Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine January + February 2017

KungFuMagazine.com・December 6, 2016

Cover Story
Kung Fu, Wushu and the Cultural Revolution
By Gene Ching with Gigi Oh

Yin and Yang Navigating through Space/Time
By Robert Santee, PhD

Pink Warrior Fighting Tactics
By Carol Collins

12 Self Defense Tips
By Phil Ross

The Hook Swords of Northern Style
By Rick L. Wing

Double Whip Chain Ground Spinning
By Liu Dong

Qi Family’s Tongbiquan
By Lucas Christopoulos

The Death Touch
By Gene Ching with Gigi Oh

Featured Weapon
Twin Leopard Hooks

Clawmarks
By Jonny Oh

17th World Congress on Qigong, Tai Chi & TCM
By Violet Li

Tai Chi at The Bells
A Daylong Celebration of Lou Reed
By Gene Ching

The First Annual Ohio Kung Fu Tai Chi Day
By Chris Shephard

The United States Challenge VIII and Chinese Health Qigong Seminar
By Gigi Oh

Grandmaster Sun Zhijun 1933–2016
By Mike J. Ng

Grandmaster Clarence Tai Gu Lee 1927–2016
By Ann McPherson

Chollywood Rising: An Oscar for Jackie versus Whitewashing and Flower Vases, Plus What’s Coming Soon for 2017
By Gene Ching

Kung Fu Wisdom: De Zhong

Kung Fu Horoscope

By Julia Sultana For centuries, humans have looked down humbly upon cradled hands – a mudra gesture - in order to seek higher truths within themselves. Mudras are used within many belief systems and in meditative practices all over the world. This article explores some basic Indian mudras and the...

Mike Soohey・Jan 10, 2025

Unique Yet Vicious Two-Fisted Punches

For Part 1: Unique Yet Vicious Closed-Fist Punches, click here. Very rarely do you witness a Kung Fu artist use both hands to throw two simultaneous punches to attack or counter an opponent. Despite this rarity, such a practice of punching makes for a very compelling weapon. Typically, these punc...

Mike Soohey・Dec 20, 2024

Unique Yet Vicious Closed-Fist Punches

The closed-fist punch ranks as the most popular and widely utilized handcraft on the fighting art spectrum. Not only is this punch favored, but it is also potent. Experienced Kung Fu artists and full-contact combatants will attest that this hand technique is the most powerful. This attestation li...

Will Wain-Williams・Dec 12, 2024

The Core Forms of Taiji Mantis Kung Fu

The style of Kung Fu known as Praying Mantis (Tanglang Quan 螳螂拳) or just Mantis for short, is probably one of the most visually identifiable styles of Chinese martial art, due to the prolific use of Mantis hooks in its forms. It is a style that many people will be familiar with its origin story t...