Introduction We all know the story (and those who do not may want to quickly review the most popular version of it here). With the destruction of the Shaolin Temple at the hands of a fearful... Continue Reading →
Adam Frank Theorizes Lineage Conflict This post will be reaching most of Kung Fu Tea’s readers the day after many Americans celebrated Thanksgiving. On this particular holiday it is customary to spend a few moments... Continue Reading →
Hsu-Ming Teo. 2011. “Popular History and the Chinese Martial Arts Biopic.” History Australia. Vol. 8 No. 1: 42-66. Introduction Technology is a double edged sword. Electronic databases and fancy search tools promise a near omniscient... Continue Reading →
***I am currently on the road, so we will be dipping into the archives for this weeks Friday update. I decided that it might be fun to take a look back and to see what I was working... Continue Reading →
Introduction: A Question from a Reader The title (and subject) of today’s post is borrowed from a google query that brought a reader to this blog last week. WordPress has an incentive to encourage writers... Continue Reading →
Introduction – The Loss of Chu Shong Tin A few weeks ago the Wing Chun community lost one of its leading lights. It is hard to overstate Master Chu Shong Tin’s contributions to the emergence and preservation... 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 →
Introduction Welcome to “Chinese Martial Arts in the News.” This is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea in which we review media stories that mention or impact the the traditional fighting arts. In addition to discussing important... 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 →
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