by Tambuli Media | Nov 15, 2018 | Chinese Martial Arts, Hakka
KWONG SAI LUNG FU SAN JOOK LUM GEE TONG LONG PAI The Southern Praying Mantis System has a history of over 200 years and is credited to Som Dart. He was a monk at Jook Lum Gee (Bamboo Forest Temple) in the shadows of Lung Fu San (Dragon Tiger Mountain) in China’s Kwong...
by Tambuli Media | Sep 25, 2018 | Chinese Martial Arts, Ngo Cho Kun, Taizu (Tai Cho)
by Mark V. Wiley It gives me great honor to present this Tambuli Media English translation of Master Zhou Kun Min’s excellent Chinese-language cannon on Taizuquan, otherwise spelled Tai Cho Kun and known as either “Grand Ancestor Boxing” or “Emperor Fist” kung-fu. To...
by Tambuli Media | Sep 25, 2018 | Health, Arthritis, Lifestyle, Dr. Mark Wiley
By Dr. Mark Wiley According to the Arthritis Foundation, the incidence of arthritis is rising so fast that within the next three years nearly 60 million Americans will have this debilitating disease. While arthritis means “joint inflammation,” there are quite a few...
by Tambuli Media | Jun 16, 2018 | Movies, Russ Smith
In an amazing example of “things happen when the time is right,” the film “Made in Chinatown” bends film genres and has gained insurmountable steam before a single scene has been shot. Not only that, but it’s stacked with seven actors...
by Tambuli Media | May 28, 2018 | Chinese Martial Arts, Japanese & Okinawan Martial Arts, Goju-ryu Karate, Karate, Russ Smith
In my experience training, studying, and teaching Okinawan Goju-ryu karate, I’ve encountered a significant number of students and teachers who have shared many of my same concerns over the teaching model(s) often used to present the content of this tradition. It is...
by Tambuli Media | Mar 25, 2018 | Martial Arts Film, Chinese Martial Arts, Ngo Cho Kun
By Tan Ka Hong The following essay was written in 1956 by the late Sigong Tan Ka Hong under the pseudonym Hong Ho. It appeared in the Beng Kiam Souvenir Annual of 1956, published in celebration of Beng Kiam’s 21st Anniversary. –Editor Pugilism is one of the best...
by Tambuli Media | Mar 2, 2018 | Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun, Dr. Mark Wiley
These days, Robert Chu is a name that cannot be separated from the world of Wing Chun Kuen. Not only is he a master teacher of this style, but one of its foremost researchers and educators. He has co-written with Rene Ritchie, Complete Wing Chun, which is one of the...
by Tambuli Media | Feb 23, 2018 | Filipino Martial Arts, Integrated Eskrima, Dr. Mark Wiley
Here’s a special message for every Filipino Martial Artist who needs better methods to understand and apply their art in realistic ways, but can’t because modern “If/Then Technique-based” approaches do not stress principles-based strategic application or...
by Tambuli Media | Jan 16, 2018 | Filipino Martial Arts, Kabaroan Eskrima, Ramiro Estalilla
The following article is excerpted from Grandmaster Ramiro Estalilla’s new book, Estalilla Kabaroan Eskrima. “No matter how deadly your art and style may be, you must control your strikes within the sphere of good motives against a background of peaceful...
by Tambuli Media | Nov 7, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle, Diet & Nutrition, Dr. Mark Wiley
By Dr. Mark Wiley Our children are fatter now than in many decades and if we allow this to continue as parents and teachers and coaches and mentors, we allow them to grow into diseased adults. If you don’t believe me, the statistics from the Centers for Disease...
