middle school.postcardJudo at Ina Middle School. Vintage postcard circa late 1930s. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/kendo-ina-middle-school-postcard.jpgKendo.ina middle school.postcardKendo at Ina Middle School, probably late 1930s. Vintage postcard. Authors personal collection.2017-03-20T03:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/16/doing-research-10-trying-to-think-inside-the-box-with-paul-bowman/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/blog-go-fingers.jpgblog.go.fingershttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/blog-go-white.jpgblog.go whitehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/blog-go-board.jpgblog.go.board2017-03-17T03:03:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/05/roland-barthes-and-the-dna-of-martial-arts-studies/2017-03-14T17:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/13/remembering-yim-wing-chun-the-boxer-rebellion-and-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wuxia-sword.jpgwuxia swordhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/vampires-boxer-rebellion.jpgVampires boxer rebellionSpike and his vampiric friends out for a stroll during the middle of the Boxer Rebellion.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/buffy-and-stake.jpgBuffy and stake2017-03-13T05:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/09/why-is-ip-man-a-role-model-2/2017-03-04T19:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/03/02/villains-guns-and-humor-giving-texture-to-the-early-19th-century-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/muslim-bandits.jpgmuslim-bandits"Muslim Bandits," Xinjiang, China [c1915] Marc Aurel Stein [RESTORED]2017-03-03T13:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/02/27/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-feb-27th-2017-shaolin-feiyue-sneakers-and-bruce-lee-gets-political/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/spring-is-the-season.jpgspring-is-the-seasonSpring is the season for sharpening your Kung Fu. Source: Shanghai Daily.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/embodying-brazil.jpgembodying-brazilhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/30679218-f8d7-11e6-bcc4-de1d4609fc98_972x.jpgWC2002-CAMP-SAFRICAAn authentic master of ninjutsu martial art, Kazuki Ukita poses in Ninja costume at the Ninja museum's Ninja residence in the small ancient city of Ueno 08 April 2002. South African national football team selected its base camp in Ueno city, Mie Prefecture for upcoming FIFA 2002 World Cup Korea/Japan. South Africa will play Spain, Slovenia and Paraguay in Group B in the first round of the World Cup. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURAhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/female-shaolin-kabul.jpgfemale-shaolin-kabulhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/iron-crotch.jpgiron-crotchAn Iron Crotch Demonstration. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jetli-com-banner.pngjetli-com-bannerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wudang-kungfu-shanghaidaily.jpgwudang-kungfu-shanghaidailyWudang Kung Fu. Source: Shanghai Daily.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/kung-fu-grandma.jpgkung-fu-grandma2017-02-27T09:36:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/02/23/shaolin-kung-fu-and-the-paradox-of-intangible-cultural-heritage/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/breaking-kung-fu-martin-klimas-2.jpgbreaking-kung-fu-martin-klimas-2Breaking Ceramic Figurines by Martin Klimas.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/breaking-kung-fu-martin-klimas-31.jpgbreaking-kung-fu-martin-klimas-3Breaking ceramic figurines by Martin Klimas.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/breaking-kung-fu-martin-klimas-3.jpgbreaking-kung-fu-martin-klimas-3Breaking ceramic figurines by Martin Klimas.2017-02-24T03:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/02/20/through-a-lens-darkly-43-chinese-amazons-and-the-weapons-of-the-forefathers/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/amazon-sword-10-cropped.pngamazon-sword-10-cropped"Back to Weapons of Forefathers in War with Japanese." Vintage newspaper photograph. June 1937. Source: Author's private collection.2017-02-22T07:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/02/16/recovering-alfred-lister-the-noble-art-of-self-defense-in-china-part-ii/2017-02-17T03:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/01/28/a-social-and-visual-history-of-the-hudiedao-butterfly-sword-in-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/guangzhou-militia-1-1855-1850.jpgGuangzhou militia 1.1855-1850Rural militia in Guangdong, Pearl River Delta, taken sometime during the Second Opium War (1856-1860). Source http:\\www.armsantiqueweapons.com.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/guangzhou-militia-3-1855-1850.jpgGuangzhou militia 3.1855-1850Youth engaged in militia training outside of Guangzhou in the 1850s. Note the long thin blade being held behind the rattan shield by the kneeling individual. source http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/guangzhou-militia-2-1855-1850.jpgGuangzhou militia 2.1855-1850Another picture of the same young militia group. Luckily the hudiedao of the leader have become dislodged in their sheath. We can confirm that these are double blades, and they are of the long, narrow stabbing variety seen in some of the prior photographs. Source http:\\www.swordsantiqueweapons.com. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hudiedao-colars.jpghudiedao.colarsAnother set of hudiedao from the private collection of Gavin Nugent. These blades are some of the earliest seen in this post. They also show signs of significant use. Note the complex profile of the blades and how the spine flattens out as it approaches the tip. This allows the weapon to have reach while not feeling "top heavy." The owner notes that these are the most comfortable hudiedao that he has handled. Source: http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/articles_yipman.jpgarticles_yipmanIp Man with his Bat Cham Do.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/highbinder-mail-coat.jpghighbinder mail coatChinese coat of mail used by Chinese highbinders in San Fransisco. Contributing Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. The possibility of meeting a foe wearing armor (also noted in the Harper's Weekly article) would certainly explain the popularity of strong stabbing points on some 19th century Hudiedao.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chinese-highbinder-mail-coat.jpgChinese Highbinder.mail coatChinese coat of mail used by Chinese highbinders in S. F. Contributing Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/butterfly-2.jpgButterfly 2These swords embody elements of both the longer copping ans stabbing types that were popular in the 19th century. Both blades are finely made, well balanced and exhibit long false edges. Total length: 60 cm; Width at bade: 5 cm, width of spine: 10 mm. Source: Author's Personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cantonese-opera-hudiedao-001-e1578940953136.jpgcantonese opera hudiedao 001Cantonese Opera Performers in San Francisco, circa 1900. Chinese Opera and Popular entertainment has been linked to the martial arts since at least the Song dynasty. Even in the Han dynasty military performances were a central part of the "Hundred Events."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cantonese-opera-hudiedao-smaller.jpgcantonese opera hudiedao smallerCantonese Opera Performers in San Francisco, circa 1900. This picture came out of the same milieu as the one above it. Notice the wide rounded blades used by these performers. Such weapons had a lot visual impact but were relatively safe to use on stage.2020-11-08T05:01:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/02/13/an-updated-and-revised-social-history-of-the-hudiedao-butterfly-swords/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/eddie-gong-hudiedao.jpgeddie-gong-hudiedaoEddie Gong holding a pair of Hudiedao.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hudiedao-new-york-city-1922.jpghudiedao-new-york-city-1922Weapons confiscated in Chinatown, New York City, 1922. This haul shows a remarkable mixture of modern and traditional weapons. Source: NYPD Public Records. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/green-standard-army-rolling-blanket-saber.pnggreen-standard-army-rolling-blanket-saberThe Rolling Blanket Saber of the Green Standard Army. Source: Peter Dekker.2017-02-13T06:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/02/10/recovering-alfred-lister-a-forgotten-observer-of-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts-part-i/2017-02-10T06:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/02/05/pilgrimage-legitimacy-and-the-shape-of-the-global-martial-arts-community/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/capoeira_-_salvador_-_bahia_-_brazil.jpgcapoeira_-_salvador_-_bahia_-_brazilCapoeira, according to the Discover Brazil tourism campaign.2017-02-06T13:39:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/02/02/defining-wing-chun-by-what-is-missing/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wrestling-vs-jiujitsu.jpgwrestling-vs-jiujitsuAn American Wrestler facing off against a Judo student. This photo is identified as having been taken in the Philippines in 1904, but Joseph Svinth suspects that it was actually taken in the US in 1904. Source: https://calisphere.org 2017-10-09T15:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/29/taoism-in-bits/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lao-tzu-ceramic-figure.jpglao-tzu-ceramic-figureSource: Jan. Creative Commons License.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/yinyang-drum.jpgyinyang-drumSource: Adam Jones. Creative Commons License.2017-01-29T22:59:50+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/26/research-notes-an-account-of-kung-fu-in-hong-kongs-theaters-during-the-1860s/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/chinese-opera-california-1920-1929-sf-performing-arts-library-and-museum.jpgchinese-opera-california-1920-1929-sf-performing-arts-library-and-museumhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/kung-fu-hustle.jpgkung-fu-hustleI am pretty sure this is what A-lan's wife looked like. YMMV.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/r-tung-hing-theatre.jpgr-tung-hing-theatreThe Tung Hing Theater is building R on the far right. Source: 2017-01-27T03:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/22/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-january-23rd-2017-global-shaolin-mma-and-the-endangered-southern-mantis/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/embodying-brazil.jpgembodying-brazilhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/body-guard-training-program.jpgbody-guard-training-programhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mma-fighter-angela-lee.jpgmma-fighter-angela-leeMixed Martial Artist Angela Lee. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/africans-take-on-chinese-entertainment-market.jpgafricans-take-on-chinese-entertainment-markethttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/taijiquan-class-in-shanghai.jpgtaijiquan-class-in-shanghaiA Taijiquan class in Shanghai. Source: The Shanghai Daily.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/master-li-tin-loy-chow-ka-spm-in-hk-park-2016.jpgmaster-li-tin-loy-chow-ka-spm-in-hk-park-2016Master Li Tin Loy of the Chow Ka Southern Praying Mantis system in a Hong Kong Part. Source: Timehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/martial-arts-are-arts.jpgmartial-arts-are-artsContinuing on with the Shaolin theme.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shaolin-temple-in-an-abandonded-railway-station.jpgSAMSUNG CSCA Shaolin martial arts school housed in an abandoned railway station, London.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/warrior-monk-and-family.jpgwarrior-monk-and-familyA "warrior monk" and family. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/wong-yiu-kau-with-students-in-hk-reuters.jpgwong-yiu-kau-with-students-in-hk-reutersWong You Kau and students in Hong Kong. Source: Reuters. 2017-04-15T13:32:19+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/19/historic-martial-arts-manuals-and-the-limits-of-authenticity/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sixt-and-eric-swords-cardiff-2016.jpgsixt-and-eric-swords-cardiff-2016Eric Burkart (left) and Sixt Wetzler engaging in a frank exchange of ideas at the 2016 Martial Arts Studies Conference at the University of Cardiff.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/eric-diagram-1.pngeric-diagram-1Diagram by Eric Burkart.2017-01-23T03:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/15/now-available-winter-2016-issue-of-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/martial-arts-studies-winter-2016-cover.pngmartial-arts-studies-winter-2016-cover2017-01-16T09:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/12/doing-research-9-the-perils-and-pitfalls-of-performance-ethnography-in-the-martial-arts/2017-01-13T03:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/08/through-a-lens-darkly-42-chinese-martial-arts-in-the-university-1928/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1920s-yenching-university-class-photograph.jpg1920s-yenching-university-class-photographThe Chinese Boxing Club of Fukien Christian University. Source: http://findit.library.yale.eduhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1928-yenching-university-two-seniors-outside-of-sage-hall-yale-digital-collections-e1554676491796.jpg1928-yenching-university-two-seniors-outside-of-sage-hall-yale-digital-collectionsTwo senior students outside Sage Hall at Yenching University, March 1928. Source: http://findit.library.yale.eduhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1920s-yenching-university-female-sword-demonstration1.jpg1920s-yenching-university-female-sword-demonstrationThe archival note with this photo reads as follows: "F. C. U. student activities "F. C. U. Girl athletes Chinese boxing" Four students in blouses and bloomers, holding sticks in their right hands, perform a move on a dirt field surrounded by walls. A crowd of spectators watches. Hills visible in background." Source: http://findit.library.yale.eduhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1920s-yenching-university-female-sword-demonstration.jpg1920s-yenching-university-female-sword-demonstrationA group of female students demonstrating the jian at Fukien Christian University sometime in the 1920s. Source: http://findit.library.yale.edu2017-02-17T15:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/05/chinese-and-european-fight-books-the-value-of-a-comparative-approach/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sixt-wetzler-and-fight-book.jpgsixt-wetzler-and-fight-bookDr. Sixt Wetzler showing off a fight book from the collection of the German Blade Museum. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/european-chinese-comparison-fight-book.jpgeuropean-chinese-comparison-fight-bookA comparison of Western and Chinese Fight Book Illustrations used by Wetzler. Source: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/apd.2016.4.issue-2/apd-2016-0010/apd-2016-0010.xmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/chinese-sword-manual-rodell.jpgchinese-sword-manual-rodellA print from the Gold Saber Illustrated Manual of saber swordsmanship published in 1725. Posted and translated by Scott M. Rodell. Source: http://steelandcotton.tumblr.com2017-03-17T18:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2017/01/01/kung-fu-tea-selects-the-best-book-of-2016-and-suggests-a-reading-list-for-2017/2017-03-28T05:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/30/a-year-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-how-the-chinese-martial-arts-amazed-and-surprised-us-in-2016/2016-12-30T06:10:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/24/seasons-greetings-4/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/jolly-old-santa-clause-glass-shop.jpgjolly-old-santa-clause-glass-shop2016-12-25T04:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/23/a-sneak-peak/2016-12-23T06:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/19/another-look-at-a-young-boxer-martial-arts-and-national-humiliation-in-early-20th-century-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/boy-with-sword-patch-detail-e1482120580648.jpgboy-with-sword-patch-detailAnother image of the chest badge.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/boxer-rebellion-banner.jpgboxer-rebellion-bannerA Banner from the Boxer Uprising. Source: Prof. Douglas Wile.2016-12-19T05:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/15/research-notes-visiting-the-national-martial-arts-examination-in-nanking-1933/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chinese-wrestling-china-press-1933-2nd-national-examination.pngchinese-wrestling-china-press-1933-2nd-national-examination2016-12-16T04:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/11/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-december-12th-2016/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/alex-channon-lfhv.jpgalex-channon-lfhvAlex Channon love's fighting but hates violence.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/southern-boxing-brennan-xu-taihe-and-xu-yuancai-e28093-father-and-son-demonstrating-boxing.jpgsouthern-boxing-brennan-xu-taihe-and-xu-yuancai-father-and-son-demonstrating-boxinghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/new-bruce-lee-film-accused-of-white-washing-1-800x446.jpgnew-bruce-lee-film-accused-of-white-washing-1-800x446https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/felicity-jones-jyn-erso-rogue-one-disguise.jpgfelicity-jones-jyn-erso-rogue-one-disguisehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/donnie-yen-rogue-one.jpgnullRogue One: A Star Wars Story..Chirrut Imwe (Donnie Yen)..Ph: Jonathan Olley..©Lucasfilm LFL 2016.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chinese-mma-africa.jpgchinese-mma-africahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/keyna-students-kung-fu.jpgkeyna-students-kung-fuKung Fu has proved to be popular with Kenya's students. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/wushu-football-students-deng-feng.jpgwushu-football-students-deng-fengChinese wushu students in Dengfeng. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cctv-israel-wushu-swords.jpgcctv-israel-wushu-swordsStudents examine Chinese swords that were part of a Confucius Institute martial arts demonstration in Israel. Source: CCTV https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/italy-brawl-tournament-sun.jpgitaly-brawl-tournament-sun2016-12-12T13:58:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/08/reality-fighting-and-the-end-of-civilization/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mma-knockout.jpgmma-knockoutChris Weidman (red gloves) and Anderson Silva (blue gloves). 2013.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/folding-training-knife.jpgfolding-training-knifeA folding training knife with rounded tip. Gong reports that these were often used in matches by the Reality Fighters.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dog-brothers-europ-gathering-2010-youtube.jpgdog-brothers-europ-gathering-2010-youtubeDog Brothers, 2010 Euro Gathering. Source: youtube.2016-12-09T04:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/04/interview-with-the-no-wax-needed-podcast/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/no-wax-needed.jpgno-wax-needed2016-12-05T09:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/12/01/why-do-you-draw-the-line-more-on-definition-in-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/zheng-manqing-calligraphy.jpgzheng-manqing-calligraphyZheng Manqing, the Master of Five Excellences, painting a different sort of line.2016-12-02T22:12:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/11/28/2016-christmas-shopping-list-martial-arts-equipment-and-long-reads-to-get-you-through-the-winter-months/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/center-line.jpgcenter-lineThe Center Line, an original work of art byhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/star-wars-travel-posters.jpgstar-wars-travel-postersStar Wars Themed Travel Posters.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/paul-souders-china-shanghai-martial-arts-group-practicing-tai-chi-at-dawn.jpgpaul-souders-china-shanghai-martial-arts-group-practicing-tai-chi-at-dawnTaijiquan in Shanghai, by Paul Souders.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chinese-butterfly-swords.jpgchinese-butterfly-swordsTraditionally shaped Hudiedao. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rodell-sparring-jian.jpgrodell-sparring-jianA Sparring Jian. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/long-poles-ewc.jpglong-poles-ewcLong Poles. For when you want to reach out and touch someone. Source: Everything Wing Chun.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/temple-pillar-dummy.jpgtemple-pillar-dummyA beautiful handmade dummy by Buick Yip. Source: http://www.everythingwingchun.com/Buick-Yip-Temple-Pillar-Wing-Chun-Wooden-Dummy-p/myj-by463.htmhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ultrasabers-sentinel.jpgultrasabers-sentinelThe Sentinel by Ultrasabers.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/shield-tiger-claw-foam-shield-17-gif.jpgshield-tiger-claw-foam-shield-17-gifTiger Claw Kicking Shield. Source: https://www.tigerclaw.com/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/focus-mitt.jpgfocus-mittFocus Mitts. Source: https://www.tigerclaw.com/2016-11-28T10:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/11/24/the-immigrant-experience-asian-martial-arts-in-the-united-states-and-canada-by-joseph-r-svinth/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/judo-1940.jpgjudo-1940Rafu Dojo team at the Southern California Judo Tournament, April 1940. Collection of Yukio Nakamura. Source: http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2014/5/2/more-than-a-game-2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/kendo-club-at-the-brigham-city-mine-in-utah.jpgkendo-club-at-the-brigham-city-mine-in-utahKendo Club at the Brigham City Mine, UT. Photo was taken 1916.2016-11-22T04:59:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/11/21/research-notes-foshans-kung-fu-in-1919/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wong-chuen-sun.jpgwong-chuen-sunWong Chuen Sun. Source: The China Daily, 1919.2021-10-16T06:54:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/11/14/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-november-14th-2016-friends-nostalgia-and-new-articles/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/karate-olympics.jpgkarate-olympicshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/kenya-kung-fu-diplomacy.jpgkenya-kung-fu-diplomacyChinese martial arts students in Kenya.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/china-soft-power.jpgchina-soft-powerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/master-wu-lian-zhi-bajiquan-wiki.jpgmaster-wu-lian-zhi-bajiquan-wikiMaster Wu Lian-Zhi. Source: Wikimediahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bruce-lee-the-big-boss.jpgbruce-lee-the-big-bosshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rza-36-chambers-of-shaolin.jpgrza-36-chambers-of-shaolinhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/jackie-chan-poses-with-his-honorary-award-at-the-8th.jpgjackie-chan-poses-with-his-honorary-award-at-the-8thhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/angela-mao-searching-for-lady-kung-fu.jpgangela-mao-searching-for-lady-kung-fuhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/scmp-loga-promoting-kung-fu.jpgscmp-loga-promoting-kung-fuBey Logan. Source: SCMP2016-11-14T05:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/11/10/insanity-and-the-arts-of-martial-minds/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/corning-museum-archdaily.jpgcorning-museum-archdailyThe Design Wing of the Corning Museum of Glass.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/corning-museum-of-glass.jpgcorning-museum-of-glassCorning Museum of Glass Contemporary Art + Design Wing. Source: Architecture Magazine.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/corningmuseumwing26.jpgcorningmuseumwing26Javier Pérez (Spanish, b. 1968), Carroña (Carrion), Murano, Italy, 2011. Blown glass chandelier, assembled, broken, taxidermied crows. The Corning Museum of Glass.2017-07-04T19:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/11/07/through-a-lens-darkly-41-three-views-of-a-young-boxer/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/boxer-boy-with-dao-peking-to-tientsin-back.jpgboxer-boy-with-dao-peking-to-tientsin-backPostmarks indicating that this card was sent from Beijing to Tianjin on the 5th of Feburary, 1909. Source: Author's Personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/boxer-boy-with-dao-peking-to-tientsin-front-e1478494074835.jpgboxer-boy-with-dao-peking-to-tientsin-frontVintage postcard showing a "Young Boxer" with sword. Early 20th century. Source: Authors personal collection.2016-11-14T01:24:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/11/04/spirituality-in-the-traditional-martial-arts-between-history-and-theory/2016-11-26T07:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/31/reflections-on-the-long-pole-history-technique-and-embodiment/2018-12-21T21:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/28/chinese-martial-arts-opera-and-globalization-kung-fu-as-a-blurred-genre/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/beijing-opera-makeup-1.jpgbeijing-opera-makeup-1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/beijing-opera-2.jpgbeijing-opera-2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/monkey-opera.jpgchina Opera Monkey King2016-10-29T02:20:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/24/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-october-24th-2016-moving-identities-and-upcoming-books/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/stick-fighting-venezuela.jpgstick-fighting-venezuelahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/judkins-fightsaber-conference-pic.jpgjudkins-fightsaber-conference-pichttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donnie-yen-ip-man-4-announcement.jpgdonnie-yen-ip-man-4-announcementhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/birth-of-the-dragon-lee-vs-wong-jack-man.jpgbirth-of-the-dragon-lee-vs-wong-jack-manBruce Lee facing off against Wong Jack Man in George Nolfi's biopic, Birth of the Dragon.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bruce-lee-image-charlie-russo1.jpgbruce-lee-image-charlie-russohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bruce-lee-image-charlie-russo.jpgbruce-lee-image-charlie-russohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/african-graduates-2-shaolin-global-times.jpegafrican-graduates-2-shaolin-global-timesStudents from Africa who recently graduated from a three month training program at the Shaolin Temple. Source: Global Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/taiji-softball.jpgtaiji-softballTaiji Softball (which, apparently is a racket sport.) My god its finally come to this.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shaolin-brone-men-dailymail-co-uk.jpgshaolin-brone-men-dailymail-co-ukShaolin's famous bronze men, as reimagined for a public performance. Source: The Daily Mail.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/muslims-and-chinese-martial-artsits.jpgmuslims-and-chinese-martial-artsits2016-10-24T07:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/20/conference-report-martial-arts-and-society-on-the-societal-relevance-of-martial-arts-combat-sports-and-self-defense/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/planning-meeting.jpgplanning-meetingWhere the magic happens. Speaker Council meeting of our commission at the German Sport University Cologne - planning for the 2016 conference. Source: https://www.facebook.com/dvskommissionkukhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/paul-bowman-cologne.jpgpaul-bowman-colognePaul Bowman, on the move. Sports University of Cologne, Germany. 2016.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/german-sports-university-cologne-big.jpeggerman-sports-university-cologne-bighttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/german-breakfast.pnggerman-breakfastA helpful waiter at a small restaurant in the Munich airport suggested that this was a "real" German breakfast.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/germany-mario-doom.jpggermany-mario-doomMario Staller presenting what must have his third paper at this conference!https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/german-sports-university-cologne.jpeggerman-sports-university-cologneThe entrance of the German Sports University Cologne.2016-10-22T00:16:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/16/a-tale-of-two-challenge-fights-or-writing-better-martial-arts-history/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/japanese-postcard-wwii-kendo-ship-photo.jpgjapanese-postcard-wwii-kendo-ship-photohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/michonne-and-katana.pngmichonne-and-katanahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ip-man-kill-bill.pngip-man-kill-billhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/nemesis-destroys-war-junks.jpgnemesis-destroys-war-junkshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/yimm-wing-chun.jpgyimm-wing-chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shaolin-temple2.jpgshaolin-templeThe Shaolin Temple, home to countless theories on the origins of the Chinese martial arts. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shaolin-temple1.jpgshaolin-templehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shaolin-temple.jpgshaolin-temple2016-11-03T05:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/13/lost-embodied-knowledge-experimenting-with-historical-european-martial-arts-out-of-books-by-daniel-jaquet/2016-10-16T14:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/09/taolu-credibility-and-decipherablility-in-the-practice-of-chinese-martial-movement-by-daniel-mroz/2016-10-04T16:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/06/what-can-a-martial-body-do-for-society-or-theory-before-definition-in-martial-arts-studies-by-paul-bowman/2016-11-03T05:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/10/03/culture-experience-and-understanding-or-who-can-master-authentic-aikido/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/marcellosidoti.jpgmarcellosidotiPhoto by Marcello Sidoti. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aikido-magyar-balc3a1zs-wiki.jpgaikido-magyar-balazs-wikiAikido demonstration. Photo by Magyar Balázs. Source: Wikimedia.2016-10-30T20:31:49+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/30/research-notes-han-xing-qiao-opens-the-internal-arts-to-the-west-1934/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/jingan-temple-courtyard-shanghai-china.jpgJing'an Temple Courtyard Shanghai ChinaThe temple courtyard today.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bubbling-well.jpgbubbling-wellThe "Bubbling Well" located near the Jing'an Temple. Circa 1930s. Sohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/jingan-buddha.jpgjingan-buddhaThe bronze Buddha of the Jing'an temple, Shanghai.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/jian-an-temple-late-19th-century.jpgjian-an-temple-late-19th-centuryJiang'an Temple in Shanghai, late 19th century. Source: 2022-01-15T14:03:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/25/through-a-lens-darkly-40-butterfly-swords-and-tong-wars-in-north-america/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ckt_initiation_sf_call_article_1898-01-09_web.jpgckt_initiation_sf_call_article_1898-01-09_webThe San Francisco Call, 1898.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ny-chinatown-weapons.jpgny-chinatown-weaponsWeapons seized by the NYPD and photographed for a 1922 report on violence in Chinatown. Source: NYPD Public Records/Vice.com.2016-09-26T18:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/23/theory-and-the-growth-of-knowledge-or-why-you-probably-cant-learn-kung-fu-from-youtube/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/instruction-at-a-tpla-workshop-april-2016.jpginstruction-at-a-tpla-workshop-april-2016Instruction at a TPLA Workshop held on April 30th, 2016. Source: The TPLA Facebook Group.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bodo-baas-speaks-of-kam-solusar-holocron-wookieepedia.jpgbodo-baas-speaks-of-kam-solusar-holocron-wookieepediaAn image of the Ancient Jedi Master Bodo Baas appears to Kam Solusar as the keeper of a Holocron. Source: wookieepedia2016-09-25T00:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/18/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-september-19th-2016-expats-in-shanghai-the-birth-of-a-dragon-and-kung-fus-decline/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/possible-origins-title.jpgpossible-origins-titlehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/library-shelves.jpglibrary-shelveshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ludosport-sf.jpgludosport-sfA photo of a recent Ludosport seminar run in San Francisco.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/choreographed-lightsaber-duel.jpgchoreographed-lightsaber-duelA choreographed lightsaber duel in California. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wing-chun-journey-to-the-heart-wooden-dummy-lee-moy-shan.jpgwing-chun-journey-to-the-heart-wooden-dummy-lee-moy-shanWing Chun Journey to the Heart, by Lee Moy Shan. Source: Youtube.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/birth-of-the-dragon-bruce-lee-vs-monk.pngbirth-of-the-dragon-bruce-lee-vs-monkBruce Lee Fighting Wong Jack Man (as a Shaolin Monk) in "The Birth of the Dragon."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/birth-of-the-dragon-poster.jpgbirth-of-the-dragon-posterhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/shannon-lee.jpgshannon-leeShannon Lee, the daughter of Bruce Lee. Source: LA Weekly.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kicking-in-from-the-west-kung-fu-shanghai-expats.jpegkicking-in-from-the-west-kung-fu-shanghai-expatsExpats in Shanghai are showing more interest in local Kung Fu Classes. Source: Newshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/the-village-that-learnd-kung-fu.pngthe-village-that-learnd-kung-fuSource: ABC Nightline.2016-09-19T03:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/15/how-not-to-categorise-martial-arts-a-discussion-and-example-from-gender-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/taijiquan-by-m-louis-wikimedia-e1473731619170.jpgtaijiquan-by-m-louis-wikimediaTaijiquan practitioners by M. Louis. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/global-perspectives-on-women-in-combat-sports1.jpgglobal-perspectives-on-women-in-combat-sportshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/global-perspectives-on-women-in-combat-sports.jpgglobal-perspectives-on-women-in-combat-sportshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alex-channon-love-fighting.jpgalex-channon-love-fightingAlex Channonhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ramstein_holds_youth_martial_arts_tournament_150228-f-en010-308.jpgramstein_holds_youth_martial_arts_tournament_150228-f-en010-308 A trophy is on display as two competitors spar during the 15th annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe martial arts tournament at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 28, 2015. More than 200 students from martial arts schools around Europe competed in the tournament. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Moore). Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ground-and-pound.jpgground-and-poundOrganised, professional combat sports may appear to be less ‘spiritual’ than other types of martial arts, but this may not be the case in actual practice. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/women-self-defense-red-man-attacker.jpgwomen-self-defense-red-man-attacker‘Padded attacker’ self-defence training clearly differs from kata drills or competitive fighting, but which differences we focus on will be a reflection of our analytical aims as researchers. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/billy-banks-tai-bo.jpgbilly-banks-tai-boFitness classes using fighting techniques may not be very ‘martial’, but can still be worth considering as part of the wider field of interest for martial arts studies scholars. Source: Wikimedia.2016-09-17T00:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/12/a-puzzle-a-big-announcement-and-an-introduction-to-kung-fu-diplomacy/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/jet-li-white-house-richard-nixon.jpgjet-li-white-house-richard-nixonJet Li greets President Richard Nixon on the front lawn of the White House. Source: Nixon Presidential Library.2016-09-12T15:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/08/multimedia-wing-chun-learning-and-practice-in-the-age-of-youtube/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wing-chun-arm-conditioning.jpgwing-chun-arm-conditioningA screengrab from the arm conditioning video discussed below.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/black-flag-wing-chun-center-line.jpgblack-flag-wing-chun-center-linehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ip-man-donnie-yen-image.jpgip-man-donnie-yen-imagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ip-man-on-youtube.pngip-man-on-youtubeThe Grandmaster on YouTube.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wing-chun-iphone-and-android-app-kwokwingchun.pngwing-chun-iphone-and-android-app-kwokwingchunOne of the various apps dedicated to teaching TCMA skills. This deals with Ip Man lineage Wing Chun.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kung-fu-grandmaster-plublicity-photo-copy.pngkung-fu-grandmaster-plublicity-photo-copyA publicity photo for a Wing Chun themed app titled "Kung Fu Grand Master."2016-09-13T16:56:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/06/the-bubishi-innovation-tradition-and-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/crabapple.jpgCrabapplehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/viewing-stone.jpgViewing StoneA Viewing Stone. Source: Valavanis Bonsai Blog.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/shohin-literati-pine.jpgshohin.literati pineA shohin pine. Proof that good things sometimes come in small packages. Source: Valavanis Bonsai Blog.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/japanese-maple-valavanis.jpgJapanese Maple.ValavanisA Japanese Maple in Spring. Source: Valavanis Bonsai Blog.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/penjing.jpgPenjingIn honor of the upcoming National Bonsai Show (held in Rochester NY on September 10-11) I decided to re-post some pictures from my old Bonsai teacher's blog. If you are anywhere in the area you won't want to miss this collection of world class Bonsai.2016-09-06T05:37:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/09/01/james-yimm-lee-and-t-y-wong-a-rivalry-that-shaped-the-chinese-martial-art-in-america/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/lau-bun-and-students-2-russo.jpgLau Bun and Students.2.RussoLau Bun (top center) with senior students in his Hung Sing School of Choy Li Fut in San Francisco's Chinatown, one of the oldest martial arts schools in America. During the summer of 1959, 18-year-old Bruce Lee had a little-known run-in with Lau Bun and his senior students. (Photo courtesy of UC Berkeley)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-2-tywong-5-animals.jpgRusso.guest.2.TYWong.5 animals"The Sturdy Citizen" - TY Wong performing Shaolin animal forms within his Kin Mon Physical Culture Studio in San Francisco's Chinatown. TY was a local tong enforcer who had taught kung fu in San Francisco's Chinatown for three decades. He likely spoke for many other practitioners in Chinatown at the time when he deemed young Bruce Lee to be merely "a dissident with bad manners." (Photo courtesy of Gilman Wong)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-9-bruce-lee-with-actress.jpgRusso.guest.9.Bruce Lee with actress Hong Kong starlet Diana Chang Chung-wen ("the Mandarin Marilyn Monroe") photographed with Bruce Lee in late summer of 1964 during a promotional tour of the U.S. west coast in support of her latest film. This brought them to the Sun Sing Theater, in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown where Bruce's martial arts demonstration (and critical lecture) nearly resulted in an on-stage brawl in front of a riotous audience. Weeks later, Bruce would face down Wong Jack Man in a legendary behind-closed-doors high noon showdown, based largely on comments he made from the stage of the Sun Sing Theater, as well as long list of incidents with other members Chinatown's martial arts community. (Photo courtesy of UC Berkeley)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-8-wong-vs-lee-technique.jpgRusso.guest.8.wong vs. Lee.technique In a later section of Chinese Gung Fu, Bruce and James give "examples of a slower system against the more effective Gung Fu technique." This shows Bruce dismantling James as he attempts specific techniques from TY Wong's first book. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-1-book-covers.jpgRusso.guest.1.book coversThree of the earliest English language books on Kung Fu by Chinese authors published in North America.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-7-wong-vs-lee-breaking.jpgRusso.guest.7.wong vs. lee.breaking In 1962, TY Wong published an image of his 8 year-old son breaking bricks beneath a patronizing headline. It was meant to parody the Iron Palm abilities of James Lee that were featured in the their first book (right).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-11-lau-bun-and-lion-dance-crew-weapons.jpgRusso.guest.11.Lau Bun and lion dance crew.weaponsLau Bun (top center) with senior students in his Hung Sing School of Choy Li Fut in San Francisco's Chinatown, one of the oldest martial arts schools in America. During the summer of 1959, 18-year-old Bruce Lee had a little-known run-in with Lau Bun and his senior students. (Photo courtesy of UC Berkeley)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-5laubun-and-ty-wong.jpgRusso.guest.5LauBun and TY WongLau Bun (left) and TY Wong were enforcers for the Hop Sing Tong in San Francisco's Chinatown, and oversaw the neighborhood's martial arts culture for more than a quarter century. Having largely predated the modern era of martial arts media, their pioneering careers often go unnoticed. (Lau Bun photo courtesy of UC Berkeley, TY Wong courtesy of Gilman Wong)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-4-james-yimm-lee.jpgRusso.guest.4.James Yimm LeeJames Lee's fallout with TY Wong was a catalyst for Bruce Lee's return to the San Francisco Bay Area. Upon meeting in 1962, Bruce Lee discovered that James was already enacting the sort of modern martial arts future that he was envisioning. Despite their difference in age, the two found themselves on a similar wavelength and quickly began collaborating. Bruce's time with James in Oakland would have a significant impact on his career trajectory. (Photo courtesy of Greglon Lee)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/russo-guest-10-bruce-lee-oakland-pose.jpgRusso.guest.10.Bruce Lee.Oakland.poseA young Bruce Lee in Oakland circa 1965, just prior to his role on the Green Hornet. Although Bruce was born in San Francisco's Chinatown, he was often at odds with members of the neighborhood's martial arts culture. Bruce instead found a more likeminded crowd across the Bay, in the city of Oakland. (Photo courtesy of Barney Scollan2018-02-23T04:37:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/08/28/now-with-kung-fu-grip-jared-miracle-and-the-reinvention-of-the-martial-arts-in-america/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chuck-norris-action-jeans-940x646.jpgchuck-norris-action-jeans-940x646What does karate have to do with the all American blue jean? Read Now with Kung Fu Grip! to find out what the hack is going on here. Incidentally I just realized that this is the first image of Chuck Norris that I have ever posted on KFT. My apologies for the oversight.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/donndraegerseanconnerybw.jpgdonndraegerseanconnerybwHonest question, what could be more masculine that Donn F. Draeger and Sean Connery together on the set of You only Live Twice.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jean-claude-van-damme-in-bloodsport.jpgJean Claude Van Damme in BloodsportJean Claude Van Damme demonstrates a flying sidekick in Bloodsport. While the quality of this film won't seem any better after reading Now With Kung Fu Grip!, why it was made (and achieved such popularity) will make a lot more sense.2016-08-29T03:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/08/25/doing-research-8-taking-seriously-the-mundane-or-how-i-learned-that-a-choke-is-never-just-a-choke/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kyle-green.jpgKyle GreenProf. Kyle Green teaches in the Sociology department of Utica College.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/group-photo-kyle-green.jpgGroup Photo.Kyle GreenA group photo. Source: Kyle Green.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/just-talking-kyle-green.jpgJust Talking.Kyle GreenStudents talking after training. Photo courtesy of Daniel Velle.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/grappling-tournament-kyle-green.jpgGrappling Tournament. Kyle GreenProf. Kyle Green competing in a grappling tournament.2016-08-26T01:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/08/22/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-22-2016-wing-chun-nunchuks-and-summer-reading-discounts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kung-fu-to-hip-hop-cover.pngKung Fu to Hip Hop.Coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/martial-arts-as-embodied-knowledge-cover.pngmartial arts as Embodied Knowledge.coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rogue_one-donnie-yen.jpgrogue_one.donnie yenDonnie Yen takes the stage as a blind, Force sensitive, warrior (though probably not a Jedi) in Rogue One.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/woman-nunchucks.jpgWoman NunchucksDoes Bruce Lee have a long lost sister?https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/young-bruce-lee-in-oakland.jpgYoung Bruce Lee in OaklandA Young Bruce Lee in Oakland. Source: Charlie Russo.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/grotto-cave-painting-wrestling.jpgGrotto Cave Painting WrestlingAn ancient cave painting from . Source:https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wushu-master-challenge-event.jpgWushu Master Challenge EventA scene from the Wushu Master Challenge Event. Source:https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/nima-wing-chun-scmp.pngNima.Wing Chun.SCMPSource: South China Morning Post.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wing-chun-south-china-morning-post.jpgWing Chun.south China morning postSource: South China Morning Post2016-08-22T18:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/08/18/through-a-lens-darkly-39-the-strength-of-chinese-boxers/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/preperation-for-the-military-exam-in-canton-corrected.jpgpreperation for the military exam in Canton.correctedhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/preperation-for-the-military-exam-in-canton.jpgpreperation for the military exam in CantonPreperations for the Military Examinations in Canton, by Felix Regamey.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chinese-fighters-vintage-print.jpgchinese fighters vintage printVintage photography, circa 1860-1900. Photographer unknown.2017-08-19T14:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/08/11/alex-gillis-talks-about-tae-kwon-do-controversy-and-researching-martial-arts-history/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/investigation-of-korean-american-relations.jpgInvestigation of Korean American RelationsIn 1975, the U.S. government began hearings about the Plan (or “Koreagate”), a South Korean mission to seduce and influence more than a hundred U.S. Congress members and to bribe, threaten, and kill Koreans who criticized the South Korean dictatorship. Martial artists were involved in the mission from top to bottom.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/group-photo.gifGroup photoGen. Choi Hong-Hi, with caption: General Choi blocks kicks from his son Choi Jung-Hwa (on the right) and Park Jung-Taek, my first instructor. PHOTO COURTESY OF GENERAL CHOI.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/choi-park-and-choi.jpgChoi park and choiGen. Choi Hong-Hi, with caption: General Choi blocks kicks from his son Choi Jung-Hwa (on the right) and Park Jung-Taek, my first instructor. PHOTO COURTESY OF GENERAL CHOI.