Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of Kung Fu Tea’s readers. Thanks so much for your support and feedback over the last five years. I think that Santa left me one or two martial... Continue Reading →
Introduction Paul Bowman, Kyle Barrowman and I have all been hard at work over the last couple of weeks putting the finishing touches on Issue 3 of the interdisciplinary journal, Martial Arts Studies. With seven research articles and a... Continue Reading →
Another Look at a “Young Boxer” – Martial Arts and National Humiliation in Early 20th Century China By Benjamin Judkins and Doug Wile Introduction Earlier this year I published an image of a “Young Boxer”... Continue Reading →
Introduction Certain events stand out in any historical treatment of the Chinese martial arts. The Boxer Uprising, the rapid popularization of Taijiquan and creation of the Jingwu Association in Shanghai all come to mind. Yet any discussion... 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 affect the traditional fighting arts. In addition to discussing important... Continue Reading →
I recently had a chance to sit down with Itamar Zadoff who runs the "No Wax Needed" podcast. Itamar is one of the up and coming martial arts studies scholars who I had the pleasure to meet at our... Continue Reading →
Its That Time of Year Again! Welcome to Kung Fu Tea's fifth annual holiday shopping list! These are always some of my favorite posts to pull together. They also serve as a great reminder to continue to make time... Continue Reading →
***Happy Thanksgiving! This is a day when we commemorate the initial act of European immigration to North America. From that point onward the flow of people and ideas across our borders has never really stopped. As such, it... Continue Reading →
First, the Important Stuff Is it possible to approach history without theory? I think not. It is the existence of some sort of preexisting story or framework of understanding that we carry around in our heads which... Continue Reading →
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