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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/about-the-wai-jia-the-kung-fu-forum-category/10 "2025-10-04T00:53:00Z")
Interactive Forums on the many aspects of the Chinese Martial Arts, Kung Fu training, and the top Kung Fu styles. --- ## [USA Shaolin Open](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/usa-shaolin-open/63164)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/usa-shaolin-open/63164 "2026-10-22T21:31:40Z")
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**Author:** [@hskwarrior](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/hskwarrior)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/kung-fu-robots/42677 "2026-10-21T14:59:46Z")
OMG whats next? http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=049\_1202403813 --- ## [Video vs. Franchise MA schools](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/video-vs-franchise-ma-schools/47962)
**Author:** [@Shaolindynasty](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Shaolindynasty)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/video-vs-franchise-ma-schools/47962 "2026-10-19T16:24:39Z")
I found this video interesting. I have some comments but I’ll save it until some of you weight in. “The truth behind martial arts franchise schools exposed” Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvAiSaBGaj8 Part 2 h… --- ## [Fist of Furry](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/fist-of-furry/44499)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/fist-of-furry/44499 "2026-10-19T04:35:08Z")
I just couldn’t resist this. Furry Fu. Panda man issues Tai Chi challenge 9:15am Friday 24th October 2008 CAN you take down the Tai Chi Panda? That’s the challenge being thrown down by York martial arts instructor… --- ## [Zen/Buddhist brand names](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/zen-buddhist-brand-names/54100)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/zen-buddhist-brand-names/54100 "2026-10-18T18:56:57Z")
This has been a pet peeve of mine for a while now. What is up with all these Zen/Buddhist products in the West? For example, check out Lucky Beer. I confess, the bottles are cool, but ‘Enlightened Lager’? When is the… --- ## [2022 Youth Olympic Games](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/2022-youth-olympic-games/59910)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/2022-youth-olympic-games/59910 "2026-10-16T17:23:51Z")
\[URL=“https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/dakar-2022-baseball5-wushu-new-sports/”\] BASEBALL5 AND WUSHU ADDED TO YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES PROGRAMME AT DAKAR 2022 IOC Executive Board also approves dates … --- ## [Buddhists behaving badly](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/buddhists-behaving-badly/57465)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/buddhists-behaving-badly/57465 "2026-10-16T17:20:18Z")
I thought we already had a thread covering Buddhist monk scandals here already. Perhaps they are just a lot of loose threads. Maybe in the future, I’ll start collating them here. But for now, this is making my local n… --- ## [Miao Dao](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/miao-dao/44620)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Chen](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Thomas_Chen)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/miao-dao/44620 "2026-10-16T16:19:52Z")
Hi guys Also, check out these 10 pages of Miao Dao variant number 1, a 2-handed saber form taught in China and dating from the early 17th century: Warning: LARGE pics (So have a coffee break) and in Chinese only http:… --- ## [Grandmaster Alan Lee RIP](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/grandmaster-alan-lee-rip/63291)
**Author:** [@mickey](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/mickey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/grandmaster-alan-lee-rip/63291 "2026-10-15T21:40:23Z")
Greetings, Just taking a moment to share that Grandmaster Alan Lee, founder of the Chinese Kung Fu Wu Su Association is no longer in this realm. He established his association in 1967 and his New York location is still … --- ## [RIP James Lew](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-james-lew/63243)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-james-lew/63243 "2026-10-14T15:15:01Z")
I’m seeing many tributes online. I had his book, Art of Stretching and Kicking, very early in my martial library. I met him in passing once but it was only an introduction; we didn’t have a significant interaction. His c… --- ## [Choy Li/Lay/Lee Fut Terminology Question](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/choy-li-lay-lee-fut-terminology-question/63271)
**Author:** [@yutyeesam](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/yutyeesam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/choy-li-lay-lee-fut-terminology-question/63271 "2026-10-10T21:11:33Z")
Heyyyy! It’s been a hot minute. This question is for @CLFNole but, others can chime in. I wanted to get clarification on the term “Poon Kiu”. We in the Southern Gung-Fu arts are all quite familar with “Kiu”. But…POON?? … --- ## [Busted Martial Artists](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/busted-martial-artists/41753)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 1158\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/busted-martial-artists/41753 "2026-10-09T16:58:19Z")
It seems like I’m getting more and more of these sorts of news stories, sad to say. I can’t tell if I’m just hyper-sensitive or it’s a growing phenomena. So I’m going to start compiling them here, just to see where it … --- ## [RIP Greg Watson](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-greg-watson/63287)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-greg-watson/63287 "2026-10-09T16:19:25Z")
\> # Gregory Lee Watson AUGUST 11, 1957 – SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 IN THE CARE OF Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home & Cemetery Gregory Lee Watson, 69, died on September 20, 2026. Born on August 11, 1957, he grew up in Gr… --- ## [RIP Sunny Tang](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-sunny-tang/63280)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-sunny-tang/63280 "2026-10-07T17:28:28Z")
--- ## [Chin Na](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/chin-na/7912)