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/a-killing-art-revised.pngA Killing Art.RevisedA Killing Art. PHOTO COURTESY OF ECW PRESS2016-08-12T20:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/08/14/research-notes-xiang-kairan-on-chinas-republic-era-martial-arts-marketplace/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/xiang-kairan-pingjiang_buxiaosheng1.jpgXiang Kairan.Pingjiang_BuxiaoshengXiang Kairan2019-02-20T04:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/08/08/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-18-xiang-kairan-imagining-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/burning-of-the-red-lotus-temple-2.jpgBurning of the Red Lotus Temple.2A Still from Burning of the Red Lotus Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/burning-of-the-red-lotus-temple.jpgBurning of the Red Lotus TempleA still from "Burning of the Red Lotus Temple."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/achieving-softness-society-1925.jpgAchieving Softness Society.1925Achieving Softness Society, group photography. 1925.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/xiang-kairan-pingjiang_buxiaosheng.jpgXiang Kairan.Pingjiang_BuxiaoshengXiang Kairan2016-08-17T10:35:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/08/01/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-1-2016-bruce-lee-books-and-bringing-a-ming-era-dandao-to-life/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mythologies-of-martial-arts.jpgmythologies of martial artshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lightsaber-battle.jpgLightsaber battlehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dwayne_wade_shaolin.jpgdwayne_wade_shaolinhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ninja-print.jpgNinja printhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/foreign-policy.jpgChinese children prepare to board a traiChinese children prepare to board a train at a railway station in Beijing on January 27, 2011, as thousands of Chinese people head home for the Lunar New Year.Police in China have detained more than 600 people for using the Internet to scalp highly sought-after train tickets for the massive Lunar New Year holiday travel period, state media said . CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shaolin-african-students.jpgShaolin.african studentsAfrican students studying at the Shaolin Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chinese-children-learn-martial-arts.jpgChinese children learn martial artsChinese children learn the martial arts.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/n-korean-martial-arts-encyclopedia.jpgN korean martial arts encyclopediahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-hk-book-fair.jpg2016 HK Book Fairhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/master-li-you-fu-epoch-times.jpgMaster Li You Fu.epoch timesMaster Li You Fu. Source: the Epoch Times.2016-08-02T18:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/07/28/martial-arts-studies-2016-conference-report-performance-motivations-and-historical-excavation/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/castle-detail-3.jpgcastle detail 3Architectural detail. Cardiff Castle. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/downtown-cardiff-2.jpgdowntown Cardiff.2A view of downtown Cardiff from the top of the Norman Keep. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/downtown-cardiff.jpgdowntown CardiffA view of Cardiff from the top of the Norman Keep. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/castle-2.jpgcastle 2The Norman Keep at Cardiff Castle. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/castle-detail-2.jpgcastle detail 2A view of the wall of Cardiff Castle. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/castle-detail-1.jpgcastle detail.1A staircase inside the wall of Cardiff Castle. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/castle-3.jpgcastle 3Cardiff Castle. Photo by Benjamin Judkins2016-08-02T14:50:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/07/03/making-captain-america-martial-arts-and-the-next-generation/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/captain-america-broken-shield.jpgCaptain America.broken shieldhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lady_captain_america_by_hinosherloki-geektyrant.jpglady_captain_america_by_hinosherloki.geektyrantCaptain America Cosplay by Hinosherloki. 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Source: nytimes.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ludosport-tournament.jpgludosport.tournamentSource: www.ludosport.nethttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mixed-martial-arts-farrer.pngmixed martial arts.farrer2016-07-08T03:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/30/doing-research-7-dale-c-spencer-on-observant-participation-and-becoming-a-mixed-martial-artist/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dale-spencer-large.jpgDale Spencer largeProf. Dale C. Spencerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/boxing.jpgBoxing2016-07-01T03:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/27/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-june-27th-2016-the-ufc-shaolin-and-your-summer-reading-list/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/the-body-and-sense-in-martial-culture.jpgThe Body and Sense in Martial Culturehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/possible-origins.jpgPossible Originshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/the-pushing-hands-of-translation-and-its-theory.jpgThe Pushing-Hands of Translation and Its Theoryhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/taiji-and-knee-pain.jpgTaiji and knee painSenior woman doing Tai Chi exercise to keep her joints flexible, isolated. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/shaolin-wheat.jpgShaolin WheatMonks at the Shaolin Temple harvesting wheat. Source: SCMPhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bikini-monk.jpgBikini monkSwimsuit clad job applicants train with a "Shaolin Monk" as part of the application process to be a river rafting guide. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.ukhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ufc-expansion-china.jpgUFC expansion Chinahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/longmen-grottoes-on-the-train-of-jackie-chan.jpglongmen grottoes.on the train of jackie chanThe Longmen Grottoes. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/living-the-dream-at-shaolin.jpgLiving the Dream at ShaolinLiving the Dream at Shaolin. Source: Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/serbs-love-chinese-martial-arts.jpgSerbs love chinese martial artsSerbs love the traditional Chinese martial arts. Source: 2016-06-27T21:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/24/feeling-the-rhythm-in-lion-dancing-the-wooden-dummy-and-lightsaber-combat/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tpla-fencing-masks-2.jpgTPLA.Fencing Masks.2Darth Nonymous (left) faces off against John Solomon (right). Solomon is using the Krayt's Eye guard to counter a strong overhead blow. Source: TPLA, photo by RiaFrequency. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/darth-nihilus.jpgdarth-nihilusDarth Nihilus at the end of his sparring match. 2016-06-25T01:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/20/the-cultural-translation-of-wing-chun-addition-deletion-adoption-and-distortion/2016-06-21T17:44:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/14/now-available-spring-2016-of-martial-arts-studies-the-invention-of-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/martial-arts-studies-issue-2-toc-e1465960636172.jpgMartial Arts Studies.Issue 2.TOChttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/martial-arts-studies-the-invention-of-martial-arts-cover-e1497217959474.jpgMartial Arts Studies.the invention of martial arts.cover2016-06-15T12:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/12/from-the-archives-ming-tales-of-female-warriors-searching-for-the-origins-of-yim-wing-chun-and-ng-moy/2016-06-15T02:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/09/hunting-a-tiger-with-a-kukri/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kukri-tiger-claw-j-g-wood.jpgkukri.tiger claw.J G Woodhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kukri-gurkha-tiger.jpgKukri.Gurkha.Tiger2016-06-10T05:36:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/06/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-june-6th-2016/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kung-fu-tea-charles-russo-e1465184297842.jpgKung Fu Tea.charles russohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/paris_match_-_child_soldier_cover-799974.jpegParis_Match_-_child_soldier_cover-799974https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/virtual-ninja-manifesto.jpegVirtual Ninja Manifestohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/donnie-yen.jpgdonnie yenDonnie Yen. Source: Time Out Hong Konghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/final-master-la-times.jpgFinal Master.la timesThe Final Master. Source: LA Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ken-chun-talks-wing-chun.jpgKen Chun Talks Wing ChunKen Chun Talks Wing Chun. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/healthy-fast-food-chain-wing-chun.jpghealthy fast food chain.wing chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bruce-lee-of-english-descent.jpgBruce Lee of english descentImages of Bruce Lee and his mother. Source: Charles Russo/Fightland.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pushing-hands-edwin-lee-flickr.jpgPushing hands.edwin lee.flickrTaijiquan. Source: Edwin Lee/flickrhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kung-fu-grandma.jpgKung Fu Grandma2017-01-21T18:21:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/06/02/the-chinese-repeating-crossbow-double-swords-and-the-oriental-obscene/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/chinese-execution.jpgChinese executionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/repeating-crossbow.jpgRepeating Crossbowhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/chinese-weapons-hudiedao.pngChinese.weapons.hudiedao2016-06-03T02:13:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/17/the-wing-chun-jo-fen-norms-and-the-creation-of-a-southern-chinese-martial-arts-community/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/old-new-chinese-garden-1.jpgOld.New.chinese garden.1Where do we find authenticity? In the city or the garden? Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/foshan-old-new-1.jpgFoshan.old.new.1A rainy day at the Ancestral Temple in Foshan. In the distance the old neighborhood behind the temple is being demolished to make way for a new urban development project. Ironically the new neighborhood is being designed to "look traditional" and capitalize on the area's important "history." Source: Whitney Clayton. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/old-new-chinese-garden-3.jpgOld.New.chinese garden.3A traditional garden with a modern created within a modern city. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/old-new-chinese-garden-2.jpgOld.New.chinese garden.2Twin Chinese Pagodas in Singapore. Source: Wikimedia.2016-06-01T02:40:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/29/through-a-lens-darkly-38-a-tale-of-two-swordsmen/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/china-sword-dancer-2.jpgChina sword Dancer.2"China Sword Dancer." Vintage postcard.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sword-juggler-in-shanghai-nypl.jpgSword Juggler in Shanghai.NYPL"Well Known Sword Juggler n Shanghai City" Vintage postcard, 1907-1914. Source: This particular scan from the digital collection of the NY Public library. They managed to get a better reproduction that I could. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chinese-sword-dance.jpgChinese Sword DanceChinese Sword Dance. Vintage postcard Circa 1950. Source: Author's personal collection.2016-05-30T04:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/27/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-17-chu-minyi-physician-politician-and-taijiquan-addict/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chu_minyi-circa-1940.jpgChu_Minyi circa 1940A portrait of Chu Minyi circa 1940. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/taiji-ball-chu-minyi.jpgTaiji Ball. Chu MinyiChu Minyi's famous Taiji Ball. Source: Brennan Translation Blog.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/taiji-stick-chu-minyi.jpgTaiji stick.chu minyiOne of Chu Minyi's training devices. Source: Brennan Translation Blog.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wu-jianquan.jpgWu JianquanA portrait of Wu Jianquan from "Taiji Boxing Photographed." Source: Brennan Translation Blog.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/the-way-of-softness-will-succeed-chu-minyi-tjboxing-of-wu-jianquan-1935.jpgThe way of softness will succeed.chu minyi.tjboxing of wu jianquan.1935The way of softness will succeed" Chu Minyi's inscription for Wu Jianquan's 1935 manual. Source: Brennan Translation Blog.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chu-minyi-1929.jpgChu Minyi.1929Chu Minyyi, "Taiji Boxing Photographed." Source: Brennan Translation Blog.2018-06-27T14:54:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/23/research-notes-kung-fu-public-diplomacy-and-a-visit-with-general-ma-liang/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/shuaijiao-masters-in-tainjin-1930.jpgShuaijiao masters in tainjin 1930Shuaijial Masters in Tainjin, 1930. Source: http://fightland.vice.com/blog/shuai-jiao-chinas-indigenous-wrestling-style2017-08-22T18:20:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/20/striking-distance-charles-russo-recounts-the-rise-of-the-chinese-martial-arts-in-america/2023-10-29T16:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/09/the-professor-and-his-students-taijiquans-complicated-journey-to-the-west/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/the-professors-students.jpgThe Professors StudentsThe Professor's students. Source: http://www.tai-chifilm.com/whatistaichihttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chengmanching_brush.jpgchengmanching_brushhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chengmanching_sword.jpgchengmanching_sword2016-05-18T18:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/16/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-may-17th-2016-kung-fu-art-brawling-and-new-books/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tgos-5-7-2016-after-the-awards.jpgTGOS.5-7-2016.after the awardshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/all-man.jpegAll ManGrayson Perry (centre, back), in Episode One of All Man, Channel 4https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/a-history-of-chinese-martial-arts-fiction.jpgA history of Chinese Martial Arts Fictionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fiv-deadly-venoms.jpgfiv deadly venomsA still from the five deadly venoms.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chengmanching_sword1.jpgchengmanching_swordhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kung-fu-visualisation-832x333.jpgkung-fu-visualisation-832x333Kung Fu visualization by the German artist Tobias Gremmler. Source: https://thestack.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zhong-chen-at-singapores-redsea-gallery.jpgZhong Chen at Singapores REDSEA GalleryZhong Chen at Singapore's REDSEA Gallery. Source: http://sea.blouinartinfo.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zhong-siyuan-at-temple-in-luzhou.jpgZhong Siyuan at temple in Luzhou25-year-old master Zhong Siyuan practices martial art at the Yuhuang Temple in Luzhou city, southwest China's Sichuan province. Source: china.com.cnhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zhong-siyuan-at-temple-in-luzhou-sword.jpgZhong Siyuan at temple in Luzhou.sword25-year-old master Zhong Siyuan practices martial art at the Yuhuang Temple in Luzhou city, southwest China's Sichuan province. Source: china.com.cnhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kung-fu-connect.jpgKung Fu Connect2016-05-17T03:40:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/13/who-owns-kung-fu-intangible-cultural-heritage-globalization-and-the-decentering-of-the-asian-martial-arts/2016-05-13T10:50:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/05/doing-research-6-working-the-beat-one-journalists-efforts-at-perfecting-the-fine-art-of-hanging-out/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bruce-lee-lb.jpgBruce Lee.LBhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ty-butterfly-swords.jpgTY Butterfly SwordsTogether with Lau Bun, TY Wong would oversee the martial arts culture in San Francisco's Chinatown for more than a quarter century. (Photo courtesy of Gilman Wong)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kin-mon-collage-tv-show.jpgKin Mon.collage.TV showImages from TY Wong's Kin Mon school performance on NBC's Home show with Arlene Francis, top left, in 1955. Source: Photo courtesy of Gilman Wong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bruce-barny-bruce-lee.jpgBruce Barny. Bruce LeeBruce Lee with Barney Scollan during impromptu demonstrations the night before the first Long Beach International Karate Tournament in 1964. Source: Photo courtesy of Darlene Parker.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/long-beach.jpgLong BeachLong Beach: "He just started trashing people." A young Bruce Lee, bottom row second from left, standing with other presenters at Ed Parker's inaugural Long Beach International Karate Tournament in the summer of 1964. J. Pat Burleson, Bruce Lee, Anthony Mirakian, Jhoon Rhee. Back Row, Left to Right: Allen Steen, George Mattson, Ed Parker, Tsutomu Ohshima, Robert Trias. Source: Photo courtesy of Darlene Parker.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ty-2.jpgTY 2TY Wong standing with butterfly swords, center, during a San Francisco street parade during the 1940s. Source: Photo courtesy of Gilman Wong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kinmon-1965.jpgKinMon 1965The Sturdy Citizen's Club circa 1965. TY Wong, top row second from right, with students in his basement studio in San Francisco's Chinatown. Source: From the collection of Charles Russo.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ty-1928.jpgTY 1928A young TY Wong, right, at the 1928 Central Goushu Institute's national martial arts demonstration in Nanjing, China. Source: From the Collection of Charles Russo.2022-02-08T20:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/05/01/the-creation-of-wing-chun-now-in-paperback/2016-11-03T05:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/04/29/martial-arts-history-without-chronology/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/clock-gears-wikimedia.jpgClock gears.wikimediaDeconstructed clock gears. Public Domain. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/liverpool-world-museum-somedriftwood-wikimedia.jpgLiverpool World Museum.somedriftwood.wikimediaClockwork gears at the Liverpool World Museum. Photo by Somedriftwood. Source: Wikimediahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/prague-astronomical_clock_face-andrew-shiva-wikimedia.jpgPrague-Astronomical_clock_face.Andrew Shiva.wikimediaAn astronomical clock in Prague. Photo by Andrew Shiva. Source: wikimedia.2016-04-29T13:06:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/04/22/star-wars-an-american-martial-arts-film-franchise/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ws_star_wars_sith_and_jedi_1280x960.jpgws_Star_Wars_Sith_and_Jedi_1280x960The Jedi vs. The Sithhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/art-star-wars-darth-vader-samurai-509744.jpegart-star-wars-darth-vader-samurai-509744https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/seven-forms-of-lightsaber-combat-2.jpgSeven Forms of Lightsaber Combat.2The Seven Form of Lightsaber Combathttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/seven-forms-of-lightsaber-combat.jpgSeven Forms of Lightsaber Combathttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/donnie-yen-with-staff-rogue-one.jpgDonnie Yen.with staff.rogue oneDonnie Yen. The calm before he the storm...2016-04-28T18:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/04/25/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-25th-2016-tourism-weapons-based-mma-and-old-school-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chinese-martial-arts-peter-lorge.jpgChinese Martial Arts.Peter Lorgehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/scrabble.jpgScrabblehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/indiewire-rumble-in-the-bronx-jackie-chan.pngindiewire.rumble in the bronx.jackie chanJackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx. Source: Indiewire.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/the-verge-custom-lightsabers-graflex.jpgthe verge.custom lightsabers.graflexYour father's lightsaber.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/shaolin-monks-block.jpgShaolin Monks.blockhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/good-samaritan-to-be-jailed.jpgGood Samaritan to be JailedGood Samaritan faces multiple years in prison after intervening in an assault. Source: Daily Mail.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tiger-shroff-kung-fu-india.jpgTiger Shroff.Kung Fu.IndiaTiger Shroff, who has recently generated controversy with his remarks about the Indian origins of the Chinese Martial Arts. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kung-fu-soft-power.jpegkung fu soft powerKung Fu Soft Power in Africa. Source:https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/armor-armed-mma-the-economist.jpgArmor.armed MMA.the EconomistLightweight but strong armor, wired with computer sensors, may allow for the birth of a new class of weapons based combat sports. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wushu-henan-scmp.pngWushu.henan.SCMPStudents train at a Wushu Academy in Henan Province. Source: SCMP.com2016-04-25T04:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/04/18/research-notes-the-chinese-and-japanese-martial-arts-as-seen-on-western-newsreels/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pudao-military-1.pngpudao.military.1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dadao-military-1.pngDadao.military.1"Chinese Re-Occupy Great Wall Area." Vintage Newsreel, 1933.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dadao-information-screen-1933.pngDadao.information screen.1933https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pudao-military-2.pngpudao.military.2"Russo/Chinese War Scenes." Chinese soldiers drill with Pudao. Vintage Newsreel. 1929.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pudao-military-3.pngpudao.military.3"Russo/Chinese War Scenes." Chinese soldiers drill with Pudao. Vintage Newsreel. 1929.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pudao-information-screen-1929.pngPudao.information screen.1929https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kendo-japanese-highschool-2.pngKendo.japanese highschool.2Schoolboys "Kendo" at Tokyo. Vintage Newsreel. 1934.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kendo-japanese-highschool-1.pngKendo.japanese highschool.1Schoolboys "Kendo" at Tokyo. Vintage Newsreel. 1934.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kendo-information-screen-1934.pngKendo.information screen.1934https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/judo-self-defense-demonstration-3.pngJudo.self defense demonstration.3"London Sees Thrills Of Japanese Sport." A self-defense demonstration by a female martial artist, choreographed to as to be humorous for the audience. Vintage Newsreel. 1932.2019-01-30T18:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/04/14/it-is-a-bad-idea-to-fall-in-love-in-a-kung-fu-story-honestly/2016-04-15T04:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/04/11/thinking-about-failure-in-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/failure-after-success.jpgFailure-after-Successhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/star-wars-meme-now-your-failure-is-complete.jpgStar Wars meme.Now your failure is completehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/failure-ueshiba-meme.jpgFailure.Ueshiba.meme2016-04-11T13:46:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/04/07/conference-report-kung-fury-contemporary-debates-in-martial-arts-cinema/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/donnie-yen-mike-tyson-pegasus-motion-pictures.jpgdonnie yen.mike tyson.PEGASUS MOTION PICTURESIs this what they mean by "mixed martial arts"? Source: PEGASUS MOTION PICTUREShttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bey-logan-at-conference.jpgBey Logan at conferenceBey Logan with Jo Morrel, who has also written up her own report of the event which you can read here.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kungfury-conference-poster.jpgkungfury.conference poster2016-04-20T14:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/04/03/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-4th-2016-taijiquan-shaolin-and-new-books/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rise-of-the-legend.jpgRise of the LegendA still from Rise of the Legend. Source: NY Timeshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/daily-beast-ninja.jpgDaily Beast.NinjaA scene from the second season of Dare Devil. Source: Daily Beasthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/students-practice-shaolin-kung-fu-on-cliff-in-deng-feng-reuters-stringer.jpgStudents from a martial arts school practice Shaolin Kung Fu on cliffs in DengfengStudents from a martial arts school practice Shaolin Kung Fu on cliffs in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Stringerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/master-shi-yanxu-teaches-children-kung-fu-outdoors-at-the-far-east-plaza-in-chinatown-yanxu-ran-away-from-home-at-a-young-age-to-train-as-a-monk-at-the-shaolin-temple-rick-loomis-los.jpgMaster Shi Yanxu teaches children kung fu outdoors at the Far East Plaza in Chinatown. Yanxu ran away from home at a young age to train as a monk at the Shaolin Temple. Rick Loomis . Los Angeles TimesMaster Shi Tanxu. Source: Rick Loomis/LA Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gm-chiu-chi-ling.jpgGM Chiu Chi LingA still showing FM Chiu Chi Ling from Kung Fu Hustle.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/henans-police-learn-taijiquan.jpgHenans police learn Taijiquanhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gerda-geddes-and-sophia-delza-fightland-charles-russo.jpgGerda Geddes and Sophia Delza.Fightland.Charles RussoGerda Geddes and Sophia Delza. Source: Fightland/Charles Russo2016-04-04T03:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/31/personal-experience-bringing-the-training-hall-to-the-lecture-hall/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mandarin-rat-snake.jpgmandarin rat snakeMandarin Rat Snake. http://www.iherp.com/Public/Blog/Detail.aspx?uid=167619https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/green_mantis_mantidae_9666884930.jpgGreen_Mantis_(Mantidae)_(9666884930)By Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE - Green Mantis (Mantidae), CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: Wikimedia.orghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/indrah_the_sumatran_tiger.jpgIndrah_the_Sumatran_TigerSumatran Tiger. By Nichollas Harrison - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia2016-04-01T02:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/28/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-16-yu-chenghui-realizing-swordsmanship-in-an-era-of-restoration/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/village-made-long-jian.jpgvillage made long jianAn interesting example of a "village made" shuang shou jian. Source: http://forum.grtc.org/viewtopic.php?t=893https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/zhou_tong-yue-fei-temple-in-hangzhou-wikimedia.jpgZhou_Tong.Yue fei temple in Hangzhou.wikimediaA mural showing Zhou Tong in the Yue Fei temple in Hangzhou. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yu-chenghui-yellow-river-fighter-chinadaily.jpgYu Chenghui.yellow river fighter.chinadailyYu Chenghui on a poster for Yellow River Fighter. Source: chinadaily.com.cnhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yu-chenghui-painter-chinadaily.jpgYu Chenghui.painter.chinadailyYu Chenghui with one of his painting. While a martial artists he was also an accomplished poet and calligrapher. Source: chinadaily.com.cn2016-03-28T06:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/24/doing-research-5-lies-i-have-told-about-martial-artists/2016-03-24T15:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/18/is-lightsaber-combat-a-martial-art-episode-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/singapore-lightsaber.jpgSingapore.lightsaberA match at the Combat Saber Tournament held in Singapore at Liang Court, on 20 Nov 2015. Source: http://www.thesaberauthority.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/choreographed-reenactment-for-the-final-duel-in-episode-iii-jenny-elwick.jpgchoreographed reenactment for the final duel in Episode III. Jenny ElwickA choreographed reenactment of the final duel in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Photo by Jenny Elwick. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ultrasabersdisplay-at-2012-phoenix-comicon-gage-skidmore.jpgUltrasabersdisplay at 2012 Phoenix Comicon.Gage SkidmoreThe Ultrasabers display at the 2012 Phoenix Comicon. Ultrasabers is one of the largest manufactures of stunt sabers intended for use is lightsaber combat.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/luke-lightsaber-new-hope.pngLuke lightsaber.new hopeLuke receiving his fathers lightsaber in Episode IV: A New Hope (1977).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lightsaber-darth-vader-concept-art.jpgLightsaber.darth vader concept artConcept art showing an early version of the lightsaber.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/golden-gate-knights-instructor-alain-block-right-leads-a-class-jeff-chiu-associated-press.jpgGolden Gate Knights instructor Alain Block right leads a class.Jeff Chiu.Associated PressA meeting of the Golden Gates Knights. Instructor Alain Block (right) leads a class. Source: Associated press, image by Jeff Chiu.2016-03-21T15:02:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/21/five-social-dimensions-of-lightsaber-combat-as-a-martial-art-episode-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lightsabers-and-globes.jpegLightsabers and globesStunt sabers and helmets at a Paris lightsaber tournament. Photo by Charles Platiau. Source: http://avax.news https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/barriss_medstar2-jedi-healer.jpgBarriss_medstar2.Jedi HealerA Jedi healing a wounded storm trooper through her manipulation of the force. Most discussions of health in relation to lightsaber combat seem to focus on exercise and activity rather instead. Source: starwars.wikiahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/luke-skywalker-meditation-frank-stockton.jpgLuke Skywalker.meditation.Frank StocktonLuke Skywalker Meditating on the assembly of his new lightsaber. Image by Frank Stockton. Source: rebloggy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/the-force-is-strong-with-this-one-darth-vader-youtube.jpgThe Force is Strong With This One.darth vader.youtubeThe Force is strong with this one. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKELWe6dACAhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sportlight_saber_league.jpgSportlight_Saber_LeagueA Sportlight Saber League Tournament held in Paris, France. Source: www.themalaymailonline.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/star-wars-concept-art-storm-trooper-light-saber-ralph-mcquarrie.pngStar Wars.concept art.storm trooper.light saber.Ralph McQuarrieEarly concept art by Ralph McQuarrie showing a Storm Trooper holding a lightsaber. In the Star Wars mythos a hero may well have to rely on the lightsaber as a means of personal defense.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lightsaber-schematic-diagram.jpgLightsaber Schematic Diagram2016-03-21T14:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/14/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-march-14th-2016-ip-man-wing-chun-and-taijiquan/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/women-warriors-louise-edwards.jpgWomen Warriors.Louise EdwardsWomen Warriors and Wartime Spies of China by Louise Edwards (Cambridge UP, 2016).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/master-ken.jpgmaster-kenhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chen-taiji-shanghaidaily.jpgChen Taiji.shanghaidailyTaiji practice at Chen Village. Source: Shanghai Daily.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tai-chi-mountains-medicalnewstoday.jpgTai Chi. Mountains.medicalnewstodaySo who doesn't feel inspired by an epic martial arts infused landscape shot?https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chinese-boxer-1970-shaw-bros.jpgChinese Boxer.1970.Shaw BrosA still from Chinese Boxer, a 1970s Shaw Bros. production. Source: avclub.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/candy-wu-fights-macau_s-tam-sze-long-during-the-windy-world-muaythai-competition-2014-scmp.jpgCandy Wu fights Macau’s Tam Sze Long during the Windy World Muaythai Competition 2014.scmpCandy Wu fights Macau’s Tam Sze Long during the Windy World Muaythai Competition 2014. Source: SCMPhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/juju-chan-at-the-los-angeles-premiere-of-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-sword-of-destiny-scmp.jpgJuJu Chan at the Los Angeles premiere of Crouching Tiger. Hidden Dragon - Sword Of Destiny.SCMPJuJu Chan at the Los Angeles premiere of Crouching Tiger. Hidden Dragon - Sword Of Destiny. Source: SCMP.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/crouching-tiger.jpgCrouching Tigerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/la-et-ct-china-box-office-fraud-ip-man.jpgla-et-ct-china-box-office-fraud-ip-manhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sam-lau-wing-chun-master.jpgSam Lau.Wing Chun MasterMaster Sam Lau, also a student of Ip Man. Source: Timeout Hong Kong2016-03-15T13:32:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/10/bodhidharma-historical-fiction-hyper-real-religion-and-shaolin-kung-fu-2/2016-05-15T01:51:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/28/bodhidharma-historical-fiction-hyper-real-religion-and-shaolin-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bodhidharma-total-abstraction.jpgBodhidharma.total abstractionBodhidharma as an abstraction.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bodhidharma-and-cane.jpgBodhidharma and CaneA Japanese painting of Bodhidharma with a wild staff.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bodhidharma-mushashi-miyamoto.pngBodhidharma.mushashi miyamotoA painting of Bodhidharma by the renown Japanese swordmaster, Miyamoto Mushashi. Source: http://www.musashi-miyamoto.com2024-07-15T01:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/06/what-are-martial-arts-and-why-does-knowing-matter/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ninedragonwall-yellow-and-blue.jpgninedragonwall.yellow and blueA final panel bringing two dragons together.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/nine-dragon-wall-forbidden-city-beijing.jpgNine Dragon Wall.Forbidden City.BeijingThe Nine Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Note that the full beauty of the wall can only be seen if one takes a step back and looks at it from multiple perspectives. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/nine-dragon-wall-yellow.jpgNine Dragon Wall. YellowDetail of the Nine Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beijing_nine_dragon_wall-purple.jpg_Beijing_Nine_Dragon_Wall.purpleDetail of the Nine Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Source: Wikimedia.2016-03-07T20:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/03/03/doing-research-4-im-only-in-it-for-the-stories/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/green-lush-hillside.jpgGreen.lush hillsideA lush hillside. Source: From the private collection of Thomas A. Green.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/green-at-lunch.jpgGreen at LunchProf. Green at lunch, where lots of good fieldwork happens. Source: From the private collection of Thomas A. Greenhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/green-and-heavy-knife.jpgGreen and Heavy KnifeA snapshot of Master Zheng as she shares the history of her art. Source: From the private collection of Thomas A. Green.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/green-attends-the-opera.jpgGreen attends the operaProf. Green attending a performance at the Spring Festival. Source: From the private collection of Thomas A. Green.2016-03-04T08:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/02/28/through-a-lens-darkly-37-demonstrating-the-heroic-spear-saber-and-double-tiger-head-hook-swords/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tiger-hook-sword-close-up.jpgTiger Hook Sword.close-upA detailed look at a pair of Shuang Gau. This is pair measures 95 cm in length and may be of a similar vintage to the swords seen in these images. Source: http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s1015_full.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/kung-fu-demonstration-autocorrected.jpgKung Fu Demonstration.autocorrectedA photograph (probably 1930s) showing a marketplace martial arts demonstration. Note the Shuang Gau led by the man on the left. Source: The personal collection of Benjamin Judkins2016-02-29T04:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/02/25/doing-research-3-its-my-way-or-the-wu-wei-a-note-of-advice-for-novice-field-researchers/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wrestling-miracle.jpgWrestling.miraclehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/in-the-ring-miracle.jpgIn the Ring.MiracleDr. Miracle in the ring in Japan. Source: Collection of Dr. Miracle.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/training-in-shandong.jpgTraining in ShandongPhoto of a training session in Shandong. Source: Field notes of Dr. Jared Miracle.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/armor-japan-miracle.jpgArmor.Japan.MiracleDr. Miracle examining a set of traditional Japanese armor. Source: The collection of Dr. Jared Miracle.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bokken-japan-miracle.jpgBokken.Japan.MiracleSource: Photo by Jared Miracle.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dojo-training-flook-miracle.jpgDojo Training flook.miraclehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sword-form-chart.jpgsword form charthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ottawa-kenjutsu.jpgOttawa KenjutsuSource: Ottawa Kenjutsuhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wakizashi_with_horimono.jpgWakizashi_with_horimonoAntique Japanese wakizashi with horimono, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Source: Wikimedia. Photo by: Quasiconvex2016-02-29T18:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/02/18/doing-research-2-choosing-a-school-affinity-danger-and-compliance-by-daniel-mroz/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/daniel-mroz-young-choy-li-fut.jpgDaniel Mroz.young.choy li futDaniel Mroz playing Qi Long Ma or “Dragon Riding Stance” in the 1990s. Photo by Satyanarayana Nair.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/daniel-mroz-fencing.jpgDaniel Mroz.FencingMaster Jason Tsou and Daniel Mroz playing Jianshu after Master Tsou’s 2013 workshop in Ottawa, Canada. Photo by Rob Dominique.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/daniel-mroz-ox-tailed-dao.jpgDaniel Mroz.Ox Tailed DaoDaniel Mroz playing Choy Li Fut’s Muy Fa Do “Plum Flower Sabre” form. Photo by Laura Aztwood.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/daniel-mroz-chen-taiji.jpgDaniel Mroz.Chen TaijiMaster Chen Zhonghua and Daniel Mroz playing Tui Shou, Daqingshan, Shandong, China, 2007. Photo by Scot Jorgensen.2016-02-26T16:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/17/doing-research-1-fieldwork-methods-in-martial-arts-studies-by-d-s-farrer/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/farrer-lodge.jpgFarrer.lodgePilot research on Yap, Micronesia, 2013.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/farrer-staff.jpgFarrer.staffChin Woo crouching tiger quarterstaff stance, Singapore, 2007https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/community-based-research-farrer.pngcommunity based research.Farrer2016-02-26T03:15:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/02/21/approaching-the-armed-martial-arts-of-japan-thoughts-on-comparison-theory-and-progress-in-martial-arts-studies/2016-02-25T19:24:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/02/02/deadliest-hands-vs-deadliest-man-euhemerism-donn-draeger-and-count-dante/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hercules-and-the-hydra-ca-1475-by-antonio-del-pollaiuolo1.jpgHercules and the Hydra (ca. 1475) by Antonio del Pollaiuolo. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/counte-dante.jpgPopular Mechanics, December 1969.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles.jpgTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hercules-and-the-hydra-ca-1475-by-antonio-del-pollaiuolo.jpgFeatured Image -- 37962016-02-25T18:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/10/17/research-notes-glimpsing-the-future-of-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/noma_dojo_2006.jpgnoma_dojo_2006.jpg2016-02-22T14:00:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/02/15/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-february-15th-2015-the-business-of-kung-fu-gender-in-martial-arts-studies-and-wudang-meets-wu-tang/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tai-chi-wellesley-college.jpgTai chi.Wellesley CollegeA Taijiquan class at Wellesley College.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chapman-university-martial-arts-club.jpgChapman University martial arts clubZach Woznicki, right, and Karn Charoenkul, center, lock arms while Justin Sanchez, left, and Ian Cabeira battle in the background during an open practice held by Chapman's Martial Arts Club on Thursday. ????///ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 12/3/15 - FOSTER SNELL, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - ch.martialarts.1215 Ð This request is for our feature on the Chapman Martial Arts Club. The club will have open practice at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. We'll want shots of the students practicing various styles of martial artshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/consensual-violence.jpgConsensual ViolenceConsensual Violence by https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/amazons-cover.jpgAmazons.coverThe Amazons by Adrienne Mayor. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/brock-university.jpgBrock UniversityAn Evening of HEMA at Brock University.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gender-issues-conference.jpegGender Issues ConferenceGender Issues Conference held at https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/shen-yun-spiritual-side-of-the-martial-arts.jpgShen Yun.spiritual side of the martial artsSheen Yun and the spiritual side of the martial arts. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/kung-fu-panda-3.jpgKung Fu Panda 3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-sword-of-destiny.jpgCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.sword of destinyA still from the sequel to Couching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Sword of Destiny.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/embracing-chinese-philosophy-mantis-kung-fu.jpgEmbracing Chinese Philosophy. Mantis Kung FuEmbracing Chinese Philosophy is the Key to learning the TCMA. Source: 2016-02-15T05:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/24/the-story-of-ip-mans-wooden-dummy/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/free-standing-wooden-dummy.jpgFree Standing Wooden DummyAn example of a free standing wooden dummy produced by by Ulti-mate in the UK. This firm also has a full line of traditional hanging jongs. Source: http://www.ulti-mate-wooden-dummies.com/quickremovabledummy.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ip-man-wooden-dummy-bong-1972.jpgIp Man Wooden Dummy.bong. 1972https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/opera-museum-dummy.jpgOpera Museum DummyA vintage dummy on display at the Cantonese Opera Museum in Foshan. Source: Museum Homepage.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/foshan-jingwu-dummy-detail.jpgFoshan Jingwu Dummy.detailA Dai Jong or "Buried Dummy" outside of the Foshan Jingwu Association. Source: Source: Ip Ching and Ron Heimberger. Mook Yan Jong Sum Fat. 2004.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pan-nam-wooden-dummy.jpgPan Nam Wooden DummyPan Nam demonstrates the wooden dummy form. Source: Leung Ting, 2004.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kwik-foo-teaches-student-dummy-1990s.pngKwik Foo Teaches student dummy.1990sSource: This photograph is on display at the Ip Man Tong in Foshan.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ip-man-wooden_dummy-donny-yen-hanging.jpegip-man-wooden_dummy.donny yen.hangingDonny Yen reprises his role as Ip Man. Is this Ip Man your role model?https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fung-sheks-first-dummy-ip-man-tong-foshan.jpgFung Sheks first dummy. Ip Man Tong FoshanFung Sheks first dummy, owned by Ip Man, now on display at the Ip Man Tong in Foshan. Source: Ip Ching and Ron Heimberger. Mook Yan Jong Sum Fat. 2004.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bruce-dummy.jpgbruce-dummyBruce Lee working an early Gua Jong, circa 1960.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dummy-maker-ho-leun-detail.jpgDummy Maker.Ho Leun DetailHo Leun standing to the left of Ip Man. Source: Ip Ching and Ron Heimberger. Mook Yan Jong Sum Fat. 2004.2024-08-31T04:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/05/aaron-cantrell-of-everything-wing-chun-on-the-evolving-market-for-wooden-dummies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dummy-camio-revenge.pngdummy camio.revengeThe wooden dummy makes a cameo appearance on ABC's Revengehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/free-standing-wooden-dummy-everything-wing-chun.jpgfree standing wooden dummy.everything Wing ChunThis dummy has a laminated wooden body and is mounted on a freestanding base. This is currently the most commonly purchased style of (full sized) wooden dummy. Photo: Everything Wing Chun2016-02-12T04:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/02/the-red-boats-and-the-nautical-origins-of-the-wooden-dummy/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chinese-irrigation-machine1.jpgChinese irrigation machinehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chinese-irrigation-machine.jpgChinese irrigation machineA similar device commonly used in irrigating fields. Source: Vintage postcard.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mast-support.jpgmast supportNote both the mast support and the horizontal windlass on this contemporary Chinese ship. Source: special thanks to Hans Van Tilburg for providing this photo from his own collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/windlass-unknown-19th-century-engraving.jpgWindlass.unknown 19th century engravingAnother 19th century European engraving showing a Windlass on the deck of a Chinese ship.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/windlass-deck-of-the-keying.jpgWindlass.deck of the keyingA Windlass on the deck of the famous Chinese junk Keying during its tour of the UK.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/windlass-vietnamese-junk.jpgWindlass.vietnamese junkA windlass on the deck of a Vietnamese Junk loaded with rope.2024-05-08T03:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/02/11/conference-report-gender-martial-arts-youth-violence-and-social-transformation/2016-02-12T01:46:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/02/07/through-a-lens-darkly-36-swords-lions-and-the-consumption-of-chinese-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chinese-lion-dance-1957-honoloulu-ebay-sale.jpgChinese Lion Dance.1957.honoloulu.ebay salehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/la-chinatown-martial-arts-school-and-lion-dance-1952.pngLA Chinatown.martial arts school and lion dance.1952https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lion-dance-lee-fung-back.jpgLion Dance.Lee Fung.Backhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lion-dance-lee-fung-front-corrected-by-sam-bw.pngLion Dance.Lee Fung.Front.Corrected by Sam BWLee Jung, dressed for a Lion Dance in Los Angeles during the 1930s. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2016-02-08T03:23:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/10/26/through-a-lens-darkly-34-the-chinese-and-japanese-martial-arts-in-wwii-era-japanese-military-postcards/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/japanese-postcard-wwii-kendo-ship-photo.jpgJapanese Postcard.wwii.kendo.ship.photoAnother vintage Japanese postcard showing kendo practice on a battleship. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kendo-japanese-postcard-wwii-cartoon.jpgKendo.Japanese Postcard.WWII.cartoonKendo and Judo as part of life in the Japanese Navy. Source: Vintage Postcard. Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dadao-japanese-postcard-wwii-dadao.jpgDadao.Japanese Postcard.WWII.Dadaohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sangokushi-utagawa-kuniyoshi.jpgsangokushi.Utagawa KuniyoshiGuan Yu as shown by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in his collection of prints from the Sangokushi.2016-02-07T23:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/02/04/martial-values-social-transformation-and-the-tu-village-dragon-dance/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dragon-dance-la-chinatown-1963.jpgDragon Dance.LA Chinatown.1963Feb. 1, 1963: Dragon, manipulated by 40 men, takes part in Chinese New Year parade for the Year of the Rabbit in New Chinatown.2016-02-05T04:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/01/31/prof-andrea-molle-discusses-the-state-of-american-martial-arts-studies-and-the-new-budo-lab-research-center/2016-02-01T04:56:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/01/29/the-exotic-feminine-and-dangerous-how-the-yellow-peril-set-the-stage-for-the-cultural-appropriation-of-the-asian-martial-arts-1902-1918/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jiu-jitsu-judo-ngram-english-fiction-smoothing-0.pngjiu-jitsu judo.ngram.english fiction.smoothing 0https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jiu-jitsu-judo-ngram-english-smoothing-0.pngjiu-jitsu judo.ngram.english.smoothing 0https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/yabe-war-recreation-july-1905.pngyabe.war.recreation.july.1905Another classic Yabe School add. This one was seen in number of publications and it gave a clear overview of the schools aims and pitch. Source: Recreation, July 1905.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/yabe-female-ad-black-cat-1905.pngYabe.female.ad.black cat.1905Another advertisement for the Yabe school, this time empahsizing the arts value to women. This one ran in the Black Cat Magazine during the year 1905.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/yabe-war2-ad-buisness-and-bookeeper-july-1905.pngYabe.war2.ad.buisness and bookeeper.july.1905An advertisement for the Yabe School of Jiu-Jitsu in the July 1905 edition of the Buisness and Bookeeper Magazine. Note the not to subtle reeference to Japan's recent victory over Russia and its relevance to hand combat.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/yukio-tani-demonstrating-a-flying-armbar-on-william-bankier-c-1906.jpgYukio Tani demonstrating a flying armbar on William Bankier c.1906Vintage Postcard. Yukio Tani demonstrating a flying armbar on William Bankier c.1906. Source: Wikimedia.2016-06-30T08:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/01/24/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-january-24th-2016-ip-man-3-an-exhibit-of-antique-swords-and-costco-moves-into-the-wooden-dummy-market/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dandaofa-xuan.jpgDandaofa Xuanhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/manga.jpgMangahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/in-search-of-legitimacy.jpgIn Search of LegitimacyIn Search of Legitimacy byhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stormtrooper-riot-gear.pngstormtrooper-riot-gearhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kung-fu-panda-3.jpgKung Fu Panda 3Kung Fu Panda 3. Grab destiny by the dumplings.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ip_man_3_still.jpgip_man_3_stillA still from Ip Man 3. Source: The Hollywood Reporter.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pui-chan-new-york-1969.pngPui Chan.New York.1969https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jack-wong-web-comic.jpegJack Wong.web comichttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wooden-dummy-costco-japan-2.pngwooden dummy.costco.japan.2A pallet of Wing Chun dummies at a Costco store in Japan. Source: Apple Daily.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jiang-hanlong-wing-chun-instructor-shanghai-daily.jpgJiang Hanlong.wing chun instructor.shanghai daily2016-01-28T02:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/01/17/a-quick-announcement-and-the-unexpected-role-of-secrecy-in-the-success-of-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/2016-04-12T13:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/01/14/research-notes-foreign-attitudes-towards-kung-fu-in-colonial-hong-kong/2016-01-25T16:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/01/12/letting-real-kung-fu-die-paradoxes-of-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts-as-intangible-cultural-heritage/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/red-chandelier-and-crows.pngRed Chandelier and crowsJavier Pérez (Spanish, b. 1968), Carroña (Carrion), Murano, Italy, 2011. Blown glass chandelier, assembled, broken, taxidermied crows. The Corning Museum of Glass.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/red-pyramid.jpgRed PyramidRed Pyramid by Stanislov and Jaroslava (1993). Corning Museum of Glass.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hedge-hog.jpgHedge hogHedgehog by Vera Liskova. 1972-1980. Source: Corning Museum of Glasshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cityscape-jay-musler-1981.pngcityscape.jay musler.1981Cityscape by Jay Musler. Blown, cut, Sandblasted and painted glass. Corning Museum of Class. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.2016-01-14T00:14:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2016/01/08/kung-fu-tea-selects-the-top-chinese-martial-arts-webpage-of-2015/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/international-guoshu-association.jpgInternational Guoshu Associationhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mas-masthead.jpgMAS masthead2016-01-09T03:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/31/a-year-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-the-stories-and-events-that-shaped-2015/2016-01-01T04:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/28/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-december-28th-2015-wing-chun-taiji-and-sanda-goes-pro/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/warrior-women-lisa-funnell-suny.jpgWarrior Women.Lisa Funnell.sunyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/alex-staff-form-cranes.jpgAlex staff form.craneshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/michelle-yeoh.jpgMichelle YeohMichelle Yeoh. Source: http://english.cntv.cnhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bruce-lee-infographic-scmp.pngbruce lee.infographic.scmpBruce Lee inforgraphic. Source: SCMP.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/yang-jian-bing.jpgyang jian bingYang Jian Bing. Source: SCMP.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sanda-news-conference.jpgSanda News ConferenceRepresentatives of Chinese Sanda fighters participate Wednesday's news conference. [Photo provided for chinadaiy.com.cn]https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tai-chi-park-cctv.jpgTai Chi.park.cctvTaijiquan practitioners in a park. Source: http://english.cntv.cnhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nima-king-wing-chun-school.jpgNima King.Wing Chun SchoolKeep practicing! Nima King Wing Chun School. Source: SCMPhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/robert-downey-jr-gloves.jpgRobert Downey Jr.gloveshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/robert-downey-jr-dummy.jpgRobert Downey Jr.dummyRobert Downey Jr. and Eric Orem working on the wooden dummy.2016-01-16T18:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/24/seasons-greetings-3/2015-12-25T04:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/21/through-a-lens-darkly-35-chinese-soldiers-and-the-ring-hilted-dao-saber/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ring-hilted-dao-poor-condition.jpgRing hilted dao.poor conditionhttp://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s109_full.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ring-hilted-dao-presentation-2.jpgRing hilted dao.presentation.2http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s205_full.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ring-hilted-dao-presentation-1.jpgRing hilted dao.presentation.1http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s205_full.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chinese-officers-and-soldiers-postcard-russian-taijisabers.jpgChinese Officers and soldiers.postcard.russian.Taijisabershttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chinese-officers-and-soldiers-postcard-russian-3.jpgchinese officers and soldiers.postcard.russian.3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1920s-china-postcard-officers-and-soldiers-kitayshiy.png1920s China Postcard.Officers and Soldiers.Kitayshiy2016-01-19T14:36:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/14/research-notes-spirit-possession-in-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts/2015-12-14T20:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/10/history-mythology-technique-and-philosophy-finding-the-true-origins-of-the-asian-martial-arts/2015-12-22T23:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/07/conference-report-religion-violence-and-existence-of-the-southern-shaolin-temple/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tel-aviv-university-religion-violence-and-the-asian-martial-arts-nov-2015.jpgTel Aviv University.Religion violence and the Asian Martial Arts.nov 20152015-12-07T13:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/12/03/2015-christmas-shopping-list-martial-arts-equipment-and-long-reads-to-get-you-through-the-winter-months/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mini-buick-yip-dummy.jpgmini buick yip dummyMini buick yip dummy. Source: Everything Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tai-chi-on-the-bund-in-the-morning-with-pudong-in-the-background.jpgtai-chi-on-the-bund-in-the-morning-with-pudong-in-the-backgroundhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/monk-at-the-shaolin-temple-carries-a-burger-king-bag-as-he-walks.jpgmonk-at-the-shaolin-temple-carries-a-burger-king-bag-as-he-walkshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/the-black-kung-fu-experience.jpgThe black kung fu experiencehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/footwork-dummy.jpgfootwork dummy Buick Yip - Mui Fa Jong. Source: Everything Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/everlast-gloves.jpgEverlast gloveshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/free-standing-heavy-bag.jpgfree standing Heavy Baghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/feiyue-martial-arts-shoes.jpgFeiyue-Martial-Arts-Shoeshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chinbroadsword_08.jpgQing Damascus Lamellar Zhibeidao. Source: http://armsandantiques.com https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/seven-section-whip-chains-29-gif.jpgseven-section-whip-chains-29.gif2015-12-04T05:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/11/29/cyber-monday-read-chapter-1-of-the-creation-of-wing-chun-a-social-history-of-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts-by-judkins-and-nielson/2015-11-30T21:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/11/27/bruce-lee-memory-philosophy-and-the-tao-of-gung-fu/2015-12-01T03:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/11/23/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-november-23-2015-trouble-in-the-badlands-bruce-lees-75th-birthday-and-the-dawn-of-martial-arts-in-america/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/striking-distance-russo.jpgstriking distance.russohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/martial-arts-studies-cover-issue-1.jpgMartial Arts Studies.cover.issue 1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ip-man-3-new-image1.jpgIp-Man-3-New-Imagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ip-man-3-new-image.jpgIp-Man-3-New-Imagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/southern-shaolin-show.jpgSouthern Shaolin showhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bruce_lee_cover_news-week.jpgBruce_Lee_cover_News Weekhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wushu-jakarta-afp.jpgWushu.jakarta.afpA scene from the 13th World Wushu Championship in Jakarta. Source: AFP.2015-11-23T06:31:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/11/20/chinas-one-child-policy-and-martial-arts-studies/2015-11-20T15:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/11/13/ben-judkins-and-jon-nielson-talk-with-kung-fu-tai-chi-magazine-about-the-creation-of-wing-chun-part-2/2015-11-13T05:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/11/08/the-autumn-2015-issue-of-martial-arts-studies-is-here/2015-11-08T22:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/11/05/preparing-for-the-first-issue-of-martial-arts-studies-three-critical-questions/2015-11-06T04:00:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/11/02/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-november-2-2015-sanda-taijiquan-and-the-chinese-origins-of-karate/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/redemption.jpgRedemptionRedemption: A Street Fighter's Path to Peace by Michael Clarkehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/silat-music.jpgSilat musicThe Fighting Art of Pencak Silat and its Music (Brill 2015) by Uwe U. Paetzold and Paul H. Masonhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jiu-jitsu.jpgJiu JitsuVintage French Postcardhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rowman-and-littlefield-book-table.jpgRowman and littlefield.book tableSource: http://martialartsstudies.blogspot.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bruce-lee-nunchucks.jpgBruce Lee nunchucksBruce Lee with his favorite onscreen weapon.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tai-chi-world-record-china-1.jpgtai-chi-world-record-china-1The recent attempt to set a record for the largest martial arts demonstration, Photo: China News Service / CFPhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sanda.jpgsandaPhoto by Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA. Source: fightland.vice.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/karate-and-kung-fu-in-fujian.jpgKarate and kung fu in FujianJapanese and Chinese martial arts students meeting in Fujian. Source: SCMPhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/taijiquan-group-2015-dailymail-co-uk.jpgTaijiquan group.2015.dailymail.co.ukTaijiquan practitioners attempting to set a new record. Source: dailymail.co.uk 2016-08-18T07:34:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/10/31/halloween-edition-leung-kais-ghost-story-remembering-a-modern-choy-li-fut-master/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_07631.jpgIMG_0763Forlorn birdhouse on a misty fall morning. Genesee Valley, Western NY. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/hay-stacks-october-2012-modified.jpgHay Stacks.October 2012.modifiedA corn field after the harvest. Conewago Valley, Western NY. Photograph by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/amish-graveyard-2012.jpgAmish Graveyard.2012A small graveyard used by the Amish community in the Conewago Valley of Western NY. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/old-shoe-factory.jpgOld Shoe FactoryAn abandoned building (formerly a 19th century shoe factory) in Wyoming County, NY. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's personal collection.2021-03-12T09:41:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/10/29/internal-elixir-cultivation-robert-coons-on-the-nature-of-daoist-meditation/2018-12-08T06:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/10/21/ben-judkins-and-jon-nielson-talk-with-kung-fu-tai-chi-magazine-about-the-creation-of-wing-chun-part-1/2015-10-27T12:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/10/19/five-chinese-martial-studies-books-that-we-need-to-see/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/austrian-national-library-in-vienna-wikimedia.jpgAustrian National Library in Vienna.wikimediaAustrian National Library in Vienna. Source: Wikimedia. photo by Matl, 2006.2015-10-27T02:38:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/18/through-a-lens-darkly-9-swords-knives-and-other-traditional-weapons-encountered-by-the-shanghai-police-department-1925/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/knives-and-daggers-in-a-display-case-shanghai-munipal-police-university-of-bristol-historical-photographs-of-china-reference-number-ar04-128.jpgknives and daggers in a display case.Shanghai Munipal Police.University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number. ar04-128Confiscated weapons. Shanghai Municipal Police Department, 1925. University of Bristol, Historical Photographs of China.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/knives-and-bayonets-in-a-display-case-university-of-bristol-historical-photographs-of-china-reference-number-ar04-128.jpgknives and bayonets in a display case.University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number. ar04-128Confiscated weapons. Shanghai Municipal Police Department, 1925. University of Bristol, Historical Photographs of China.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/display-of-pistols-and-revolvers-university-of-bristol-historical-photographs-of-china-reference-number-ar04-131.jpgDisplay of Pistols and Revolvers.University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number. ar04-131.Yataghanhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/swords-in-display-case-1925-shanghai-municipal-police-department-university-of-bristol-historical-photographs-of-china-reference-number-ar04-124-3.jpgSwords in Display Case (1925).Shanghai municipal police department.University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China.reference number ar04-124. 3Confiscated weapons. Shanghai Municipal Police Department, 1925. University of Bristol, Historical Photographs of China. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/swords-in-display-case-1925-shanghai-municipal-police-department-university-of-bristol-historical-photographs-of-china.jpgSwords in Display Case (1925).Shanghai municipal police department.University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of ChinaConfiscated weapons. Shanghai Municipal Police Department, 1925. University of Bristol, Historical Photographs of China. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/swords-in-display-case-1925-shanghai-municipal-police-department-university-of-bristol-historical-photographs-of-china-2.jpgSwords in Display Case (1925).Shanghai municipal police department.University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China.2Confiscated weapons. Shanghai Municipal Police Department, 1925. University of Bristol, Historical Photographs of China. 2017-10-18T13:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/10/21/through-a-lens-darkly-17-selling-the-art-martial-artists-in-the-marketplace-1900-1930/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/monkey-boxers-perfoming-on-the-streets-of-shanghai-1930.jpgMonkey Boxers Perfoming on the Streets of Shanghai.1930"Monkey Boxers" performing in a public market in Shanghai circa 1930. Source: Taiping Institute. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/martial-arts-street-performer-2.jpgmartial arts street performer 2A martial arts performance at a marketplace in Shanghai, circa 1930. Source: Huan Fei Hung Museum.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sworddancer.jpgsworddancer"Sword Dancer." Image circa 1910, distributed circa 1930. Source" Vintage Postcard.2015-10-19T04:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/10/through-a-lens-darkly-22-heavy-knives-and-stone-locks-strength-training-in-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/19th-century-print-of-a-heavy-knife-journal-of-the-royal-united-service-institutions.jpg19th century print of a heavy knife. journal of the royal united service institutionsAn 1868 print showing a wukedao (Heavy Knife) used in the imperial military exam. Source: Published in the Journal of the Royal United Service Institution.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/strength-test-military-service-exam.jpgstrength test.military service examA watercolor on pith painting of a candidate using a wukedao in the strength section of the Imperial Military Examination (probably in Canton) while an official sits drinking tea. Source: This image was posted by Scott M. Rodell at http://steelandcotton.tumblr.com/ https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/heavy-knife-correction-3.jpgheavy knife.correction 3A vintage photograph showing Republic era army troops at the Winter Palace in Beijing posing with Stone Wheels and a Wukedao (Heavy Knife). Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/acrobats-of-manchuria-correction-10-despecled.jpgacrobats of manchuria.correction 10.despecledA postcard showing martial arts performers in Manchuria, pre-1911. Source: Authors Personal Collection.2016-05-30T13:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/09/14/what-does-martial-arts-studies-owe-the-kung-fu-community/2015-10-18T21:46:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/10/12/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-october-12-2015-columbus-day-edition/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/not-affraid-bolelli.jpgNot Affraid.bolellihttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kung-fu-action-grip-jared-cover.jpgKung Fu Action Grip.jared.coverNow With Kung Fu Grip! How Bodybuilders, Soldiers and a Hairdresser Reinvented Martial Arts for America. By Jared Miracle. McFarland & Company (March 31, 2016)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/karate-olympic-wsj.jpgKarate.olympic.wsjhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kim-bum.jpgkim-bumKim Bum, recently cast to play Bruce Lee in an upcoming Chinese drama. Source: http://www.kpopstarz.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/the-assassin-nytimes.jpgThe Assassin.nytimesThe Assassin, directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Source: nytimes.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/shaolin-masterclass-2.jpgShaolin Masterclass 2Shaolin Masterclass. Photo by Jack Latham. Source: FT.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/shaolin-masterclass-1.jpgShaolin masterclass 1Shaolin Masterclass, stick training. Photo by Jack Latham. Source: FT.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/eric-lee.jpgEric LeeEric Lee on the cover of Inside Kung Fu in 1980.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sarah-chang-nbc.jpgSarah Chang.NBCSarah Chang, five time US National Wushu team member and actress. Source: nbcnews.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hing-chao-scmp.jpgHing Chao.SCMP2015-10-12T10:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/10/08/prof-maofu-gong-discusses-the-state-of-folk-wushu-and-martial-arts-studies-in-china-today/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maofu-gong-2.jpgMaofu Gong.2Prof. Maofu Gong. Source: Used by permission of the owner.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maofu-gong-3.jpgMaofu Gong.3Prof. Maofu Gong. Source: Used by permission of the owner.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maofu-gong-4.jpgMaofu Gong.4Prof. Maofu Gong. Source: used by permission of the owner.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maofu-gong-1.jpgMaofu Gong.1Prof. Maofu Gong of Chengdu University. This photo is used by permission of the owner.2015-10-10T11:26:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/10/05/revealing-the-secrets-of-wing-chun-kung-fu-chao-weakland-and-the-cultural-translation-of-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wing-chun-article-and-books-by-year.jpgWing Chun Article and Books by YearWing Chun Articles and Books by year. Source: chinesemartialstudies.com, 2015.2015-10-08T03:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/09/28/through-a-lens-darkly-33-two-views-of-chinese-fencing-and-a-lesson-in-dating-postcards/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/chinese-challenger-back.jpgChinese Challenger.backhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/chinese-fencing-circular-back.jpgChinese Fencing.Circular.backhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/chinese-challenger-detail.jpgChinese Challenger.detailhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/chinese-challenger-front-e1600640043342.jpgChinese Challenger.frontVintage Postcard (undivided back) dating to the late Qing dynasty. Note the resemblence of the queue arrangement of the individual on the left to many of the paintings in the General Tian Wubeizhi.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/chinese-fencing-circular-front.jpgChinese Fencing.circular.front2015-11-23T18:30:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/09/21/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-september-21-2015-culture-festivals-kung-fu-abroad-and-reading-along-with-the-little-dragon/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/globalizing-boxing.jpgGlobalizing BoxingGlobalizing Boxing by Kath Woodward. 2015 edition, Bloomsbury Academic.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/badlands.jpgBadlandsInto the Badlands by AMC.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/assassin.jpgAssassinThe Assassin. Source: Toronto Film Festivalhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/japanese-shaolin.jpgJapanese.ShaolinMeg from Rocket News. Source: http://en.rocketnews24.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/john-tsang-kung-fu.jpgjohn tsang.kung fuJohn Tsang. Source: SCMPhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/chengdu-red-packet.jpgChengdu.red packetA new student being accepted as a disciple in Chengdu. Source: http://www.ecns.cnhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bruce-lee-auction-book1.jpgBruce Lee Auction bookAnnotated pages from a martial arts manual once owned by Bruce Lee and recently sold at auction.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lee_used_the_illustrated_instruction_manual_for_the_wing_chun_st-a-52_1442500375260.jpgLee_used_the_illustrated_instruction_manual_for_the_Wing_Chun_st-a-52_1442500375260Annotated pages from a martial arts manual once owned by Bruce Lee and recently sold at auction.2015-09-22T07:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/09/17/on-knowing-your-lineage-by-paul-bowman/2015-09-18T03:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/17/lineage-and-social-analysis-in-martial-arts-studies/2015-09-17T21:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/09/07/through-a-lens-darkly-32-the-chinese-police-and-the-romance-of-the-sword/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/peking-police-force-china-keystone-view-co-no-23902-1919.jpgPeking Police Force - China Keystone View Co. no. 23902 1919"Peking Police Force" (of the older Qing variety). Keystone Viewing Company, 1919. Source: Digital Collection of the Library of Congress (Public Domain). Given the popularity of these slides, this was probably one of the most widely distributed images of traditional Chinese swords in the west during the 1920s. Unfortunately I have yet to find a copy of this side in decent condition to add to my own collection. Note the variety of blade profiles apparent in this photo.2015-09-08T03:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/09/04/costly-signals-credible-threats-and-the-problem-of-reality-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/2015-09-06T22:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/31/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-31-2015-masculinity-a-tiger-general-and-the-forgotten-kung-fu-village/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cheng-man-ching-echoes-cover.jpgCheng Man-ching.echoes.coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boy-boxing-gloves.jpgBoy Boxing Gloveshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/liu-yongfu-old-photo.jpgLiu Yongfu.old photoA photograph of Liu Yongfu as an older gentleman. Source: The Manilia Timeshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kung-fu-tourism-in-qufu-shandong-hindustan-times.jpgkung fu tourism in qufu shandong.hindustan timesStudents practice the traditional Chinese Martial Arts in Qufu, Shandong Province.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/zhang-huoding-new-york-times.jpgZhang Huoding.new york timesZhang Huoding rehearsing in Beijing. Source: New York Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chinese-village-martial-arts-daily-mail-2.jpgChinese village martial arts.daily mail.2An older resident of the same village demonstrating a form with dual iron whips. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.ukhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chinese-village-martial-arts-daily-mail.jpgChinese village martial arts.daily mailResidents of Ganxi Dong village demonstrating their martial arts skills. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk2015-09-02T18:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/27/from-the-archives-conceptualizing-the-asian-martial-arts-ancient-origins-social-institutions-and-leung-jans-wing-chun/2015-08-28T10:46:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/14/research-notes-advance-of-the-tigers-through-western-eyes/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/irish-storm-amoy-1841-tiger-soldiers.jpgIrish Storm Amoy.1841.tiger soldiers“The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, At the Storming of the Fortress of Amoy, August 26th 1841”https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tiger-news-1-cropped.jpgtiger news 1.cropped"A ride to Little Tibet: Chinese military exercise at Durbuljin, near Chuguchak.--Manchu soldiers at sword drill." Daily Graphic. October 15, 1891. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tiger-news-2-upside-down.jpgtiger news 2.upside downhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tiger-news-2-upright.jpgtiger news 2.upright"Advance of the Tigers" (Part 1) from Harper's Weekly, 1876. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/a-chinese-military-post-1796.jpgA Chinese military post.1796"A Chinese Military Post." 1796. An earlier view of Tiger Soldiers by William Alexander.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/a_chinese_soldier_of_infantry-1805.jpgA_CHINESE_SOLDIER_OF_INFANTRY.1805A Soldier of the Chinese Infintry. Costumes of China, 1805 by William Alexander.2015-08-23T21:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/21/the-professor-in-the-cage-can-gottschall-bring-science-to-the-study-of-violence/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/johnathan-gottschall-cage.jpgJohnathan Gottschall.cageJonathan Gottschall. Source: Chronicle of Higher Education.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/the-professor-in-the-cage-cover.jpgThe Professor in the cage.coverJohnathan Gottschall's Professor in the Cage. 2015. 2019-07-18T19:15:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/17/can-donnie-yen-bring-kung-fu-back-to-the-star-wars-universe/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/donnie-yen-jedi-02.jpgDonnie-Yen-Jedi-02Probably not going to happen anytime soon. Source: http://www.nothinguncut.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rouge-one-cast.jpgRouge one Casthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rouge-one-cast-yen-closeup.jpgRouge one Cast.Yen CloseupA close up of Donnie Yen in a cast photo for Rogue One. Source: Starwars.com2015-08-21T09:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/11/discrepancy-in-literacy-and-spectatorship-jet-li-chinese-masculinity-and-transnational-film-stardom-by-sabrina-qiong-yu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jet-li-chinese-masculinity.jpgFeatured Image -- 4398https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jet-li-chinese-masculinity1.jpgJet Li. chinese masculinityhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jet_li_2006.jpgJet Li at the Fearless Premier. Photo by Gavatron (CC). Source: Wikimedia.2015-08-12T17:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/10/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-10-2015-trouble-at-shaolin-the-philosophy-of-the-martial-arts-and-meeting-the-real-mr-miyagi/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chinese-sword-articles.jpgChinese sword articlesChinese Swords: An Ancient Tradition and Modern Training. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/women-warriors.jpgwomen warriorsGlobal Perspectives on Women in Combat Sportshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/striking-beauty.jpgStriking BeautyStriking Beauty by https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/judkins-nielson-wingchun-cover.jpgjudkins-nielson-wingchun-coverThe Creation of Wing Chun by Judkins and Nielson.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jackie-chan-cannes_2012.jpgJackie Chan Cannes_2012Jackie Chan. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/killer-kung-fu.jpgKiller Kung FuA scene from Teddy Chen's Killer Kung Fu. Source: Business World.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kungfu-master.jpgkungfu-masterYasuaki Kurata, in Hong Kong for a Kendo seminar. Source: SCMP.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wanglin650.jpgwanglin650Wang Lin2015-08-10T04:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/06/guest-post-grappling-with-history-martial-arts-in-classical-hollywood-cinema/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kyle-6.jpgKyle 6Pat and Mikehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kyle-5.jpgKyle 5Humphrey Bogart. Tokyo Joehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kyle-4.jpgKyle 4Behind the Rising Sunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kyle-3.jpgKyle 3James Cagney. Blood on the Sunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kyle-2.jpgKyle 2James Cagney. G-Menhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kyle-1.jpgKyle 1James Cagney – Oscar-winning Judoka (ca. 1943)2024-08-14T15:31:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/08/02/prof-stephen-chan-discusses-the-life-of-chan-wong-wah-yue-warlord-era-swordswoman-village-militia-member-and-grandmother/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stephen-chan-instructor.jpgStephen Chan.instructorProf. Stephen Chan discussing the finer points of the art with a group of students.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stephen-chan.jpegStephen ChanProf. Stephen Chan, scholar, diplomat and martial artist.2015-08-03T06:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/30/kung-fu-tea-turns-three-a-quick-look-back/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/devils-food-birthday-cake.jpgDevils-Food-Birthday-CakeBirthday Cake. Source: Wikimedia (CC).2015-07-31T19:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/27/dream-factories-the-silver-screen-and-the-popularity-of-close-range-fighting-styles/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sherlock-holmes_robert-downey-jr_trousers-belt-bmp.jpgSherlock-Holmes_Robert-Downey-Jr_trousers-belt.bmpA great example of a close range fight scene from the 2009 Sherlock Holmes. This scene has always fascinated me as it attempts seems to both educate the viewer about technical aspects of the fight that is unfolding through a discussion of Holmes' personality.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fist-of-fury-bruce-lee-flying-side-kick.jpgFist of Fury.Bruce Lee.Flying Side KickChen Zen's final flying sidekick in Fists of Fury (1972).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/karate-kid-crane-kick.pngkarate-kid-crane-kickThe climatic final scene from the Karate Kid (1984).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bourne-supremacy-knife-fight.jpgbourne-supremacy-knife-fightKnife vs. Magazine fight from the Bourne Supremacy (2004).2015-08-20T16:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/23/from-the-archives-global-capitalism-the-traditional-martial-arts-and-chinas-new-regionalism/2015-07-24T19:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/19/through-a-lens-darkly-31-red-spears-big-swords-and-civil-resistance-in-northern-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/captured-chinese-spears.jpgCaptured Chinese SpearsA Japanese postcard showing captured Chinese spears, a hat and battle flag. Source: Vintage postcard circa 1940s.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/japanese-soldiers-with-captured-spears.jpgJapanese soldiers with captured spearsJapanese soldiers with captured Chinese spears and other weapons. Original photographer unkown. Source: Photo album of a Japanese soldier.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chinese-fighters-with-spears.jpgChinese Fighters with SpearsChinese fighters with spears. Northern China, 1930s. Original photographer unkown. Source: The private album of a Japanese soldier.2015-07-20T01:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/13/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-july-13-2015-the-passing-of-yu-chenghi-and-the-birth-of-a-chinese-jedi/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/into-the-badlands-comiccon_trailer-800x450.jpgInto the Badlands.ComicCon_Trailer-800x450A still from the trailer for AMC's Into the Badlands presented at the 2015 Comicon.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/donnie-yen-attends-news-conference-announcing-8th-asian-film-awards.jpgdonnie yen attends-news-conference-announcing-8th-asian-film-awardsDonnie Yen, who is reported to have beat out Jet Li for the opportunity to appear in the new Star Wars franchise. Source: http://www.ibtimes.com.auhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dragon-dance-in-qatar.jpgDragon Dance in QatarA Chinese martial arts and dragon dance display in Qatar. Source: http://www.gulf-times.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/international-students-fall-in-love-with-wushu.jpgInternational Students Fall in Love With WushuInternational Students Fall in Love With Wushu. Source: ECNS.CNhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/yu-chenghui.jpgYu ChenghuiYu Chenghi, 1939-2015.2015-07-13T04:21:50+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/09/invulnerability-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-meir-shahar-on-the-origins-of-the-iron-cloth-shirt-and-golden-bell-armor/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hard-qigong-marketplace-spear.jpghard qigong.marketplace.spear2017-11-22T15:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/07/05/martial-arts-studies-is-now-an-imprint-of-cardiff-university-press/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cardiff_university_main_building1.jpgCardiff University. Source: Wikimedia (CC).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cardiff_university_main_building.jpgFeatured Image -- 43052015-07-06T02:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/05/17/available-for-pre-order-the-creation-of-wing-chun-kung-fu-a-social-history-of-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/judkins-nielson-wingchun-cover.jpgjudkins.nielson.wingchun.coverThe Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts by Benjamin Judkins and Jon Nielson. State University of New York Press, 2015. August 1.2015-06-29T02:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/06/20/after-action-report-on-the-first-annual-martial-arts-studies-conference/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/japanese_pilgrims-circa-1925.jpgJapanese_pilgrims circa 1925A group of Japanese pilgrims circa 1925. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bute-building-university-of-cardiff.jpgBute Building University of Cardiffhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/paul-bowman-and-meaghan-morris.jpgPaul Bowman and Meaghan MorrisPaul Bowman and Meaghan Morris having a frank exchange of ideas. Source: http://martialartsstudies.blogspot.com/2015/06/conference-2015-and-2016.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/farrer-phillips-and-bowman.jpgFarrer, Phillips and BowmanLeft to Right: Doug Farrer, Scott Phillips, Paul Bowman. Source: http://martialartsstudies.blogspot.com/2015/06/conference-2015-and-2016.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sixt-wetzler.jpgSixt WetzlerSixt Wetzler at the German Blade Museum. Source: https://www.facebook.com/SwordExhibition/photos/a.309241532607580.1073741829.302837669914633/381039702094429/?type=1&theaterhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/stephen-chan-opening-keynote.jpgStephen Chan.Opening KeynoteStephen Chan delivering the conferences opening keynote. Source: http://martialartsstudies.blogspot.com/2015/06/conference-2015-and-2016.html2015-06-29T02:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/06/25/the-book-club-martial-arts-and-the-body-politic-in-meiji-japan-chapter-5-vital-states-sick-nations-and-the-confucian-body/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ogata-gekko-picture-of-the-great-victory-at-fenghuangcheng-sino-japanese-war.jpgOgata Gekko.Picture of the Great Victory at Fenghuangcheng.Sino Japanese WarPicture of the Great Victory at Fenghuangcheng (Sino Japanese War) by Ogata Gekko.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bruce-lee-sick-man-of-asia.jpgbruce lee sick man of asiaSomeone sends Bruce Lee a message...I think we all know what happens next.2015-06-26T03:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/06/21/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-june-22-2015-swords-combat-sports-and-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/liu-xio-yang.jpgLiu Xio YangLiu Xio Yang. Source: Yahoo Sports.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/leathal-spots-vital-secrets.jpgleathal spots vital secretshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kung-fu-panda-3-movie.jpgKung Fu Panda 3 Moviehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bubishi202.jpgbubishi202An image from the southern Chinese martial arts manuscript collection known in Japan and Okinawa as the Bubishi.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ancientsword.jpgancientswordJian found by farmer in Chongqing. Source: shanghaiist.com2015-06-25T18:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/06/14/jose-figueroa-from-bronx-b-boy-to-chen-style-master/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jose-vice-650.jpgJose-VICE-6502015-06-20T04:26:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/06/07/guest-post-the-practical-isnt-pretty-general-qi-jiguang-on-martial-arts-for-soldiers/2015-06-05T03:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/06/11/guest-post-the-shaolin-temple-and-the-cultural-significance-of-the-star-wars-of-chinese-cinema/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/super_star_destroyers_defeat_2.jpgSuper_Star_Destroyer's_defeat_22015-06-05T03:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/02/21/imagining-the-martial-arts-hand-combat-training-as-a-tool-of-the-nation/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/chinese-communist-womens-militia-in-yanan-1938.jpgChinese Communist Women's militia in Yanan 1938Communist Party Women's Militia in Yanan, 1938. Photographer unknown.2015-06-05T02:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/06/04/guest-post-kung-fu-and-the-china-dream/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kungfu1.jpgkungfu12016-11-03T05:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/06/01/research-notes-background-of-meihuaquans-development-during-ming-and-qing-dynasties-by-zhang-guodong-and-li-yun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/duilian_armi_meihuaquan_liangshan.jpgDuilian_armi_Meihuaquan_LiangshanMeihuaquan at Liangshan. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/plum_flower_maidens_dianshizhai_huabo.pngPlum_flower_maidens_Dianshizhai_huaboPlum Flower Maiden Dancing from Pole to Pole. Circa 1880. Source: Wikimedia (though I believe that Stanley Henning was the first person to publish this image in his essay for Green and Svinth.)2019-02-03T18:55:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/05/29/the-book-club-martial-arts-and-the-body-politic-in-meiji-japan-chapter-3-capture-the-flag-spectacle-and-rhetoric-in-the-japanese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/land_and_naval_battle_of_hakodate.jpgLand_And_Naval_Battle_of_HakodateA romanticized scene from the Boshin War. Battle of Hakodate. c. 1880 painting. Unknown painter. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bogu_do_-_kendo.jpgBogu_do_-_kendohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fencing_at_an_agricultural_school.jpgFENCING_AT_AN_AGRICULTURAL_SCHOOLKendo club at a Japanese Agricultural School during the 1920s. Note the rifles along the back wall. Source: wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/japanese-archers-kyudo.jpgjapanese-archers-kyudohttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/naganita-and-kama.jpgnaganita and kama2015-05-29T05:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/05/26/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-may-25th-2015-assassins-book-launches-and-stories-from-around-the-globe/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kung-fu-hometowns-songshan-mountains.jpgkung fu hometowns.songshan mountainsA martial artist on Songshan Mountain. Source: CNNhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fighting-intellectualizing-combat-sports-cover.jpgfighting intellectualizing combat sports coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/robert-downey-jr-bruce-lee-png.jpgrobert-downey-jr-bruce-lee.pngRobert Downey Jr. sporting a Bruce Lee T-shirt. Source: Business Insider.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/the-assassin-qi-shu.jpgthe assassin.qi shuQi Shu plays the title role, a young girl who is kidnapped by a nun and trained to become a killer. Source: New York Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kung-fu-fruit-vendor1.jpgkung-fu-fruit-vendor1The Kung Fu Fruit Vendor. Source: the Shanghaiist.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/south-central-church-hall.jpgSouth Central church hallTaiji classes will no longer held at this Central Southland Presbyterian Church hall. Source: The Southland Timeshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kung-fu-hometowns-pagoda-forest.jpgkung-fu-hometowns--pagoda-forestThe Pagoda Temple at the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. Source: cnn.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hing-chao-blue-house.jpgHing Chao.Blue HouseHing Chao at the famous "Blue House" in Hong Kong. Source: the International Guoshu Association Facebook Group.2015-05-26T04:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/05/23/the-book-club-martial-arts-and-the-body-politic-in-meiji-japan-introduction-chapter-2/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/japanese-archery-trade-card.jpgJapanese Archery.trade cardA European trade card showing traditional Japanese archery (probably circa 1930). Kyudo was one of the martial arts promoted by the Butokukai. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/butokukai_kyoto.jpgButokukai_KyotoVintage Japanese postcard showing the Dai Nihon Butokukai Hombu as it appeared in 1932. Source: Wikimedia (public domain).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nodachi-postcard.jpgNodachi.postcardA martially themed vintage Japanese postcard that probably dates to the 1920s-1930s. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/female-naganita-and-sword-japan-highschool.jpgFemale.naganita and sword.japan.highschoolA press photo issued by the Japan Press Illustrated Service. The caption on the back reads "Instruction of Halbert and Sword.---The halbert has been instructed from old as a peculiar Japanese military art of women that trains them spiritually at the same time according to then spirit of chivalry. Photo shows girls of the Fifth girls high school of Tokyo practicing the art. (Copyrighted 231). JPI Photos." Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/denis-gainty.jpgDenis GaintyDenis Gainty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Georgia State University.2015-05-23T04:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/05/14/from-the-archives-understanding-opium-use-among-southern-chinese-martial-artists-1890-1949/2015-05-24T18:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/05/11/writing-and-reading-better-martial-arts-history-in-four-easy-steps/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/exhibition.jpgExhibitionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/guard-my-face-mustache-is-for-580x580.jpgguard-my-face-mustache-is-for-580x580https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/be-water.jpgBe Waterhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bruce-lee-baby-circumstances.jpgbruce lee baby circumstanceshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/your-mind-is-your-greatest-weapon.jpgyour mind is your greatest weaponhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/i-can-has-kung-fu.jpgI can has Kung Fu2015-05-11T04:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/05/07/five-moments-that-transformed-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cnzyang.gifCNZyangAn illustration from Chang's manuscript. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/qi_jiquan.jpgQi_JiquanGeneral Qi Jiguang. