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Guest Post: Jose Figueroa: From Bronx B-boy to Chen Style Master
Introduction New York City is a place that gets under your skin. Live there long enough and you will always be up for a good New York story. I had a chance to explore the city while I was in...
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After Action Report on the First Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference
A group of Japanese pilgrims circa 1925. Source: Wikimedia. Introduction: Pilgrimage in the Martial Arts My friends can attest that I keep threatening to write a paper on the growth of “pilgrimage”...
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Chinese Martial Arts in the News: June 22, 2015: Swords, Combat Sports and...
Liu Xio Yang. Source: Yahoo Sports. Introduction Welcome to “Chinese Martial Arts in the News.” This is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea in which we review media stories that mention...
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The Book Club: Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Meiji Japan (Chapter 5):...
A Japanese private holding a captured Dadao sometime between 1931 and 1936. Source: Author’s Personal Collection. Introduction This post is the third and final installment of our short series...
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Imagining Ip Man: Globalization and the Growth of Wing Chun Kung Fu (Keynote...
Introduction In a recent post I discussed some of the major themes and ideas to emerge from the keynote addresses delivered at the recent Martial Arts Studies held at the University of Cardiff....
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The Red Boats and the Nautical Origins of the Wooden Dummy
Late 19th century performers with a large planted wooden dummy. Warning: Speculation Ahead No topic surrounding Wing Chun elicits more interest than its deep historical origins. Did the art...
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Martial Arts Studies is Now an Imprint of Cardiff University Press
Originally posted on Martial Arts Studies: Cardiff University. Source: Wikimedia (CC). A New Home for Martial Arts Studies Observant readers may have noted a recent change to our webpage’s header. We...
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Invulnerability in the Chinese Martial Arts: Meir Shahar on the Origins of...
Meir Shahar. “Diamond Body: The Origins of Invulnerability in the Chinese Martial Arts” in Perfect Bodies: Sports Medicine and Immortality, Edited by Vivienne Lo. London: British Museum, 2012....
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Chinese Martial Arts in the News: July 13, 2015: The Passing of Yu Chenghui...
Yu Chenghui, 1939-2015. Introduction Welcome to “Chinese Martial Arts in the News.” This is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea in which we review media stories that mention or affect...
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Lineage and Social Analysis in Martial Arts Studies
Heibi Guoshu School, located in Tianjin (1927). Source: Taiping Institute Introduction Consider the following, seemingly unrelated, incidents: While conducting field work in Sioux City Iowa in 1862...
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Through a Lens Darkly (31): Red Spears, Big Swords and Civil Resistance in...
Chinese fighters with spears. Northern China, 1930s. Original photographer unkown. Source: The private album of a Japanese soldier. Through a Lens Darkly In this occasional series I turn to...
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From the Archives: Global Capitalism, the Traditional Martial Arts and...
***For today’s post we are headed back to the archives. I am becoming more interested in the ways that the traditional martial arts have been promoted by the Chinese government as a means of...
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Dream Factories: The Silver Screen and the Popularity of Close Range Fighting...
Knife vs. Magazine fight from the Bourne Supremacy (2004). “[…] In contemporary martial arts discourse, the most important distinction to be negotiated is not between the screen and street, but...
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Kung Fu Tea Turns Three! A Quick Look Back
Birthday Cake. Source: Wikimedia (CC). Happy Birthday! Earlier this week (on July 27th) I got a prompt from WordPress reminding me that it was a special day. Kung Fu Tea first said “Hello World”...
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Stephen Chan Discusses the Life of Chan Wong Wah Yue: Swordswoman, Militia...
Source: http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com Introduction Within the field of International Relations Stephen Chan (OBE) needs no introduction. He is a Professor of Global Politics in the School...
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Guest Post: Grappling with History – Martial Arts in Classical Hollywood Cinema
James Cagney – Oscar-winning Judoka (ca. 1943) Introduction Upon the gracious invitation from Dr. Judkins, I thought about what I could add to a historical perspective on the martial arts....
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Chinese Martial Arts in the News: August 10 2015: Trouble at Shaolin, the...
Vladimir Putin watches a Kung Fu exhibition with the Abbot Shi Yongxin at the Shaolin Temple in Henan. Shaolin has become an important stop for visiting VIPs. Source: People’s Daily. Introduction...
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Discrepancy in Literacy and Spectatorship: Jet Li – Chinese Masculinity and...
benjudkins:Here is the latest essay from the Martial Arts Studies journal homepage. Jet Li fans may find this to be especially interesting! Originally posted on Martial Arts Studies: Sabrina Qiong Yu....
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Research Notes: “Advance of the Tigers” through Western Eyes
“The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, At the Storming of the Fortress of Amoy, August 26th 1841.” This print shows a highly imaginative recreation of events. While Tiger Soldiers were located in...
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Can Donnie Yen Bring Kung Fu (Back) to the Star Wars Universe?
A close up of Donnie Yen in a cast photo for Rogue One. Source: Starwars.com 1977 vs. 1978: A Banner Year for Martial Arts Films Like all good blog posts dealing with popular culture and kung fu,...
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