***Today's post continues our discussion of economic markets and modernity in the Chinese martial arts. This essay, first posted in May of 2013, was one of my first attempts at hashing out these questions as they related to advertising... Continue Reading →
***Welcome to this weeks exploration of the archives. My writing/editing project has been progressing well and I am getting closer to announcement time. This last week I found myself revisiting a discussion of Bruce Lee's role in the globalization... Continue Reading →
***As I have previously mentioned, I am currently finishing up a major writing project. As such we will be going back to the archives once each week so that I can dedicate a little more time to the task... Continue Reading →
Benjamin Judkins. 2014. 'Inventing Kung Fu'. JOMEC Journal. June. Issue 5. 26 pages. I am very happy to announce that the latest edition of the JOMEC Journal has just been released. This volume, edited by Paul Bowman,... Continue Reading →
From the Archives: Spreading the Gospel of Kung Fu – Print Media and the Popularization of Wing Chun
***For my current writing project I am spending some time reconsidering the spread of Wing Chun onto the global stage. As part of that effort I have been rereading some of the earliest literature on the art to see exactly... Continue Reading →
***As I mentioned before, I currently need to set aside some additional time to finish up a book project. For the next few weeks I am going to be taking a second look at a few articles from the... Continue Reading →
***Sascha and I were recently talking about the different currents that can be seen in the consumer market for martial arts instruction in China today. As a longtime observer of these trends he was gracious enough to write a guest... Continue Reading →
"For sheer contentiousness, the Zhang Sanfeng case can only be compared to the issue of racism, abortion and homosexuality in American culture. At the dawn of the 21st century, the pendulum has once again swung towards the myth-makers. Western... Continue Reading →
Wang Guangxi. 2012. Chinese Kung Fu. Cambridge University Press. 115 pages. Introduction The prestigious Cambridge University Press published not one but two books on the topic of the Chinese martial arts in 2012. Most students of martial studies will already... Continue Reading →
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