Entering Ngo Cho Kun’s “Inner Gate”
INNER GATE: The Orthodox System of Ngo Cho Kun 330 full-color pages by Mark V. Wiley “Dr. Mark Wiley’s scholarship, publications, and devotion have established him…
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Dynamic Empty Hands of Fujian “Emperor Fist”
by Zhou Kun Ming As Quanzhou Taizuquan [aka Emperor Fist or Grand Ancestor Boxing] underwent development and refinement it experienced hardship along the way (what with…
Chua Giok Beng and His 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…
New Book: Kong Han Ngo Cho
In the 1980s I read articles in Inside Kung-Fu on Five Ancestor Fist by Alex Co.To me this art was dynamic, its principles deep, and its…
My Journey in Okinawan Karate-Do
From the beginning of time, mankind has had to invent and progressively adapt methods of protection to survive. To ensure the survival of our species against…
Reflections on New Karate Memoir, Chanpuru
I’ve always been fascinated with martial arts and the many journeys one can find and take along its paths to self-discovery. Among my favorite books are…
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…