Hung Gar
Fighting? Bodhidharma? What does kicking ass have to do with sitting on your ass? Today martial artists acknowledge Bruce Lee as the force for popularizing the art of kicking ass rooted in China’s Shaolin Temple, source of Far East fighting arts. Yet the original force behind the Shaolin legacy is Bodhidharma. The blue eyed, bearded [...]
Is Kung Fu A Dying Art? Thanks to our forum member, Seeker, for recommending a Kung fu documentary on Hulu, Needle Through Brick. The film interviews traditional Chinese masters living in Borneo who lament that kung fu is a dying art. What??? Kung fu is alive and kicking. Right? Look at the proliferation of Wing Chun, [...]
With the advent of spring, especially after this harsh winter, we are eager to get outside to train. Like early Daoists practicing tai ji by a stream or Shaolin monks kicking boulders in the misty mountains, practicing in nature is a time honored tradition. It is common to all martial arts: gi clad karateka punching [...]
This awesome Lion Dance ushering in the New Year is spectacular, performed at Pearl River Mart in New York City’s Soho district by the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute troupe. Toni filmed this ceremonial lion dance performed for centuries throughout southern Chinese villages. And here we are in our global village! Learn more about [...]
Kung Hey Fat Choy! Happy New Year! It’s a tiger year—rrrrROAR! http://www.tandao.com/premium-videos/