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ming-soldiers-fighting-the-woku-pirates.jpgMing soldiers fighting the Woku PiratesA painting showing a naval battle between Chinese forces and Woku Pirates. Source: zhongguowuxue.wordpress.com2022-06-29T21:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/05/05/research-notes-on-southern-china-bound-feet-popular-publishing-and-a-culture-of-consumption/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stone-in-liang-yuan-garden.jpgstone in Liang Yuan gardenLiang Yuan garden has a particularly fine collection of viewing stones such as this magnificent example. Source: www.chinatouronline.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sightseeing_2_in_liang_yuan.jpgSightseeing_2_in_Liang_Yuanhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/structure_in_liang_yuan.jpgStructure_in_Liang_YuanAnother structure in the Liang Yuan Garden. Source: Wikimedia (cc).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/building_2_in_liang_yuan1.jpgBuilding_2_in_Liang_Yuanhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lake_inside_liang_yuan.jpgLake_inside_Liang_YuanA water feature in the Liang Yuan Gardens. Source: Wikimedia (CC).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/building_2_in_liang_yuan.jpgBuilding_2_in_Liang_YuanA doorway in the famed Liang Yuan garden of Foshan. Source: Wikimedia.2015-05-07T13:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/04/27/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-27th-2015-swords-shaolin-and-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/demonic-warfare.jpgDemonic WarfareDemonic Warfare: Daoism, Territorial Networks, and the History of a Ming Novel by Mark R. E. Meulenbeld.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stephen-teo.jpgStephen TeoChinese Martial Arts Cinema by Stephen Teo (Edinburgh University Press, 2009).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/martial-arts-studies-bowman-cover-e1471833294720.jpgMartial Arts Studies.bowman.coverMartial Arts Studies by Paul Bowman (2015)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tiger-claw-elite-championship.jpgTiger Claw Elite Championshiphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jia-huaijin-sword-2-workshop.jpgJia Huaijin.sword 2.workshopJia Huaijin in his workshop. Source: dailymail.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jia-huaijin-sword-1.jpgJia Huaijin.sword 1Jia Huaijin inspecting an unmounted blade. Source: 2015-04-28T00:49:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/04/23/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-15-fei-ching-po-professional-gambler-and-female-martial-artist-in-early-19th-guangzhou/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/view_of_canton_factories_2.jpgView_of_Canton_factories_2A view of the foreign factories in Guangzhou. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/flower-boats.jpgFlower BoatsFlower Boats, Canton China circa 1871. These river barges were often used as floating brothels and gambling houses. Photo by Emil Rusfeldt2015-04-24T03:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/04/21/through-a-lens-darkly-30-magic-lanterns-and-the-asian-martial-arts-1900-1920/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/military-accomplishments-of-japan-judo-book.jpgmilitary accomplishments of Japan.judo.bookJudo, from the collotype book, "Martial Accomplishments of Japan." Photo by Tamamura. Source: http://www.baxleystamps.com/litho/ta/ta_mil.shtmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kendo-japan-magic-lantern-1-e1478225744436.jpgKendo.Japan.magic lantern.1Military Accomplishments of Japan, slide 2. Photo by Tamamura. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/magiclantern-wikipedia.jpgMagiclantern.wikipediaAn advertisement for an elaborate magic lantern slide projector. Source: Wikimedia (public domain). https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/japanese-dojo-magic-lantern-glass-slide.jpgJapanese dojo.magic lantern glass slideA hand colored magic lantern slide, produced in Japan, showing both Judo and Kendo. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2015-04-22T03:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/07/15/taming-the-little-dragon-symbolic-politics-and-the-translation-of-bruce-lee/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bruce-lee-headshot.jpgBruce Lee HeadshotBruce Lee. Detailed portrait.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bruce-lee-flying.jpgBruce Lee FlyingBruce Lee executes a spectacular flying kick while filming "Game of Death."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bruce-lee-gloves.jpgBruce Lee GlovesStill shot of Bruce Lee in the opening scene of "Enter the Dragon."2015-04-19T23:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/01/bruce-lee-globalization-and-the-case-of-wing-chun-why-do-some-chinese-martial-arts-grow-2/2015-04-19T23:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/08/01/two-encounters-with-bruce-lee-finding-reality-in-the-life-of-the-little-dragon/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/o-bruce-lee-statue-chinatown-570.jpgUS-CHINA-ENTERTAINMENT-MARTIAL ARTS-BRUCE LEEAnother individual sharing a moment with the image of Bruce Lee, LA Chinatown. Source: Huffington Post.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bruce_lee_stencil.jpgBruce_Lee_StencilBruce Lee Graffiti. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bruce-lee-la-chinatown.jpgBruce Lee.LA ChinatownA statue of Bruce Lee erected in the Los Angeles Chinatown. Source: english.peopledaily.com.cnhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lee-statues-shanghai-world-expo-2010.jpgLee Statues.Shanghai World Expo 2010Bruce Lee statues as the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Source: kungfu.chinese.cn2018-03-18T19:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/04/18/searching-for-cheng-man-ching-nigel-sutton-and-the-wisdom-of-taiji-masters/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chinese-street-hawkers-outside-telok-ayer-market-1900b_sm.jpgchinese street hawkers outside telok ayer market 1900b_smChinese vendors selling street food and tea in Singapore circa 1900. Source: vintage postcard.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wisdom-of-taiji-masters-sutton-cover.jpgWisdom of Taiji Masters.Sutton.coverWisdom of Taiji Masters by Nigel Sutton (2014). Source: Tambuli Media.2015-04-18T04:59:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/04/14/the-problem-of-the-phoenix-village-boxing-club-rural-martial-arts-in-republic-era-guangdong/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chaozhou_woodcarving-2-polar1.jpgChaozhou_Woodcarving.2.polar1Another example of traditional woodcarving in Cháozhōu. Kulp has a section in his book where he discusses thee regional tradition of this sort of carving. Photo by polar1. Source: Wikimedia (CC).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chaozhou-kwangtung-province-china-phoenix-pagoda-photograph-by-john-thomson-1870.jpgChaozhou. Kwangtung province. China. Phoenix pagoda. Photograph by John Thomson. 1870The Phoenix Pagoda in Cháozhōu. This photo was taken in 1870 by John Thomson. Source: Wikipedia (cc).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chaozhou_woodcarving-polar1-wikimedia.jpgChaozhou_Woodcarving.polar1.wikimediaWoodcarvings found in Cháozhōu, the closest city to Phoenix Village2015-04-14T05:26:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/04/09/everything-about-the-chinese-martial-arts-in-1200-words-or-less/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/nine-dragon-wall-white.jpgNine Dragon Wall.WhiteDetail of the Nine Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Source: Wikimedia.2015-04-12T13:15:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/04/06/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-6th-2015-ip-man-3-books-and-global-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/afghan-kung-fu.jpgAfghan Kung Fuhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kendo-cover.jpgkendo.coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/640px-hokusai-sketches-hokusai-manga-vol6-crop.jpg640px-Hokusai-sketches---hokusai-manga-vol6-cropPage from volume 6 of the 15-volume Hokusai Manga (sketches collection). Source: Wikimedia (cc).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mike_tyson-octal.jpgMike_Tyson.OctalMike Tyson in Las Vegas, 2006. Photo by Octal. Source: Wikimedia (CC).2015-04-13T13:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/04/03/what-everyone-knows-empowerment-social-competition-and-conspiracy-theories-in-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/isogai_jc5abrc58dzaemon_masahisa-collection-of-the-47-ronin-by-ogata-gekko.jpgIsogai_Jūrōzaemon_Masahisa.collection of the 47 Ronin by Ogata GekkoAnother of the 47 Ronin, from a late 19th century Japanese print. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/terasaka_kichiemon-from-collection-of-the-47-ronin-by-ogata-gekko.jpgTerasaka_Kichiemon from collection of the 47 Ronin by Ogata GekkoA 19th century print of one of the 47 Ronin, the original Japanese martial arts conspiracy theorists. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bust-of-h-y.jpgbust of H YA bust of Huo Yuanja. Source: kaleidoscope.cultural-china.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1024px-falco_sparverius_-san_luis_obispo_california_usa_-female-8.jpg1024px-Falco_sparverius_-San_Luis_Obispo,_California,_USA_-female-8An American Kestrel. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/utah_lake_north-shore.jpgUtah_Lake_North ShoreUtah Lake as seen from its north shore. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fearless-2-hd.jpgfearless-2-hdJet Li as Huo Yuanjia in Fearless.2015-04-03T06:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/31/william-chen-introducing-americans-to-taijiquan/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/william-chen-demo-2-no-correction.jpgWilliam Chen Demo 2.no correctionWilliam Chen, demonstrating Taijiquan in NYC during the summer of 1965. Source: Authors Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/william-chen-demo-1-no-color.jpgwilliam Chen Demo 1.no colorhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/william-chen-demo-1.jpgWilliam Chen Demo 1Willam Chen, having a rock smashed on his stomach. 1965. Source: Authors personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/william-chen-demo-2.jpgWilliam Chen Demo 2William Chen, demonstrating Taijiquan in NYC during the summer of 1965. Source: Authors Personal Collection.2015-04-11T12:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/28/producing-healthy-citizens-social-capital-ranciere-and-ladies-only-kickboxing/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rana-kickboxing-ladies-only.jpgRana kickboxing ladies onlyKickboxing trainig in the Hague. Source: Sports Provocation. Photo by Jasmijn Ranahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/schilderswijk_den_haag.jpegSchilderswijk_Den_HaagThe Schilderswijk neighborhood in the Hague, one of the locations in which Rana conducted much of her fieldwork. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cityscape_of_the_hague_viewed_from_het_plein_the_square.jpgCityscape_of_The_Hague,_viewed_from_Het_Plein_(The_Square)The Hague skyline viewed from Hetplein Square. Source: Wikimedia2015-03-28T21:03:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/23/through-a-lens-darkly-29-savate-french-kickboxing-and-the-military/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/savate-higher-kicks.jpgsavate.higher kicksAnother vintage postcard showing French Boxing instruction in a military setting. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/boxing-lesson-savate-ship.jpgBoxing lesson.savate.shipFrench Boxing aboard a ship. Vintage postcard. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/french-boxing-military-back.jpgFrench Boxing.military.backThe back of the previous postcard. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/french-boxing-military.jpgFrench Boxing.militaryA vintage French Postcard. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2023-05-09T02:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/19/from-the-archives-the-creation-of-wing-chuns-opera-rebels/2015-03-20T00:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/16/butterfly-swords-and-long-poles-a-glimpse-into-singapores-19th-century-martial-landscape/2015-03-17T14:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/14/ji-gong-the-adventures-of-a-mad-monk-in-chinese-martial-arts-fiction/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ji-gong-statue.jpgJi Gong.statueA modern votive statue of Ji Gong. I love the updated look with the Sunglasses.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ji-gong-what.jpgJi gong.whatAnother image of Ji Gong. Note his characteristic fan and drinking gourd.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ji-gong-crazy-ji.jpgJi Gong.crazy Jithe Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong. Trans. by John Roberts Shaw.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chinese-warrior-statue-postcard.jpgChinese warrior statue.postcardStatue with Sword and Wine Gourd. Another figure in China's long tradition of eccentric warrior-sages. Source: Vintage German Postcard.2015-03-14T17:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/09/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-march-9th-2015-shaolin-wushu-and-hong-kongs-most-popular-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mulan-dance.jpgMulan.danceA performance of Mulan. Source: New York Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bruce-lee-011.jpgBruce LeeBruce Lee sketching on the set for Game of Death. Photograph: Bruce Lee Estate. Source: The Guardian.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shaolin-jump.jpegShaolin JumpA student from a martial art school performs in front of the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan Province on October 13, 2013. Photo: IC. Source: Global Times2015-03-09T12:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/03/02/do-the-martial-arts-unite-or-divide-us-kung-fu-and-the-production-of-social-capital/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tatsu-tmnt-the-foot.jpgtatsu-tmnt.the footSo do you think that these guys get dental, or maybe a 401k match?https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/idw-tmnt-14_cover-a_andy-kuhn-splinter.jpegidw-tmnt-14_cover-a_andy-kuhn.splinterA more dynamic image of Splinter.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/idw2012-shreddercover.pngidw2012-shreddercoverAn image of The Shredder from a 2012 IDW cover.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tmnt-early-run.jpgtmnt.early runAn early incarnation of the turtles. Note the similar masks not yet differentiated by color.2015-03-02T18:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/20/lives-of-the-chinese-martial-artists-5-lau-bun-a-kung-fu-pioneer-in-america/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sf-dragon-dance-1965.jpgSF dragon dance 1965Dragon dance at a public festival in San Francisco. 1965. Source: UPI press photo.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/san-francisco-chinatown-circa-1950.jpgSan Francisco Chinatown circa 1950San Francisco Chinatown circa 1950. Source: Vintage Postcard.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/laubun2.jpgLauBun2Lau Bun demonstrating a form in the late 1960s. Source: http://plumblossom.net/ChoyLiFut/laubun.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/laubun3.jpgLauBun3Lau Bun demonstrates the use of the Tiger Fork in the late 1960s. Source: http://plumblossom.net/ChoyLiFut/laubun.html2018-02-09T19:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/14/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-12-tang-hao-the-first-historian-of-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tang-hao-wiki.jpgTang Hao.WikiA portrait of Tang Hao, 1897-1959. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-wudang_taiji1.jpg800px-Wudang_taiji1Taiji Quan being practiced at Wudang. Source: Wikimedia.2018-06-22T05:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/02/26/new-top-picks-the-best-of-kung-fu-tea/2017-02-17T15:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/02/23/the-invisibility-of-kung-fu-two-accounts-of-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/palmolive-add-1920.jpgPalmolive add.1920A 1920 advertisement for Palmolive Soap. This ran along with the article on Jingwu's 10th anniversary in Millard's Far East Review.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/millards-review-cover.jpgMillard's review coverhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rockhill-on-the-march.jpgRockhill on the marchRockhill and his Chinese companions during the 1891-1892 expedition. Source: All of Rockhills papers, notes and collections are housed in the anthropology collections of the Smithsonian. 2015-02-23T15:43:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/02/20/historical-fact-vs-social-discourse-in-the-world-of-chinas-19th-century-martial-artists/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/horse-chase.pngHorse ChaseSource: Steel & Cotton.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/double-jian.jpgDouble JianSource: Steel & Cotton.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ming-weapons-assorted-1635.jpgMing Weapons assorted.1635Ming era print (1635) showing individuals with assorted weapons. Source: Steel & Cotton.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/warrior-with-jian.jpgWarrior with JianWoodblock print of Chinese warrior holding a sword. All of the illustrations in today's post come from Scott M. Rodell's excellent Tumblr "Steel & Cotton." 2015-02-20T06:22:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/02/16/yim-wing-chun-and-the-primitive-passions-of-southern-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/euprepiophis-mandarina-tst003.jpgEuprepiophis mandarina-TST003Euprepiophis mandarina. Probably my favorite Chinese snake.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/beijing_china_forbidden-bronze-tortoise-photo-by-cephoto-uwe-aranas-cc-by-sa-3-0.jpgBeijing_China_Forbidden-Bronze Tortoise.Photo by CEphoto. Uwe Aranas. CC-BY-SA-3.0Large Bronze Tortoise in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Source: Photo by CEphoto. Uwe Aranas. CC-BY-SA-3.0https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bian_jingzhao-snow_plum_and_twin_cranes-early-ming.jpgBian_Jingzhao-Snow_Plum_and_Twin_Cranes.early Ming"Snow Plum and Twin Cranes" by Bian Jingzhao, early Ming. Painting.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/utagawa-kuniyoshi-1798-1861-yang-hsiang-protecting-his-father-from-the-tiger-ca-1840-woodblock-print.jpgUtagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861).Yang Hsiang protecting his father from the tiger. ca. 1840. woodblock print.Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861). "Yang Hsiang protecting his father from the tiger." ca, 1840. woodblock print2015-02-18T05:22:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/02/13/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-february-13th-2015-bruce-lee-martial-arts-studies-and-the-return-of-the-kung-fu-panda/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mas-ddb.jpgmas.ddbMartial Arts Studies: Disrupting Disciplinary Boundaries. By Paul Bowman.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mercyhusrt-university.jpgMercyhusrt UniversityDaliang Wang, 38, left, an associate professor of Chinese at Mercyhurst University, leads students in a martial-arts class at the Erie school on Jan. 14. Freshman Samantha Fieseler, 18, is at right. GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS2015-02-13T15:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/02/07/martial-arts-studies-answering-the-so-what-question/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/iroquois-mural-3.jpgIroquois Mural 3An additional detail of from the same installation of murals. This one shows the "Three Sisters" (corn, beans and squash) which were the staples of traditional Iroquois horticulture. Such planting strategies have recently become popular again with some local gardeners. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/iroquois-mural-2.jpgIroquois Mural 2A longer view of the same mural. Note that the figure are portrayed as standing within a modern longhouse. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/iroquois-mural-1.jpgIroquois Mural 1A detail of a larger mural painted on a parking garage next to the Ithaca Commons (in Ithaca NY) showing an Iroquois chief holding a wampum belt that represents the nations of the confederacy. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/war_club.jpgWar_ClubIroquois war club. Original date and source unknown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/warclubbanner.jpgwarclubbannerCarved Iroquois warclub and tomahawk. 2015-02-15T19:33:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/01/31/the-chinese-gentle-art-complete-reviewing-the-bible-of-ngo-cho-kun-five-ancestors-boxing/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/original-cover-of-yu-book.jpgOriginal Cover of Yu BookThe cover of Yu Choik Sam's original edition, published in 1917.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dragon-dance-1960s.jpgDragon Dance.1960sA Dragon Dance performed by the Ben Kiam Athletic Association in Manila, Philippines, sometime during the 1950s. Copyright Tambuli Media.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jian-1960s.jpgJian.1960sBeng Kiam student, 1960s. Copyright: Tambuli Media.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dao-spear-1960s.jpgDao.spear.1960sBeng Kiam students demonstrating paired weapons form, 1960s. Copyright Tambuli Media.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ngo-cho-kun-bible-cover.jpgNgo Cho Kun Bible CoverThe Chinese Gentle Art Complete: The Bible of Ngo Cho Kun. Translated by Alexander Lim Co. Tambuli Media, 2014.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/quanzhou_guanyue-temple-ariel-steiner.jpgQuanzhou_Guanyue temple. Ariel SteinerQuanzhou's Guanyue Temple. Photo by Ariel Steiner. Source: Wikimedia (CC).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kaiyuan_temple_-_renshou_pagoda_-vmenkov.jpgKaiyuan_Temple_-_Renshou_Pagoda_-VmenkovRenshou Pagoda at the Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou. Photo by Vmenkov. Source: Wikimedia (CC).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chinese-gentle-art-complete.jpgChinese Gentle Art Complete2015-01-31T17:29:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/01/26/through-a-lens-darkly-28-three-visions-of-the-kukri/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kukristamp1964olympicgames.jpgKukristamp1964olympicgamesA 1964 Nepalese Postage Stamp showing both the Olympic Rings and crossed kukrihttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hill-types-of-nepal-kukri.jpgHill Types of Nepal.KukriHill Types of Nepal. Probably produced in the 1960s. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/indian-troops-in-first-world-war-france-old-indian-photos.jpgindian troops in first world war france.old indian photosAnother photograph, often labeled "Indian Troops in France" which features the same individual. You can see the profile of his knife blade better in this shot, strongly suggesting that his weapon is the variant of the MKI service kukri that was produced at Fort William. Source: Old Indian Photos (Public Domain).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gurkha-with-kukri.jpgGurkha with KukriFrench postcard sold in Marseia circa 1915 showing a "Hindu" member of the Indian Army Bearer Corp (note the belt buckle) holding a kukri. Source: Author's personal collection.2015-12-27T22:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/01/22/government-subsidization-of-unpopular-martial-arts-and-the-question-of-established-churches/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ming_tombs_1875-1908-library-of-congress.jpgMing_Tombs_1875-1908.library of CongressA map of the Ming Tombs, stored in the United States Library of Congress. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ming-tombs-camel.jpgL0055853 Camel sculptures on the road to the Ming tombsVintage Postcard showing the approach to the Ming Tombs.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ming-tombs-front-gate.jpgMing Tombs front gateVintage Postcard (probably 1920s) showing the approach to the Ming Tombs.2017-12-12T01:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/01/18/the-development-and-current-state-of-martial-arts-studies-in-germany/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1024px-de_fechtbuch_talhoffer_199.jpg1024px-De_Fechtbuch_Talhoffer_199An illustration from Hans Talhoffers "Fechtbuch" von 1467. Source: Wikimedia (public domain).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1024px-de_fechtbuch_talhoffer_170.jpg1024px-De_Fechtbuch_Talhoffer_170An illustration from Hans Talhoffers "Fechtbuch" von 1467/ Source: Wikimedia (public domain).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/de_fechtbuch_talhoffer_088.jpgDe_Fechtbuch_Talhoffer_088An illustration from Hans Talhoffers "Fechtbuch" von 1467. Source: Wikimedia (public domain).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/de_fechtbuch_talhoffer_023.jpgDe_Fechtbuch_Talhoffer_023An illustration from Hans Talhoffers "Fechtbuch" von 1467. Source: Wikimedia (public domain).2017-01-19T05:31:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/01/15/why-do-difficult-and-expensive-martial-arts-thrive/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/karate-kid-dojo.jpgKarate Kid DojoThe location of the Cobra Kai dojo featured in the Karate Kid. The martial arts schools it used house are now gone and last I heard this building was still vacant. Source: anarchosyn on Flickr (CC).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/joe_fraziers_gym_for_sale.jpgJoe_Frazier's_Gym_for_SaleJoe Fraziers Gym in Philadelphia after it was put on the market in 2008 due to Fraziers growing financial difficulties. Source: Wikimedia.2015-02-16T09:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/01/11/jared-miracel-on-pokemon-crickets-and-deep-play-in-chinese-and-japanese-martial-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chinese_crickets-wikipedia.jpgChinese_crickets.wikipediaChinese Crickets. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pokemon-3.jpgPokemon 3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pokemon-2.jpgPokemon 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pokemon-chart-1.jpgPokemon Chart 12015-01-13T18:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/27/martial-arts-and-community-violence-a-comparative-approach/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pencak_silat_jakarta-wikimedia.jpgPencak_Silat_Jakarta.wikimediaA Pencak Silat demonstration in Jakarta. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jackie-chan-east-timor-www-china-org-cn.jpgJackie Chan.East Timor.www.china.org.cnJackie Chan lead a martial arts demonstration outside of Dili in 2008. Source: www.china.org.cnhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/padepokan_pencak_silat_arena.jpgPadepokan_Pencak_Silat_ArenaPencak Silat is a popular sport in regional competition. It remains to see how East Timor's ban will effect its efforts in these matches. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/villagers-in-east-timor-wikimedia.jpgVillagers in East Timor.WikimediaVillagers Displaying Traditional Weapons in East Timor. Source: Wikimedia.2015-01-07T03:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/01/05/announcing-the-new-academic-journal-martial-arts-studies/2015-07-03T02:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2015/01/01/kung-fu-tea-selects-the-top-chinese-martial-arts-webpage-of-2014/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kenjutsu-1897.jpgKenjutsu 1897Taneyoshi Kawakami and his wife Marumi practice kenjutsu. From the New York World, May 30, 1897. Source: Martial Arts New York.2015-01-03T18:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/12/29/a-year-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-the-stories-and-events-that-shaped-2014-and-a-note-of-congratulations/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sir-run-run-shaw-014.jpgSir Run Run ShawSir Run Run Shaw2015-01-22T13:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/12/24/3677/2014-12-25T02:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/12/22/secrecy-a-critical-ingredient-in-the-ongoing-evolution-of-the-traditional-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/komusc58d-pair.jpgKomusō.pairA pair of Japanese Komuso or "Monks of Emptiness." Original Source: Unknown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/komuso_buddhist_monk_beggar_kita-kamakura.jpgKomuso_Buddhist_monk_beggar_Kita-kamakuraAnother Komuso Buddhist Monk. Photo by Tarourashima. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/shakuhachi-procession-wiki.jpgShakuhachi procession.wikiDaikokuji-Sasayama Komusō Shakuhachi. Photo by 松岡明芳. Source: Wikimedia.2014-12-30T18:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/12/18/dr-daniel-amos-discusses-marginality-martial-arts-studies-and-the-modern-development-of-southern-chinese-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/amos-2.jpgAmos.2Martial sister (with arm on my shoulder) and martial brother (tallest person standing in the rear of the photo), consuming seafood with their and my family members and friends. Both have followed the master since childhood, and my martial sister is a member of the master's patriline. My martial brother in the photo serves as the master's teaching assistant. He is a policeman, a common occupation for someone from Hong Kong's New Territories with little education. Although he did not receive much education, his son is a graduate of an Ivy League school in the U.S. and currently works for an international banking firm in Hong Kong. His son is also a capable martial artist, and considered a follower of the master. Source: Amos' Personal Collection. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/amos-1.jpgAmos.1Dr. Amos, wife Yukari and daughter Himiko, at the 10,000 Buddhas Temple in Hong Kong, standing in front of Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy), one of the gods worshipped by our martial house. Source: Amos' personal collection.2016-06-24T09:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/12/14/the-tao-of-tom-and-jerry-krug-on-the-appropriation-of-the-asian-martial-arts-in-western-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jerry-cartoon-kit.jpgJerry Cartoon KitA still from "Cartoon Kit" (1962).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/karate_shuricastle.jpgKarate_ShuriCastle"Karate training at Shuri Castle." from "空手道大観" (A Broad View of Karatedo), 1938. Source: Wikimedia. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/kanchu_kanazawa_by_jpcasainho.jpgKanchu_Kanazawa_by_JPCasainhoKanchu Kanazawa with students in Portugal. Photo by J P Casainho. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jerry-cartoon-kit-2.jpgJerry Cartoon Kit.2A Still from "Cartoon Kit" (1962).2014-12-19T06:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/12/07/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-december-8th-2014-zhang-sanfeng-viral-wushu-and-ip-man-comes-to-the-uk/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/zhang-sangfeng.jpgzhang sangfengA statue of Zhang Sanfeng in Wuhan, Hubei province. Source: Want China Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sister-wudang.jpgSister Wudang"Sister Wudang." Source: China Daily.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/peaceful-water.jpgpeaceful water Zoe Huang and her husband, Kevin Juliano of the Peaceful Water School. (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News) 2014-12-08T05:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/12/04/alex-channon-on-the-undoing-of-gender-in-mixed-sex-martial-arts-training/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pushing_hands_in_czech_republic-jakub-hlavaty.jpgPushing_hands_in_Czech_Republic.Jakub HlavatyPush hands at a wushu training camp in the Czech Republic. Photo by Jakub Hlavaty (CC). Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/prostrate_juniper_juniperus_horizontalis_prostrata.jpgProstrate_Juniper_(Juniperus_horizontalis)_ProstrataA juniper Bonsai. Note the use of both "shari" and "jian." Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/womens_muay_thai_eric-langley.jpgWomens_Muay_Thai_Eric LangleyWomen's Muay Thai match. Photo by Eric Langley (CC). Source: Wikimedia.2016-03-06T21:44:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/12/01/2014-christmas-shopping-list-martial-arts-equipment-and-long-reads-to-get-you-through-the-winter-months/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/santasleighreindeer.jpgSantaSleighReindeerVintage Christmas Postcard. Public Domainhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chinese_seal_and_paste.jpgChinese_seal_and_pasteA Chinese Seal and Ink. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dummy-half-wall-mount.jpgdummy.half.wall mountA space saving wall mounted wooden dummy. Source: everythingwingchun.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dit-dat-jow.jpgDit Dat JowDit Dat Jow, waiting for your finishing touch. Source: everythingwingchun.ccomhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cutting-jian.jpgCutting JianCutting Jian. Source: sevenstarstrading.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chinese-butterfly-blade-art-1.jpgChinese-Butterfly-Blade-Art-1Traditional style Hudiedao. Source: traditionalfilipinoweapons.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chu-shong-tin-wing-chun-vol-2.pngChu Shong Tin.Wing Chun.vol 2Wing Chun, Vol. 2 by Chu Shong Tin. Source: Everything Wing Chun2014-12-01T05:24:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/11/28/theorizing-social-structure-conflict-and-the-problem-of-secrecy-in-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/still_life_with_bonsai_suiseki_and_stroking_ox-wikimedia.jpgStill_Life_with_Bonsai,_Suiseki,_and_'Stroking_Ox'.wikimediaA Japanese painting showing how a viewing stone might be appreciated in comjunction with other art objects including a flowing bonsai. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/exhibition_suiseki_and_shangshi_prague_2011-1-wiki.jpgExhibition_Suiseki_and_Shangshi_Prague_2011.1.wikiAnother viewing stone. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/exhibition_suiseki_and_shangshi_prague_2011-2-wiki.jpgExhibition_Suiseki_and_Shangshi_Prague_2011.2.wikihttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daruma_at_naraya_suiseki_december_24_2008-sage-ross-wikimedia.jpgDaruma_at_Naraya_suiseki,_December_24,_2008.Sage Ross.WikimediaA viewing stone said to look like the famous monk Bodhidharma (often associated with the Shaolin Temple). Stones like this are collected and appreciated by individuals in both China and Japan. This particular specimin is located in the National Bonasai and Penjing Museum in Washington D.C. Source: Photo by Sage Ross, Wikimedia.2014-11-28T05:20:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/11/23/lion-dancing-youth-violence-and-the-need-for-theory-in-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/seattle_id_night_market_-_lion_dance_3.jpgSeattle_ID_night_market_-_lion_dance_3Lion Dancers in Seattle, 2007. Source: Wikimedia. Photo by Joe Mabel.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lion_dance-2.jpgLion_dance.2Lion Dancers in New York. Source: Wikimedia. Photo by ProjectManhattan.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/new_york_lion_dance_lion-1.jpgNew_York_lion_dance_lion.1A Lion Dance performance in NYC's Chinatown. Source: Wikimedia.2016-02-02T14:13:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/11/21/social-distrust-and-the-chinese-martial-artist/2014-11-21T19:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/11/17/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-14-ark-yuey-wong-envisioning-the-future-of-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ark-yuey-wong-02.jpgArk Yuey Wong 02Ark Yuey Wonghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ark-yuey-wong-hop-sing.jpgArk Yuey Wong.Hop SingArk Yuey Wong (seated behind the Lion Head) as an assistant instructor https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ark-yuey-wong-bb-cover.jpgArk Yuey Wong.bb coverArk Yuey Wong on the January 1965 cover of Black Belt magazine.2020-09-24T14:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/11/14/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-november-14th-2014-martial-arts-studies-women-in-kung-fu-and-the-taiping-institute-is-back/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/way-of-the-samurai.jpgWay of the SamuraiWay of the Samurai, Oxford University Press. Source: Amazon.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/female-warrior.jpgfemale warriorhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/shi-guolin.jpgShi GuolinShi Guolin. Source: http://shaolin-overseas.org/index.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/taiping-webpage.jpgTaiping WebpageA screen shot of the new Taiping Institute Webpage.2014-11-14T06:45:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/11/10/the-new-masters-mma-kung-fu-and-chinas-evolving-martial-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/new-masters-3.jpgNew Masters 3A still from The New Masters.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/new-masters-2.jpgNew Masters 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/new-masters-4.jpgNew Masters 4A still from The New Masters.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/new-masters-1.jpgNew Masters 1A still from The New Masters.2014-11-11T02:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/11/07/chen-fake-fights-the-red-spear-bandits-community-conflict-and-the-role-of-the-chinese-martial-arts-in-local-governance/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chenfake.jpgChenFaKeAn image of Chen Fake.2014-11-07T14:37:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/23/cantonese-popular-culture-and-the-creation-of-the-wing-chuns-opera-rebels/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/red-boat.jpgRed BoatA model of a Red Boat of the type that carried Cantonese Opera companies in the late 19th and early 20th century.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/female-general.jpgFemale-generalImage of a female general in cantonese opera.Copy Right Granted from Stacey Fong, author of Bay Area Cantonese Opera. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/634px-late_qing_period_silk_opera_costume.jpg634px-Late_Qing_period_silk_opera_costumeLate Qing era silk opera costume. Elaborate costumes were a stable of Cantonese Opera. Source: Wikimedia. 2021-06-08T04:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/11/15/understanding-the-red-boats-of-the-cantonese-opera-economics-social-structure-and-violence-1850-1950/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/red-boat-yuen-back.jpgRed Boat.Yuen.backPhotograph of the bow of a model of an "Earth Boat" at the Foshan Museum included by Yeung in her thesis. Source: Yeung p. 26.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/red-boat-ward-top.jpgRed Boat.ward.topA view of the interior layout of a Red Boat. Source: Barbara Ward, 1981. pp. 255, Figure 2.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/red-boat-ward-side.jpgRed Boat.ward.sideBarbara Ward's 1981 Reconstruction of a classic Red Boat. See page 254, Figure 1.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/boat-pith-painting.jpgboat.pith paintingA watercolor on pith image of a river vessel of the same or a similar type which was eventually adopted for the "Red Boats." Likely painted in Guangzhou during the mid 19th century. Source: Author's personal collection. 2016-09-01T15:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/11/29/an-account-of-regional-folk-opera-and-martial-performances-in-southern-china-during-the-1850s/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/burning-joss-sticks.jpgBurning Joss SticksAnother scene from the Monkey God Festival. Source: Photo by Samuel Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/making-an-offering.jpgmaking an offeringWomen offering prayers and incense at the Monkey God Festival, 2006. source: Photo by Samuel Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/temporary-stage.jpgtemporary stageA temporary stage erected for the Monkey God Festival, 2006. Almost all operas at temple festivals were traditionally performed on temporary stages like this one. Source: Photo by Samuel Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/inside-the-shrine.jpgInside the ShrineScenes from a local Monkey God Festival Southern China, 2006. Source: Photo by Samuel Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/central-alter-table.jpgCentral Alter TableScenes from a local Monkey God Festival in Southern China, 2006. Source: Photo by Samuel Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/monk-and-novince-temple-1900-probably-shanghai.pngMonk and novince.temple.1900 probably shanghaiA Buddhist monk and novice leaving a the temple. Probably Shanghai, circa 1900. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/print-showing-the-different-stages-of-maing-tea-joseph-williams-1850.jpgPrint showing the different stages of maing tea. Joseph Williams 1850A period print illustrating the different stage of processing raw tera leaves. The information in this image was first recorded by Robert Fortune. Source: Joseph Williams, 1850.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/robert-fortune-print.jpgRobert Fortune.printAn engraving of Robert Fortune as he appeared in the 1850s and 1860s. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/406px-tea_plant.jpg406px-Tea_PlantLeaves on a tea plant. Source: Wikimedia.2014-11-03T06:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/10/27/hsu-ming-teo-reconsiders-ip-man-popular-history-and-the-kung-fu-biopic/2014-10-28T19:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/10/23/from-the-archives-folklore-in-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts/2014-10-29T21:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/10/21/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-october-21-2014-umbrella-kung-fu-the-chinese-martial-arts-in-films-and-mr-bean-does-an-awsome-wooden-dummy-form/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/do-you-know-bruce.jpgDo You Know Bruce"Do you know Bruce?" The entrance to the new Bruce Lee exhibit at the Wing Museum. Source: The International Examiner.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/shaolin-monks-perform-four-tourists.jpgShaolin Monks Perform four TouristsA group of Shaolin martial art practitioners perform for tourists in front of Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou in September this year. Source: Wantchinatimes.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mr-bean-wing-chun.jpgMr Bean Wing ChunMr Bean Wins the Wing Chun Dummy, courtesy Snickers and Youtube.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wong-fei-hung-umbrella.pngwong fei hung umbrellaJet Li as Wong Fei Hung with his trademark umbrella. 2014-10-21T05:44:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/10/17/rituals-of-the-red-spear-movement-invulnerability-spirit-possession-and-battle-magic/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/laozi_002.jpgLaozi_002A stone sculpture of Laozi, located north of Quanzhou at the foot of Mount Qingyuan. Another figure who came to be venerated by the Red Spear Movement. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/status_of_kuan_yin.jpgStatus_of_Kuan_YinA fine Ming dynasty statue of Guanyin. This deity was popular among both sailors and pirate during the Qing period and later came to be worshiped by some Red Spear groups. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/xuan-wu.jpgXuan WuA statue of Xuan Wu, another god that was popular among the Red Spears. Source: www.aliexpress.com2014-10-20T22:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/10/13/through-a-lens-darkly-27-the-historical-record-and-chinas-missing-martial-artists/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ngram-martial-arts.jpgNgram.martial artsThis chart was produced using google's Ngram tool. Using a sample of 5 million scanned books it show how the use of certain terms or concepts has changed over time. Note that the terms "Martial Art" and "Kung Fu" (while certainly present from the early 20th century onward) do not gain popularity until the 1970s. By contrast the name of Japanese arts such as Judo have been popular terms since the early 20th century. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/shanghai-sword-dancer-5-20-1.jpgshanghai sword dancer 5 20-1A Vintage Postcard showing a Shanghai Sword Juggler. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2014-10-13T10:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/10/06/why-is-ip-man-a-role-model/2014-10-09T00:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/10/03/tai-hsuan-chih-remembers-the-red-spears-1916-1949/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nationalist-militia-spears.jpgNationalist militia spearsA militia in the 1940s armed with spears. Many of these groups were composed of former Red Spear units that had been reorganized by the KMT. Source: http://www.historyextra.com/gallery/chinas-warshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mauser-and-dadao.jpgMauser and DadaoA soldier during the 1930s, armed with both a Mauser handgun and dadao.2014-10-04T04:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/09/29/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-september-29th-2014-protests-in-hong-kong-cotton-boxing-in-shanghai-and-trouble-at-shaolin/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/outcast-movie-poster-3-580x382.jpgOutcast-Movie-Poster-3-580x382A poster for Outcast featuring Nicolas Cage.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/black-tiger-fight-club.jpgBlack Tiger Fight Clubhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cotton-boxing-global-times.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChen Daoqing, a third-generation practitioner of Mian Quan, leads students practicing moves at Shanghai Kunming Primary School. Source: Global Timeshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bruce-lee-protester-s3-reutersmedia-net.jpgAn Occupy Central protester marches with fellow demonstrators as they hold a long black cloth in Hong KongAn Occupy Central Protester wears a Bruce Lee shirt. Source: http://www.reuters.com2014-09-29T06:00:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/09/25/1928-the-danger-of-telling-a-single-story-about-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/grouppic-1928-national-martial-arts-examination.jpgGroupPic.1928 national martial arts examinationA group photo of organizers and athletes at the 1928 National Guoshu Examination.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/the_burning_of_the_red_lotus_temple_1928.jpgthe_burning_of_the_red_lotus_temple_1928An advertising card for the "Burning of the Red Lotus Temple," the first Chinese martial arts film. 1928.2020-05-04T00:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/09/22/the-red-spear-society-origins-of-a-northern-chinese-martial-arts-uprising/2014-09-22T21:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/09/19/through-a-lens-darkly-26-taking-a-second-look-at-a-group-of-chinese-boxers/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/group-of-chinese-boxers-corrected.jpgGroup of Chinese Boxers.correctedAnother version of the previous image featured on an Ogden Cigarette Card. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2014-09-19T05:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/09/12/kung-fu-is-dead-long-live-kung-fu-the-martial-arts-as-voluntary-associations-in-20th-century-guangzhou/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/the-path-of-the-arts-and-literature-will-become-victorious-and-progressive-by-following-chairman-maos-revolution.jpgThe path of the arts and literature will become victorious and progressive by following Chairman Maos revolution"The path of the arts and literature will become victorious and progressive by following Chairman Maos revolution."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/collective-memory-the-old-city-cantonese-and-old-guangzhou-natives-redscarfmuseum-blogspot-com.jpgCollective Memory, The Old City, Cantonese, and Old Guangzhou Natives.redscarfmuseum.blogspot.comAnother poster advocating the extermination of the four olds. However this time the campaign has been given a regional spin. The four crossed out words are "Collective Memory, The Old City [of Guangzhou], Cantonese, and Old Guangzhou Natives." The central image is of a famous sculpture of five stone goats in a public park which has become something of a symbol of the city. Such campagins were effective in destroying the region's preexisting civil society. Source: redscarfmuseum.blogspot.