A Guide to preparing the body and mind for traditional training
Kung Fu refers to a skill attained through hard work. In Chinese, Kung Fu can be used for any person that has achieved mastery of a chosen ability such as a chef or artisan. When we say Kung Fu with regard to martial arts we specifically mean traditional Chinese Kung Fu originating ...
Continue Reading →Footage of Master Lin Bo Yan performing staff routine.
Master Lin (1903-1990) studied under the tutelage of Master Luo Guang Yu for almost a decade in the Shanghai Jingwu Association. He was a senior disciple under LGY and described as one of top four students in Huang Han Xun’s book, Six Harmony Double Sabers, 1956. Master Lin was a humble learned man who lead a peaceful life eventually settling overseas in Singapore where he continued to work ...
Continue Reading →Master Kai Uwe Pel performing Xiao Hu Yan in Penang, Malaysia.
The Xiao Hu Yan empty handsets (Xiao, Zhong, Da) are said to have been introduced by Master Wang Rong Sheng (c. 1854), who is generally recognized for expanding the Seven Star Praying Mantis style curriculum with a deeper integration of Shaolin long fist boxing traditions and content.
Born 1854 in Shandong province, Wang Rong Sheng is said to have already been a master of the Shaolin long fist ...
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