Introduction Welcome to another edition of Chinese Martial Arts in the news. This is a semi-regular feature in which we review a roundup of media stories dealing with the martial arts over the last three to four weeks. We try... Continue Reading →
Introduction: A Very Brief History of the Wooden Dummy in the Southern Chinese Martial Arts. I have been shopping for a new wooden dummy (Mook Yan Jong). Obviously Wing Chun has a long and fruitful association with the wooden dummy,... Continue Reading →
Introduction "Chinese Martial Arts in the News" is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea. Every three or four weeks I try to conduct a roundup of the major stories affecting the Chinese martial arts. Special attention is payed... Continue Reading →
IntroductionWelcome to the April 22nd edition of "Chinese Martial Arts in the News." Every three weeks we stop to reflect on important events in the Chinese martial arts community and to take a look at how we are being covered... Continue Reading →
Introduction: Wing Chun and the Haters You do not have to be involved with the Chinese martial arts for very long to discover that Wing Chun has the potential to be a highly polarizing topic of conversation. Those within in... Continue Reading →
Introduction The New Years holiday is a great time to take a moment to reflect on where we have been in the last year. After all, the first step in making a useful resolution is to engage in a little... Continue Reading →
Chinese Martial Arts in the News: October 29th, 2012: Commercialization, Authenticity and Bruce Lee.
Welcome to the "Frankenstorm" edition of "Chinese martial arts in the news." Every few weeks I update readers about recent events and important developing trends. If you have suggestions for a story that I should be watching feel free to... Continue Reading →
Empty Mind Films has produced some of the highest quality and most engaging martial arts documentaries seen anywhere in the last few years. They are a small organization, and as a result they are selective about the projects they take... Continue Reading →
Many of the debates in the Wing Chun world today focus on the question of lineage. People want to know which expression of Wing Chun best captures its essential essence? Which is truly “authentic”? Often it is assumed that authenticity... Continue Reading →
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