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Oct
13
2021

Oct
12
2021

Feb
5
2021

Year of the Metal Ox: Narrye Caldwell’s Annual Outlook

One sure thing: as soon as the calendar page turns from December to January, we start to get inquiries about when people will see Narrye Caldwell’s post for the Chinese (Lunar) New Year. Well, here it is! As always, enjoy.   Year of the Metal Ox—February 12, 2021 Let me start with a true story. […]

Nov
9
2020

Beware The Rabbit Punch

From our astute and ever-watchful correspondent, Gary Shapiro

Jul
18
2020

Bear Bones

Thanks to our student, John, for sending this to us. And as one keen observer on youtube noted, those are three-sectioned sticks, not nunchakus. Not that the bear cares…

Mar
19
2020

Intent

This is maybe not entirely martial, but is a beautiful demonstration of Intent. I think it will also take your mind off of your worries for a few minutes! Enjoy. “Meet the enemy head-on, and oppose them like a great cannon shot.”

Dec
20
2019

1984

I’ve been going through some boxes, unearthing photos, notebooks, old patches, and all manner of things from my 50+ years in the arts. Here’s a poster from one of Brendan Lai’s famous expos. It was a time.   Among those present: Cliff Look, Shek Kin, John Leong, Marc Singer, Mok Poi-On, Lee Koon-Hung, Ping Chow, […]

Apr
2
2019

Where is Bruce?

Is he still with us? Should we light an incense stick to his memory? Why not? Bruce changed the world. He revised the image of the downtrodden who re-emerges and makes his way to victory. He brought a pair of cultures together—internally and externally—at just the perfect moment in history. And, some will say, he […]

Mar
12
2019

A Demonstration of the Rare Rabbit Style

Jan
21
2019

Year of the Earth Pig: Feb. 5, 2019-Jan. 24, 2020

Plum’s resident Chinese Astrologer, Narrye Caldwell, once again graces our site with her annual post on the upcoming New Year—this year’s party is hosted by the Earth Pig. The year of the Earth Pig arrives on February 5, 2019. If you’re feeling a bit, well, dog-eared, after last year, I’m happy to tell you that […]

Jun
18
2018

Triple Irony

Martial artists always have something to do. In my case I have been reconstructing and improving my weapons skills—at least, I hope so, considering the practice put in. It can be a slow process. It’s tough enough to fight through the quirks of each weapon. You also have to overcome the tendency for former ghostly […]

Mar
29
2015

Matching Minds

This is a fun quiz. See if you can match the western expression to its Chinese counter part.  For instance, instead of “casting pearls before swine” a Chinese person might end up  “playing music to oxen.” See how you do on matching the rest… 1. Biting off more than you can chew. 2. The truth […]

Mar
27
2015

Minds Matched

Here’s the answers to our “adage quiz.” If you got more than 12 write, “You may leave the temple, grasshopper.” and spread the light of Kung Fu over the word. 1. Biting off more than you can chew. K. Rising a tiger then finding it hard to dismount. 2. The truth will out. O. Paper […]

Jul
22
2014

True Martial Spirit

Our Canadian Kung Fu brother and friend, Robert Cory del Medico, shared this video of himself performing Hua Shan Qigong Breathing and Loong Ying Mor Que (Lung Ying Mor Kiu—Dragon Fist Rubbing Bridge ) at last week’s Chinatown Festival in Toronto. The subject line of his email was: “just over a year post op.” What […]

Apr
29
2014

Fun Stuff: Brendan Lai Presents… 1984

Those were the days my friend. We thought they’d never end. We’d kick and punch forever and a day…   Here they are, thirty years ago; a great rostrum of performers and masters: Left Column:      Cliff Lok     Shek Kin     Mok Poi-On      Lee Koon Hung     Y. C. Wong         Lai Hung     Cheuk Fung     Doc-Fai Wong Right Column:      […]

Mar
16
2014

Kung Fu Theater: Adam Hsu Shows Weapons

Here’s another memorable entry from that great period on TV when Tat Mau Wong hosted Kung Fu Theater? Sifu would interview a different guest each week and then the teacher would go out on the floor and demonstrate his specialty. If you do remember, here it is. And if you don’t you are in for […]

Dec
20
2013

Kung Fu Theater: Wing Lam

Here’s another entry from that great period on TV when Tat Mau Wong hosted Kung Fu Theater? Sifu would interview a different guest each week and then the teacher would go out on the floor and demonstrate his specialty. If you do remember, here it is. And if you don’t you are in for a […]

Nov
26
2013

Fun Stuff: Borrowing from the West

There is even a small—very small—contingent of people who believe that Kung Fu started in and around Greece …

May
27
2013

Fun Stuff: The Golden Age of Kung Fu Theater

Anyone remember that great period on TV when Tat Mau Wong hosted Kung Fu Theater?

Nov
25
2012

Martial Arts … and Crafts

For thousands of years the Chinese character has celebrated those arts known as martial. Hundreds of thousands have studied it, written martial novels, performed martial routines in opera, sung brave songs dealing with bandits and heroes, wrote drunken poems about the joys of swordplay, painted contests in open matches and dreamt heroic dreams. A combination […]