***Alex Gillis was the very first special guest ever interviewed on Kung Fu Tea. His book, A Killing Art, remains one of the most readable and engaging histories of an Asian martial art ever written. Be sure to check it... Continue Reading →
Introduction Greetings from my short writing sabbatical! There are two subjects that have been on my mind. The first is Korea as I spent much of the day editing a 15 page conference presentation down to a svelte 7... Continue Reading →
Introduction One of the first books that I reviewed on this blog was A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do by Alex Gillis. To this day it remains one of my favorite discoveries and... Continue Reading →
Welcome of the Halloween 2012 edition of Kung Fu Tea! A few weeks ago I had the chance to review Alex Gillis' groundbreaking work on the origins and development of Tae Kwon Do, A Killing Art. Click on the links... Continue Reading →
Alex Gillis. A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do. Ontario: ECW Press. 2011 (First published in 2008). 246 pages. $16.95 USD. As I mentioned here I am assembling a reading list for an undergraduate course on the... Continue Reading →
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