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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/about-the-kung-fu-forum-category/18 "2026-07-14T06:29:53Z")
The flagship discussion roundtable of Kung Fu Magazine, open to all topics related to the Chinese Martial Arts. --- ## [Busted Martial Artists](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/busted-martial-artists/41753)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 1159\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/busted-martial-artists/41753 "2026-10-30T16:31:49Z")
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 … --- ## [UNESCO International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/unesco-international-centre-of-martial-arts-for-youth-development-and-engagement/60205)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/unesco-international-centre-of-martial-arts-for-youth-development-and-engagement/60205 "2026-10-30T16:19:26Z")
Read my latest article for UNESCO ICM: The Swordsman: How Martial Arts Cinema Cuts into Western World. UNESCO ICM is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Centre of Martial A… --- ## [R.I.P. Lou Reed](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/r-i-p-lou-reed/55921)
**Author:** [@MightyB](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/MightyB)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/r-i-p-lou-reed/55921 "2026-10-27T15:57:15Z")
Tai chi enthusiast and rock legend, Lou Reed passed away today. --- ## [Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG)](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-indoor-and-martial-arts-games-aimag/60328)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/asian-indoor-and-martial-arts-games-aimag/60328 "2026-10-26T21:06:26Z")
I couldn’t find a previous thread for this. Maybe it’s this? 1st-Asian-Martial-Arts-Games I’m just going to start a fresh one and merge later if a previous thread surfaces. \[URL=“https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/0… --- ## [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… --- ## [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 … --- ## [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… --- ## [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: --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [BPST European Center for Chinese Traditional Culture and Sports Exchange](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/bpst-european-center-for-chinese-traditional-culture-and-sports-exchange/63262)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/bpst-european-center-for-chinese-traditional-culture-and-sports-exchange/63262 "2026-09-15T16:58:46Z")
\# From health qigong to wushu, traditional Chinese culture gains global appeal Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2026-09-09 16:47:15 Taijiquan enthusiasts perform during a celebration event in Budapest, Hungary, on Ma… --- ## [60% of German Men Didn't Shower Today](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/60-of-german-men-didnt-shower-today/27770)
**Author:** [@jun\_erh](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/jun_erh)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/60-of-german-men-didnt-shower-today/27770 "2026-09-09T03:09:58Z")
60 per cent of German men didn’t shower today 6 July 2004 OFFENBACH - Six out of 10 men in Germany do not shower daily, but at least those six change their underpants daily, according to a new survey published this wee… --- ## [Wah Lum - Mimi Chan](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/wah-lum-mimi-chan/40873)
**Author:** [@readytorockbabe](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/readytorockbabe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/wah-lum-mimi-chan/40873 "2026-08-26T22:57:11Z")
These are the honors listed for Mimi Chan, the daughter of Grandmaster Chan Pui of Wah Lum Kung Fu. I wonder if these credentials are in fact real, because I cannot find any record of the 1998 Eagle Claw International To… --- ## [NTD Traditional Martial Arts Competition](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/ntd-traditional-martial-arts-competition/51135)
**Author:** [@Xian](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Xian)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/ntd-traditional-martial-arts-competition/51135 "2026-08-26T22:40:28Z")
Hey all, I want to introduce you to the NTD Martial Arts Competition. It will take place in Taiwan and in New York. You can get more information by watching this videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXdG\_haQr4A&fea… --- ## [Martial Arts Museum](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/martial-arts-museum/31875)
**Author:** [@Royal\_Dragon](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Royal_Dragon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/martial-arts-museum/31875 "2026-08-25T01:41:25Z")
Hello I am Joseph Saladino owner of the world renown LawEnforcement.com I am a fellow martial artist on Long Island, New York and a representative of the Martial Arts History Museum. This will be the first brick and mor… --- ## [Do any Chinese sword arts have drawing techniques?](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/do-any-chinese-sword-arts-have-drawing-techniques/38669)
**Author:** [@kal](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/kal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/do-any-chinese-sword-arts-have-drawing-techniques/38669 "2026-08-20T02:40:28Z")
Some of the original Japanese sword arts have very highly-developed methods for drawing the sword from its scabbard and cutting at the same time. It’s usually called either iai or batto. Here is a superb example, taken f… --- ## [2028 Los Angeles Olympics](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/2028-los-angeles-olympics/58473)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/2028-los-angeles-olympics/58473 "2026-08-16T18:31:26Z")
Alibaba shells out to become top Olympics sponsor until 2028, will help IOC create e-commerce site BY ALEX LINDER IN NEWS ON JAN 20, 2017 12:40 PM Chinese online giant Alibaba continues to expand its global footprin… --- ## [What video games create the best fighters?](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/what-video-games-create-the-best-fighters/15411)
**Author:** [@MightyB](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/MightyB)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/what-video-games-create-the-best-fighters/15411 "2026-08-14T16:24:45Z")
Since Ralek has now become my hero, I want to train like him so I can also defeat all inferior kung fu guys. I don’t have the money or time to fly out to Maryland to play PS2, the XBox, and go to the arcade with him to … --- ## [World Traditional Wushu Championships 2010](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/world-traditional-wushu-championships-2010/49172)
**Author:** [@aktionmancer](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/aktionmancer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/world-traditional-wushu-championships-2010/49172 "2026-08-12T16:17:47Z")
I just made our national team. quite the ‘rigorous’ qualifier. = P any one going to the tournament? its being held at Wudan Mountain again. I went back in 2006 when it was held at the Shaolin temple and it was amazing… --- ## [Hand Symbol](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/hand-symbol/32270)
**Author:** [@white\_tiger](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/white_tiger)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/hand-symbol/32270 "2026-08-12T06:29:41Z")
Does anyone know what the symbol on the grasshopper shirt in this issue of kung fu magazine represents ? That would be the hand symbol from the old Kung Fu series on the back of David Carradines uniform, just curious. TH… [Next page](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/c/wai-jia-the-kung-fu-forum/kung-fu-forum/15.md?page=1)