**Author:** [@Yung\_Apprentice](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Yung_Apprentice)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/chin-na/7912 "2026-10-05T17:38:36Z")
I’ve heard how Chin Na is very practical. But is there a ground aspect to it? If so how proficient is it? I mean if someone who is very good with Chi Na went up against a BJJ guy or JJJ guy or wrestler, how well would th… --- ## [What is a kungfu grip?](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/what-is-a-kungfu-grip/46529)
**Author:** [@SPJ](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/SPJ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/what-is-a-kungfu-grip/46529 "2026-10-04T14:55:26Z")
so what it is? GI Joes know it. :confused: --- ## [Iron Body/Palm training](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/iron-body-palm-training/15251)
**Author:** [@Viper555](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Viper555)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/iron-body-palm-training/15251 "2026-10-02T07:16:35Z")
Could some of you guys tell me how you do iron body and iron palm training.I’ve read about it and it seems like it would be really cool to be able to do the stuff they do.Thanks for any help on this. --- ## [Asian Games](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-games/49568)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-games/49568 "2026-09-30T16:35:59Z")
I could have sworn we already had a thread for this, but all I could find were the Asian Indoor Games, the Asian Wushu Championships and the Asian Martial Arts Games. Ironically, the Asian Games is bigger than all three… --- ## [Olympic MMA](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/olympic-mma/55684)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/olympic-mma/55684 "2026-09-30T16:35:55Z")
We’ve discussed this in various threads such as features on Olympians who have moved into MMA. I’m skeptical of the possibility as I’ve observed the acceptance process for years now with Wushu. UFC might well be doing … --- ## [Brain injuries and full contact fighting](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/brain-injuries-and-full-contact-fighting/56000)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/brain-injuries-and-full-contact-fighting/56000 "2026-09-30T16:32:03Z")
This is a shoe that’s been waiting to drop… It’s a long article - too long to cut and paste at this moment. This is just the first fifth or so of it. MMA fighting: Inside look at the brutal sport’s rising popularity a… --- ## [Yanfan (Franco Testini)](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/yanfan-franco-testini/41557)
**Author:** [@MasterKiller](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/MasterKiller)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/yanfan-franco-testini/41557 "2026-09-30T16:20:36Z")
Is YanFei from the new issue the same dude… who used to have that website angrymonk.com or madmonk.com or furiousmonk.com…something like that? I know that dude was in L.A. --- ## [RIP GM Liang Yiquan](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-gm-liang-yiquan/63258)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-gm-liang-yiquan/63258 "2026-09-29T14:48:29Z")
I just heard on the web. I wrote an article on him in our NOV+DEC 2003 issue --- ## [The Timeline of Self-Defense by Randy King](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/the-timeline-of-self-defense-by-randy-king/63273)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/the-timeline-of-self-defense-by-randy-king/63273 "2026-09-25T14:05:11Z")
Enter to win The Timeline of Self-Defense by Randy King Ends 10/11/2026 --- ## [UFC Freedom 250 at the White House](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/ufc-freedom-250-at-the-white-house/63175)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/ufc-freedom-250-at-the-white-house/63175 "2026-09-22T17:03:07Z")
I’m moving past posts on this from here to its own indie thread here Donald Trump says White House UFC event will be held June 14 Brett OkamotoOct 6, 2025, 01:20 PM ET The UFC’s much-anticipated live event at th… --- ## [Military martial arts](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/military-martial-arts/8976)
**Author:** [@SevenStar](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/SevenStar)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/military-martial-arts/8976 "2026-09-21T16:18:13Z")
I’m talking to a friend of mine right now. He’s telling me about the marine martial arts program. the belts are as follows: Tan, green, brown and black. they have certain requirements you have to learn for certain ranks,… --- ## [New archeological weapon discoveries](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/new-archeological-weapon-discoveries/57005)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/new-archeological-weapon-discoveries/57005 "2026-09-20T17:21:29Z")
Cool story… China Exclusive: Teenager stumbles on 3,000-year-old bronze sword in river English.news.cn 2014-09-06 19:25:51 NANJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) – A child in east China’s Jiangsu Province had a stroke of luck a… --- ## [Car-crash Kung Fu](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/car-crash-kung-fu/21647)
**Author:** [@Ray\_Pina](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Ray_Pina)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/car-crash-kung-fu/21647 "2026-09-20T17:15:28Z")
Experienced how training comes in usefull all the time last night. Was coming back from dinner with my new girl last night and some dope infront of me slows down and starts to turn left, I bare right a bit and contiue o… --- ## [Fujian White Crane](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/fujian-white-crane/10003)
**Author:** [@PQS](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/PQS)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/fujian-white-crane/10003 "2026-09-18T16:41:32Z")
Could anyone give me information on this style? I’m 46 and very unfit but there is a school very close to where I work. So I could train every day, I do not want to do a style with lots of high kicks, (I’m to old) wo… --- ## [Ki MMA from Scott Coker](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/ki-mma-from-scott-coker/63263)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/ki-mma-from-scott-coker/63263 "2026-09-15T17:01:06Z")
\# Promoter behind Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, to launch new 32-fighter combat league Veteran boss Scott Coker set to launch Ki MMA, with featherweight tournaments in Europe, Asia, and North America 1-MIN READ Reute… [Next page](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/c/wai-jia-the-kung-fu-forum/7.md?page=1)