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/eliminate-the-four-olds-www-thehistoryblog.jpgeliminate the four olds.www.thehistoryblogA poster extolling workers to eliminate the "Four Olds." Source:https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/advert-for-opera-red-women-army.jpgadvert for opera red women armyAn advertisement for a "revolutionary opera." Many such shows were staged during the Cultural Revolution.2017-02-23T15:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/09/08/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-september-8th-2014-memory-and-innovation-in-the-traditional-fighting-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/boxer-great-wall.jpgBoxer Great WallSource: http://thelastmasters.com/new-masters-documentary/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hong-kong-martial-arts-living-archive-2014-08-22-01.jpghong-kong-martial-arts-living-archive-2014-08-22-01Hong Kong Martial Arts Living Archivehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/james_wing_woo_inside_kung-fu_cover_1990-nov.jpgJames_Wing_Woo_Inside_Kung-Fu_Cover_1990-NovJames Wing Woo on the cover of Kung Fu Taichi. Source: Kung Fu Tai Chi.2014-09-08T16:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/09/04/researching-the-martial-arts-with-jonathan-bluestein/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jonathan_as_shifu_age_26.pngjonathan_as_shifu_age_26Jonathan Bluestein. Source: Source: http://www.researchofmartialarts.com/2014-09-08T04:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/09/01/martial-studies-in-latin-america/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/100-lnces-y-quites-1906.jpg100 Lances y Quites 1906https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rama.jpgRAMAhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/no-publications-by-topic.jpgNo Publications by Topichttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/publications-by-country.jpgPublications by Countryhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/publications-spain.jpgPublications Spainhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/chinese-sugar-mill-worker.jpgChinese Sugar Mill workerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ef-epi-rankings.jpgEF EPI Rankings2014-09-01T15:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/08/30/death-taxes-and-the-inevitability-of-change-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-a-historical-case/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1931-yellow-river-china-flooding-victims.jpgChina, ÜberschwemmungsopferThe aftermath of a flood of the Yellow River in 1931.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1024px-battle_nien_rebellion.jpg1024px-Battle_Nien_RebellionA scene of the Nien Rebellion (1851-1868). Probably represents the Battle of Inlon River,1867. Source: Wikimedia.2014-08-30T06:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/08/25/war-junks-pirates-and-the-commercialization-of-chinese-martial-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chinese_war_junk_whang-hu_after_a_typhoon.jpgChinese_War_Junk_Whang-Hu_after_a_TyphoonThe Whang Ho after surviving a typhoon in the pacific. Source: Vintage postcard, wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chinese_war_junk_whang-hu_after_a_typhoon-view-2.jpgChinese War Junk Whang-HoThe Whang Ho after surviving a typhoon in the pacific. Source: Vintage postcard, author's collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chinese-war-junk-2-big.jpgChinese War Junk 2.bigAnother postcard of the Whang Ho displaying antique furniture and weapons. Source: Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pirates-starved-to-death-postcard.jpgpirates starved to death postcardAnother postcard sold on the Whang Ho. This image of prisoner's being held in death cages has been reproduced on numerous postcards through the decades. It popularity seems to speak to western perceptions about Chinese society. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chinese-war-junk-cannons1.jpgChinese War Junk CannonsVintage postcard showing Chinese sailors at the cannons of the War Junk Whang Ho. Note Milne's copyright on the lower right. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ningpo-stern-postcard-large.jpgningpo.stern.postcard.largeA vintage postcard showing the painted stern of the Junk Ningpo. Source: Author's personal collection.2014-08-26T18:08:50+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/08/18/through-a-lens-darkly-25-a-sawback-dadao-in-hangzhou/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sawback-dadao-detail.pngsawback dadao.detailA detail of the sawback dadao. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/japanese-dadao-600-dpi-2.jpgJapanese Dadao.600 DPI.2A captured Chinese dadao being held by a Japanese soldier. Note the unique saw back blade. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2014-09-19T22:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/08/11/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-10th-2014-turtles-dragons-and-the-passing-of-master-chu-shong-tin/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lee-evolution.jpgLee.Evolutionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/research-martial-arts.jpgresearch martial artsResearch of Martial Arts. Source: http://www.researchofmartialarts.com/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/alberto-mina-scmp.jpgAlberto Mina.scmpAlberto Mina, training in BJJ. Source: SCMP.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dragon-boat-queens.jpgDragon Boat.QueensA Dragon Boat in Queens, NY. Ssource: Dailybeasthttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chu-shong-tin-2.jpgChu Shong Tin.2Chu Shong Tin demonstrates the wooden dummy. Source: www.taodewan.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/turtles.jpgTurtleshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chu-shong-tin-1.jpgChu Shong Tin.1Wing Chun Master Chu Shong Tin standing next to the portrait of his teacher, Ip Man. Source: http://pangea.com.hk2014-08-11T05:50:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/08/08/1849-origins-and-consequences-of-a-southern-chinese-piracy-crisis/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1024px-lijiangriver11.jpg1024px-LijiangRiver11https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lijiang_river_guangxi_china.jpgLijiang_river,_Guangxi,_ChinaFishing along the Pearl River. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1024px-tourist_boat_lijiang_river.jpg1024px-Tourist_Boat_Lijiang_RiverPreparing lunch on a tourist boat on the Pearl River. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image_at_the_lijiang_river_2.jpgImage_at_the_Lijiang_River_2Another image of the Pearl River near Guilin. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lijiang-river-wikimedia-1.jpgLijiang River.wikimedia.1A scene along a branch of the Pearl River near Gulian. Source: Wikimedia.2014-08-10T17:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/08/03/professor-thomas-green-on-the-survival-of-plum-blossom-boxing-martial-folklore-and-the-state-of-martial-arts-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/green-class.jpgGreen.classLeft to right Gurus Tony Valdez, James Leach, Maha Guru Clifford Stewart, Green, Guru Thomas Lomax, Los Angeles, CA. Source: Personal Collection of Prof. Thomas Green.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/plum-blossom-boxers.jpgPlum Blossom boxersMei Boxers weapons practice in Hou Zhuzhai Village (Puyang, Henan). Source: Personal Collection of Prof. Thomas Green.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/green-opera-troop.jpgGreen.opera troophttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/encyclopedia-of-themartial-arts-thomas-green.jpgEncyclopedia of theMartial Arts.thomas greenEncyclopedia of the Martial Arts. Edited by Green and Svinth.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/duilian_armi_meihuaquan_liangshan.jpgDuilian_armi_Meihuaquan_LiangshanTwo practitioners of Meihuaquan in a rural village in Northern China. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/earltom_batizado.jpgEarl&Tom_batizadoEarl White, chief instructor, Ijo Ija Academy (left), and author (right), Capoeira Batuque, Los Angeles, CA, 2008. Source: http://abcclio.blogspot.com/2010/08/author-guest-post-thomas-green-on.htmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/martial-arts-in-the-modern-world-cover-thomas-green.jpgMartial Arts in the Modern World Cover.thomas greenMartial Arts in the Modern World, edited by Green and Svinth. 2014-08-03T22:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/07/28/happy-birthday-kung-fu-tea-and-more-on-butterfly-swords-at-sea/2014-07-31T17:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/07/25/the-boxing-master-the-pirates-wife-and-the-soldier-three-scenes-from-southern-chinas-piracy-crisis-1807-1810/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shi-jin-the-nine-dragoned-kyc3bbmonryc3bb-shishin-from-the-series-one-hundred-and-eight-heroes-of-the-shuihuzhuan-suikoden-hyakuhachinin-no-uchi.jpgShi Jin, the Nine Dragoned (Kyûmonryû Shishin), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden hyakuhachinin no uchi)Shi Jin, the Nine Dragoned (Kyûmonryû Shishin), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden hyakuhachinin no uchi). 19th century Japanese Woodblock print.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pacifying_of_the_south_china_sea-early-19th-century.jpgPacifying_of_the_South_China_Sea.early 19th centuryA small section of the 18 meter long scroll "Pacifying the South China Sea." This work was commissioned to commemorate the end of the early 19th century piracy crisis. Source: Hong Kong Maritime Museum. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zhang-shun-the-white-streak-in-the-waves-rc3b4rihakuchc3b4-chc3b4jun-from-the-series-one-hundred-and-eight-heroes-of-the-popular-shuihuzhuan.jpgZhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves (Rôrihakuchô Chôjun), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular ShuihuzhuanZhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves (Rôrihakuchô Chôjun), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes. 19th century Japanese Woodblock print.2014-07-25T14:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/07/21/a-hung-gar-story-community-memory-and-reality-in-hong-kong/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/chan-hon-chung-wooden-dummy-www-arti-marziali-it-visionario-php.jpgChan Hon Chung.wooden dummy.www.arti-marziali.it.Visionario.phpChan Hon Chung instructing a student on the wooden dummy. Source: www.arti-marziali.it/Visionario.phphttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hung-ga-story-first-day-in-chan-hon-chung-gym.jpghung-ga-story-first-day-in-chan-hon-chung-gymhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/chan-hon-chung.jpgChan-Hon-ChungChan Hon Chung2024-01-29T09:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/07/18/book-club-like-froth-floating-on-the-sea-the-world-of-pirates-and-seafarers-in-late-imperial-south-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/chinesepirates-poatcard.jpgchinesepirates.poatcardAn image of Chinese sailors (often labeled as "pirates") taken from an early 20th century postcard sold in the United States.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pirates-4-jpeg.jpgPirates [4] jpegCaptured pirates in the 1930s. Source: http://seap.einaudi.cornell.edu/curriculum_pirateshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/war-junks-in-battle-with-british-ships.jpgWar junks in battle with British shipsChinese and British ships engaged in battle. Source: Wikimedia.2014-07-18T14:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/07/14/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-july-14th-2014-popular-culture-martial-arts-studies-and-shaolin-update/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dan-bolelli.jpgDan BolelliDan Bolelli. If you haven't seen his paper in the JOMEC Journal be sure to do so. Source: www.danielebolelli.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shaolin-nsw.jpgShaolin.NSWArchitectual drawings of the proposed Shaolin Temple complex in NSW, Australia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/paul-cheng.jpgPaul Chenghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kery.jpgKeryKung Fu diplomacy in action. Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong (R) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after they jointly hosted the Fifth Round of the China-U.S. High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) in Beijing, capital of China, July 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)2014-07-14T04:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/16/yim-wing-chun-and-gender-the-stories-of-ip-man-and-yuen-woo-ping-in-a-comparative-perspective/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sword-maiden-2.jpgSword Maiden.2Vintage American postcard showing Tibetian girls performing a sword-dance.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mulan-3.jpgmulan.3A painting of Hua Mulan.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hua-mulan-2.jpgHua Mulan.2An image of Hua Mulan, dressed as a male soldier.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sword-maiden.jpgSword MaidenChinese post card showing a young girl studying a sword routine as her teacher looks on. 2016-07-14T00:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/01/18/ip-man-and-the-prostitute-female-sexuality-as-a-weapon-in-traditional-chinese-martial-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/shanghai-lady-in-green-dress.jpgshanghai-lady-in-green-dressVintage advertisement, circa 1920.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beauty-1920.jpgBeauty 1920A vintage postcard showing a beauty in a western style dress. Circa 1920.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beauty-green.jpgBeauty GreenVintage Postcard, circa 1920s.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beauty-red.jpgBeauty RedA classic postcard, circa 1920s.2016-07-17T22:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/21/ming-tales-of-female-warriors-searching-for-the-origins-of-yim-wing-chun-and-ng-moy/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chinese_generals_wife-1810.jpgchinese_generals_wife.1810The wife of a Chinese general circa 1810. Notice that both she and her female attendant are armed. Source: Digital Collections of the New York Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/jrr-tolkien-062-jpg-20130523.jpgJRR TolkienProfessor Tolkien at Oxford University. Incidentally this is what an academic office is supposed to look like!https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tang_saier-source-cultural-china.jpgtang_saier.source cultural chinaA painting depicting Tang Saier opposing the troops of the Yongle Emperor. 2014-07-12T23:29:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/10/11/lives-of-the-chinese-martial-artists-9-woman-ding-number-seven-founder-of-the-fujian-yongchun-boxing-tradition/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/naganita-class-okayama-city-1935.jpgNaganita Class.Okayama City.1935Naganita Class. Okayama City, 1935. Source: Old Japan Photos.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/women-naganita.jpgwomen.naganita Women Naginata Warriors, Gaurdians of the Chiyoda Palace, Covering the Retreat from a Burning Castle. By Chikanobu, 1896.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chinese_generals_wife-1810.jpgchinese_generals_wife.1810Qing era painting of a general's wife and her female retainer. Source: New York Public Library, electronic collection.2015-11-25T18:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/07/11/london-1851-kung-fu-in-the-age-of-steam-punk/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/800px-keyingmedal.jpg800px-KeyingMedalCommemorative medals sold at the Keying during the middle of the 19th century. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/handbill-for-the-junk-keying-2.jpghandbill for the junk keying.2The verso of the same handbill.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/handbill-for-the-junk-keying.jpghandbill for the junk keyingA handbill advertising the Keying. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/london-illustrated-news-keying-asault-of-arms.jpglondon illustrated news.keying.asault of armsAn Assault of Arms on the Chinese Junk Keying as shown in the London Illustrated news. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2014-07-12T23:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/07/07/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-13-zhao-san-duo-19th-century-plum-flower-master-and-reluctant-rebel/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yellow-river-pbs.jpgYellow River.pbsThe Yellow River. Source: PBS.orghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ma_yuan_-_water_album_-_the_yellow_river_breaches_its_course-wikimedia.jpgMa_Yuan_-_Water_Album_-_The_Yellow_River_Breaches_its_Course.wikimediaThe Yellow River Breaches its Course. Water Album by Ma Yuan. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/boats-on-the-yellow-river-in-shandong.jpgboats on the yellow river in shandongBoats on the Yellow River in Shandong. Source: Vintage Postcard.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yellow-river-and-great-wall-national-geographic.jpgYellow river and great wall.national geographicThe Yellow River running along side the great wall of China. Frequent floods of this silt laden waterway both impoverished sections of Shandong and contributed to the rise of banditry and disorder.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gong-sun-sheng.jpgGong-sun ShengGong-sun Sheng, a fictional character from the locally significant novel Water Margin.2014-07-07T18:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/07/04/liminality-embodied-identity-and-the-paradox-of-the-invisible-female-martial-artists/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/everlast-pink-boxing-gloves.jpgEverlast Pink Boxing GlovesThe same type of pink boxing gloves favored by my wife. Source: www.everlast.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/womens_muay_thai.jpgWomens_Muay_ThaiWomens Muay Thai Kickboxing match. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kickboxing-for-fitness.jpgkickboxing for fitnessA pretty typical looking kickboxing class. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triva-pino-left-2006-us-armed-forces-female-boxing-champion.jpgTriva Pino-left-2006 US Armed Forces Female Boxing ChampionTriva Pino (Left). The 2006 US Armed Forced Female Boxing Champion. Source: Wikimedia.2014-07-05T18:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/06/29/through-a-lens-darkly-24-captured-chinese-swords-and-traditional-weapons/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/japanese-postcard-chinese-swords-cropped.jpgJapanese postcard.Chinese Swords.croppedA postcard showing Chinese weapons captured by the Japanese in Manchuria during WWII.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/captured-swords-japanese-postcard-400-dpi.jpgCaptured Swords.Japanese Postcard.400 dpiA Japanese postcard showing swords captured in WWII. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2014-06-30T01:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/06/27/from-battle-magic-to-self-actualization-understanding-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/chinese-woodblock-print-showing-the-recapture-of-tianjin-during-the-boxer-rebellion.jpgChinese woodblock print showing the recapture of Tianjin during the Boxer RebellionA Chinese woodblock print showing the recapture of Tainjin during the Boxer Uprising. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/journeytothewest-wikimedia.jpgJourneytotheWest.wikimediaAn architectural detail showing a scene from the popular story Journey to the West. Esherick noted that both Monkey and Pigsy, characters from this story well known to local prasants through popular opera and story telling traditions, were popular subjects of Spirit Possession. Daniel Amos has noted that the same figures are still invoked by socially marginal Spirit Boxers in Hong Kong Today. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/leipzig-illustrierte-zeitung-1900-leipzig-illustrierte-zeitung-1900-reproduction-in-peking-1900-the-boxer-rebellion-by-peter-harrington-p-24.jpgLeipzig Illustrierte Zeitung 1900 Leipzig Illustrierte Zeitung 1900 reproduction in Peking 1900 The Boxer Rebellion by Peter Harrington p.24Leipzig Illustrierte Zeitung 1900, reproduction in Peking 1900, The Boxer Rebellion by Peter Harrington, p.24. Source: Wikimedia.2014-06-28T01:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/06/23/global-capitalism-the-traditional-martial-arts-and-chinas-new-regionalism/2014-06-23T04:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/06/20/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-june-20th-2014-the-traditional-martial-arts-and-wing-chun-as-items-of-intangible-cultural-heritage/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dragon_boat_racing_in_hong_kong.jpgDragon_boat_racing_in_Hong_KongDragon Boat Racing in Hong Kong. Another element of the city's intangible cultural heritage. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bruce-lee-tommy-gong.jpgBruce Lee.Tommy GongSource: Amazon.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ip-chun.jpgIp ChunIp Chun practices the dummy form at the age of 90. Source: Dickson Lee, SCMP.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kung_fu_air_hostesses_learn_to_deal_with_attacks.jpgKung_Fu_Air_Hostesses_Learn_To_Deal_With_AttacksWing Chun Training for Flight Crews in Chengdu.2014-06-20T14:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/06/12/fighting-styles-or-martial-brands-an-economic-approach-to-understanding-lost-lineages-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-2/2014-06-13T01:54:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/06/08/will-universities-save-the-traditional-asian-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/university-taijiquan.jpgUniversity TaijiquanUniversity students who are taking classes on the traditional martial arts in China.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kyuodo.jpgKyuodoStudents at a Japanese Archery Club. Source: http://faculty.washington.edu/kendo/budo.html2015-09-19T11:47:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/06/05/through-a-lens-darkly-7-selling-swords-and-printed-martial-arts-training-manuals-in-a-19th-century-guangzhou-market/2017-03-05T00:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/06/01/zheng-manqing-and-the-sick-man-of-asia-strengthening-chinese-bodies-and-the-nation-through-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/729px-nanjing_jinling_arsenal_1865_built_by_li_hongzhang.jpg729px-Nanjing_Jinling_Arsenal_1865_built_by_Li_HongzhangGatling gun at the Nanjing Jinling Arsenal, 1865. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/zheng-manqing-sword.jpgZheng Manqing.swordZheng Manqing, the teacher of William Chen, with sword, possibly on the campus of Columbia University in New York City.2014-06-02T03:42:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/29/from-the-archives-taming-the-little-dragon-symbolic-politics-and-the-translation-of-bruce-lee/2014-05-30T03:00:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/25/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-may-26th-2014-the-science-of-the-one-inch-punch-lots-of-new-books-and-muay-boran-makes-a-comeback/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/amelia-lui-south-china-morning-post.jpgAmelia Lui.south china morning postAmelia Lui BJJ student and the subject of a recent profile in the SCMP. Source: South China Morning Post.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/axepreview1full.gifaxepreview1fullCheng manual on the long shafted ax, reprinted and translated by chineselongsword.com. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/19muayboran-slide-wcsl-superjumbo.jpg19MUAYBORAN-slide-WCSL-superJumboMuay Boran training at the recent international gathering and tournament in Thailand. Source: NY Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/one-inch-punch.jpgone inch punchBruce Lee demonstrates the one inch punch. Simultaneously exhibits a great 1970s fashion sense.2014-05-26T14:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/22/through-a-lens-darkly-13-the-dadao-and-the-militarization-of-the-chinese-martial-arts-2/2014-05-23T03:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/19/the-problem-of-doubt-in-the-traditional-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/yoshitoshi-monkey-in-moon.jpgYoshitoshi.Monkey in Moon"Songoku, the Monkey King and the Jeweled Hare by the Moon" from Yoshitoshi's 100 Aspects of the Moon.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/yoshitoshi-100-aspects-of-the-moon-samurai.jpgYoshitoshi.100 aspects of the moon.samuraiMount Tobisu Dawn Moon, from the 100 Aspects of the Moon by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3127.jpgIMG_3127Peace Park in Salt Lake City, UT. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/valley-oak.jpgValley OakAn oak tree in the Genesee Valley. Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0763.jpgIMG_0763Nesting box. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's personal collection.2017-01-19T05:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/15/is-the-iphone-killing-kung-fu-economics-and-globalization-in-chinese-martial-studies-2/2014-05-16T02:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/11/inventing-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chinese-uniforms-and-costumes-french-display-postcard1.jpgChinese uniforms and costumes.french display.postcardA vintage french postcard showing military uniforms from various Asian countries. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chinese-uniforms-and-costumes-french-display-postcard.jpgChinese uniforms and costumes.french display.postcardhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cang-county-liuhequan-1936-ma-junxian-ma-shihe-wang-zixiang-li-ruihe.jpgCang County Liuhequan.1936.Ma Junxian.Ma Shihe.Wang Zixiang.Li Ruihe2014-05-12T02:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/08/from-the-archives-spreading-the-gospel-of-kung-fu-print-media-and-the-popularization-of-wing-chun/2018-04-18T04:25:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/05/05/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-may-5th-2014-wing-chun-martial-religion-and-shaolin-goes-wireless/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/glen-stanway-and-jackie-chan.jpgGlen Stanway meets his hero, Jackie ChanGlen Stanway and Jackie Chan. Source: Royston Weekly News.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/european-long-sword.jpgEuropean Long SwordIllustration from Meyer's Longsword. Source: Bloody Elbow, MMA History Blog. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fight-church.jpgFight ChurchA promotional poster for Fight Church.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/robert-downey-jr-bruce-lee-t.jpgRobert Downey Jr.bruce lee tRobert Downey Jr. sporting a Bruce Lee inspired look. Source: Daily Mail Online.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ip-man-japan-news.jpgIp Man.Japan NewsA portrait of Ip Man. Source: Japan News.2014-05-13T16:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/26/693/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/donating-weapons.jpgdonating weaponsHere are the same four women with officers from the 29th army. Note the soldier in the left side of the picture holding a Dadao at attention. Source: William Acevedo. This photo is part of the memorial at Xifengkou, ca. 1933.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/canton-female-teachers-group.jpgCanton female teachers groupWilliam Acevedo was kind enough to send me a copy of this picture where the banner being held in the foreground is now ledgible. Thanks so much! It reads: Guangdong Province Women Teachers send The 29th Army [officers and men] [reward/consolation/relief] products/things. Thanks goes to my brother Sam in HK for a quick translation.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chinese-soldiers-8th-march-1933.jpgchinese-soldiers- 8th March 1933It is worth remembering that a variety of blades were carried by Chinese troops between 1920 and 1945. Not even all "Big Sword" units were issued Dadao. This photograph shows the 8th March Army displaying a different style of double handed saber in 1933.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/yin-yu-zhan-possible.jpgYin Yu ZhanYin Yu Zhan. Illustration from Slashing Saber Practice, 1933. Kennedy and Guo provide a detailed discussion of his publications in their volume, Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals, 2005.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/japanese-with-trophy-swrod-manchuria-1932.jpgjapanese with trophy swrod.manchuria. 1932Japanese soldiers carrying a trophy sword in Manchuria, 1932.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/monument-dadao.jpgMonument.dadaoA public monument dedicated to Chinese soldiers who resisted the Japanese advance.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/soldier-with-dadao-undated1.jpgSoldier with Dadao.undatedUndated photograph of a Chinese soldier and his Dadao.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/www2dadao2-chinese-school-girls.jpgwww2dadao2.Chinese School GirlsA group of female students displaying a pile of newly produced helmets and Dadaos. I have been unable to locate the original version of this photo, and some individual has inserted a watermark over the image obscuring the banner and preventing its translation. If you have any idea where I can find the original image please let me know.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/horros-of-war-chinese-big-sword-cropped.jpgHorros of War.Chinese Big Sword.croppedAn American trading card from the 1938 "Horrors of War" series. This image was labeled "Chinese 'Big Sword' Corps Resist the Japanese." Authors personal collection. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/late-qing-era-chinese-executioner1.jpgLate Qing Era Chinese ExecutionerAn executioner displaying a pile of heads along with his weapon. Note that the sword is a short heavy "jian" (double edged sword) rather than a Dadao. It should be remembered that executions were carried out with a variety of tool. Very often these are shorter than one would expect, but apparently that did not impede their efficiency. This particular photo probably dates to the 1920s and was published on period ephemera. It can sometimes be found on vintage postcards and stereoscope slides. 2019-07-18T19:12:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/14/forgetting-about-the-gun-firearms-and-the-development-of-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/weapons-of-chinese-highbinders-1900.pngWeapons of Chinese highbinders.1900Chinese Highbinder weapons collected by H. H. North, U. S. Commission of Immigration, forwarded to Bureau of Immigration, Washington D. C., about 1900. Note the coexistence of hudiedao (butterfly swords), guns and knives all in the same raid. This collection of weapons is identical to what might have been found from the 1860s onward. Courtesy the digital collection of the Bancroft Library, UC Berkley. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/late-qing-dynasty-biaoju.jpglate Qing dynasty BiaojuLate qing Era Biaoju. These individuals served as armed escorts for trade caravans. They were often highly trained martial artists and later became stock characters in Kung Fu stories. Notice the banner declaring, what company he works for, and the mix of state of the art and traditional weaponry that he carried. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/probably-caravan-guard-on-the-road-to-beijing.pngProbably Caravan Guard on the Road to BeijingCaravan Guard on the road to Beijing, stops for a photo by an ancient Ming monument, pre-1911. Note the modern carbine and western style saber. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/godrons-bodyguard-ever-victorious-army-taiping-rebellion.pngGodron's Bodyguard.Ever Victorious Army.Taiping Rebellionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/huolongjing_fire_dragon_manual__a_great_book_about_chinese_ancient_fireweapons26c1554fe5a269c37d29.jpghuolongjing_fire_dragon_manual__a_great_book_about_chinese_ancient_fireweapons26c1554fe5a269c37d29Image of Chinese troops firing their weapons in well disciplined ranks. Fire Dragon Manual. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/chinese-matchlock-possibly-ming.jpgChinese Matchlock.possibly MingChinese Matchlocks, most likely Qing era. The middle example is the type most commonly encountered in historic illustrations. The top most model appears to be Indian in style. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/himejicastle_weaponracks_0455.jpgHimejiCastle_WeaponRacks_0455A display of spears and matchlocks at himaji castle, Japan. These weapons dominated the 17th century Japanese battlefield. Photo Courtesy of the Himeji Castle Visitors Webpage.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/samurai_with_musket_and_sword_by_ueno_hikoma_1860s.pngSamurai_with_Musket_and_Sword_by_Ueno_Hikoma_1860sJapanese Samurai by Ueno Hikoma, 1860s. Note the modern European musket and larger sword bayonet that he carries in addition to a traditional sword worn across the back. Source: Wikimedia.2016-02-08T17:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/25/tools-of-the-trade-the-use-of-firearms-and-traditional-weapons-among-the-tongs-of-san-francisco-1877-1878/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chinese-bowie.jpgChinese BowieA very unusual Chinese fighting knife. This piece is made from a modified US military saber blade, reshaped and mounted in a traditional Chinese style. Late 19th century. Source: www.swordsantiqueweapons.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chinese-fighting-knife-bone.jpgChinese Fighting Knife.boneOne style of Chinese knife commonly encountered in the 19th and early 20th century. Source: http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/figure4-weapons-confs-from-tong.jpgFigure4.weapons confs from tongFigure 4: Breakdown of Weapons Confiscated from the San Francisco Tongs, 1877-1878.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/figure3-nature-of-weapons-confiscated-by-police.jpgfigure3.nature of weapons confiscated by policeFigure 3: Nature of the Weapons Held by the San Fransisco Police Department. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/figure2-origins-of-weapons-confs-by-police.jpgfigure2.origins of weapons confs by policeFigure 2: Origins of Weapons Confiscated by the San Francisco Municipal Police Department.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/figure-1-chinese-population-of-sf.pngFigure 1.Chinese Population of SFFigure 1: Chinese Population of San Francisco, 1880.2014-05-02T03:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/04/28/the-new-economics-of-taiji-quan-culture-identity-and-the-rise-of-chinas-upper-middle-class/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/olympicspreviewsday7flni_wsv23gl.jpgOlympics+Previews+Day+7+FLNi_WSv23glSource: None/Getty Images AsiaPachttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mask-taiji-figure.jpgmask.taiji figureA recent scene in Beijing as smog clouded the skyline. Source: http://www.aol.com/article/2014/02/25/pollution-hides-beijing-skyline-statues-get-masks/20837579/2014-05-21T02:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/04/24/sugong-exploring-a-shaolin-kung-fu-tradition/2014-04-25T03:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/04/21/through-a-lens-darkly-23-the-dadao-and-the-katana-symbolic-echoes-within-the-modern-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/japanese-soldier-dadao.jpgjapanese soldier dadaoA Japanese private holding a captured Dadao sometime between 1931 and 1936. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2015-06-15T10:32:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/04/17/cheung-lai-chuen-creator-of-pak-mei-white-eyebrow/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/highbinders-favorite-weapons.pngHighbinder's favorite weapons2019-11-14T09:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/04/14/the-printing-press-and-the-sword-how-republic-era-periodicals-shaped-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chen-style-taiji-beijing-fragrant-hills-park-2004.jpgChen Style Taiji.Beijing.Fragrant Hills Park.2004Chen style Taijiquan practitioners at the Fragrant Hills Park in Beijing, 2004. Source: Wikimedia.2014-08-12T22:11:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/04/10/the-19th-century-hudiedao-butterfly-sword-on-land-and-sea/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ship-correction-20-detail.jpgship correction 20.detailA detail of the armory in the Whang-Ho showing the butterfly sword collection. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ship-correction-20-cropped.jpgship correction 20.croppedThe Armory of the Wang-Ho as seen on an early 20th century postcard. Note the Hudiedao in the rack on the back wall. Source: Author's personal collection. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/soldiers-correction-10-cropped.jpgsoldiers. correction 10.croppedImage taken from a vintage french postcard showing soldiers gambling in Yunnan province. Note that the standing soldier on the left is holding a hudiedao in a reverse grip. Source: Author's personal collection.2014-04-14T05:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/04/07/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-7th-2014-divine-swords-hidden-dragons-and-monastic-violence-gets-real/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lingyin_grotto.jpgLingyin_grottoGrotto at the Lingyin Temple. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kung-fu1.jpgKung-Fu1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sun-lutang-internal-publications.jpgSun Lutang.internal publicationsThe Collected Works of Sun Lutang.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/monastic-anti-terror-squad.jpgmonastic anti-terror squadMembers of the new anti-terrorism team demonstrating the arrest of a suspect. Source: www.scmp.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chen-aboutswords2of2-676x450.jpgChen.AboutSwords2of2-676x450Chen Shih-Tsung examines a blade that he made. Source: http://www.theepochtimes.com2014-04-15T13:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/31/the-book-club-chinese-kung-fu-by-wang-guangxi/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shaolinsparring.jpgShaolinsparringTwo students of Shaolin Kung Fu Training. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-shaolin_qilin.jpg800px-Shaolin_qilinA statue of a Qilin outside the Shaolin Temple in Henan. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wang-guangxi-cover-complete.jpgwang guangxi.cover.completeCover of Chinese Kung Fu by Wang Guangxi. Cambridge UP, 2012.2014-04-09T12:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/01/07/lives-of-the-chinese-martial-artists-4-sun-lutang-and-the-invention-of-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sun_lu_tang.jpgSun_Lu_TangAn image of Sun Lutang, permanently memorialized in one of his own books.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sun_lutang-self-portrait-for-publication.gifSun_lutang.self portrait for publicationSelf portrait of Sun Lutang, demonstrating Xingyi Quan for one of his five books.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/china_emeishan_lion.jpgChina_emeishan_lionLion state at a temple on Emeishan. source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/baodinglotuspond.jpgBaodingLotusPondHistoric Lotus Ponds in old Baoding. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/220px-1930_sun_lutang.jpg220px-1930_sun_lutangSun Lutang, 1862-1933. Source: Wikimedia.2017-08-13T17:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/04/04/zhang-sanfeng-political-ideology-myth-making-and-the-great-taijiquan-debate/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/laozi-in-fujian.jpgLaozi in FujianA famous statue of Laozi in Fujian. Source: Wikimedia.2015-07-18T01:57:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/24/three-thoughts-on-my-new-wooden-dummy/2014-03-24T16:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/20/conceptualizing-the-asian-martial-arts-ancient-origins-social-institutions-and-leung-jans-wing-chun/2014-04-30T20:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/17/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-march-17th-2014-the-st-patricks-day-edition/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/irish-postcard-remember-the-green1.jpgIrish Postcard.Remember the GreenVintage American St. Patrick's Day Postcard. Probably early 1920s. An expression of idealized Irish national identity within an immigrant community.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/irish-postcard-castle.jpgIrish Postcard.CastleVintage American St. Patrick's day postcard, probably from the 1920s.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/scott-rodell-wukedao.jpgscott rodell.wukedaoA display of strength using a Wukedao, or heavy exam knife. Source: http://steelandcotton.tumblr.com/post/79458102847/i-dont-oppose-playing-ball-in-the-least-but-i#noteshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tuf-china.jpgTUF ChinaCast of The Ultimate Fighter: China. Source: http://mma-in-asia.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chinese-soldiers-qigong.jpgchinese-soldiers-qigongA Chinese soldier using his head to break a number of bricks. Source: www.chinawhisper.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/durer_irish_warriors.jpgdurer_Irish_warriors"This is the attire of soldiers and peasants in Ireland, beyond England." Albrecht Dürer, 15212014-03-18T12:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/06/qigong-and-the-martial-arts-revealing-the-role-of-globalization-in-the-creation-of-tradition/2014-03-07T04:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/03/03/the-political-economy-of-southern-kung-fu-thoughts-on-the-rise-of-regional-identity-within-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-hongkong-1dollar-1867.jpg800px-HongKong-1Dollar-1867One Hong Kong Dollar, 1867. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chinese-coin-sword-late-19th-century.jpgChinese Coin Sword.late 19th centuryA late 19th Century Guardian Sword made of period coins. Such talisman were used as protective magical weapons. Source: 2014-03-05T15:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/07/zhang-songxi-ming-era-southern-boxing-and-the-ancient-roots-of-modern-wing-chun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p3130050x.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIn the fog buildings become the peaks of an unknown mountain. (HT Dad)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p3130096x.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATwo painters in a Hong Kong park (HT Dad).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p3120006x.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA quiet neighborhood in Hong Kong. (HT Dad).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p3130028x.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATrade, both international and domestic, have shaped both life and martial culture in southern China. Honk Kong jade market. (Hat tip to my dad who took this picture).2016-04-11T15:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/02/27/valuing-the-many-voices-within-the-martial-arts-lessons-from-the-field-of-religious-studies/2014-02-28T03:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/02/24/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-february-24th-2014-kung-fu-diplomacy-new-books-and-remembering-ark-yuey-wong/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/art-of-chinese-kung-fu.jpgArt of Chinese Kung FuThe Art of chinese Kung Fu. Source: Amazon.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wong-sifu-black-belt-cover.jpgWong Sifu.black belt coverCover of Black Belt Magazine, January 1965, Feature Ark Yuey Wong. This was the first time that a Chinese martial artist was ever featured on the cover of this magazine. Source: Google Books.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vietnamese-art.jpgVietnamese ArtMaster tân Rousset training Dai Dao. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sifu-wong-2.jpgSifu Wong.2Master Wong, from his feature article in Black Belt Magazine, January 1965.2014-02-25T18:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/02/17/is-martial-studies-doomed-to-disappoint-a-reader-response/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/517px-chinese_-_snuff_bottle_with_dragon_-_walters_4997.jpg517px-Chinese_-_Snuff_Bottle_with_Dragon_-_Walters_4997Chinese snuff bottle with dragon. Qing dynasty, 1820-1850. Walters Art Museum. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/657px-chinese_-_bowl_with_dragons_over_waves_-_walters_491103.jpg657px-Chinese_-_Bowl_with_Dragons_over_Waves_-_Walters_491103Bowl with dragon over waves. Qing Dynasty, 1722-1735. Walters Art Museum. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/chinese_-_plate_with_a_dragon_-_walters_491283.jpgChinese_-_Plate_with_a_Dragon_-_Walters_491283Plate with Dragon and Carp. Qing Dynasty. Walters Art Museum. Source: Wikimedia.2014-02-18T02:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/02/14/martial-arts-embodiment-and-transformation-what-do-we-know/2014-02-14T15:18:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/02/09/through-a-lens-darkly-21-chinese-archerys-troubled-republic-era-revival/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/chinese-archery-1933-cropped.jpgChinese archery.1933.croppedTwo Chinese Archery Champions in 1933. Source: Photo reprinted in Morris (2004). Originally published in Qingdao shi tiyu xiejinhui, eds., Liang zhounian gongzou zongbaogao. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mongol-archers.jpgMongol ArchersTwo archers somewhere in Northern China during the 1930s. Source: Author's Personal Collection.2014-02-10T04:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/02/07/telling-stories-about-wong-fei-hung-and-ip-man-the-evolution-of-a-heroic-type/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/once_upon_a_time_in_china_dvd.jpgonce_upon_a_time_in_china_dvdOriginal movie poster for "Once Upon a Time in China."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wong-fei-hung-04.jpgwong-fei-hung-04Wong Fei Hung battles a rival in an early film.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wong-fei-hung-statue.jpgWong-Fei-hung-statueA statue located in the Wong Fei Hung Temple in Foshan.2020-05-17T20:27:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/02/03/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-february-3rd-2014-galloping-into-the-year-of-the-horse-while-remembering-chinas-vanishing-martial-traditions/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/horse-soldier.jpghorse.soldier2014-02-03T14:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/01/understanding-ip-man-and-the-roots-of-wing-chuns-multiple-attacker-principle-part-1/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/execution-of-communist-agent-1949.jpgExecution of Communist Agent.1949As the Communist advance accelerated in 1949 the Nationalists resorted to more desperate measure in an attempt to hold on to power in at least part of the country. Here a Chinese officer executes two suspected communist agents in the street as a crowd of police officers and civilians looks on.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/chinese-police-foreign-officer.jpgChinese Police.foreign officerAn "entry team" of officers in the Shanghai Foreign Concession, trained and led by a British officer. The police needed serious training and firepower to stand up to the strong criminal gangs that controlled much of the city. Photographer is unknown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/chinese-police-cecil-beaton-assistant-chief-and-his-staff-at-the-headquarters-in-chengtu.jpgChinese Police.Cecil Beaton.Assistant Chief and his staff at the Headquarters in ChengtuAssistant Chief of Police and his staff at the Headquarters in Chengtu, 1944. This photograph was taken by the well known war photographer Cecil Beaton.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/city-scape-probably-northern-china-post-1911.pngCity Scape.probably northern China.post 19112017-01-13T22:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/03/ip-man-and-the-roots-of-wing-chuns-multiple-attacker-principle-part-2/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ip-man-tang-sang-hk-detective.pngIp Man.Tang Sang.HK DetectiveIp Man and his student Detective Tang Sang. In the final years of his life Ip Man began to teach Wing Chun in a detectives club in Hong Kong. Detective, Tang Sang, an important and controversial figure became his student. Tang Sang helped to create the Hong Kong Chinese Kung Fu Association which sought to both promote the martial arts and improve their image among the general populace.2014-01-28T15:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/01/26/essential-kung-fu-cinema-5-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-5.jpgcrouching-tiger-hidden-dragon 5https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-4.jpgcrouching-tiger-hidden-dragon 4https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-3.jpgMichelle Yeoh in a scene from CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, 2000.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/crouching-tiger-2.jpgCrouching Tiger 2A still from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," directed by Ang Lee.