Introduction Welcome back for another installment of “Chinese Martial Arts in the News.” This is a semi-regular feature in which we review media stories that mention or impact the the traditional fighting arts. In addition to discussing important, events... Continue Reading →
Introduction: The Martial Arts and National Identity in the Popular Imagination While few people can really claim to be experts in either the history or practice of the martial arts, the last six decades of popular culture have given most... Continue Reading →
Lives of Chinese Martial Artists (10): Chen Shichao and Chen Gongzhe: Creating the Jingwu Revolution
Introduction It is hard to think of any group or association that has had a greater effect on the emergence of the modern Chinese martial arts than the Jingwu Athletic Association. Founded in Shangahi in the closing years of... Continue Reading →
[This is the first post of the third installment of our "Book Club" series. The goal of this series is to provide a detailed discussion of some important books within the field of Chinese martial studies, similar to what you... Continue Reading →
Introduction Welcome to the first installment of "Chinese Martial Arts in the News" of 2013. For new readers this is a semi-regular roundup of important stories or events in the world of the Chinese martial arts. In these segments I... Continue Reading →
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