Category Kung Fu

Bruce Lee from Enter the Dragon

Bruce Lee

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the passing of Bruce Lee. This is certainly a weird experience for me, Bruce Lee was a monument of legendary proportions to me when I was growing up, a serious inspiration to me on…

Empty industrial loft with exposed brick wall, dark ceiling beams, and three tall windows overlooking a city street.

Loft Project

I have been flirting with the idea of moving the Eastern Market for years, and for various reasons, some out of my control and others not so much, it has just never happened. In 2009, my kung fu Sifu Owen…

Two framed Chinese ink portrait drawings displayed on a red brick wall, each draped with red fabric.

Wing Chun Books

Although some people like to argue about this, you can’t really learn martial arts from a book. At least, you cannot in any exclusive sense. However, a good book can be used as a reference tool in conjunction with your…

A man in a white sleeveless shirt reaching his arm out toward a wall.

Kung Fu School Featured

Detroit Freepress Video 290 pound Detroit Lions defensive tackle Andre Fluellen takes Kung Fu class at Detroit Kung Fu Academy to improve his football skills. JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free Press 5/27/2011 Detroit Lions Lineman Spends Time With Wing Chun Fluellen…

A martial artist in a black traditional Chinese jacket strikes a Wing Chun stance with fists crossed, inside a dimly lit

Ip Man Movie

I cannot claim to be any sort of serious historian when it comes to Yip Man’s life, but all evidence leads me to believe the story of his life in the new biopic from China, “Ip Man“, is largely fabricated…

Two wooden carved Chinese seal plaques labeled "Leung Bok To" and "Yim Ving Tsun" mounted on a black circle against a red

Ving Tsun Museum

I stopped by briefly at the Ving Tsun Museum in Dayton, OH. I met with Sifu Benny Meng and he toured me around the displays. This is a collection of items and displays related directly to my own kung fu…

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