by Russ L. Smith with Forewords by Patrick McCarthy, Marcus Davila and Fred LohseMartial Forest LLC (9 December 2022) Principle-Driven Skill Development dives deep to describe how to ensure traditional martial artists can avoid the limitations of memory-focused training by utilizing traditional principles, coupled with purpose-driven teaching methods. Readdressing common ideas in martial arts, the author helps outline a method […]
May 2023 by Eric Wolven of Vital Step Martial Arts Taming the Tiger is the foundation form of the Hung Gar system. It is a true masterpiece performed in the ideogram gong meaning work or labour. So precise are the moves and the angles that the performer will finish the form exactly where he started. […]
Before Ip Man, there was Master Huo. As the centuries-long reign of the Qing Dynasty draws to a close, China faces growing military pressure from the outside world, making it increasingly difficult for citizens to maintain their former way of life. Tensions rise to a boiling point when Japan’s plot to seize martial arts stronghold […]
Based on the classic wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Louis Cha (known worldwide by his pen name Jin Yong), SAKRA stars Donnie Yen as Qiao Feng, the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search […]
by C.P.Ong Abstract This question has always lingered as the slow-motion practice cannot be more remote from the speed and power of a knockout punch, but there was never an open discussion as it was deemed irreverent to bring it up. In April 2017, the issue was thrust onto the forefront of Chinese social media […]
Advances in Obesity, Weight Management & Control – January 23, 2023 by Ray Marks Abstract COVID-19, an acute respiratory condition resulting in high rates of excess mortality, particularly among adults in later life remains challenging to prevent uniformly and is now found to induce a series of long term adverse health impacts termed ‘long COVID’ […]
As the title suggests, this is a vibrant, delirious, and demented sensory overload which is part sci-fi action film, part absurdist comedy, part existential crisis, and part dysfunctional family drama. Throughout its hyperkinetic multiverse storyline stands the steady, mercurial presence of Michelle Yeoh, playing world-weary laundromat owner, Evelyn, in a career-defining performance. It would be hard […]
February 2023 IOSR Journal of Sports and Physical Education 10(1):43-49 by W M Viraj Denuka Chathuranga and D Sameera Lakruwan Perera Abstract Background: Martial Art sports performances are highly demanded and incorporated with the physical attribution of Martial Art athletes. This study aimed to identify the relationship between the anthropometry variables and sports performances of the […]
* The IWUF will hold two editions of the International Wushu Judges Training & Certification Course in June. The first edition will be located in Bali, Indonesia from May 31st to June 6th, and the second edition will be held in Cairo, Egypt from June 8th to 14th. ELIGIBILITY: 1. All Participants 2. New Participants […]
by Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson, Faber & Faber, 16 March 2023 Discover legendary musician Lou Reed’s philosophies, photographs, and personal experiences inspired by his passion for Tai Chi, compiled and edited by his wife Laurie Anderson. Many of us will remember the late Lou Reed as an iconic rock musician and lead singer of […]
