I've been meaning to read the story of Matthew Polly's time spent training at the famous Shaolin monastery for years, but I finally got around to it recently thanks to my Audible.co.uk subscription*. And what a great read it is! I'm sure we can all identify with the teenage Polly, unsure of himself and his … Continue reading REVIEW: American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
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What started the Kung Fu Boom in the 1970s?
David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine People often claim that it was Bruce Lee who was the father of the Kung Fu boom of the 1970s, but was he really? Sure, Bruce brought a sense of realism to the genre, but it was Kwai Chang Caine who set the ball rolling. The other popular TV … Continue reading What started the Kung Fu Boom in the 1970s?
Some nice Shaolin Da Hong Quan from Monkey Steals Peach
Just a short post today, but I really liked this video of Shaolin Da Hong Quan ("Big Hong Fist") from Will at Monkey Steals Peach. He shows some applications at the end too, so keep watching. The applications look like some I learned in Tai Chi, and I can see some of the punches have … Continue reading Some nice Shaolin Da Hong Quan from Monkey Steals Peach
Kung Fu work out with David Rogers
Michael Rook posted about an online course in Hap Gar that's starting in January, so I thought I'd check it out and had a go with one of the free videos as my morning workout. The teacher is David Rogers of Rising Crane, and the workout is a nice, not too heavy, way to start … Continue reading Kung Fu work out with David Rogers
BBC Shaolin Temple video reaction
Get the inside view on the recent BBC Shaolin Temple documentary from a YouTuber who lived there for 3 years training Shaolin Kung Fu. What is real and what is fake? Find out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHUewEWi9SE
The Tai Chi Notebook 