Introduction: Zheng Manqing Accepts a Challenge While doing some preliminary historical research on Zheng Manqing, the well-known painter, physician and Taijiquan master, I came across a fascinating account of a challenge match that he was involved with during... 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 →
Introduction Welcome to 2014's first edition of "Chinese Martial Arts in the News." This is a semi-regular feature in which we reviewing media stories that mention or impact the the traditional fighting arts. In addition to discussing important events this... Continue Reading →
Introduction Welcome to our second annual discussion of the top webpages in Chinese martial studies. The purpose of this series is to acknowledge some of the individuals who have made great contributions to our understanding of the traditional martial arts... Continue Reading →
Introduction The first half of the 20th century was a time of rapid transformation for the traditional Chinese martial arts. Early in the era these fighting systems tended to be associated with practical pursuits such as military or militia training,... Continue Reading →
***It turns out that the introduction to the last post was a little premature. We are very fortunate to have received another post for the 2013 Web Symposium on Chinese Martial Studies. Adam D. Frank is an Associate Professor in the... Continue Reading →
Introduction Welcome! "Chinese Martial Arts in the News" is a regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea. Every three to four weeks we discuss the major news stories impacting the Chinese martial arts. Special attention is payed to the ways... Continue Reading →
This is the second half of our two part discussion of Adam D. Frank’s ethnographic study of identity and the traditional Chinese martial arts. The first part of this review can be found here. The “Book Club” is a semi-regular... Continue Reading →
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