A Trip To Shaolin “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one’s lifetime.” Mark Twain I’ve been [Read More]
The desire to become a “warrior” appears to have taken over the popular imagination. To the point that, today, it seems one can hardly open their eyes without seeing some form of media promoting a new way to become a warrior. Typically, the purveyor of such products touts their military [Read More]
By now if you’ve read any of my articles you know I’m a huge nerd. A martial arts nerd, of course, but also in general. I’m very much into comics, manga, anime and, of course, video games. Nowadays I’m more into single player rpgs, puzzle platformers and metroidvania like stuff. [Read More]
Any able-bodied person with a functioning brain is capable of mastering their art if they stick with it. This is because your brain can store almost limitless information and memories. According to research, “the human brain consists of about 86 billion neurons. Each neuron forms connections to other neurons, which [Read More]
Introduction I’ve always been fascinated with Xingyi Quan, ever since I saw my sifu teach it a long time ago. Fast forward several years, my sigung (my sifu’s sifu) was giving one of his end of the year seminars. That time he taught Xingyi Quan’s Five Element Liking Form. Of [Read More]
How to Watch: Netflix (US/CA), also in some theaters Starring: Ron Yuan, Mathew Page, Alain Uy, Mykel Shannon Jenkins Director: Quoc Bao Tran Writer: Quoc Bao Tran Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes Rating: PG-13 Release Date: August 2020 at Fantasia Film Festival Style: Martial Arts, Comedy, Drama More information on [Read More]
Introduction Traditional martial arts enthusiasts from most backgrounds and arts have at the very least a superficial interest in weapons. Either as a combat tool, a way to develop empty hand body mechanics or as a cultural heritage. Being a Chinese martial arts geek myself I’ve already written one article [Read More]
Introduction Everyone, even non martial artists, has probably heard mention of Tai Chi at sometime, but what is it really? Most people think it’s some sort of yoga or slow gymnastics. A lot of older aged citizens in China and countries with strong presence of Chinese immigrants practice Tai Chi [Read More]
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