Journal of Chinese Cinemas Volume 12, 2018 – Issue 1 Pao-Chen Tang Pages 92-110 | Published online: 11 Jan 2018 Abstract By looking at selected sequences from Wong Kar-wai’s 2013 The Grandmaster in which characters, especially Gong Er (played by Zhang Ziyi), interact with the ubiquitous falling snow created by particle systems, this essay argues that the […]
The documents regarding the transfer of the status of National Sporting Organisation for the sport of Wushu from AKWF (Australian Kung Fu Wushu Federation Inc) to KWA (Kung Fu Wushu Australia Limited) are to be publicly released following the decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), Canberra, on 7 February 2018. In 2015, following enquiries from […]
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 33, 1999 – Issue 2 Beng-Yeong Ng Pages 197-206 | Received 29 Apr 1998, Accepted 09 Nov 1998, Published online: 03 May 2010 Abstract Objective: This review article aims to explore current opinions on Qigong-induced mental disorders, an entity which is unfamiliar to Western psychiatrists. Method: Relevant literature published in Chinese […]
The International Journal of the History of Sport Paul Bowman Published online: 25 Aug 2016 Abstract This paper examines key ways in which ideas such as ‘tradition’, ‘authenticity’, and ‘history’ are deployed in discourses around Asian martial arts. First introducing how such concepts are used in national contexts such as Korea and elsewhere in East […]
But the gold goes to China…: The international development of the Chinese martial arts International Review for the Sociology of Sport Marc Theeboom,Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Dong Zhu, Shanghai University of Sport, China Jikkemien Vertonghen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium published 28 April 2015, 10.1177/1012690215581605. Abstract Since the mid-1980s, China has been promoting wushu (also known […]
Prizes to win! To celebrate the 2018 Chinese New Year, the Wushu Herald announces competition for the best photos taken in Australia during the two weeks of festivities. We invite you to send your current celebrations photos with brief description to herald@auswushu.com.au. The best photos will be published on our website and the authors of […]
