Sometimes a book comes along dealing with a topic in which you thought you had little interest. Then you open it and—wow!—it reciprocates to open up a world for you. Lingnan Hung Kuen: Kung Fu in Cinema and Community is one of those books. It looked like a nice gift item. But once we got […]
Oct
29
2018
29
2018
Oct
21
2018
21
2018
Bak Sil Lum Sash Event
Today there are nine new Black sashes in the martial art of Bak Sil Lum (Northern Shaolin) style. At an event hosted by Sifu Scott Jensen a contingent of his senior students were awarded black sashes, a solid rank requiring years of training. Each candidate demonstrated skills, starting with a set from the empty-handed division […]
Jun
27
2018
27
2018
A Gathering Indeed
Friday, we drove south, over 350 miles to Monterey Park, in Los Angeles, in answer to Sifu Don Hamby’s invitation to attend his 3rd Annual Kung Fu Gathering of the Masters. Despite expectations based on decades of tournaments and events, we could not have anticipated what we encountered once the drumming started. Sifu Hamby, widely […]
Dec
22
2014
22
2014
Traditions that Could Go Away
Yet if I were captured and tortured by Ninjas I would have to admit that I harbor doubts about certain things
Aug
12
2014
12
2014
Tradition: The Mother of Innovation
Tradition, real tradition, inspires innovation.
Apr
29
2014
29
2014
Jun
24
2013
24
2013
Training: The Arrow Punch
This form of punching has many skills all wrapped up into one package.
Jan
6
2013
6
2013
Terrible Terrain
“Under everything is the land” may sound like the slogan of a professional real estate organization but it is also the truth of martial practice. Thousands 0f years ago it was pointed out by one of the first major military writers, Sun Zi: “The natural formation of the country is the soldier’s best ally…”
Sep
29
2010
29
2010
Basics
This basic book on Basic Chinese boxing is one of those old-style texts,with Chinese on one page and the English translation on the other. Contains a neat 12 Road Tan Tui PLUS a Gung Li Chuan form. They don’t make them like this anymore! We have been out of stock for awhile, but just got […]
Sep
20
2010
20
2010
Keeping Strong
I’m sixty now and in better shape than I have been in decades. I think I’ve passed through the same tunnel recently …