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-poster-1.jpgcrouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-poster.12015-04-23T15:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/01/24/five-thoughts-on-lineage-legitimacy-and-manipulation-in-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/shaolinmural.jpgShaolinMuralA detail of the restored Qing era murals at the Shaolin Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/black_and_chinese_monks.gifBlack_and_Chinese_monksGiven that the Shaolin Temple is the most frequently claimed lineage within the traditional Chinese martial arts, I decided to make their unique murals in this post. Source: Detail of Qing dynasty mural, Shaolin Temple.2014-05-10T04:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/01/20/through-a-lens-darkly-20-ip-man-confronts-the-indian-police-officer/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/indian-police-shanghai.jpgIndian Police.Shanghai"Indian" police officers in Shanghai. Source: Vintage Postcard.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/indian-police-hong-kong-pre-1911-color.jpgIndian Police.Hong Kong.Pre-1911.colorhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hkpolice1906-indian-and-chinese-officers.jpgHkpolice1906.Indian and Chinese officersHong Kong Police, 1906. Source: Vintage Postcard.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/police-women-hong-kong.jpgPolice.women.hong kong"Indian" Police Officers in Hong Kong. This postcard probably dates from the middle of the 1920s, though the image could be a few years older than that. Source: Vintage Postcard, author's personal collection.2014-01-21T15:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/01/17/acquiring-dark-powers-in-the-southern-mantis-tradition-d-s-farrer-examines-the-role-of-animals-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mantis-watanabe_shotei-seitei-shotei-watanabe-1851-1918.jpgMantis.Watanabe_Shotei.Seitei (Shotei) Watanabe 1851-1918Mantis by Watanabe Shotei (1851-1918). Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mantis-william-daniell-1808.jpgMantis.William Daniell.1808A Mantis in China. Engraving by William Daniell, 1808.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mantis-sketches-by-vxd-wikimedia-mantisvxd.jpgMantis Sketches by VXD.Wikimedia.MantisvxdMantis Sketches by VXD. Source: Wikimedia.2014-11-08T00:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/01/13/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-january-13th-2014-run-run-shaw-the-life-of-ip-man-and-breaking-the-500-likes-barrier/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/breaking_ceramic_figures_04.jpgbreaking_ceramic_figures_04Breaking ceramic action figure by Martin Klimas. Source: http://www.whudat.de/exploding-porcelain-action-figures-by-martin-klimas-7-pictures/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/police-cars-outside-of-drugtown-reuters.jpgpolice cars outside of drugtown.reutersPolice vehicles parked outside of the walls of Source: Reuters.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/410px-bodhidharmayoshitoshi1887.jpg410px-BodhidharmaYoshitoshi1887A now iconic image of Bodhidharma as imagined by the Japanese Woodblock Artist Yoshitoshi, 1887 from his collection 100 Aspects of the Moon. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/shaw-bros-shawscope-logo.jpgshaw-bros-shawscope-logoThe iconic Shaw Brother's logo which ran at the start of their films.2014-01-13T16:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/11/25/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-november-25th-2012-new-books-martial-arts-in-the-public-sphere-and-snubbing-a-grandmaster/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/gong-er-grandmaster.jpgGong Er.GrandmasterAs Gong Er.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tony-jaa-ong-bak.jpgTony-Jaa-Ong-BakTony Jaa in Ong Bak. Jaa has recently agreed to replace Donnie Yen in the sequel to "SPL."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/game-of-death-bruce-lee-26683875-1920-1088.jpgGame-of-Death-bruce-lee-26683875-1920-1088Bruce Lee wearing his iconic yellow track suit in "Game of Death."2014-01-12T22:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/01/10/anti-foreignism-and-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts/2014-01-11T03:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/01/06/essential-kung-fu-cinema-4-drunken-master/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/drunken-master-5.jpgDrunken Master.5A scene from the epic (and very funny) training montage that helped to popularize Drunken Master with audiences.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/drunken-master-4.jpgDrunken Master.4Chinese language poster for Drunken Master.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/drunken_master-3.jpgdrunken_master.3A still frame from Drunken Master.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/drunken_master-2.jpgdrunken_master.2A still frame image from Drunken Master.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/drunken_master_poster_01.jpgdrunken_master_poster_01Advertising image for a North American release of Drunken Master.2014-01-06T05:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2014/01/01/kung-fu-tea-selects-the-top-chinese-martial-arts-webpage-of-2013/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/brennan-translation.jpgBrennan TranslationMasthead of Brennan Translation. Source: http://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/heibi-guoshu-school-1927-located-in-tianjin.jpgHeibi Guoshu School.1927.located in TianjinHeibi Guoshu School, located in Tianjin (1927). Source: Taiping Institute 2014-03-03T07:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/30/a-year-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-the-top-events-and-stories-that-shaped-2013-part-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bruce-lee.jpgBruce LeeA still frame from the highly controversial 2013 Johnnie Walker advertisement featuring a digitally rendered Bruce Lee re-imagined as a some sort of real estate tycoon.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cung-le1_300_300_100.jpgcung-le1_300_300_100Cung Le, whose knockout victory in Macau made him a favorite of Chinese MMA fans. Source: http://www.sanjose.com/news/2012/11/07/cung_le_returns_to_the_octogon2013-12-30T06:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/06/reforming-the-chinese-martial-arts-in-the-1920s-1930s-the-role-of-rapid-urbanization/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/800px-onsen_macaque.jpg800px-Onsen_MacaqueOnsen Macaques. Source Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japanesemacaquem2216.jpgJapaneseMacaqueM2216Japanese Macaques at Nagano Hotsprings. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/snow_monkeys_nagano_japan.jpgSnow_Monkeys,_Nagano,_JapanSnow Monkeys, Nagano Japan. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jigokudani_hotspring_in_nagano_japan_001.jpgJigokudani_hotspring_in_Nagano_Japan_001Given the extreme cold gripping much of N. America right now I thought that I would post some pictures to help my readers think "warm thoughts." Source: Monkey's at the Jigokudani Hotsprings in Nagano Japan. Wikimedia.2013-12-29T05:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/27/a-year-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-the-events-and-stories-that-shaped-2013-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo-2.jpgphoto 2New snow on Christmas Eve. Genesee Valley. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo-1.jpgphoto 1Christmas Eve snowfall in the Genesee Valley. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Authors Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/body-guard-training-program.jpgBody Guard Training ProgramA bodyguard training program.2013-12-29T04:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/25/seasons-greetings-2/2013-12-25T16:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/02/2013-christmas-shopping-list-martial-arts-equipment-and-long-reads-to-get-you-through-the-winter-months/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kneeling-archer-s4.jpgkneeling-archer-s4The Kneeling Archer of Pit 2. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wing-chun-calligraphy.jpgWing Chun calligraphy"Wing Chun has no Invincible Techniques" by Buick Yip. Source: Everything Wing Chun.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sword-handles.jpgSword Handleshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shaolin-students.jpgShaolin Studentshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tim-lee-historic-butterfly-swords.jpgTim Lee. historic butterfly swordsTim Lee's modern reinterpretation of a set of late 19th century butterfly swords. Source: Everything Wing Chun.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/qingconquestbow.jpgQingConquestBowThe "Qing Conquest Bow." Source: Seven Star Trading Company.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/abcdef2cropped.jpgABCDEF2croppedAn assortment of "Long Leaf" Nepalese Military Kukri from the author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kukri-4thgrc1880.jpgKukri.4thGRc1880A member of the 4th Gurkha regiment in 1880 holding a kukri similar (or possibly identical to) the one current offered by IMA.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/temple-pillar-dummy.jpgtemple pillar dummyA Temple Pillar Wooden Dummy by Buick Yip. Source: Everything Wing Chunhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/willow-leaf-saber.jpgwillow leaf saberWillow Leaf Saber. Source: Ravenwood Studios.2013-12-23T05:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/23/are-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts-dying-kung-fu-tea-talks-with-the-last-masters/2013-12-23T05:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/19/essential-kung-fu-cinema-3-a-touch-of-zen/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/touch-of-zen-5.jpgtouch of zen.5https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/touch-of-zen-4.jpgtouch of zen.4https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/touch-of-zen-3.jpgtouch of zen.3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/touch-of-zen-2.jpgtouch of zen.2A still from touch of Zen.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/touch-of-zen-1.jpgtouch of zen.1A Touch of Zen (1971) directed by King Hu. This was the first Chinese Kung Fu film to be named a winner at the Cannes Film Festival.2013-12-20T05:20:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/15/through-a-lens-darkly-19-chinas-other-swords-during-world-war-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/swords-raw-1.jpgswords raw 1A rare period snap shot showing Chinese swords captured by Japanese during WWII. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weapons-yard.jpgweapons yardA yard in which captured Chinese weapons and material is being sorted by Japanese soldiers. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dadaos-held-by-two-soldiers-cropped.jpgdadaos.held by two soldiers.croppedDadaos held by two soldiers in front of a temple in Beijing. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dadaos-held-by-two-soldiers.jpgdadaos.held by two soldiersTwo soldiers standing with Dadaos outside of a temple in Beijing. Source: Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japanese-soldier.jpgJapanese soldierAn image of a Japanese soldier holding a Gunto in China during WWII. This image was in the photo album along with the record of confiscated weapons below. Source: Author's personal collection.2013-12-16T15:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/13/understanding-opium-use-among-southern-chinese-martial-artists-1890-1949/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/opium_weight_duck.pngOpium_weight_duckA weight used in the measurement and sale of opium. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/opium_smoking-charles-j-h-halcombe-1896-the-mystic-flowery-land.jpgOpium_smoking.Charles J. H. Halcombe.1896. The Mystic Flowery LandGentlemen smoking both opium and tobacco pipes. Source: Charles J. H. Halcombe. The Mystic Flower Land. 1896.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shanghaigal.jpgshanghaigalA Woman Smoking Opium in Shanghai. Source: Unkown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/opium_poppy_-_geograph-org-uk_-_479032.jpgOpium_poppy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_479032Opium Poppy. Source: Wikimedia.2017-10-25T03:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/12/08/the-wing-chun-rules-of-conduct-rediscovering-ip-mans-original-statement-on-the-philosophy-of-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ip-man-in-chair-2.jpgIp Man in Chair.2Ip Man relaxing in his apartment. Source: Ip Ching's collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ip-man-visits-ho-kam-ming-in-macau-7.jpgIp Man Visits Ho Kam Ming in Macau.7Ip Man visits Ho Kam Ming on a rooftop in Macau. Source: I am unsure wh2016-10-18T15:53:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/20/the-book-club-taijiquan-and-the-search-for-the-little-old-chinese-man-by-adam-d-frank-introduction-chapter-3-how-body-lineage-and-space-shape-personal-identity-within-the-shanghai-wu-style-taij/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/zhong-shan-park-shanghai.jpgZhong Shan Park ShanghaiAn overhead view of Zhong Shan park in Shanghai. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1919_group.jpg1919_groupA photograph of the Beijing Physical Culture Association taken in 1919. Notice the American gentleman "Mr. Williams" sitting on the far right hand side of the photograph. Apparently he was an early foreign student of Wu style Taijiquan.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pudong_shanghai_with_boat.jpgPudong,_Shanghai,_with_boatPudong, Shanghai. Source: Wikimedia.2013-12-02T06:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/14/the-chinese-and-their-rebellions-thomas-taylor-meadows-on-the-taiping-warfare-and-the-emergence-of-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1937-shanghai-cut.jpg1937 shanghai cutA Chinese soldier performs a sword routine during a later battle for Shanghai, this time in 1937.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chinesepiratesyellowseatn0.jpgchinesepiratesyellowseatn019th century Chinese sailors aboard their vessel.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/800px-victoria_town_hong_kong.jpg800px-Victoria_Town,_Hong_KongView of Victoria Town, Island of Hong Kong, 1850. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/592px-taipingrevolutionseal.png592px-TaiPingRevolutionSealThe Great Seal of the Taiping State. Source: Wikimedia.2014-10-26T17:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/28/reevaluating-the-theater-of-combat-a-critical-look-at-charles-holcombe-popular-religion-and-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/treman-dark-pool.jpgtreman.dark poolA dark pool at the Robert H Treman State Park. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/treman-waterfall.jpgTreman.waterfallWaterfall at the Robert H. Treman State Park. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/treman-stairs.jpgTreman.stairsStairs at the Robert H. Treman State Park. Photo by Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/figure-2.jpgfigure 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/figure-1.pngFigure 12013-12-02T06:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/07/04/the-soldier-the-marketplace-boxer-and-the-recluse-mapping-the-social-location-of-the-martial-arts-in-late-imperial-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/utamaro_fireworks_dtl.jpgUtamaro_fireworks_dtlDetail of a figure lighting fireworks. Artist: Utamaro.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/women-on-boat-fireworks.jpgWomen on boat fireworksWomen on a boat watching fireworks. 19th century Japanese woodblock print.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bridge-and-fireworks.jpgBridge and FireworksJapanese woodblock print.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/japanese-print-fireworks.jpgJapanese print fireworksA more modern Japanese print showing summer fireworks. Artist unkown (at least to me).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/superb_antique_chinese_framed_watercolour_boys_with_fireworks_signed_c1900.jpgSuperb_Antique_Chinese_Framed_Watercolour_Boys_With_Fireworks_Signed_C1900Since its the 4th of July I thought that some classic images of fireworks (a Chinese invention) would be in order. This signed watercolor dates from about 1900.2013-12-02T06:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/11/22/do-the-chinese-martial-arts-have-one-martial-culture-or-many/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/terracottaofficer.jpgTerracottaOfficerDetailed portrait of the head of a Terracotta Officer. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/800px-terracotta_army.jpg800px-Terracotta_ArmyThe actual Terracotta Army archeological site. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/800px-terracotta_soldiers_5643897455.jpg800px-Terracotta_Soldiers_(5643897455)Copies of the ancient Terracotta Soldiers arranged as modern sculptures. Source: Wikimedia.2013-11-24T03:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/31/506/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pumpkin-2-elements.jpgPumpkin 2 elementsPumpkin Still Life. Photo Credit: Benjamin Judkinshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/barb-wire-2012-modified.jpgBarb Wire.2012.modifiedBarbed wire hanging from an oak tree. Conewango Valley, NY. Photo Credit: Benjamin Judkins, September 2012.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6135.jpgIMG_6135A fallen monument in the Goodleberg Town Cemetery, Wales NY. Photo Credit: Benjamin Judkins, September 2012.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6133.jpgIMG_6133A grave marker on Goodleberg Road near East Aurora, October 2012. Photo credit Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gillis_alex1.jpgGillis_AlexAlex Gillis, author of A Killing Art2013-11-18T04:14:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/22/aaron-cantrell-owner-of-everything-wing-chun-talks-to-kung-fu-tea-about-the-future-of-the-art/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aaroncantrell2.jpgaaronCantrell2Aaron Cantrell, owner of Everything Wing Chun.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/official-ewc-r.jpg_-OFFICIAL-EWC-(R)2013-11-18T04:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/09/nick-hurst-talks-to-kung-fu-tea-about-writing-research-and-curating-the-memory-of-a-shaolin-grand-master/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/800px-statue_of_lao_tzu_in_quanzhou.jpg800px-Statue_of_Lao_Tzu_in_QuanzhouStatue of Lao Tzu in Quanzhou. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sugong-demonstrates-a-pole-form.jpgSugong demonstrates a pole formSugong demonstrates a pole form.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sugong-as-a-young-man.jpgSugong as a young man"Sugong" as a young man.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/akungfuodyssey_nickhurst.jpgakungfuodyssey_nickhurstNick Hurst, author of Sugong: The Life of a Shaolin Grandmaster. Sports Books (2012).2013-11-18T04:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/07/19/paul-bowman-visits-kung-fu-tea-and-helps-us-to-see-beyond-bruce-lee/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/paul-bowman-head-shot1.jpgPaul Bowman.head shotProf. Paul Bowman. Cardiff University, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bruceleetreasures.jpgBruceLeeTreasuresTreasures of Bruce Lee by Paul Bowman (Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2013).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/theorizing-beuce-lee.jpgTheorizing Bruce LeeTheorizing Bruce Lee:Film-Fantasy-Fighting-Philosophy by Paul Bowman (Rodophi, 2009).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/paul-bowman-head-shot.jpgPaul Bowman.head shotProf. Paul Bowman, Cardiff University, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/beyond-bruce-lee-cover.jpgBeyond Bruce Lee CoverBeyond Bruce Lee: Chasing the Dragon Through Film, Philosophy, and Popular Culture by Paul Bowman (Wallflower Press, 2013).2013-11-18T04:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/11/17/essential-kung-fu-cinema-2-the-shaolin-temple/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jet-li-shaolin-5.jpgJet Li.Shaolin.5A promotional poster for the Shaolin Temple, early 1980s.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jet-li-shaolin-4.jpgJet Li.Shaolin.4When it opened in Mainland China's the films traditional themes and level of violence shocked audiences who had been accustomed to the much stricter censoring regimes established during the Cultural Revolution.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jet-li-shaolin-3.jpgJet Li.Shaolin.3The temple in flames.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jet-li-shaolin-2.jpgJet Li.Shaolin.2A still of Jet Li from Shaolin Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jet-li-shaolin-11.jpgJet Li.Shaolin.1A promotional poster for the Japanese release of "Shaolin Temple" staring Jet Li.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jet-li-shaolin-1.jpgJet Li.Shaolin.1A promotional poster for the Shaolin Temple featuring Jet Li.2013-11-18T04:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/11/11/through-a-lens-darkly-18-chinese-martial-arts-and-early-20th-century-cigarette-cards-building-the-global-image-of-kung-fu/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/opera-chinese-stage-shows-series-back.jpgopera.chinese stage shows series.backVerso of the "Chinese State Show" series. Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chinese-physical-culture-arents-cigarette-cards-george-argent-collection-23.jpgChinese Physical Culture.Arents Cigarette Cards.George Argent Collection.23Cigarette Card. Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chinese-physical-culture-arents-cigarette-cards-george-argent-collection-9.jpgChinese Physical Culture.Arents Cigarette Cards.George Argent Collection.9Cigarette Card. Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chinese-physical-culture-arents-cigarette-cards-george-argent-collection-38.jpgChinese Physical Culture.Arents Cigarette Cards.George Argent Collection.38Cigarette Card. Source: Digital Collection NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/opera-chinese-stage-shows-series-front-5-blank-back.jpgopera.chinese stage shows series.front 5.blank back"Chinese Stage Shows." Cigarette Card. Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/opera-chinese-stage-shows-series-front-2.jpgopera.chinese stage shows series.front 2"Chinese Stage Shows." Cigarette Card. Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/opera-chinese-stage-shows-series-front-4.jpgopera.chinese stage shows series.front 4"Chinese Stage Shows" Cigarette Card. Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chinese-trades-market-place-performer-front.jpgChinese trades.market place performer.front"Chinese Trades." Cigarette Card, unknown manufacturer. Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chinese-trades-market-place-performer-back.jpgChinese trades.market place performer.backVerso of the previous card. Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chinese-trades-market-place-performer-2-front.jpgChinese trades.market place performer.2.front"Chinese Trades." Source: Digital Collections of the NY Public Library.2013-11-11T16:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/11/08/tung-ying-chieh-and-the-public-perception-of-the-chinese-martial-arts-in-post-war-hong-kong/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tai-chi-boxer-3.jpgTai Chi Boxer.3https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/thai-book-tung-ying-chieh-pic-2-2g.jpgthai book tung ying chieh pic 2 2gTung Ying-chieh performing a Yang Family Sword set. Source: http://www.chipellis.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tai-chi-boxer-2.jpgTai Chi Boxer.2Taiji Boxer. Source: Burkhardt, 1953.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tai-chi-boxer-1.jpgTai Chi Boxer.1Image of a Taiji Boxer. Source: Burkhardt, 1953.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tai-chi-boxer-4.jpgTai Chi Boxer.4https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tai-chi-boxer-5.jpgTai Chi Boxer.5Image of temple patron holding a large sword believed to hold mystical medicinal powers in Hong Kong. Source: Burkhardt, 1953.2013-12-01T22:32:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/11/04/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-november-4th-2013-new-york-hong-kong-and-shanghai/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bruce-lee-harlem_vice_670.jpgBruce-Lee-harlem_vice_670A Jeet Kune Do class in Harlem. Source: vice. com, Photo by Adam Krause2013-11-04T06:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/10/31/essential-kung-fu-cinema-1-fists-of-fury/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fists-of-fury-5.jpgFists of Fury 5https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fists-of-fury-4.jpgFists of Fury 4https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fists-of-fury-3.jpgFists of Fury 3Bruce Lee fighting a room full of Japanese martial arts students in "Fists of Fury." This scene later inspired the "Dojo Fight" in Wilson Ip's 2008 Ip Man biopic.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fists-of-fury-2.jpgFists of Fury 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fists-of-fury-1.jpgFists of Fury 1A Poster for Fists of Fury.2013-11-01T03:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/12/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-qiu-jin-the-last-sword-maiden-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/qiu-jin-hua_mulan.jpgQiu Jin.Hua_MulanHua Mulan, an important figure in the imagination of the female martial artist. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/qiu-jin-cross-dressed-chinese.jpgQiu Jin.Cross Dressed ChinesePortrait of Qiu Jin, dressed in male Chinese attire.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jingwuwomensprogram-chen-laoshil.jpgjingwuwomensprogram.Chen Laoshi(l)Female martial artists (including Chen Laoshi) from the later Jingwu Association, another liberal group seeking to use the martial arts to reform and "save" Chinese society.2013-10-30T03:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/14/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-qiu-jin-the-last-sword-maiden-part-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jingwu-bayonet-and-sword.jpgJingwu.Bayonet and SwordA number of Chinese martial artists believed that Japanese reforms to saber and bayonet training should be integrated into Chinese martial culture. This demonstration was photographed by the Jingwu Association in Shanghai.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/qiu-jin-woman_knight_of_mirror_lake_2012.jpgQiu Jin.woman_knight_of_mirror_lake_2012Qiu Jin remains an important figure in Chinese revolutionary and martial lore. Here she is reimagined in the 2011 film "Woman Knight of Mirror Lake."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/qiu-jin-cross-dressed-western.jpgQiu Jin.Cross Dressed.WesternWhile in Japan Qiu Jin became known for her habit of dressing in western men's suits. This cross-dressing has led to some discussion by queer and gender studies theorists. While she did form unusually close friendships with other women, there is no indication that she identified as gay. Cross dressing in males clothes appears to have been part of her adoption of martial values and persona as a martial artist. Once again she was following literary models. It is not uncommon for female martial artists in traditional martial arts novels to adopt exaggerated male traits and characteristics as martial virtue (at least in the minds of the reading public) is highly associated with "yang" vales (see Bortez, 2011). Hua Mulan, Qiu Jin's patron saint, was also a cross-dresser. She favored western clothing because of its progressive and modern connotations.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/qiu-jin-knife-kimono.jpgqiu jin.knife kimonoThe iconic, and most often reprinted, photograph of Qiu Jin, taken while a student in Japan.2017-07-13T01:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/31/did-ip-man-invent-the-story-of-yim-wing-chun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ip-man-bruce-lee.jpgIp Man.Bruce LeeBruce Lee stands with his Wing Chun instructor Ip Man. Source: Blackbelt Archive.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ip-man-kung-fu-tea.jpgIp Man.Kung Fu TeaA rare shot of Ip Man enjoying a cup of Kung Fu Tea. Few individuals in the west know that the venerable master was a big fan of cafe culture and often spent hours with his students in local restaurants after class.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yim-wing-chun-tofu.jpgYim Wing Chun.TofuThe Story of Ng Moy and Yim Wing Chun continues to be popular today. It has even spread beyond the Wing Chun community. Yuen Woo Ping's 1994 retelling of the story is considered a comedic masterpiece.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kung-fu-book-stall-1948.jpgKung Fu Book Stall.1948Working class patrons of a stall selling sequentially illustrated martial arts novels. This 1948 AP photo illustrates the importance of heroic martial arts tales in southern China, even for individuals with limited literacy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ip-man-history.jpgIp Man.historyA page from the historical account of Wing Chun's origins. This document was written by Ip Man but was never officially used during his lifetime. The complete account can be seen on the VTAA's webpage.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ip-man-wall.jpgIp Man.WallIp Man not only brought Wing Chun to Hong Kong, he also passed on a rich body of lore and legend surrounding his art.2021-01-20T08:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/26/imagining-the-chinese-martial-arts-without-bruce-lee-sophia-delza-an-american-taiji-quan-pioneer/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sophia-delza-popular-mechanics.jpgSophia Delza popular mechanicsPeriod photos of Delza leading a small class at the UN. Popular Mechanics, October 1960.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/delza-book-cover.jpgDelza book coverA later reprint of Delza's classic work. This was the first book on the Chinese martial arts printed in English.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/body-mind-harm.jpgBody Mind HarmTai Chi Chuan: Body and Mind in Harmony (1961) by Sophia Delza.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sophia-delza-spanish.jpgSophia.delza.spanishSophia Delza performing a spanish dance, sometime in the 1920s.2020-01-25T00:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/10/18/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-10-chen-shichao-and-chen-gongzhe-creating-the-jingwu-revolution/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/female-students-at-a-hs-jingwu-class.jpgFemale Students at a HS Jingwu ClassFemale high school students in a Jingwu class of the sort organized by Chen Shichao. Source: Kennedy and Guo.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/jingwu-details.jpgJingwu DetailsDetailed portraits of the founder's of some of the major promoters and founders of Jingwu including Chen Shichao (Center) and Cen Gongzhe (Right). Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chen_gongzhe-hk.jpgChen_Gongzhe.HKChen Gongzhe later in life after moving to Hong Kong. In addition to his contributuions to the martial arts Chen was also known as a talented amateur archeologist. Source: Wikimedia.2015-03-05T04:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/10/14/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-october-14th-2013-kung-fu-diplomacy-qi-in-the-western-world-and-saving-the-chinese-martial-arts-film/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/body-guard-training-program.jpgBody Guard Training ProgramA private bodyguard training program in Sanya, Hainan, held by Ginghis Security Academy. Source: Xinhua.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/young-detective-dee-rise-of-the-sea-dragon-9p.jpgYoung-Detective-Dee-Rise-of-the-Sea-Dragon-9pPoster for the Chinese release of "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon."2013-10-14T01:42:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/10/07/folklore-in-the-southern-chinese-martial-arts-a-means-to-create-economic-value-or-to-construct-social-values/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/one-room-school-house-2012.jpgOne Room School House.2012A one room school, still in use, in the Conewango Valley, 2012. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkinshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/red-barn-and-yellow-leaves-2012.jpgRed Barn and yellow leaves.2012Red Barn and Yellow Leave. Conewango Valley, 2012. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkinshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_7468.jpgIMG_7468Jelly for sale in Naples NY, 2013. Source: Photo by Tara Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_7436.jpgIMG_7436Pumpkins being shipped to an auction in Philadelphia, 2013. Source: Photo by Tara Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_7456.jpgIMG_7456Grapes harvested in Naples NY, 2013. Source: Photo by Tara Judkins.2013-10-07T18:04:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/04/through-a-lens-darkly-8-butterfly-swords-dadaos-and-the-local-militias-of-guangdong-1840-vs-1940/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chinese-guerillas-chinese-guerillas-who-are-fighting-against-the-japanese-armed-with-big-swords-as-well-as-rifles-rest-near-canton-everett-collection.pngChinese guerillas. Chinese guerillas, who are fighting against the Japanese, armed with big swords as well as rifles, rest near Canton. Everett CollectionA Chinese guerrilla team armed with rifles and dadaos near Guangzhou in 1941. Source: Vintage War photograph, Everett Collection. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chinese-militia-canton-1938-robert-cappa-detail.jpgChinese Militia.Canton.1938.Robert Cappa.detailMember of a local militia outside of Guangzhou, 1938. Source: Vintage war photography by Robert Cappa.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/two-soldiers-screen-grab.pngtwo soldiers screen grabA studio image of two Chinese soldiers (local braves) produced probably in Hong Kong during the 1850s. Note the hudiedao (butterfly swords) carried by both individuals. Unknown Photographer.2013-10-04T05:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/15/through-a-lens-darkly-10-they-have-a-cannon-chinese-martial-arts-schools-as-local-militia-units-1896-1940/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mazu-culture-33.jpgMazu-culture-3(3)Temple altar dedicated to Mazu and her two helper-deities.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chinese_cannon_in_forbidden_city_courtyard_2.jpgChinese_cannon_in_Forbidden_City_courtyard_2Old cannons on display in the Forbidden City Courtyard. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/militiamen-with-homemade-weapons-headed-to-the-front-ca-1938-1940-sha-fei.pngmilitiamen with homemade weapons headed to the front ca. 1938-1940.Sha FeiMilitiamen with homemade weapons head to the front. Photograph by Sha Fei, 1938-1940.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mazu-temple-xuwen.jpgmazu temple xuwenThe historic Tin Hua (Mazu) Temple is Xuwen County, Guangdong.2013-10-04T04:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/17/through-a-lens-darkly-13-the-dadao-and-the-militarization-of-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/piciknifetwo-source-brian-kennedy.jpgpiciknifetwo.source Brian KennedyA selected page from a mid 20th century Chinese language manual on Pici. This particular movement sought for greater realism as it adapted traditional fighting techniques to the needs of the modern military. Usually these drills focused on the Bayonet and saber, and they were promoted by the GMD's Central Guoshu Institute. Source: Thanks to Brian Kennedy for posting these images on line. Originally from a reprint of a period manual sold by Lion Books in Taiwan.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/matroops-soldiers-train-with-dadao-probably-north-western-china.jpgMaTroops soldiers train with dadao.probably north western ChinaTroops from the Ma Clique train with Dadao, probably in north western China. Photographer unknown. Notice that most of the individuals in this formation are very young and also lack any form of rank or insignia on their uniforms. I suspect that these are raw recruits or members of a paramilitary group.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chinese-nationalist-army-soldier-armed-with-a-dao-sword-manchuria-1937.jpgchinese nationalist army soldier armed with a Dao sword (manchuria 1937)A Chinese soldier in the Nationalist Army. Manchuria, 1937. Source: Photographer Unknown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/soldiers-beijing-edited-despeckled.pngsoldiers beijing EDITED DESPECKLEDTwo individuals with dadao posing for a photograph in the 1940s. Source: Original image. Photographer Unknown. Author's Private Collection.2014-04-26T14:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/10/04/leveraging-open-courseware-in-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0797-e1380859179293.jpgIMG_0797Three riders, seperated from the hunt in the Genesee Valley. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0763.jpgIMG_0763Empty birdhouse. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's Personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0812.jpgIMG_0812A country road in the Genesee Valley. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0793.jpgIMG_0793Three approaching riders. Genesee Valley Hunt. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0714.jpgIMG_0714An Genesee Vally oak in heavy mist. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins, Author's personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0724.jpgIMG_0724A horse jump designed to let foxhunters safely cross a barbwire fence. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_7414.jpgIMG_7414Dew on cobweb. Genesee Valley. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0757.jpgIMG_0757Sheep in the Genesee Valley. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's Personal Collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0822.jpgIMG_0822Two riders from the Genesee Valley Hunt (the oldest Foxhunt in North America) on a misty fall morning. Source: Photo by Benjamin Judkins. Author's personal collection.2013-10-04T04:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/30/through-a-lens-darkly-capturing-the-chinese-martial-arts-before-the-camera-1750-1850/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chinese-export-painting-shop.jpgChinese Export Painting ShopA very high quality export painting, probably early 19th century. It shows a shop where these images were produced and sold. Note the more expensive pieces framed western in the western style on the walls. This image provides a fascinating look back onto the creation on export image during the late Qing dynasty.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/drawing-of-a-man-with-sword-and-shield-new-york-public-library-digital-collections.jpgDrawing of a Man with Sword and Shield.New York Public Library Digital CollectionsA man with a sword (dao) and shield. Guangzhou, mid 19th century. Source: Digital Collections of the New York Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/drawing-of-a-man-weilding-a-spear-new-york-public-library-digital-collection.jpgDrawing of a man weilding a spear.New York Public library digital collectionImage of a soldier with his standard issue helmet and spear. Guangzhou, mid 19th century. Source: Digital Collections of the New York Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image-of-man-with-long-handled-blade-new-york-public-library-pu-dao.jpgImage of man with long handled blade.New York Public library.pu daoImage of a man holding a "horse knife." Guangzhou, mid 19th century. Source: Digital Collections of the New York Public Library.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image-of-a-man-weilding-two-long-blades-new-york-public-library-digital-collection-really-double-whips.jpgImage of a man weilding two long blades.New York Public Library.Digital Collection.really double whips.Painting of a man yielding two long iron whips on pith paper. Canton, mid 19th century. Source: Digital Collections of the New York Public Library.2013-09-30T04:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/20/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-september-19-2013-kung-fu-films-new-martial-arts-books-and-wushu-in-schools/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/book-cst02p-2.jpgBOOK-CST02p-2Wing Chun, Volme 2 by Chu Shong Tin. Source: Everything Wing Chun.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/man_of_tai_chi_ver2_xxlg.jpgman_of_tai_chi_ver2_xxlg2013-09-20T00:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/16/martial-arts-so-what-by-adam-d-frank/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/800px-ju_ming_taichi.jpg800px-Ju_ming_taichiJu Ming Tai Chi sculpture in Jinshan, Taipei. Source: by Allen Timothy Chang at Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rutgers_university_busch_campus_classroom_with_yellow_chairs.jpgRutgers_University_Busch_campus_classroom_with_yellow_chairsYellow chairs at Rutgers University. Source: Wikimedia.2013-09-16T17:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/13/from-the-archives-david-palmer-on-writing-better-martial-arts-history-and-understanding-the-sources-of-qi-cultivation-in-modern-chinese-popular-culture/2013-09-13T07:59:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/05/identifying-and-collecting-the-nepalese-military-kukri/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nepal-army-1901-cu1.jpgNepal Army 1901 CUhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nepal-army-1901-cu.jpgNepal Army 1901 CUMembers of the Nepalese Royal Army during a public procession in 1901. Note that some of these troops are still carrying muskets topped with chupri bayonets. Hat Tip to Berkley at IKRHS.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/line-drawing-is-from-lord-egerton-of-tattons-book-indian-and-oriental-arms-and-armour.jpgline drawing is from Lord Egerton of Tattons book.Indian and Oriental Arms and ArmourA drawing from Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour by Lord Egerton. The kukris portrayed in this collection are truly ancient and show some subtle stylistic differences from the more modern weapons discussed here.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/the-illustrated-london-news-from-saturday-february-22-1908.jpgThe Illustrated London News from Saturday, February 22, 1908.The Illustrated London News from Saturday, February 22, 1908. This image, more than any other, cemented the reputation of the kukri as a fearsome weapon in the imagination of the western reading public.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kukri-wheel.jpgKukri WheelAn old display from Nepal that appears to be constructed from CGAK kukris. Note that at least some of these kukris appear to have a "sun face" stamped on the side. The same motif is repeated on the figure in the middle of the wheel.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kukri-image-print1.jpgKukri Image.printPrint depicting the use of kukris during the Lushai Expedition of 1888-1889.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chupri-bayonet1.jpgChupri BayonetChupri Bayonet found in the Royal Arsenal, Katmandu.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mkiiigroupbare.jpgMKIIIGroupBareA smaller group of MKIII knives all dating from WWII. The top blade was produced by CMW in 1944, the middle example is from HW in 1944 and the last piece carries the iconic K-45 stamp (which was one mistaken for a model designation, instead it refers to the year of manufacture.) Once again these knives are in almost untouched condition. Clearly they were never issued, even though the MKIII design has remained in continuous use in some parts of the Indian army up through the present era. Authors personal collection. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wwiimkiigroupa.jpgWWIIMKIIGroupAA group of four nearly identical MKII kukri all produced by Pioneer in Calcutta in 1943. Note that these knives are very good shape for their age. They have never been issued or used the the field. So why would India send Nepal crates of unused kukris?https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wwiedetail.jpgWWIEDetailA detailed closeup of LGAK "E." Note the small striations in shallow fullers. Both the depth of the fuller and the regular pattern of the striations suggests the use of a mechanical grinder. Authors personal collection.2024-02-10T04:57:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/03/the-grand-master-a-disenting-view-by-jon-nielson/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/muk-yan-jong-ip-man.jpgMuk Yan Jong - Ip ManIp Man as he actually existed during the Hong Kong years.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sifu.jpgsifuJon Nielson of Wing Chun Hall in Salt Lake City.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-grandmaster.jpgthe grandmasterIp Man as imagined by Wong Kar-wai.2019-07-14T23:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/09/towards-the-motors-of-tradition-a-report-from-the-field-for-kung-fu-tea/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bhutan-daniel-putting-prayer-flags-on-the-van-mroz.jpgBhutan - Daniel Putting Prayer Flags on the Van.Mrozhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bhutan-climbing-to-tigers-nest-mroz.jpgBhutan - Climbing to Tiger's Nest.MrozProf. Daniel Mroz climbing to the Tiger's Nest in Bhutan. Source: Property of Daniel Mroz.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/nacta-prof-lu-teaching-shuang-dao-mroz.jpgNACTA - Prof Lu teaching Shuang Dao.MrozProf. Lu teaching Shuang Dao. Source: Property of Daniel Mroz.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/nacta-prof-lu-and-finnish-student-elias-edstrc3b6m-1-mroz.jpgNACTA - Prof Lu and Finnish student Elias Edström 1.MrozProf. Lu working with a student from Finland. Source: Property of Daniel Mroz.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/nacta-prof-yan-teaching-kunju-1-mroz.jpgNACTA - Prof Yan teaching Kunju 1.MrozProf. Yan teaching Kunju. Source: Property of Daniel Mroz.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bhutan-fire-puja-preparations-mroz.jpgBhutan - Fire Puja Preparations.MrozPreparing for the Fire Puja. Bhutan. Source: Property of Daniel Mroz.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bhutan-fire-puja-dancers-mroz.jpgBhutan - Fire Puja Dancers.MrozFire Puja Dancers in Bhutan. Source: Property of Daniel Mroz.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bhutan-daniel-and-tsewong-rinpoche-mroz.jpgBhutan -Daniel and Tsewong Rinpoche.MrozProf. Daniel Mroz and Tsewong Rinpoche in Bhutan. Source: Property of Daniel Mroz.2013-11-27T04:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/04/from-the-archieves-professor-kai-filipiak-discusses-the-state-of-the-discipline/2013-08-27T02:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/11/a-readers-response-to-the-2013-web-symposium-on-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/melisa-spence.jpgMelisa SpenceMelisa Spense works with a student at her school in Oakland, Ca. Source: Property of Melisa Spence.2013-09-12T18:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/06/roundtable-discussion-on-the-state-of-martial-studies-with-paul-bowman-and-ben-judkins-part-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/toshihidetengu-dance-1898.jpgToshihideTengu dance.1898The Tengu Dance by Toshihide, 1898. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ushiwaka-maru-training-with-the-tengu-1859-by-yoshikazu-utagawa-wikimedia1.jpgUshiwaka-maru training with the tengu. 1859. By Yoshikazu Utagawa.wikimediaUshiwara Maru training with the Tengu, who were reputed to be masters of swordsmanship. By Yoshikazu Utagawa. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tengu-masks-at-a-shop-in-japan-wikimedia.jpgTengu masks at a shop in Japan.wikimediaTengu masks at a shop in Japan. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kamakura-kenchoji-christian-bauer-wikimedia.jpgKamakura-kenchoji.Christian Bauer.wikimediaA statue of a Tengu dressed as an ascetic mystic on a mountain pilgrimage. Source: Christian Bauer via Wikimedia.2014-03-29T10:00:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/09/02/roundtable-discussion-on-the-state-of-martial-studies-with-paul-bowman-and-ben-judkins-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/karasu-tengu-kasuisai-wikimedia.jpgKarasu-Tengu-Kasuisai.wikimediaAnother statue of a Tengu. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mascaras_tengu-wikimedia.jpgMascaras_tengu.wikimediaModern Tengu masks at a tourist shop in Japan. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/hokusai_tengu-wikimedia.jpgHokusai_tengu.wikimediaAn image of a low ranking minor Tengu by Hokusai. