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Willie Lim Classical Dimension

Tai Chi Chuan

Speak to your friends who do Karate or Tae Kwon Do about Tai Chi Chuan and they will tell you it is a slow...
Peter Lorge Book on Chinese Martial Arts

Peter Lorge The History of Chinese Martial Arts By Dynasty Part 1

Peter Lorge on Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the 21st Century Part 2 In the beginning of 2012, Peter Lorge, an Assistant Professor of...
Peter Lorge Book on Chinese Martial Arts

Peter Lorge on the Development of Chinese Archery Part 2

Peter Lorge on Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the 21st Century Part 1 GC: Your book charts the development of Chinese archery. Today, archery...
8 Trigrams

About Ba Gua Zhang

Ba Gua Zhang is literally translated as Eight Trigram Palm. This style is one of the three Nei Jia Quan or internal styles of...

Kung Fu Styles

The Chinese term kung fu can refer to any skill achieved through hard work and practice, but most people relate the term to Chinese...
Xingyiquan

Xingyiquan

In order to survive in what is oftentimes a violent and cruel world, animals must very quickly develop the ability to protect themselves from...
Descriptions of Internal Arts

Descriptions of Internal Martial Arts

Regarding Falun, if you look at their situation, you have to realize that they are at least partly to blame for their troubles in...
Chang Tien Temple Tiger Claw Kungfu

Chang Tien Temple Tiger Claw Kungfu

Introduction of Chang Tien Temple Tiger Claw Kungfu The Ch’ang Tien Temple Set is a Chinese Kung-Fu form that belongs to the Tiger Claw Kung-Fu style...
Ying Yang

Wing Chun Taoism: Effortless Fighting

"To return to source is true knowing. To be simple is to be truly complex. To let go is to truly grasp." Wing Chun Taoism...
Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming

Yang Jwing-Ming: The Commitment to Preserving the Art

You'd find more books by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming on my desk than any other. To interview Dr. Yang was like the student interviewing the founding grandmaster.
Kung Fu San Soo

Kung Fu San Soo

What is Kung Fu San Soo? Kung Fu San Soo is considered, by many, to be the most sophisticated and complete form of martial...
Ta Mo of Kung Fu and Wu Shu

Kung Fu and Wushu

Kung Fu: The Short Explanation In general, Kung Fu is a label used to describe any martial art that comes from China. It is the...
Lai Chung Ch’uan Fa

Lai Chung Ch’uan Fa Modern Kung Fu

Lai Chung Ch’uan Fa is a modern form of kung fu that was developed in the late 20th century and mixes two traditional Shaolin...
Pa Kua Chang's Eight-Diagrams-Palm

Pa Kua Chang or Ba Kua Chang

Pa Kua Chang (Eight Diagram Palm), is also known as Ba Gua Zhang. It is one of the primary internal systems of the Chinese...

Praying Mantis Fist or Tang Lang Quan

According to legend the Praying Mantis Fist or Tang Lang Quan was created by Wang Lang, also known as Fa Ming, during the Song...
Qigong

Qigong

Qigong (pronounced chee goong) is a Chinese system of physical training, philosophy, and preventive and therapeutic health care. Qi (or chi) means air, breath...