Bruce Lee's contributions to martial arts aside, he was still the first Asian pop culture icon we had in the western world. Up to Bruce Lee,...
You know, mate has a different meaning on this side of the pond. For a moment I thought this was gonna be one of those kinky threads.
I think in practice, you start with one style, but then everyone wants to be Grand Master so that they can make money, so then you get a lot of...
Thanks for starting this post; now I don't need to ;) I've started putting some video on our site. Follow the link & choose the first item in...
I think a lot of the confusion is that master has two meanings in English, while it only has one in Chinese. In English, it can mean someone with...
I've been involved in martial arts since the late 70's to some degree or another, and constantly since about 1985. I did TKD as a kid in after...
Myself, I'd recommend the Korean instructor to someone if I couldn't see them for myself. It basically comes down to statistics. In Japan &...
Hello Hello: I'm just getting out of a similar situation myself. About five years ago next March at the age of 31 I was rear-ended by an SUV...
I voted yes, but I'm not really an expert, as I've never actually owned one of the things.
I beg your pardon, but as Canadians we have senses of humour. Only Americans can have a sense of humor.
Zhan zhuang (literally "standing on posts") is a pretty generic term for any kind of static standing exercises. The most famous is associated...
Number three looks like baguazhuang. I know number four isn't Taishan, because I've climbed it a few times. It's probably farther south, due...
Very stringy & chewy pork, perhaps. I found it tasted more like donkey than pork.
I'll second swordforum.com. Just make sure you actually search through old threads thoroughly, spend some time getting to know the forum before...
Iaido focuses on rapid strikes and blocks with the sword starting in the scabbard while kneeling. Apparently in the fuedal days this was an...
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