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 | Oct 13, 2017 | Health, Stress Relief, Lifestyle, Qigong, Chinese Martial Arts, Tai Chi, Dr. Mark Wiley
By Dr. Mark Wiley Premodern civilizations had developed a vast array of mind/body techniques and practices for achieving enlightenment, spirituality and long life. A few of them have survived into the modern age and today science it “catching up” with its realization...
by Tambuli Media | Sep 22, 2017 | Chinese Martial Arts, Arnaldo Ty Nunez
By Arnaldo Ty Núñez In the beginning stages of training, we are ecstatic with whatever our instructor teaches us, because it is totally new and we are fulfilling our desire… learning martial arts! We are typically introduced to the basics, which consist of...
by Tambuli Media | Aug 13, 2017 | Chinese Martial Arts, Ngo Cho Kun, Henry Lo, Daniel Kun
Publisher’s Note One of the problems with long traditions of kung-fu is how the full transmission of knowledge gets lost. Most students do not get the full information, and among those who do, they often forget details over time. That is why I approached Sifu...