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tengu_statues_on_mt-_takao_wikimedia.jpgTengu_statues_on_Mt._Takao_WikimediaStatues of Tengu, a Japanese mountain demon sometimes associated with the transmission of secret martial knowledge, on My. Takao. Source: Wikimedia.2014-01-09T05:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/08/26/welcome-to-kung-fu-teas-2013-web-symposium-on-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/yi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_san_sai_thailand-wikimedia.jpgYi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_San_Sai_Thailand.wikimediaCongratulations to Kung Fu Tea on its 100,000 page view! Source: Yi Peng Sky Lantern Festival in Thailand. Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/heibi-guoshu-school-1927-located-in-tianjin.jpgHeibi Guoshu School.1927.located in TianjinA Guoshu school located in Tianjin, 1927. Source: The Taiping Institute.2013-08-26T12:47:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/08/26/bridges-and-big-knives-the-use-of-the-big-knife-saber-in-the-chinese-republican-army/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/big-knife-3.pngBig Knife 3A scene from the ROC movie Heroic Martyrs Remembered for a Thousand Years showing the Chinese Big Knife winning over the Japanese Katana. Source: Brian Kennedy. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/big-knife-2.pngbig knife 2One of the Big Knives from the ROC Museum Display. Source: Property of Brian Kennedy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/big-knife1.pngBig Knifehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/big-knife.pngBig KnifeThe Big Knife was normally carried slung across a soldier's back. The rig was not designed for any type of fast draw-movie scenes to the contrary. Source: Property of Brian Kennedy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/marco-polo-bridge.jpgmarco polo bridgeMarco Polo Bridge. Source: Wikimedia.2015-08-03T17:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/08/30/digital-sparring-a-history-of-martial-arts-in-video-games-by-rob-argent/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/street-fighter-2.jpgStreet Fighter 2A screen capture from Street Fighter 2, one of the all time classic martial arts games. Source: Rob Argent.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sleeping-dogs.jpgSleeping DogsAdvertisement for Sleeping Dogs. Source: Rob Argent.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jade-empire.jpgJade EmpireA screen shot from Jade Empire. Source: Rob Argent.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/enter-the-matrix-advert.jpgEnter The Matrix advertAdvertisement for Enter the Matrix. Source: Rob Argent.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mortal-kombat-advert.jpgMortal Kombat advertAn advertisement for Mortal Kombat. Source: Rob Argent.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/yie-ar-kung-fu-advert.jpgYie Ar Kung Fu AdvertAn Advertisement for Yi Ar Kung Fu. Source: Rob Argent.2021-12-07T14:14:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/29/mythology-of-the-kukri-sign-and-symbol/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kukristamp1949pashupatinath.jpgKukristamp1949PashupatinathAnother Nepalese stamp featuring crossed kukri. This postage stamp was issued in 1949.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kirati_tribe_man-with-kukri.jpgKirati_tribe_man.with kukriA modern kirati tribesman carrying a large working kukri in his belt. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kirati-shaman-2012-tengri-news.jpgNEPAL-HEALTH-RELIGION-SHAMANKirati Shaman treats a patient in front of a huge altar collection. Source: Tengri news, 2012.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/khukuri_rally_in_kathmandu_6-2007-ujir-magar.jpgkhukuri_rally_in_kathmandu_6.2007.Ujir MagarMore demonstrators carrying symbolic kukris. 2007.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/khukuri_rally_in_kathmandu_2-2007-ujir-magar1.jpgkhukuri_rally_in_kathmandu_2.2007.Ujir MagarLarge symbolic kukris being used in a demonstration calling for the adoption of proportional representation in voting in local elections, 2007. Source: Ujir Magar.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kukristamp1964olympicgames.jpgKukristamp1964olympicgamesA Nepalese postage stamp from the mid 1960s. Note the crossed kukris as a national symbol.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pm-maharaja-bhim-shumsher-jbr-ca-1930.jpgPM Maharaja Bhim Shumsher JBR, ca 1930Prime Minister Bhim Shumsher, circa 1930. Note the kukri prominently displayed in his belt. In Nepal the kukri was an important symbol of political leadership.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/khukuri_rally_in_kathmandu_2-2007-ujir-magar.jpgkhukuri_rally_in_kathmandu_2.2007.Ujir Magarhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nepalkukrislaughter-3-goddes-gadhimai-2007-jonathan.jpgnepalkukrislaughter-3.goddes Gadhimai.2007.JonathanA procession of men carrying kukris and other blades to be used in the ritual slaughter of hundreds of cows to the Goddess Gadhimai. Source: IKRHS (hat tip to Spiral), 2009.2013-08-23T17:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/08/23/the-book-club-chinese-archery-by-stephen-selby-part-ii-popular-texts-qigong-and-the-military-exams/2013-08-23T12:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/27/through-a-lens-darkly-12-the-chinese-martial-arts-and-local-government-yamen-runners-clerks-jailers-and-executioners/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chinese-official-and-procession-in-shanghai.jpgChinese official and procession in ShanghaiChinese official and his retinue/staff in a procession in Shanghai (pre-1911). Again, notice the polearms carried by his employees. They are flashy, and possibly brightly painted, but probably not very functional.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/a-culprit-conveyed-to-prison.jpegA Culprit Conveyed to Prison"A Culprit Conveyed to Prison." This colored plate is reproduced from Major George Henry Mason’s popular 1801 publication Punishments of China (St James: W. Bulmer and Co.).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bastinado-qing-era-court-officers.jpgbastinado.qing era court officersQing era court officers beating a individual, either in an attempt to compel testimony or as punishment for some crime. Original photographer unknown. I am interesting in finding the original source of this image.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/boxers-on-trial-keystone-view-co-loc.jpgBoxers on Trial.Keystone View Co.LOC"Boxers on Trial." A stereoscopic image produced by the Keystone View Company. From the collection of the Library of Congress.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/yamen-session-guangzhou-before-1889-wikimedia-commons.jpgYamen session, Guangzhou, before 1889, Wikimedia CommonsYamen session, Guangzhou, before 1889. Source: Wikimedia Commonshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chinese-soldiers-of-kuldja-1902-royal-geographical-society-living-races-of-mankind-new-york-appleton-1902-hutchinson-h-n-henry-neville-1856-1927.jpgChinese soldiers of Kuldja. (1902).Royal Geographical Society.Living races of mankind. (New York Appleton, 1902) Hutchinson, H. N. (Henry Neville) (1856-1927)Chinese soldiers of Kuldja. (1902).Royal Geographical Society.Living races of mankind. (New York Appleton, 1902) Hutchinson, H. N. (Henry Neville) (1856-1927)2013-08-19T18:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/15/reevaluating-jingwu-would-brucle-lee-have-existed-without-it/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jingwuwomensprogram-chen-laoshil.jpgjingwuwomensprogram.Chen Laoshi(l)A photo of female martial artists from the Jingwu Anniversary Book. The woman on the left is Chen Shichao, one of the most vocal campaigners for the equality of female martial artists within Jingwu. She toured China and south east Asia promoting female involvement in the martial arts.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/foshan-jingwu-association.jpgFoshan.Jingwu.associationThe Foshan Jingwu building in the 1980s. After the Cultural Revolution the local Jingwu association was revived, and it continues to exist today, but in a highly modified form from its original incarnation in the 1920s.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jingwu-foshan-today.jpgJingwu.Foshan.todayTourists and residents practice martial arts infront of Foshan's historic Jingwu Hall.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/foshan-jingwu-mid1930s.pngFoshan.Jingwu.mid1930sThe Foshan Jingwu headquarters as it looked in the mid 1930s. Due to a lack of funds only the central training hall and left-hand wing were finished.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hung-sing-foshan.jpgHung Sing.FoshanThe traditional home of the Hung Sing school in Foshan is still open to students today. It was closed by the KMT due to its association with the Communists in 1928, and was again shut down by the Japanese in 1938.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/foshan-jingwu-plans.pngFoshan.Jingwu.plansPlans for the Foshan Jingwu Association Hall. Note both the ambition of this structure and the fact that construction did not even begin until Jingwu had ceased to exist in northern China.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jingwupublictraining-shanghai-hq-1919.jpgjingwupublictraining.Shanghai.HQ 1919A typical Jingwu training class in front of the second Shanghai Headquarters of the group. Note the emphasis on forms and line-drills.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jingwu-bayonet-and-sword.jpgJingwu.Bayonet and SwordJingwu was eager to show that the martial arts were in fact a "modern" project. Their interest in "strengthening" the nation extended into the military realm.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fistoffuryhongkongposter.jpgFistofFuryHongKongposterOriginal Movie Poster for the Hong Kong Release of "Fists of Furry."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/huo_yuanjia.gifHuo_YuanjiaHuo Yuanjia, the patron saint of the Jingwu Association.2015-04-04T02:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/08/bruce-lee-globalization-and-the-case-of-wing-chun-why-do-some-chinese-martial-arts-grow/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bruce-lee-game-of-death-1978.jpgBruce Lee.Game of Death.1978Vintage poster for "Game of Death" featuring Bruce Lee. Circa 1978.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fists-of-fury.jpgfists of furyVintage poster for the American release of Fists of Fury, originally produced for the Hong Kong market.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/big-boss-poster.jpgBig Boss PosterVintage Poster. Bruce Lee in the Big Boss.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bruce-lee-green-hornet-japanese.jpgBruce Lee.Green Hornet. JapaneseVintage Japanese language poster for Bruce Lee as the Green Hornet.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/enter-the-dragon-movie-poster.jpgEnter the Dragon Movie Poster"Enter the Dragon" Vintage Movie Poster, 1973.2014-06-07T06:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/08/19/the-book-club-chinese-archery-by-stephen-selby-a-critical-text-for-all-students-of-chinese-martial-studies/2013-08-19T12:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/08/12/leung-kais-ghost-story-remembering-a-modern-choy-li-fut-master/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/800px-hk_aberdeen_bus_terminus_wu_nam_street_e6b996e58d97e8a197_kwan_kung_e9979ce4ba8ce593a5_guan_yu.jpg800px-HK_Aberdeen_Bus_Terminus_Wu_Nam_Street_湖南街_Kwan_Kung_關二哥_Guan_YuGuan Yu standing guard over the Aberdeen Bus Terminal. Guan Yu was also a favorite deity of the Red Spear movement. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/guan-yu-mask.jpgGuan Yu.maskGuan Yu Mask, Qing Dyansty. Guan Yu was also a favorite deity of the Red Spear movement. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/yc5abrei-japanese-ghost-from-the-hyakkai-zukan-1773.jpgYūrei (Japanese Ghost) from the Hyakkai-Zukan 1773Yūrei (Japanese Ghost) from the Hyakkai-Zukan, 1773. Source: Wikimedia.2013-08-14T03:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/03/the-british-army-kukri-an-artifact-of-western-orientalism-or-the-20th-centurys-greatest-combat-knife/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dadao-military-guard.jpgdadao.military guardA vintage Chinese postcard showing a military guard at a train station. Notice that he carries both a modern rifle and a Dadao (technically a "big knife" or sword) slung across his back.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kukri-wwi-mkii-full-flash.jpgKukri.WWI.MKII.Full.FlashA 1917 dated MKII kukri issued to British Gurkha units. This particular example has seen a fair amount of use and the blade has been "blued." World War One kukris are occasionally found with blued blades though it remains unclear when or why this finish was added.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kukri-gurkhas-1918-mesopotamia.jpgKukri.Gurkhas 1918 MesopotamiaBritish Gurkha uniform and gear in modern day Iraq, 1918. Note the riveted full tang kukri, unlike the more traditional glued short tang favored by the Nepalese military.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kukri-budhume.jpgKukri.budhumeA rare, very large, Nepalese military kukri in the "budhume" style. This sidearm is longer and heavier than the preceding example and was probably issued in the opening years of the 19th century. While well into the era of the rifle the kukri was still considered to be an important sidearm. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kukri-nepal-goorung-soldiers.jpgKukri.Nepal Goorung soldiersThe People of India : A series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan originally prepared under the authority of the government of India, and reproduced by J. Forbes Watson and John William Kaye between 1868 - 1875. Hat-tip Berkley IKRHS.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kukri-dnf-1.jpgKukri.DNF-1Antique kukri hand picked from the AC warehouse. Probably mid 19th century. Authors personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kukri-gurkha-time.jpgKukri.gurkha.TimeBritish Gurkha shows off his service kukri.2014-08-07T01:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/07/08/through-a-lens-darkly-14-archery-practice-in-late-imperial-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/manchu-archers-1872-john-thompson-national-library-of-china.jpegManchu archers 1872 John Thompson National Library of ChinaManchu Archers. 1872 by John Thompson. Source: National Library of China.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/a-pair-of-chinese-archers.jpgA pair of chinese archersA pair of Chinese archers. Late 19th century. Original source unknown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/manchu3.jpgmanchu3Something, something, something. Source: Something.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/a-group-of-chinese-boxers-cigarette-card.jpgA group of Chinese Boxers.cigarette cardA group photograph of an archery class or society. Ogden Cigarette Card, circa 1901.2013-08-05T13:16:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/08/05/through-a-lens-darkly-15-how-fr-michel-de-maynard-captured-chinese-martial-culture-in-a-moment-of-transition-1906-1912/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/michel-de-maynard-lieou-and-his-three-sons-martial-arts.jpgMichel De Maynard.Lieou and his three sons.martial arts"Lieou and his three sons...." by Michel De Maynard. Probably 1912. Source: Getty Archive.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/michel-de-maynard-three-soldiers-from-the-imerial-army-who-have-joined-the-revolutionary-army.jpgMichel De Maynard.Three Soldiers from the imerial Army who have joined the revolutionary army"Three Soldiers from the old Imperial Army who have jointed the Revolutionary Army." by Fr. Michel De Maynard. Source: Getty Archive.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/michel-de-maynard-manchu-nobleman-with-bow.jpgMichel De Maynard.Manchu Nobleman with bow"Manchu Nobleman with Bow." by Michel De Maynard (probably pre 1911). Source: Getty Archive.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/michel-de-maynard-militia.jpgMichel De Maynard.MilitiaA Militia in Shanxi Province. Source: Getty Archive.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/michel-de-maynard-local-militia-shandong-1906-1912-by-michel-de-maynard-small-watermark.jpgMichel De Maynard.Local militia Shandong 1906-1912 by Michel De Maynard.small watermark"Local Militia Shandong. 1906-1912 by Fr. Michel de Maynard.2021-02-23T21:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/07/26/happy-birthday-kung-fu-tea-top-posts-and-quick-thoughts-on-my-first-year-of-martial-arts-blogging/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/800px-chinese_tea_utensils.jpg800px-Chinese_tea_utensilsChinese tea utensil. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/800px-chinese_tea_set_and_three_gaiwan.jpg800px-Chinese_tea_set_and_three_gaiwanChinese tea set. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/800px-hk_e781a3e4bb94e98193_wan_chai_road_e88888e8a898_hing_kee_shop_-_e99b9ee585ace88cb6e5a3ba_cock_teapots_feb-2012.jpg800px-HK_灣仔道_Wan_Chai_Road_興記_Hing_Kee_shop_-_雞公茶壺_Cock_Teapots_Feb-2012Hing Kee shop in Wan Chai Road, Hong Kong. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/china-tea.jpgChina TeaAn assortment of Chinese teas. Source: Wikimedia.2014-04-13T10:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/07/22/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-july-22-2013-a-bruce-lee-roundup-taiji-in-popular-culutre-and-a-brewing-storm-at-the-shaolin-temple/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/abbot-of-the-shaolin-temple.jpgAbbot of the Shaolin TempleShi Yongxin (L), current abbot of the Shaolin Temple, presents a sculpture of Bodhidharma to Professor Charles Mattera of United Studios of Self Defense (USSD) from the United States.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shannon-lee.jpgShannon LeeShannon Lee poses for the press at the opening of an exhibit documenting her father's life and work in Hong Kong. Source: Associated Press.2013-07-23T12:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/07/27/hello-world/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/800px-maneki_neko_at_asasuka.jpgManeki neko at Asasuka2013-07-21T03:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/03/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-2-cheung-lai-chuen-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/clc-salt-production.jpgCLC.salt productionTraditional Chinese Salt Productionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/clc.jpgclcCheung Lai Chuen demonstrating movements from Pak Mei (White Eyebrow) Kung Fu.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cantonc1880-1890.jpgCantonc1880-1890Guangzhou in the 1890s. This is how the city would have looked when Cheung Lai Chuen first visited it.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/guagzhou-canal-1923.pngGuagzhou Canal.1923A Guangzhou street scene from the 1920s. Image is scanned from a vintage postcard. Hand tinted at the time.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mount-luofu-huizhou-district.jpgMount-Luofu.Huizhou DistrictMount Luofu in the Huizhou district. The mountain has traditionally been the home of many Buddhist and Daoist temples. According to popular tradition a number of important local martial artists have studied here, making it sacred ground for practitioners of many Hakka arts.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cheung_lai_chuen-buddhist.jpgCheung_Lai_Chuen.buddhistCheung Lai Chuen, dressed in Buddhist robes.2019-02-07T03:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/07/12/hing-chao-discusses-southern-boxing-white-crane-and-the-eastern-theory-of-wing-chuns-origins/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/chinese-crane-calligraphy-sf20120235.pngchinese-crane-calligraphy-sf20120235"Crane," a work of Chinese calligraphy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/two-white-cranes-ohara-koson-1910-wikimedia.jpgtwo-white-cranes.Ohara Koson.1910.wikimediaTwo White Cranes by Ohara Koson ca. 1910. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6735_hing_cropped_3-timout-hong-kong.jpg6735_Hing_cropped_3.timout Hong KongHing Chao. Source: Timeout Hong Kong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/chinese-cranes.jpgChinese CranesTwo Cranes.2016-10-30T00:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/07/01/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-july-1-2013-new-documentaries-enter-the-dragon-turns-40-and-ip-man-comes-out-on-top/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/jim-kelly.jpgObit KellyJim Kelly on the set of "Enter the Dragon."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/enter_the_dragon_poster_001.jpgenter_the_dragon_poster_001The original posted for the US release of "Enter the Dragon."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/guard-of-honor-northern-qi.jpgguard-of-honor.northern qiMural showing two guards with swords at the opening to a 1500 year old Norther Qi dynasty tomb in Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province. Source: 2013-07-01T05:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/19/are-the-internal-martial-arts-the-next-big-thing/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/679px-tai_chi_chuan.jpg679px-Tai_Chi_Chuanhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mma-trend.pngMMA.TrendGoogle Trends Data. Searches for "MMA" over the last ten years.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/taichi-trend.pngTaichi.trendGoogle Trends Data. Searches "Tai Chi" over the last ten years.2017-01-17T05:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/10/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-june-10th-2013-the-good-the-bad-and-the-very-sad/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/12-bridges_001.jpg12-Bridges_001"12 Bridges." Source: Taiping Institute.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/louis-cha-leung-yung-jin-yong-peking-university.jpgLouis Cha Leung-yung (Jin Yong).peking UniversityJin Yong. Source: Peking University.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/perfect-word-swordsman.jpgPerfect Word SwordsmanA "Swordsman Online" desktop provided by Perfect World.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/shaolin-www-zoomnews-es.jpgshaolin.www.zoomnews.esxxxxxxhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/police-remove-evidence-www-laprensa-hn.jpgpolice remove evidence www.laprensa.hnPolice remove boxes of evidence from the school of xxxx in xxxx. His image can be seen in the poster behind them.2013-08-08T19:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/01/10/lives-of-the-chinese-martial-artists-4-sun-lutang-walking-forward-but-looking-back-at-the-dawn-of-the-modern-chinese-martial-arts-part-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beijing_road_map.jpgBeijing_Road_MapA modern tourist map of Beijing. Note how much the the city has grown over in size over the last 100 years. Vintage maps can be a useful research tool when writing on Chinese martial studies.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/0527719k6-page625b.jpg0527719k6-Page625bA detailed map of the capital proper. This is how Beijing was laid out for most of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Circa 1890.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/province_chih_li_1912.jpgprovince_chih_li_1912Another map of the capital. This one was published two years after Sun Lutang moved there from Baoding. Circa 1912.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/peking_1875.jpgpeking_1875A western style map of the area around the capital. This is the region where most of Sun Lutang's life happened. First published in 1875.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beijing1888china.jpgBeijing1888ChinaAntique map of Beijing circa 1888. This map represents the capital as Sun Lutang would have known it as a young man. While these sorts of map lack modern scale, they often convey important social information about the shape and makeup of a community.2023-04-20T21:27:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/01/14/lives-of-the-chinese-martial-artists-4-sun-lutangs-unified-theory-of-the-chinese-martial-arts-daoist-spirituality-health-and-boxing-part-iii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/800px-taijiquan-lanzhou.jpg800px-Taijiquan-LanzhouTaijiquan in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. Scenes like this are a reflection of the success of Sun's ideas about the true value and nature of the Chinese martial arts. Source: wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/800px-longhuasi1600x1200.jpg800px-Longhuasi1600x1200An interior courtyard of Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China. During 1927 the Right wing of the Nationalist party executed suspected communists from across Shanghai at this temple. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/401px-taoist_monk.jpg401px-Taoist_monkA Daoist Priest in Modern Beijing. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/800px-leshan_buddha_statue_view.jpg800px-Leshan_Buddha_Statue_ViewGiant Buddha Statue of Leshan, Sichuan, China. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hall_of_prayer_for_good_harvest.jpgHall_of_Prayer_for_Good_HarvestTourists visit The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. April，2010. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20090529_great_wall_8185.jpg20090529_Great_Wall_8185Great Wall of China near Jinshanling. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/longji_terrace_-_03.jpgLongji_terrace_-_03Longsheng county, Guilin, China. Source: Wikimedia.2019-10-20T09:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/05/interview-on-the-hiyaa-martial-arts-podcast/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hiyaa-studio.jpgHiyaa.studioThe Hiyaa Podcast team in their Atlanta, GA studio location. This is where the magic happens!https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hiyaa-teapot.jpgHiyaa.teapotKung Fu Tea was recently interviewed on the Hiyaa Martial Arts Podcast.2013-06-05T14:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/06/03/kung-fu-and-soft-power-why-cant-the-chinese-government-capitalize-on-the-popularity-of-the-traditional-fighting-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/africans-at-shaolin.jpgAfricans at shaolinA group of African disciples study the traditional arts at Shaolin.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/world-tai-chi-day-www-chineseartsalliance-org.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA celebration of the 2011 "world tai chi day." Source:www.chineseartsalliance.com.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/shri-lankan-prime-minister.jpgShri Lankan prime ministerPrime Minister of Sri Lanka visiting the Shaolin Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kissinger-at-shaolin.jpgKissinger at ShaolinFormer American Secretary of State (and the man who engennered Nixon's "Opening to China" as National Security Advisor) Henry Kissinger visits the Shaolin Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/putin6-peoples-daily.jpgputin6.Peoples dailyPutin watches a Kung Fu exhibition with the Abbot at the Shaolin Temple in Henan. Shaolin has become an important stop for visiting VIPs. Source: People's Daily.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/wushu.jpgwushuChinese competitor at the unofficial 2008 Olympic Wushu "Exhibition" in Beijing.2016-08-08T01:26:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/24/chinese-archery-resources/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/archery-in-china-1.jpgarchery-in-china (1)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/manchu-archery-pre-1911.pngManchu Archery.pre-1911Stereoscope image of a Manchu archer, circa 1900.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/archery-qing-era-painting-u-of-missouri.jpgArchery. Qing era painting. U. of MissouriPainting on silk of a Qing soldier, anthropology collection of the University of Missouri. 2015-10-13T08:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/25/collecting-chinese-swords-and-other-weapons-in-late-19th-century-xiamen-amoy/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/e2809cpicture-of-our-armed-forces-occupying-ryuko-islande2809d-by-kobayashi-kiyochika-march-1895.jpg“Picture of Our Armed Forces Occupying Ryuko Island” by Kobayashi Kiyochika, march 1895.“Picture of Our Armed Forces Occupying Ryuko Island” by Kobayashi Kiyochika, march 1895. A Japanese interpretation of the changing nature of the battlefield. This print was created only a few years after Bedloe's essay. Source: MIThttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sir-walter-scott-arms-library-2.jpgSir Walter Scott Arms.library 2https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sir-walter-scott-arms-library-1.jpgTravel Pictures LtdSome of the arms displayed in the Library of Sir Walter Scott's home.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/qing-military-officer-circa-1900.jpgQing Military Officer Circa 1900Another Qing military officer armed with a western style saber, circa 1900.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sir-walter-scott-abbotsford-door-large.jpgSir.Walter Scott.Abbotsford.door.largeSir Walter Scott's important collection of Asian Arms at his house Abbotsford. Collections such as this were accumulated by individuals of means throughout the 19th century. Note the 18th century Jian hanging high on the left-hand wall. This is probably one of the earliest provenanced swords of this type in the UK. Source: image courtesy Abbatsford webpage. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chinese-police-officers-employed-by-russians-pre-1911.pngChinese Police Officers employed by Russians, pre. 1911Chinese police officers employed by the Russians, probably in Port Arthur. Circa 1900. Note the modern, western style swords, that have been issued to this unit. The transition to western arms was almost complete by 1890. Source: Image taken from a vintage stereoscope slide.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tourist-photo-in-japan-circa-1890-unknown-photographer.pngTourist photo in Japan circa 1890.unknown photographerA tourist posing with Japanese weapons, circa 1890. Photographer unknown.2020-11-10T20:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/31/the-book-club-taijiquan-and-the-search-for-the-little-old-chinese-man-by-adam-d-frank-chapter-4-8-globalization-modernization-and-mobility-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/blackbird-1.jpgblackbird.1A watchful blackbird. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/blackbird-eggs.jpgBlackbird eggsOnce and future blackbirds.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/blackbird_and_kestrel-photo-by-sannse.jpgBlackbird_and_Kestrel.Photo by sannseBlackbird and Kestrel. Photo by sannse. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/blackbird-bathing.jpgBlackbird bathingBlackbird bathing. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/yellow-shouldered_blackbird_11_mike_morel.jpgYellow-shouldered_Blackbird_11_Mike_Morel"Identities move." A central theme of the second half of this work. Photo of a Yellow Shouldered Blackbird by Mike Morel. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chinese-painting-of-a-blackbird.gifChinese painting of a blackbird2013-05-31T14:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/24/fighting-styles-or-martial-brands-an-economic-approach-to-understanding-lost-lineages-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tai_chi_olympics.jpgTai_Chi_Olympicshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/branding1.jpgbranding1Branding is how you stand out in a crowded marketplace.2013-05-25T16:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/13/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-may-13th-culture-globalization-and-green-dragons-in-boston/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/luc-bendza.jpgLuc BendzaLuc Bendza in front of a state of Bruce Lee in Shanghai. Bendza immigrated to China to study Kung Fu over 30 years ago and is now a figure in the local film industry.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bbj-in-beijing.jpgBBJ in BeijingBrazilian Jiu Jitsu at the King Club in Beijing. Source: https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dragon_girls.jpgdragon_girlsFemale student studying Wushu in a scene from Inigo Westmeier's Dragon Girls.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wong-kar-wai.jpgWong Kar WaiWong Kar-wai receives top french honors for his work in film. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/weapons-of-kung-fu.jpgWeapons of Kung FuWeapons of Kung Fu. Source: Green Dragon Homepage.2013-05-13T21:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/03/sugong-nick-hurst-explores-south-east-asias-shaolin-kung-fu-tradition/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nick-and-sugong.pngNick-and-SugongNick Hurst training with Queck Chong Tze, his "Sugong" or "Grandmaster" in the Hokkien dialect.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nick_hurst_5.jpgNick HurstLondon15/1/2012Nick Hurst, author of Sugong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sugong-cover.jpgSugong.cover2013-05-09T04:26:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/05/06/through-a-lens-darkly-11-japanese-martial-artists-in-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kendo-in-china.pngKendo in ChinaKendo in Shanghai, pre-1920. Period reprint of a vintage photograph. Original photographer unknown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/japanese-postcard-chinese-boxers-detail.jpgJapanese Postcard.chinese boxers.detailDetail of postcard showing traditional practitioners performing in a marketplace. Japanese postcard circa 1920.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/japanese-postcard-chinese-boxers.jpgJapanese Postcard.chinese boxersVintage Japanese Postcard. Circa 1920.2014-01-01T02:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/01/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-1st-2013-women-and-self-defense-around-the-globe/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chinese_tea_gancha.jpgChinese_tea,_ganchahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/military-parade.jpgmilitary paradeA display team in the "Song-Jiang Jhen Battle Array." Taiwan.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-brigade.jpgRed-BrigadeWomen practicing martial arts in India. Source: Mirror.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hk-airline.jpgHK AirlineHong Kong Airline flight crews practice Wing Chun. Source: South China Morning Post.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ip-man-final-fight.jpgIp Man.Final FightIp Man, "The Final Fight."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jumabieke-0_standard_730-0.jpegjumabieke.0_standard_730.0Jumabieke Tuerxun. Source: MMAmania.2013-05-03T03:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/22/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-april-22-2013-taiji-quan-rising-cantonese-opera-and-remembering-bruce-lee/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cantonese-opera-amature-1924-oakland.jpgCantonese Opera.amature.1924.oaklandAn amature Cantonese Opera group (all male) in Oakland, 1924. Note that the singer on the far left carries a set of older hudiedao with interestingly shaped blades. Opera's featuring martial arts performanecs were popular throughout the country, and especially in Guangdong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tai-chi-hero-movie.jpgTai-Chi-Hero-MovieTai Chi Hero, promotional poster.2013-04-22T03:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/10/wing-chun-and-the-problem-of-origins-why-does-it-have-to-come-from-anywhere/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/foshan-skyline1.jpgFoshan.SkylineFoshan as it has always actually existed; a fair sized industrial town governed by commercial interests.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/foshan-skyline.jpgFoshan.Skylinehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/foshan-ancentral-temple-opera-stage.jpgFoshan.Ancentral Temple.Opera StageThe home of Wing Chun as we like to imagine it. The Cantonese Opera stage on the grounds of Foshan's Ancestral Temple.2013-04-12T15:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/26/traditional-chinese-medicine-and-qi-cultivation-in-wing-chun-community/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/falun_dafa_second_exercise_standing_meditation4.jpgFalun_Dafa_second_exercise,_standing_meditation4A Falun Dafa group practicing standing meditation (second exercise) in a public space.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ip-man-studets.jpgIP Man.studetsIp Man and an early group of students in the 1950s. In many ways Ip Man represents the fundemental paradox of the modern martial art's quest for authenticity. He was an undenibaly genuine and talented local martial artist, yet he is current being infused back into Chinese martial culture through the medium of almost entirely fictional films.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p3130050x.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATall buildings in the fag, New Territories, Hong Kong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/morning_tai_chi_in_bryant_park1.jpgMorning_Tai_Chi_in_Bryant_ParkMorning Taiji group in Bryant Park, New York City.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/traditional_chinese_medicine_in_xian_market.jpgtraditional_chinese_medicine_in_xian_marketExotic medical ingredients at a market stall for herbalists in Xian.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tenryujimomiji1.jpgTenryujiMomiji1Green bamboo among the fall leaves. Tenryuji Momiji, Japan.2016-02-29T16:15:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/12/from-the-archives-spiritual-kung-fu-can-wing-chun-be-a-secular-religion/2013-10-21T14:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/10/from-the-archives-can-southern-chinese-kung-fu-ever-be-internal/2013-05-02T21:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/08/from-the-archives-a-really-short-reading-list-on-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ap-image-semi-literate-readers-looking-through-sequentially-illustrated-kung-fu-novels-1949.jpgap-image-semi-literate-readers-looking-through-sequentially-illustrated-kung-fu-novels-1949Patrons of a market stall selling sequentially illustrated martial arts novels in 1948. Source: Vintage AP Press Photo2013-11-24T05:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/04/02/coming-this-spring-authentic-ip-ching-wing-chun-in-western-new-york/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/great_blue_heron_in_flight_line_art_drawing_illustration-free-for-all-use.jpgGreat_blue_heron_in_flight_line_art_drawing_illustration.free for all usehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lineage.jpgLineageMy Lineage.2013-04-02T04:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/29/the-value-of-a-comparative-case-jean-marc-de-grave-discusses-the-training-of-perception-in-javanese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/indonesian-weapons-print1.jpgindonesian.weapons.printA vintage print showing various Indonesian knives and spears.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/indonesian-weapons-print.jpgindonesian.weapons.printhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/collectie_tropenmuseum_kris_in_schede_tmnr_15-10.jpgCOLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Kris_in_schede_TMnr_15-10Another example of a kris. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/331px-collectie_tropenmuseum_portret_van_een_balinese_tempeldanser_met_lans_en_kris_tmnr_10003679.jpg331px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_een_Balinese_tempeldanser_met_lans_en_kris_TMnr_10003679A 19th century warrior with traditional weapons. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/warriorbali.jpgwarriorbaliTwo warriors from Bali. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/450px-mas_kris_greep.jpg450px-MAS_Kris_greepA highly detailed kris hilt. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/401px-wien_schatzkammer_deutscher_orden_-_kris.jpg401px-Wien_Schatzkammer_Deutscher_Orden_-_KrisA fine kris. Source: Wikimedia.2018-02-06T19:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/15/david-palmer-on-writing-better-martial-arts-history-and-understanding-the-sources-of-qi-cultivation-in-modern-chinese-popular-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/daoyin-gymnastics-ancient.jpgdaoyin gymnastics.ancientAn illustrated document showing ancient health cultivation techniques dating from the Western Han. Source: Hunan Provincial Museum.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/palmer-cover.pngPalmer.coverQigong Fever. by David Palmer. Columbia University Press, 2007.2013-07-18T19:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/24/traditional-chinese-medicine-and-the-martial-arts-another-approach-to-globalization-and-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/morning_tai_chi_in_bryant_park.jpgMorning_Tai_Chi_in_Bryant_ParkMorning Taiji in Bryant Park in New York City. The "healing discourse" of many traditional Chinese martial arts has made them a success in the global marketplace for alternative physical therapies and spiritual practices.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/taiji-cropped1.pngTaiji.croppedThe "internal" martial arts and other Qigong practices tend to be especially popular among senior citizens and others who are seeking relief from chronic conditions.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/yang-style-taichi-shanghai-bund-2005.jpgYang Style Taichi.shanghai.bund.2005Yang Style Taiji in Shanghai, 2005. The traditional Chinese martial arts are always forced to create a sheltered space within the larger community. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tai_chi_chuan_at_temple_of_heaven_on_a_sunday_beijing.jpgTai_Chi_Chuan_at_Temple_of_Heaven_on_a_Sunday_BeijingSunday morning Taiji practice at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/quing-era-copy-of-weisheng-jieyao-eight-pieces-of-brocade.jpgQuing Era Copy of Weisheng Jieyao (Eight Pieces of Brocade).Qing era copy of Weisheng Jieyao (Eight Pieces of Brocade). Texts such as these helped to inspire, and were often incorporated into, the modern Qigong phenomenon.2013-03-15T21:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/11/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-march-11th-2013-bruce-lee-the-legacy-of-film-and-child-abuse-in-chinas-wushu-boarding-schools/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/martial-art-school-violence-13.jpgmartial-art-school-violence-13Results of a public beating at a martial arts school. Source: http://www.chinasmack.com2013-03-20T23:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/03/01/what-can-the-opera-rebellion-teach-us-about-the-social-toleration-of-violence-and-the-martial-arts-in-late-imperial-china/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ancientchinesecoins.jpgAncientchinesecoinsAssorted Chinese coins. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/hancoin1large.jpgHan Dynasty CoinAn ancient coin dating to Han dynasty. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chinese-silver-tael.jpgChinese Silver taelChinese Silver Tael. These silver ingots were the stanard currency accepted by the Ming and Qing governments for tax payments. Neither dynasty minted silver coins, The production of raw taels was far cheaper.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tlinglitbody-armor-large.jpgTlinglitbody armor largeTlinglit body armor made from Chinese trade coins. 19th century. North West Coast, USA. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/antique-money-2.jpgAntique Bronze Cash. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/antique-chinese-money-for-background.jpgantique-chinese-money-for-backgroundAntique Bronze Cash. SourceL Wikimedia.2013-03-09T18:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/07/the-book-club-the-shaolin-monastery-by-meir-shahar-introduction-and-chapters-1-2/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/warrior_monk-sohei.jpgwarrior_monk. SoheiAn iconic image of a Japanese "Warrior Monk." Notice the nagamaki he holds in his left hand, the trademark weapon of the Sohei in much the same way that the long pole became the signature weapon of the Shaolin order.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolinstele.jpgShaolinsteleRubbing of a Shaolin stele showing Vajrapani's defeating Red Turban rebels attacking the monastery, 1517. The work was installed by the Abbot Wenzai. Source: The Shaolin Monastery by Meir Shahar. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pagoda-forest.jpgPagoda ForestA view of the Pagoda or Stupa Forest at Shaolin, one of the largest at any Buddhist Temple in China.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin_mural.jpgshaolin_muralA well known mural at the Shaolin Temple. This is how many martial artists think of the monastery today, as a center for hand combat training.2013-11-24T02:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/22/the-book-club-chinese-martial-arts-by-peter-lorge-chapters-6-8-song-ming-the-first-emergence-of-the-traditional-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ming-era-text-on-repeating-crossbow.gifMing Era Text on Repeating CrossbowWood block illustrations from a Ming era discussion of the repeating crossbow. Source: ataran.orghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ming-longsword-manual-chineselongsword.pngMing Longsword Manual.ChineselongswordA section of text and illustration from one of the many martial arts manuals that were printed for literate martial arts enthusiasts during the late Ming. Source: chineselongsword.comhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/painting-of-ming-dynasty-military-calvaries-and-weapons.jpgpainting-of-Ming-Dynasty-military-calvaries-and-weaponsPainting of Ming dynasty troops. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mongols-in-combat.jpgMongols in CombatRashid-ad-Din's Gami' at-tawarih. Tabriz (?), 1st quarter of 14th century.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1330-yuan-era-reprint-of-an-earlier-song-dynasty-work-on-archery.jpg1330 yuan era reprint of an earlier Song dynasty work on archeryA page from the 'Guided Tour Through the Forrest of Facts' (Shi Lin Guang Ji) by Chen Yuanliang as reprinted during the Yuan dynasty (circa 1300). Source: http://www.atarn.orghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/illustrations_of_ming_dynasty_bows-wu-bei-yao-lue-1638-and-wu-bei-zhi-17th-century-ce.pngIllustrations_of_Ming_Dynasty_Bows.Wu Bei Yao Lue (1638) and Wu Bei Zhi (17th century CE)Illustration of an assortment of Ming dynasty bows taken from two period sources. Wu bei yao lue (1638) and Wu bei zhi (17th century). Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ming-dragons.jpgMing DragonsLate Ming, Embroidered Panel featuring dragons. Circa 1600.2013-02-27T15:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/27/the-book-club-chinese-martial-arts-by-peter-lorge-chapters-9-10-the-traditional-fighting-arts-in-a-modern-world/2013-02-27T15:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/15/the-book-club-chinese-martial-arts-by-peter-lorge-introduction-chapter-5-reconstructing-chinas-ancient-military-institutions/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flickr_-_archer10_dennis-jarvis-2012_-_dscn8281_-6th-5th-centuty-bc-yunnan-province.jpgFlickr_-_archer10_(Dennis Jarvis 2012)_-_DSCN8281_-6th-5th centuty BC. Yunnan provinceA highly ornate bronze spear, 6th-5th century BCE. As the "She" were replaced with tightly packed mass infantry if became impossible to swing a Ge. The more linear spear worked better in tight ranks and it quickly came to dominate the battle field. It would retain its preeminant possition in Chinese warefar until the middle of the 19th century. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/400px-cmoc_treasures_of_ancient_china_exhibit_-_bronze_sword-2008.jpg400px-CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_sword. 2008A bronze "long sword." These were eventually replaced with longer steel swords during the Han dynasty. However, the truly ancient fencing styles of previous eras presupposed short, double edged weapons like this. Source: Wikimedia. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/warring_states_or_western_han_crossbow.jpgWarring_States_or_Western_Han_crossbowA bronze crossbow lock from the Waring States period. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/800px-cmoc_treasures_of_ancient_china_exhibit_-_bronze_dagger-axe.jpg800px-CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_dagger-axeZhou period bronze "ge" or dagger-ax. These weapons could be mounted on either long or short poles and were the most common battlefield weapon in Bronze Age china. Their use may even date back to the neolithic period. Lore discusses this weapons extensively in the first half of his book. