Lishan Fo Jia Quan | 荔山佛家拳
IntroductionLishan Fo Jia Quan (荔山佛家拳), or "Lishan Buddhist Fist," is a traditional Chinese martial art renowned for its practical combat focus, rigorous foundational training, and…
Reconstructing Shaolin Boxing: The Masters, Manuscripts and Lineages Behind Its Revival Since the 1980s
The restoration of Shaolin boxing from the 1980s onward is best understood not as the revival of a single temple curriculum, but as a large-scale…
Tong Zhongyi’s Daoist “Eight Immortals Sword” | 八仙剑
Our GM Tong Zhongyi (佟忠义) hailed from a Manchu martial family with a lineage spanning over three hundred years. In his youth, he earned the…
Taiji Evolution 5 – Yang Style Taijiquan, preserve the essence but refine the art into many branches
The Formative Years and the Eighteen-Year Journey (1799–c. 1840) Yang Luchan (杨露禅, 1799–1872), born in 1799 in Yongnian County, Zhili Province (直隶广平府永年县, present-day Hebei), was…
Wang Ziping and the warlord, Ma Liang.
Wang Ziping being born in Cangzhou, Hebei, residing in the YiheJie street area behind the great mosque, within the moslem quarter. He was allowed to…
Zuo Family Tantui and Wenshui Long Fist
Wenshui Changquan 文水长拳, also known as "Zuojiaquan" (左家拳 Left Family Fist), originated in Xiaoziqu Village, Wenshui County, and is prevalent in Wenshui and surrounding areas.…
The Forest of Red Tassels: the Simplest Vow to Defend the Homeland
A haunting black-and-white photograph captures a moment of raw, defiant humanity in the early days of China's full-scale war against Japanese invasion. It shows a…
武当太极拳
Wudang Taijiquan is a primary pillar of the Wudang martial arts system, originating from the sacred Wudang Mountain (also known as Taihe Mountain) in Hubei…