by Tambuli Media | Jan 28, 2022 | Memoir, Raymond J. Barry, Dr. Mark Wiley
As a child growing up in the 1980s and fascinated by Asian culture, viewing the film, Year of the Dragon, starring Mickey Rourke was a visceral experience. I saw the film three times during its opening week. The film co-stars Raymond J. Barry as Louis Bukowski, the...
by Tambuli Media | Jan 28, 2022 | Martial Arts Film, Movies
In order to revitalize the economic development of the Chinatown community in Manhattan, the A&C Culture Center, Tambuli Media and Vision Films held an event in front of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association in New York on the 12th of June, 2021. The was...
by Tambuli Media | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
‘Kalari’ fighting skills attract a new generation over social media At 79 years old, Meenakshi Amma, right, remains a feisty proponent and practitioner of Kalaripayattu, an ancient Indian martial art. She is pictured here at her training center in the...
by Tambuli Media | Aug 7, 2021 | Rene Navarro
by Ed MarananOriginaly published in the Philipine Star, 2012 In Rene Navarro’s website, there is a description of where his journey began: “Rene was raised in the shadow of the western mountain ranges of Luzon. His grandfather, Ingkong Poli, a raconteur and farmer and...
by Tambuli Media | Jun 29, 2021 | Martial Arts Film, Movies, Dr. Mark Wiley
by Li bei In order to become a wiseguy and win the love of his dream lover, the young Chinese guy who grew up in Chinatown decided to join the Italian “gangster”. Will he be accepted or rejected? Chinese girl or Italian beauty, which one did he choose?...
by Tambuli Media | Apr 19, 2021 | Martial Arts Film, Movies, Chinese Martial Arts
Vision Films Releases Mafia-Kung Fu Parody ‘Made in Chinatown’ Kung-Fu. Wiseguys. You’re Welcome! “A witty, warm, and winsome look into the life of a wannabe goomba, whose more wushu than wiseguy.”—Urban Action Showcase Cinema “Culturally awkward situations,...
by Tambuli Media | Apr 6, 2021 | Japanese & Okinawan Martial Arts, Aikido, Antonio Aloia, Uncategorized
Sensei Antonio Aloia grew up in a martial arts family and has spent the better part of his life practicing Aikido. He has spent a significant portion of his academic studies on researching the history of Aikido since it reached America from Japan, he is the author of...
by Tambuli Media | Dec 19, 2020 | Filipino Martial Arts, Lameco Eskrima, David Gould
By David E. Gould The “Sulite Orehenal Group” was the private invitation-only “backyard” group of Punong Guro Edgar G. Sulite located in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, California. We were his personal Lameco Eskrima group, the ones who spent the most time with...
by Tambuli Media | Dec 17, 2020 | Filipino Martial Arts, Derobio Escrima, Dan Medina
“The counter locks in Derobio are the most intricate I’ve ever seen.” —Guro Dan Inosanto By GM Dan Medina Until recently, Derobio Escrima has been a relatively unknown martial art outside the Philippines and the Hawaiian Islands. Th e martial arts community has, with...
by Tambuli Media | Dec 15, 2020 | Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun, Hendrik Santo, Dr. Mark Wiley
the late the late Interview by Mark V. Wiley Hendrik Santo is a researcher of Wing Chun Kuen, Qigong, and Buddhism. He has studied Wing Chun since 1973, is a student of the 4th generation 1850s Wing Chun successor late Master Choe Hung Choy, and also is a student of...
