Introduction If I have learned one thing after years of attending academic conferences it is that every gathering must have at least one "roundtable discussion." Our own 2013 Web Symposium on Chinese Martial Studies is no exception. As such I... Continue Reading →
In honor of Kung Fu Tea's 100,000th page view I would like to welcome you to the 2013 Web Symposium on Chinese Martial Studies. I Over the next three weeks a variety of students and scholars will be contributing... Continue Reading →
Introduction: Archery and the Traditional Chinese Martial Arts I have recently been reading Stephen Selby’s book Chinese Archery (2000, Hong Kong University Press). It is a very important contribution to the Chinese martial studies literature and one of the few... Continue Reading →
Introduction How should we understand the traditional Chinese martial arts? Are these practices really intended to be a form of practical self-defense, or are they actually some other sort of social performance? Are the arts that we practice today “authentic?”... Continue Reading →
Kung Fu and Religion: The Emergence of the Modern Debate. For most of the 20th century western academics paid little attention to the Chinese martial arts. Popular culture did not elicit much interest from scholars who were more engaged with... Continue Reading →
I propose to speak on fairy-stories, though I am aware that this is a rash adventure. Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold. And overbold I may be accounted,... Continue Reading →
Introduction It is dangerous to make sweeping statements about the development of the traditional Chinese martial arts during the early 20th century. This was an important period for the hand combat community. Between 1900 and 1949 the complex of behaviors... Continue Reading →
A Guest Appearance for Kung Fu Tea I recently had an opportunity to sit down and talk with Craig Kiessling and Dave Jones. These two gentlemen are the hosts of the "Hiyaa Martial Arts Podcast." They graciously invited me to... Continue Reading →
Introduction: If Kung Fu is so popular, why can’t Wushu get into the Olympics? I am first and foremost a political scientist. When I look at the “traditional Chinese martial arts” what I see is emerging trends in civil... Continue Reading →
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