Tai Chi Sword and the Cop
While watching TV programs and reading articles about the death of civilians at the hands of the police in different cities in the US, I often…
Category: CMA – Chinese Martial Arts
Ngo Cho Kun in Socio-Cultural Perspective
“Without ‘letters,’ the effort to spread the martial arts across the nation is bound to fail.” −Cai Yangwu, a slogan of the Jingwu (Pure Martial) Association.…
Wu Wei and Internal Martial Arts
Pugilist friends may tend toward “hard” fighting styles like boxing or karate, and the fearful in our midst may gird themselves with concealed pistols, but thoughtful…
Iron Palm, Iron Body: Myth or Wow Factor?
“The myth of iron palm training from kung-fu movies has finally met its match in Dale Dugas’ comprehensive book. No secrets! No mystical mumbo jumbo! Making…
Ngo Cho’s Master Text Translated
Written in 1907, the book known as Chinese Gentle Art Complete was published by Yu Chiok Sam, alias Yu Hong Piao, in 1917. Yu was one…
James Cama Remembers Wing Chun Sifu Henry Leung
When I was a young man I was in search of this miraculous art of Wing Chun. By chance I met Master Moy Yat and became…
4 Strategies of Five Ancestor Fist
The following is an excerpt from the beginning chapter of Chinese Gentle Art Complete: The Bible of Ngo Cho Kun, written by Yu Chiok Sam…
The Uniqueness of Cheng Man Ching’s Taijiquan
In his in-depth interview in Nigel Sutton’s new book, Wisdom of Taiji Masters, Sifu Koh Ah Tee talks about the history, practice and secrets of Cheng…
Forms of Fut Sao Wing Chun
It is important to realize that the opening to all of the forms in Fut Sao Wing Chun is a key to the methods and concepts…
Rare Insights into Fukien Five Ancestor Boxing
Available for the first time since 1917, the rare book on Fukien Five Ancestor Boxing… “I congratulate Sifu Alex Co for translating this rare and important book…