07 August 2021 Code of Ethics was “But the plans were on display…”“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find [it].”“That’s the display department.”“With a flashlight.”“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”“So had the stairs.”“But look, you found [it], didn’t you?”“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on […]
by Svitlana Zavialova. The Wu Woman Company (January 11, 2020). Shen-fa: The Art of Cognitive Transmission of Martial Movement and Emotion is an installation diary by The Kung Fu Visionary artist Svitlana Zavialova known as Wu Woman. Devoting a decade in China to the passionate pursuit of immaterial force in wushu. Svitlana’s writing aims to invoke […]
May 2021 | In book: Expériences du corps vivant | Publisher: L’Harmattan Abstract In spite of their inexhaustible variety, martial practices and energy medicines from China (wushu, taiji quan, qi gong, etc.) share at least one common element: they all stress the importance of shenfa (身法), an operative concept for which symptomatically we cannot give […]
by Matthew Lee | 24 July 2020 Abstract In July 2020, the 2020 Summer Olympics were originally set to kick off. Karate is also set to be included a sport in the Olympics at this time, something that Wushu has failed to achieve with multiple attempts. There are numerous factors for this, which surround different […]
Recent History of Oceania Wushu11 July 2021 Introduction If we were to discuss the history of Christianity we would have to rely on the Synoptic Gospels (of Luke, Matthew and Mark). If we are to discuss the history of Wushu in Oceania, we have to rely on the Gospel of Glen (Keith) and Walt (Missingham) […]
Recent History of European Wushu 30 June 2021 Abduction of Europe, by Valentine Serov, 1910 Introduction Currently, there are two organisations in Europe each claiming to be the Continental Member of the International Wushu Federation (IWUF). The dispute between them is likely to be handled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but in […]