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/665px-cmoc_treasures_of_ancient_china_exhibit_-_bronze_battle_axe_shang-dynast-shangdong-1956.jpg665px-CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_battle_axe_Shang Dynast.Shangdong 1956Ancient Chinese anthropomorphic battle ax, Shang dynasty. This ax was excavated in modern Shangdong in 1956. It is the same as the axes that Lorge discusses extensively in the first section of Chapter 1. Axes were used on the battlefield. to dispatch prisoners and as a symbol of military command. this ax was likely burried with a wealthy individual from the period. Source: Wikimedia.2013-02-22T06:20:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/13/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-february-13-2013-the-ufc-fights-for-market-access-ip-man-lets-his-inner-song-take-flight-and-understanding-the-black-kung-fu-experience/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/stephenchow-kato.jpgstephenchow-KatoStephen Chow in Kung Fu Hustle.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/black_kungfu_experience-04.jpgblack_kungfu_experience-04Martha Burr and Mei-Juin. Photo was taken from the press packet for The Black Kung Fu Experience, 2013.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/black_kungfu_experience-01.jpgblack_kungfu_experience-01https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-grandmaster.jpgThe Grandmasterhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pankratiasten_in_fight_copy_of_greek_statue_3_century_bc.jpgPankratiasten_in_fight_copy_of_greek_statue_3_century_bCBronze copy of an ancient Greek statue of two wrestlers, circa 3rd century BC.2013-02-13T04:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/10/qilin-dancing-during-the-lunar-new-year-and-southern-chinese-martial-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/three-qilin-heads-monkey-god-festival-2006.jpgthree qilin heads.monkey god festival 2006Three Qilin heads, at a 2006 Monkey God festival in Hong Kong. Dr. APhoto credit: Sam Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/qilin-birmingham-chinatown-chinatownology-2012.pngqilin.birmingham chinatown.chinatownology.2012A towering Qilin prepares to ritually enter a Chinese restaurant, bringing good luck in its wake. Birmingham's Chinatown, Lunar New Year, 2012. Dr. Amos' own research includes an excellent ethnographic study of a Qilin dance troupe in Hong Kong during the 1970s. Source: Chinatownology. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/800px-seattle_-_chinese_new_year_2011_-_71.jpg800px-Seattle_-_Chinese_New_Year_2011_-_71A variety of dance teams, featuring an assortment of mythological creatures, meet outside the gates of Seattles Chinatown on the first day of the Lunar New Year, 2011. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/qingqilin-new-imperial-sumer-palace-2002.jpgQingQilin.New Imperial Sumer Palace.2002Qing era Qilin at the New Imperial Summer Palace. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/546px-qilin-shaped_incense_burner_1_cac.jpg546px-Qilin-shaped_incense_burner_1_CACA Qilin shaped incense burner from early in the Qing dynasty (likely 1700s). Source:Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ming-tombs-qilin-dragon-fish.jpgMing tombs Qilin (dragon fish)A statue of a Qilin preserved among the Ming Tombs. this creature shows distinctive dragon and fish characteristics and it clearly hoofed. Source: wikimedia. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/800px-chuning_-_western_qilin_emperor-wu-of-liu-song-363e28093422.jpg800px-Chuning_-_western_qilin_Emperor Wu of Liu Song (363–422This ancient depiction of a Qilin was a guardian fir the tomb of the Emporer Wu of Li Song (3xx-xxx). Note that this creature has wings and more closely resembles a central Asian griffin than a later Chinese Qilin. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chinese_new_year_market-hong-kong.jpgChinese_New_Year_market.Hong KongNew Years Market in Hong Kong. Source: Wikimedia.2013-02-11T03:30:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/04/through-a-lens-darkly-selling-swords-and-printed-martial-arts-training-manuals-in-a-19th-century-guangzhou-market-place/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/marketplace-martial-artists-detail.jpgmarketplace martial artists.detailA typical market place demonstration featuring socially marginal martial artists. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flea-market-swords.pngflea market swordsStereoscope image of a junk dealer selling swords. Probably late 19th century. 2013-02-09T04:53:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/01/30/butterfly-swords-and-boxing-exploring-a-lost-southern-chinese-martial-arts-training-manual/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/painting-double-swords-3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAnother image in the same series of paintings. Note the leader of this unit is dressed as a member of the gentry and carries a bow. Thanks again to Gavin Nugent (www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/) for sharing this image.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-nobel-art-of-self-defense-4.pngThe Nobel Art of Self Defense.4Note the attempt to trap the opponents Pu Dap (Horse Knife) with the quillion of the shuang dao.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-nobel-art-of-self-defense-2.pngThe Nobel Art of Self Defense.2Illustrations of pole fighting, "The Noble Art of Self-Defense." (Circa 1870)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-nobel-art-of-self-defense-3.pngThe Nobel Art of Self Defense.3Another wood block print from the "Nobel Art of Self-Defense." Notice the long, narrow, pointed hudiedao and clearly illustrated D-guards. Also note that the posture of this individual is identical to the figure in the first painting.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/painting-double-swords-2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA very interesting painting from the previous series. Note that this one shows individuals with clearly rendered Hudiedao, Shuang Jian and Shuang Dao, suggesting the practical use of all three weapons. Special thanks to Gavin Nugent (www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/) for agreeing to share this image.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-nobel-art-of-self-defense-1.pngThe Nobel Art of Self Defense.1Wood block cuts illustrating unarmed Boxing form the "Nobel Art of Self Defense." (circa 1870). Note that the individual on the left is striking a boney target (his opponent's face) with an open hand, where as the "figure A" on the left is now attacking a soft target with a closed fist. This is generally good advice and it is still taught in the southern Chinese martial arts today.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/painting-double-swords-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA19th century Chinese painting. This image is part of a larger set that shows scenes ofa gentry led militia in training. Note the individual in the foreground with long pointed hudiedao. Special thanks to Gavin Gaving Nugent (www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/) for sharing these images.2015-03-24T13:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/02/06/ritual-tradition-and-memory-in-singapores-southern-chinese-martial-arts-community/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/800px-singapore_evening_skyline.jpg800px-Singapore_Evening_SkylineSingapore evening skyline. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/coffeeshopsg-wikimedia.jpgCoffeeShopSG.wikimediaA typical "coffee-shop" in Singapore. To Americans these local iconic institutions resemble outdoor food-courts. Farrer reports that traditional martial arts masters would often socialize for hours with their students after class in the local coffee-shops. In doing so they passed on the deep social knowledge that allowed the traditional martial arts to become a powerful form of social capital. Source: Wikimedia. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/geylang_road_shophouses-1024x768.jpgGeylang_Road_Shophouses-1024x768A commercial area of Singapore's Red light District (Geylang Road) by daylight. This area is is home to numerous traditional martial arts schools and lion dance associations.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/800px-chinese_garden_bridge.jpg800px-Chinese_Garden_BridgeChinese Garden Bridge. Singapore. Source: wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raffles_place.jpgRaffles_PlaceRaffles Place. An imposing view of the Singapore skyline. Source: Wikimedia.2013-02-18T17:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/21/the-book-club-the-shaolin-monastery-by-meir-shahar-chapters-3-4-monastic-violence-in-the-ming-dynasty/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin-temple054-probably-1936.jpgshaolin temple054.probably 1936Unknown small structure on the grounds of the Shaolin Temple. This picture was taken prior to the 1928 fire.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin-standing-in-snow-pavilion-pre-1928.jpgshaolin.Standing in Snow Pavilion.pre 1928Standing in Snow Pavilion before the 1928 fire.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin-warrior-monks-of-the-1920s.jpgshaolin.warrior monks of the 1920sShaolin's warrior monks during the late in the 1920s. This photo was taken prior to the burning of the temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin-mural-2-in-white-robe-hall-pre-1928.jpgshaolin.mural 2 in white robe hall.pre 1928Qing era mural of Shaolin Monks engaged in martial arts training as it existed at the time of the expedition. This treasure is located in the White Robe Hall and can still be seen by visitors today.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin_vor_1928_0001.jpgShaolin_vor_1928_0001Front Gates of the Shaolin Temple Prior to the 1928 Destruction of the Temple. This photo was part of a Republic of China era survey of the temple grounds.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin-copper-plated-scriptures-buddhist-staffs-were-stored-in-the-dharma-hall.jpgshaolin.copper plated scriptures.buddhist staffs.were stored in the dharma hallAn interior picture of the renown library at Shaolin. Prominently displayed in the center are copper plated Buddhist scriptures. Researchers on the expidition also noted that this library contained illustrated manuscripts and a collection of staffs from historically important monks.2013-02-04T16:51:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/07/the-book-club-the-shaolin-monastery-by-meir-shahar-chapters-5-conclusion-the-evolution-of-unarmed-martial-arts-in-the-ming-and-qing-dynasties/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/shaolin_wushu-cropped.jpgShaolin_wushu.croppedhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/shaolin-bell-from-the-original-tower-destroyed-in-1928.jpgshaolin.bell from the original tower. destroyed in 1928Original bell of the Shaolin Temple, destroyed in the 1928 fire.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/weapons-mural-shaolin-temple-2.jpgWeapons Mural.Shaolin Temple.2A different view of the same mural. Shaolin, 19th century. Original published source unknown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/shaolinold-mural-1-in-white-robe-hall-pre-1928.jpgshaolinold.mural 1 in White Robe Hall.pre 1928A pre-1928 photograph of the important murals in the White Robe Hall of the Shaolin Temple. Early 19th Century Mural, Shaolin Temple. This work of art depicts the monks demonstrating their Martial Arts for a visiting Qing dignitary. Luckily this painting survived the 1928 and has been widely reproduced.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/weapons-mural-shaolin-temple.jpgWeapons Mural.Shaolin TempleA detailed view of one of the 19th century murals at the Shaolin Temple in Henan. Original published source unknown.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/shaolin_mural.jpgshaolin_muralEarly 19th Century Mural, Shaolin Temple. This work of art depicts the monks demonstrating their Martial Arts for a visiting Qing dignitary. Luckily this historically significant piece of art survived the 1928 destruction of the temple.2016-06-10T03:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/01/16/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-january-16th-2013-globalization-identity-and-conflict/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/age-of-wushu.jpgAge of WushuAge of Wushu. Source: Snail Games.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kendo-students-in-shanghai.jpegKendo Students in Shanghai.Kendo students in a gym in downtown Shanghai. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT .https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/alejandrina-cruz.jpgAlejandrina CruzAlejandrina Cruz at her apartment in the Bronx, Kung Fu film playing in the background. Source: New York Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-grandmasters-2012-movie-image.jpgThe-Grandmasters-2012-Movie-ImageThe Grandmaster. opened recently in China. Films like this are having a notable impact on the Wing Chun community in North America.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/karate_kid_photo7.jpgkarate_kid_photo7Jackie chan in the "Karate Kid," 2010.2014-11-10T01:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/21/wing-chun-a-documentary-directed-by-jon-braeley/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/empty-mind-films.pngEmpty Mind FilmsWing Chun: A Documentary is produced and distributed by Empty Mind Films. It was directed by Jon Braeley and runs 75 minutes.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/empty-mind-films-4.pngEmpty Mind Films.4Ip Ching, the younger son of Ip Man, discussing Chi Sao techniques with a teenage student at the VTAA headquarters in Hong Kong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/empty-mind-films-3.pngEmpty Mind Films.32013-01-14T04:25:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/10/alex-gillis-takes-on-a-killing-art/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/generalchoi2.jpgGeneralChoi2General Choi Hong Hi, creator and long time leader of the International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gillis_alex.jpgGillis_Alexhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/a-killing-art.jpgA Killing Art2013-02-01T00:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/05/can-southern-chinese-kung-fu-really-be-internal/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cantonc1880-1890.jpgCanton c.1880-1890Guangzhou circa 1880-1890.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/leaning-chinese-tower1.pngLeaning Chinese Towerhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/house-bridge-fujian-1868-earliest-photo-of-chinese-potted-tree.jpgHouse Bridge.Fujian.1868 (earliest photo of Chinese potted tree)Fujian, 1868.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/internal-civil-service-exam-cells.jpgInternal.civil.service.exam.cellsA group of cells where the civil service exam was administered in Guangzhou. The photo dates to the mid 1870s.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/leaning-chinese-tower.pngLeaning Chinese TowerUnlabeled and undated image from a vintage Chinese postcard.2013-06-24T10:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2013/01/01/kung-fu-tea-selects-the-top-chinese-martial-arts-webpage-of-2012/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/longsaberbookcoverthumb.giflongsaberbookcoverthumbSource: http://www.chineselongsword.com/translation.shtmlhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/800px-seattle_-_chinese_new_year_2011_-_71.jpg800px-Seattle_-_Chinese_New_Year_2011_-_71 Lion dancers at Historic Chinatown Gate, Chinese New Year, Hing Hay Park, Seattle, Washington. Source: Wikimedia.2013-01-03T00:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/30/a-year-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-the-events-and-stories-that-shaped-2012-part-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/panama-city-beach-new-years.jpgPanama City Beach New YearsNew Years fireworks display at Panama City Beach. Source: Visit Panama City Beach.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1907-ball-drop-times-square.jpg1907 ball drop times squareNew Yorkers in Times Square waiting to see the first ever ball drop, 1907. Source: press photo for the NY Times.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/800px-sydney_new_years_2008-9.jpg800px-Sydney_new_years_2008-9New Year in Sydney, 2009. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/seattle_new_years_eve_fireworks_2011.jpgSeattle_New_Years_Eve_Fireworks_2011https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/new-years-in-time-square-2011.jpgNew Years in Time Square 2011Times Square in New York City, 2011. Source: Wikimedia.2012-12-30T18:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/27/a-year-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-the-events-and-stories-that-made-2012-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/470px-ching-yen_tang_tai_-_snow_piled_in_gorges_and_peaks_-_walters_351961a.jpg470px-Ch'ing-yen_T'ang_Tai_-_Snow_Piled_in_Gorges_and_Peaks_-_Walters_351961A"Snow Piled in Gorges and Peaks" by Ch'ing-yen T'ang Tai. Early 18th century. Source: Wikimedia Commons.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/432px-ardea_herodias_feb-_ontario.jpg432px-Ardea_herodias,_Feb.,_OntarioGrey Heron in Ontario, Canada. Source: Wikimedia commons.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/japanese-snow-print.jpgJapanese Snow PrintPine Tree After Snow by Kawase Hasui (1929). 2013-01-01T16:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/25/seasons-greetings/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/9-thomas-nast-christmas-granger.jpg9-thomas-nast-christmas-grangerAn iconic Christmas image by Thomas Nast, considered by many to the be the inventor of the modern American image of Santa Clause.2012-12-25T06:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/17/2012-christmas-shopping-list-new-toys-and-long-reads-to-get-you-through-the-winter-months/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christmas-arts-and-crafts-house.jpgChristmas arts and crafts house.A home silhouetted by the moon on Christmas eve. These architectural cards were some of the most commonly given and are a valuable remainder of the material lives that Americans at the turn of the century aspired to. Note the art nouveau influenced gate. (Source: Vintage American Postcard, authors personal collection.) https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bernard-alpine-assault.jpgBernard.Alpine AssaultBernard the Kung Fu Elf, training for a spot on the elite North Pole Alpine Search and Rescue team. (Source: late 1940s Swedish Postcard, Authors personal collection.)https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/santa-green-1907.jpgSanta Green.1907Santa in a green suit. this card was dated 1907. Already by that point the santa suit was more common. Source: Vintage American Postcard from Authors personal collection.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bernard-the-kung-fu-elf.jpgBernard the Kung Fu ElfBernard the Kung Fu Elf riding Shotgun with Santa. (Source: Vintage American Postcard, authors personal collection.)2012-12-26T19:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/12/10/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-december-10th-2012-new-wing-chun-documentary-and-the-past-and-future-of-the-mixed-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/800px-newsouthchinamall-court.jpg800px-NewSouthChinaMall-CourtEmpty section of New South China Mall, Dongguan, China. Note that the mall was open for buisnes when this photo was taken in 2010. Unfortunately no customers or stores decide to show up. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/jujitsu-japanese-painting.jpgJujitsu.Japanese paintingIs this the beginning of the "mixed martial arts"?https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2008_summer_olympics_taekwondo_-_mildred_alango_v-_wu_jingyu_3.jpg2008_Summer_Olympics_Taekwondo_-_Mildred_Alango_v._Wu_Jingyu_32008 Olympic Tae Kwon Do bout between Mildred Alango and Wu Jingyu. When will we see Wushu as an Olympic sport? Source: wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wing-chun-documentary-gallary.pngWing Chun Documentary.GallaryA new documentary seeks to present this 19th century art as a modern and sophistocated adjunt to daily life. 2012-12-10T17:47:07+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/19/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-november-19th-2012-ip-man-the-ufc-and-kung-fu-buddhists/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/screen-capture.pngscreen capturehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin-astralia-artist-rendering.pngShaolin.Astralia.artist renderingArtist Rendering of part of the new "temple complex" currently scheduled for construction in New South Wales.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/grandmasters.jpggrandmastersAnd this is how he is imagined today, as an almost superhuman fighter.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nun-with-pole.jpgNun with poleA "Kung Fu" nun demonstrates a pole form at a Tibetan Temple in Nepal. Nuns from this order recently traveled to CERN Switzerland where they displayed their skills and discussed "energy" with a set of confused particle physicists. 2012-11-25T19:16:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/14/chinese-martial-studies-kai-filipiak-ph-d-discusses-the-state-of-the-discipline/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/800px-japanese_white_pine_1625-2007.jpg800px-Japanese_White_Pine,_1625-2007Japanese White Pine displayed at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the United States National Arboretum. According to the tree's display placard, it has been in training since 1625. This specimen is also unique in that it survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/japanese-bonsai-painting.jpgJapanese Bonsai.paintinghttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ma-mingda.jpgMa MingdaProfessor Ma mingda, a noted Chinese martial studies scholar.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kai-filipiak.jpgKai FilipiakProfessor Kai Filipiak.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tengu.jpgtengu2012-11-14T16:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/19/why-religion-needs-to-play-a-greater-role-in-chinese-martial-studies-than-it-does-in-the-chinese-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/turtles-2-p3130065x.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATurtles in HK Garden (HT Dad).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/boats-foshan-zhongshan-park1.jpgboats.foshan.Zhongshan ParkBoats in Foshan's Zhongshan Parkhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hong-kong-koi-rj-sams-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAKoi in a Hong Kong park (HT Dad).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/boats-foshan-zhongshan-park.jpgboats.foshan.Zhongshan Park2013-06-15T03:18:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/03/spiritual-kung-fu-can-wing-chun-be-a-secular-religion/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wudangtaiji1.jpgWudangTaijiTaiji being demonstrated at the famous Wudang Temple, spiritual home of the Taoist arts. Notice they wear the long hair of Taoist Adepts. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/guangdong_foshan_chinese_temple_guan_yin_01_statues_july-2012.jpgGuangdong_Foshan_chinese_temple_Guan_Yin_01_statues_July-2012A Buddhist sanctuary dedicated to Guan Yin in Foshan, the home of Wing Chun Boxing. While Ip Man never had a Buddhist shrine in his school museums to both him and Wong Fei Hung (prominent Foshan Hung Gar practitioner) are located in the ground of Foshan Ancestral Temple. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wudangtaiji.jpgWudangTaijiTaiji being demonstrated at the famous Wudang Temple, spiritual home of the Taoist arts.2012-11-14T16:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/12/through-a-lense-darkly-6-china-rediscovers-the-shaolin-temple-igniting-a-kung-fu-craze/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin-children-1982-cropped.jpgShaolin.children.1982.croppedThree unidentified children practice Kung Fu near the Shaolin Temple. This photo was taken in 1982 and it captures the first moments of the "Golden Age" of Kung Fu in mainland China.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaolin-shi-dechan-1982-cropped.jpgShaolin.Shi Dechan.1982.croppedShi Dechan, a master of traditional Chinese medicine and the acting abbot of the Shaolin Monastery in 1982. I have not been able to identify the individuals on the stairs behind him. 2015-02-12T14:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/22/through-a-lense-darkly-5-early-chinese-american-boxers/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chinese-american-boxer-sing-hosan-the-milwaukee-sentinel-may-4-1913.pngChinese American Boxer.Sing Hosan.The Milwaukee Sentinel.May 4 1913Clipping from the Milwaukee Sentinel. May 4th, 1913. This paper is best known among scholars of Asian-American studies for its vehemently anti-Japanese articles and editorials prior to WWII.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1937-guoshu-chainpunches1.png1937.guoshu.chainpunchesWestern style boxers trained by the Central Guoshu Institute demonstrate their skills as a group at a 1937 rally before splitting up for their individual matches.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0131w500.jpg0131w500Chinese Highbinders and Weapons in San Francisco. Harper's Weekly, Feb. 13th, 1886. . https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_new.jpgIMG_NEWSing Hosan poses with "Spike" Hennessey prior to their fight in 1913. Sing won by KO in the sixth round.2021-10-12T04:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/09/how-yoda-helped-to-invent-ip-man-star-wars-and-the-martial-arts-in-the-western-imagination/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/yoda-kung-fu-stances.jpgYoda.Kung Fu Stanceshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/yoda-learning-large.jpgyoda.learning.largeIts like this guy spent a lot of a time at a training hall or something.....https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/vader-faith.jpgVader.Faithhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hanshotfirst2.jpg_HanShotFirst2When watching Star Wars with your younger nieces and nephews its best not to go into too much detail about "who shot who" first.....https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sw-bible.jpgSW.Biblehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/yoda-at-me-bro-you-come.jpegYoda.at-me-bro-you-comeI am normally pretty careful about sourcing my pictures, but I have no ideas who actually own any of this stuff, so I am just posting it anyway.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/yoda-star-wars-an-american-religion.jpgYoda.Star Wars an American ReligionStar Wars. An authentically American religious experience.2016-04-07T12:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/15/the-kukri-and-the-katana-understanding-and-appreciating-the-rarity-of-the-martial-arts/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/primeministersgurkhaguards1955-1.jpgPrimeMinistersGurkhaGuards1955-1Kukri's identical to the ones above remained in service into the 1940s and 1950s. This long service life can make it difficult to determine where a given piece might have been used.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/abcdef2cropped.jpgABCDEF2croppedA selection of six kukri's issued to the Royal Nepalese military in the early 20th century.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/korean-turtle-ship.jpgKorean Turtle Ship16th century Korean turtle ship in a depiction dating to 1795. This innovative and original weapon proved to be both effective and well ahead of its time.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/japanese-watermargin-print-cut.jpgJapanese Watermargin Print.cutKuniyoshi. "108 Heroes from Water Margin, Hitendaiseikikon." A nice illustration of the interplay between Japanese and Chinese martial culture.2017-09-08T09:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/03/does-wing-chun-need-a-spiritual-center-is-it-confucianism/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ip-man-and-ip-chun.jpgIp Man and Ip ChunIp Man and his oldest son, Ip Chun, sitting in Hong Kong during the 1960s.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/0902-ochinaschools-first-day_full_380.jpg0902-OCHINASCHOOLS-first-day_full_380Children in China dressed as Confucian scholars to celebrate the first day of school. This article provides another perspective on the resurgence of Confucian values in Chinese society. Photo Credit: Christian Science Monitor, 2012. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wudangshan_2003_10.jpgWudangshan_2003_10Wudangshan, a sacred mountain long associated with the "internal" martial arts.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/konfuzius-1770.jpgKonfuzius-1770Painting of Confucius, circa 1770. The Granger Collection, New York. 2020-05-15T16:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/29/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-october-29th-2012-commercialization-authenticity-and-bruce-lee/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/butterfly-3.jpgButterfly 3Antique hudiedao or "butterfly swords." These weapons are commonly seen in a number of styles of southern Kung Fu including Choy Li Fut, Hung Gar and Wing Chun.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/696px-panda_closeup.jpg696px-Panda_closeupThis might be the last panda on the internet that is not doing Kung Fu.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hk_star_bruce_lee_16.jpgHK_Star_Bruce_Lee_16Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong. Source: Wikimedia.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/800px-ufc_74_respect_bout.jpg800px-UFC_74_Respect_BoutIs this the future of the martial arts in China?https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shaolin_monastery_2006-tourists.jpgShaolin_Monastery_2006.touristsTourists at the Shaolin Temple. Henan, 2012.2012-11-06T04:55:15+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/17/how-common-sense-warps-our-perceptions-of-wing-chun-and-its-origins/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hong_kong_night_skyline.jpgHong_Kong_Night_SkylineThe Hong Kong Skyline at night. Often we need to question the received wisdom before we can see the big picture.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/scaffolding_hong_kong.jpgScaffolding_Hong_KongThe folklore around a given style might provide a scaffolding to build more complex theories. Yet if commonly held assumptions are never questioned "common sense" can obscure our view of the past.2012-10-24T22:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/17/through-a-lense-darkly-3-chinese-martial-artists-in-a-local-market-place/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/marketplace-martial-artists-full-page1.jpgmarketplace martial artists.full pagehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/public-execution-cropped.jpgpublic execution.croppedPublic execution photographed for a Qing era postcard, hand-tinted. Postcards such as this one are relatively common and reflect the raciest bias of western consumers in the early 20th century who say the Chinese as implacably violent, subversive and threatening. Unfortunately that also accurately reflect the swift and brutal nature of justice in late imperial China. Public executions were often used to deal with market thieves. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/marketplace-martial-artists-full-page.jpgmarketplace martial artists.full page2012-10-24T21:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/17/is-the-iphone-killing-kung-fu-economics-and-globalization-in-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/international_finance_centre_mall_apple_store_hong_kong.jpgInternational_Finance_Centre_Mall,_Apple_Store_(Hong_Kong)Young adults packed into the Apple Store in the International Finance Center Mall, Hong Kong 2012.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/taiji-cropped.pngTaiji.croppedA trip to any public park in China would seem to indicate that the average of traditional martial artists is increasing. At the same time these individuals may have a greater need for strong social networks and more resources to devote to finding them.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/90s-generation-chinese-students-military-training-girl-cell-mobile-phone.jpg90s-generation-chinese-students-military-training-girl-cell-mobile-phoneA Chinese teen uses her cell phone during militia training. This photo engendered some controversy on the internet and seemed to embody much of what was wrong with the current generation to older Chinese citizens. (Source: China Smack).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shaolin_wushu-cropped.jpgShaolin_wushu.croppedA large martial arts school near the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. Note that students like these attend martial arts academies for different reasons than those discussed in the current article. Most of these students aspire to a career in the military, police or private security forces.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hong_kong_night_skyline.jpgHong_Kong_Night_SkylineHong Kong skyline at Night. This is one of the most globally connected cities in the world.2012-11-07T06:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/07/27/a-really-short-reading-list-on-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ap-image-semi-literate-readers-looking-through-sequentially-illustrated-kung-fu-novels-1949-e1584932458147.jpgAP Image.Semi-Literate Readers Looking Through Sequentially Illustrated Kung Fu Novels.1949https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chinese-books-e1343431537203.jpgChinese BooksSo what do you read?2015-08-03T15:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/12/what-master-t-t-liang-can-teach-us-about-wing-chun/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pumpkin-green-tops.jpgpumpkin.green topsPumpkins. Wyoming County, October 2012. Photo Credit. Benjamin Judkins.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/one-room-school-house-2012.jpgOne Room School House.2012One room schoolhouse. October 2012, Conewango Valley.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hay-stacks-october-2012-modified.jpgHay Stacks.October 2012.modifiedFreshly cut corn in the Conewango valley. Photo Credit: Benjamin Judkinshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/blasted-oak-20121.jpgBlasted Oak.2012(Photo Credit: Benjamin Judkins) Tao Te Ching, Chapter Thirty-three Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength. He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of willpower. He who stays where he is endures. To die but not to perish is to be eternally present. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/blasted-oak-2012.jpgBlasted Oak.20122015-12-03T07:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/22/traditional-training-equipment-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-part-i/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rice-bag-dummy-choy-li-fut-ho-ngau.jpgRice Bag Dummy. Choy Li Fut. Ho NgauMaster Hu Ngau and a slightly exotic rice bag striking dummy. Choy Li Fut seems to have favored some of the more complicated training devices seen in Guangdong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/holding-water-jar.jpgHolding Water JarMy tradition does not use this particular training method...and that makes me happy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/iron-palm-bean-pot-2.jpgIron Palm.bean pot.2Iron palm training using a bean pot.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pole-water-margin.jpgPole.Water MarginPole fighting plays a role in the novel "Water Margins," a foundation text of modern Chinese martial culture.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pak-mei-pole-cheung-lai-chuen.jpgPak Mei Pole.Cheung Lai ChuenCheung Lai Chuen, the founder of Pak Mei (White Eyebrow), passing on the southern long pole fighting tradition.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/new-focus-mitts.jpgnew focus mittshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yang-style-taichi-shanghai-bund-2005.jpgYang Style Taichi.shanghai.bund.2005Yang Style Taiji Students In Shanghai, 2005.2012-10-27T23:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/08/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-october-8-2012-videogames-movies-and-the-question-of-cultural-appropriation/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chinese_tea_gancha.jpgChinese_tea,_ganchahttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jama.jpgJAMAThe final, special edition, issue of the long running Journal of Asian Martial Arts.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images.jpgimages"Man with the Iron Fists," premiers November 2.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/buddhafinger_23590-nphd.jpgbuddhafinger_23590.nphdhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mistsofpandaria.jpgMistsofPandariaMove over Po, there is a new panda in town. A whole bunch of them actually....2012-10-08T18:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/28/wing-chun-and-the-hakka-arts-is-there-a-connection/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hakka-hennessy_road_yu_fung_comm_centre_hakka_cuisine.jpgHakka.Hennessy_Road_Yu_Fung_Comm_Centre_Hakka_cuisineA Hakka Restaurant on Hennessy Road in Hong Kong. The Hakka remain an important and vibrant community within Southern China. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hakka-traditional-villiage.jpgHakka.traditional villiageA traditional Hakka village. One does not have to be an expert on castles to see the defensive nature of the tulou. Typically these dwellings are made from stone or rammed earth, have one a single entrance and no windows on the ground floor.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hakka-stone-home-details.jpgHakka.Stone Home.DetailsInterior Architectural Detail of a "tulou," or traditional Hakka walled village. 2016-03-08T20:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/05/lives-of-chinese-martial-artists-2-cheung-lai-chuen-pt-ii/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pak-mei-pole-cheung-lai-chuen.jpgPak Mei Pole.Cheung Lai ChuenCheung Lai Chuen demonstrating southern style pole fighting. The topic of an upcoming post.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/kot-siu-wong-possible-portrait.jpgKot Siu Wong.possible portraitThe only portrait of Kot Siu Wong that I have been able to locate.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cheung_lai_chuen-seated.jpgcheung_lai_chuen.seatedA later portrait of Cheung Lai Chuen.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cheung_lai_chuen.jpgcheung_lai_chuenCheung Lai Chuen demonstrating forms in Hong Kong.2013-04-11T21:00:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/27/through-a-lense-darkly-2-images-of-the-boxer-uprising/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/boxer-uprising-rebel-martial-artist.jpgBoxer Uprising.rebel martial artistOne of the most iconic images of the Boxer Uprising. This photograph was taken for the turn of the century wire news media.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/guards-boxer-rebellion.jpgGuards.boxer rebellion2012-10-04T03:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/10/01/through-a-lense-darkly-4-chinese-martial-arts-and-the-military/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/military-unit-doing-martial-arts-practice1.jpgMilitary Unit doing martial arts practicehttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1937-guoshu-general-zang-zhijiang.png1937.guoshu.General Zang ZhijiangGeneral Zhang Zhijiang, overseeing a Guoshu demonstration in Hunan Province.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1937-guoshu-forms-by-troops.png1937.guoshu.forms by troopsGuoshu demonstration by Nationalist Troops, Hunan 1937.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1937-guoshu-chainpunches.png1937.guoshu.chainpunchesChinese military unit demonstrating the "chain punch." 1937 Hunan, Guoshu Demonstration.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/military-unit-doing-martial-arts-practice.jpgMilitary Unit doing martial arts practice2013-01-13T00:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/29/kung-fu-tea-now-on-facebook/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/foshan-jingwu-plans.pngFoshan.Jingwu.plansPlans for the Foshan Jingwu Association building. Only two of the three wings were ever completed.2012-09-29T18:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/26/teaching-chinese-martial-studies-and-talking-about-the-martial-arts-in-the-classroom/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chinese-classroom.jpgChinese classroomChinese American students in San Francisco. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/korean-school-traditional.jpgKorean School.traditionalVintage image of a traditional Korean school.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/traditional-chinese-school.giftraditional chinese schoolPopular image of a traditional Chinese Confucian school. 2012-09-26T04:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/09/10/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-september-10-2012/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/foot-sign.jpgFoot signSign for a Chinese Traditional Medicine clinic in the New Territories, Hong Kong (HT Dad).https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iron-palm-shaolin-modern.jpgIron Palm.Shaolin Modernhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the_sword_identity.jpgThe_Sword_IdentityPoster for The Sword Identityhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tai-chi-0.jpgTai-Chi 02012-09-10T14:52:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/29/what-can-morihei-ueshiba-teach-us-about-researching-chinese-martial-culture/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yim-wing-chun.jpgYim Wing ChunYuen Woo Ping's 1994 movie "Wing Chun" is notable for its comical, yet nuanced, discussion of the role of gender and social expectations in the Chinese martial arts.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ancient-iron-swords.jpgAncient Iron SwordsIron swords from the Sui Dynasty, circa 600 CE. These blades were found near the ancient capital of Luoyang, not far from the Shaolin Temple. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ueshiba-spiritual.jpgUeshiba spiritualUeshiba was a profoundly spiritual individual. He was deeply influenced by both the Omoto religion and multiple schools of Japanese Tantric Buddhism.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ueshiba-spear.jpgUeshiba.spearThroughout his life Ueshiba seems to have had a fascination with the yari, or Japanese spear. His son claims that spear and long pole fighting had a substantive impact on the development of Aikido, even though those weapons are rarely used today.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/morihei-ueshiba.jpgMorihei-UeshibaIf your heart is large enough to envelop your adversaries, you can see right through them and avoid their attacks. And once you envelop them, you will be able to guide them along the path indicated to you by heaven and earth. -Morihei Ueshiba 2012-08-29T02:11:10+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/24/traditional-training-equipment-in-the-chinese-martial-arts-part-ii-attack-of-the-wooden-dummies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gichin-funakoshi-makiwara1.jpgGichin Funakoshi-makiwara1Gichin Funakoshi.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kung-fu-panda-training-hall.pngtraining hallA modern adaptation of the legendary Shaolin "Hall of the Wooden Dummy Men."https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wooden-dummy-ip-man.jpgWooden Dummy.Ip ManIp Man working on his dummy. Note the thin slats that dummy hangs on. This mounting system was perfected by Fung.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mok-ga-da-saam-sing-02.jpgmok-ga-da-saam-sing-02Traditional Mok Gar dummy training from Guangdong.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wooden-dummy-choy-li-fut-ho-ngu-1.jpgWooden Dummy.Choy Li Fut. Ho Ngu.1https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/old-wooden-dummy.jpgold wooden dummyLate 19th century performers with a large planted wooden dummy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wooden-dummy-2-smith-002.jpgWooden Dummy.2.Smith 002https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wooden-dummies-1-smith-001.jpgWooden Dummies.1.Smith 001Tung Chin-tsan working his relatively complicated dummy.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wooden-dummy-planted-bagua.jpgwooden dummy.planted.baguaA simple striking dummy employed in some Bagua schools.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/poles-013.jpgPoles-013A martial artists using a field of plum blossom poles.2017-01-12T05:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/20/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-august-20-2012-the-steampunk-edition/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/training-with-dadao.jpgtraining with dadaoThe staff of Chineselongsword.com has recently translated a manual on the dadao, or "big knife" popular with Chinese infantry from the 1920s to the 1940s. Given the seemingly anachronistic nature of their weapon these guys always looked vaguely "steampunkish" to me. https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bartitsu_montage.jpgBartitsu_MontageBartitsu drew on both both eastern and western combat traditions and cultural markers.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tai-chi-0.jpgTai-Chi 0https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rock_crusher_gears.jpgRock_crusher_gearsOverly elaborate gears, you can't have steam punk without them. 2012-08-20T02:54:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/13/through-a-lens-darkly-images-of-chinas-martial-culture-1/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chinese-post-card-opium-use.jpgChinese Post Card.Opium UseA typical period postcard featuring female drug addicts. This post card was also published in Japan, probably in the 1920s.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chinese-martial-artists-japanese-postcard-1930s-001.jpgChinese Martial Artists.Japanese Postcard.1930s 001Chinese martial arts display. Northern China, sometime in the 1930s.2012-08-13T04:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/06/the-castles-of-our-youth/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fort_niagara_from_canadian_side_12.jpgFort_Niagara_from_Canadian_Side_1Fort Niagara, near Buffalo NY. The entire Niagara River was a strategic waterway that saw combat during the War of 1812.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fort_niagara_from_canadian_side_11.jpgFort_Niagara_from_Canadian_Side_1Fort Niagara, near Buffalo NY, as seen from Canada. The entire Niagara River area saw combat during the war of 1812.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/oldfortniagara-interior.jpg_oldfortniagara.interiorhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/castles1.pngCastleshttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fort_niagara_from_canadian_side_1.jpgFort_Niagara_from_Canadian_Side_1Forth Niagara, as seen from Canada.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/castles.pngCastles2012-08-06T02:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/08/01/three-questions-about-the-field-of-chinese-martial-studies/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/noma_dojo_2006.jpgNoma_Dojo,_2006https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/red-leaf-chinese_gardens.jpgRed Leaf.Chinese_GardensChinese martial studies, totally unique?2012-08-01T04:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/07/30/chinese-martial-arts-in-the-news-july-30th-2012/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scott-bird.jpgScott BirdScott Bird (left) assisting a student.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shi-yong-xin.jpgshi-yong-xinShi Yongxin, current Abbot of the Shaolin Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shaolin_monastery_2006-tourists1.jpgShaolin_Monastery_2006.touristsTourists at the front gates of the Shaolin Temple.https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shaolin_monastery_2006-tourists.jpgTourists at the front gates of the Shaolin TempleTourists at the front gates of the Shaolin Temple2013-05-23T06:06:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/07/27/chinese-martial-arts-and-the-olympics-wushu-or-bust/https://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/800px-10th_all_china_games_nangun_1643.jpgA Modern Chinese Wushu Competitionhttps://chinesemartialstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1936olympicguoshumenexhibitionteam.jpgChina's 1936 Olympic Guoshu Exhibition TeamChina sent a group of martial artists to the 1936 Olympic Games who provided an exhibition of their then rarely seen arts on the global stage.2016-09-02T15:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://chinesemartialstudies.comdaily1.02025-11-23T10:42:21+00:00