Chinese Martial Arts in the News: October 28th, 2019: Bruce Lee, Taijiquan...
It has been too long since our last news update. Halloween is just around the corner, and now is the perfect time to get caught up on recent events! For new readers, this is a semi-regular feature...
View ArticleAre the Chinese Martial Arts Fake?
Given that this essay is being hosted on a blog mostly read by practitioners of the TCMA, I doubt that the question posed by the title will generate a great deal of enthusiasm. I suspect that most...
View Article2019 Christmas Shopping List: Martial Arts Equipment and Long Reads to get...
Its That Time of Year Again! Welcome to Kung Fu Tea’s eighth annual holiday shopping list! These are some of my favorite posts to pull together. They also serve as a reminder to make time for...
View ArticleTrends and Stories that Shaped Chinese Martial Arts in the 2010s, Part I
A Time for Lists Holidays are the rhythm section of life. They provide the beat that gently nudges us towards the next phase of the yearly cycle. While holidays like Christmas, Hanukah and Yule...
View ArticleThe Top Five Stories that Defined a Decade in the Chinese Martial Arts
Introduction 2020 is now a few days old, and that means that it’s time to reveal our top picks for the news stories, people and trends that shaped the popular discussion of the Chinese martial arts...
View ArticleChinese Martial Arts in the News: Feb 16, 2020 – Kung Fu in a time of...
It has been way too long since our last news update so now is the perfect time to get caught up on recent events! For new readers, this is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea in which we...
View ArticleHistory of East Asian Martial Arts: Week 8 – Lineage, Transmission and...
A Quick COVID-19 Note First off, apologies are in order. My blogging has been irregular and we have gotten behind with our weekly updates on the "History of East Asian Martial Arts" class being...
View ArticleGuest Post: Covid-19 Confessions and Martial Arts Studies
Introduction What follows is the first in a series of guest posts wrestling with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and its impact on martial arts, martial artists and Martial Arts Studies. Given the...
View ArticleCapoeira in the Age of COVID: An Art of Resilience
Introduction This is the third essay in our short series examining the ways that the current health crisis has impacted those of us who sit at the intersection of martial arts practice, communities...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and A Little Change of Plans
"A Little Change of Plans" by Prof. Thomas Green In the beginning… As the news began to arrive about what was eventually labeled Covid-19, I was enjoying my first week of retirement from university...
View ArticleReflections on Training Alone: Martial Arts in a Time of Pandemic
Introduction This is the fifth guest post in our short series examining the ways that the current health crisis has impacted those of us who sit at the intersection of martial arts practice,...
View ArticleRethinking the Martial Arts Community through COVID-19
Introduction This is the sixth guest post in our series examining the ways that the current health crisis has impacted those of us who sit at the intersection of martial arts practice, communities of...
View ArticleThriving in Pandemictown and Its Guilt
Introduction Welcome to the seventh guest post (by Adam Frank) in our ongoing series examining the ways that the current health crisis has impacted those of us who sit at the intersection of...
View ArticleBJJ in the Age of Zoom
Introduction This is the eighth guest post in our series examining the ways that the current health crisis has impacted those of us who sit at the intersection of martial arts practice, communities...
View ArticleDo martial arts make better citizens? How the pandemic answers a classic...
"Do martial arts really make for more pro-social citizens? How the pandemic can help us answering that." By Andrea Molle Martial Arts Studies in Interesting Times “May you live in interesting...
View ArticleChinese Martial Arts in the News: May 22, 2020 – Epidemic, Closure and The...
Introduction It has been way too long since our last news update. We are fortunate to have had such a rich series of guest posts exploring the ways that COVID-19 has impacted both our personal...
View ArticleReflections on COVID-19, transnational (im)mobility, and collective ways of...
Introduction This is the tenth guest post in our series examining the ways that the current health crisis has impacted those of us who sit at the intersection of martial arts practice, communities of...
View ArticleInvest in Loss: Hope for Traditional Martial Arts
It was the best of times…. I like going to the gym. My reasons are not overly complicated. Nice treadmills are surprisingly expensive and running outside in the dead of winter (or the dog days of...
View ArticleChinese Martial Arts in the News: July 13, 2020: The Summer Martial Arts...
Introduction Welcome to Chinese Martial Arts in the news! For new readers, this is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea in which we review media stories that mention the traditional fighting...
View ArticleChinese Martial Arts in the News: August 19, 2019: Kung Fu and Summer Fun
Introduction There is so much heavy stuff going on in the world today. Sadly, it doesn't look like things will be letting up soon, and they may even get worse as we head into the fall semester. So...
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