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The Top 5 Kung Fu Movies of the '80s
Dr. Craig D. Reid, author of the Ultimate Guide to Martial Arts Movies, lists his candidates for the top 5 Kung Fu films of the '80s,...
Dr. Craig D. Reid
Sep 28, 2023


Wushu Fighting in the Streets?
Killer Instincts and Fighting Spirit To understand the core of martial arts is to remember the creation of this earth when God created...
Black Belt Team
Sep 28, 2023


Marking 50 Years Since the Death of Bruce Lee
This Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the most famous martial artist of all time, the legendary Bruce Lee, and his...
Mark Jacobs
Jul 17, 2023


SHAOLIN STUDIOS FINAL CHAPTER: From The Last Kung Fu Emperor to a Fatherless Impoverished Son
In the summer of 2022, I was asked to write short bios of who I thought were the top 100 martial artists of all time. After jotting...
Dr. Craig D. Reid
Jun 25, 2023


Is Wushu Effective For the Streets? Killer Instincts and Fighting Spirit
To understand the core of martial arts is to remember the creation of this earth when God created all that is in existence today. Every...
Black Belt Team
Mar 29, 2023


Martial Art Training Partners: Manimal, Macroweather and Man Part 2: Macroweather
How many of you practice martial arts, kung fu forms, karate katas, hundreds of kicks, punches and blocking drills, and intense stance...
Dr. Craig D. Reid
Mar 16, 2023


Martial Artist Gets Taste of Real Monkey Kung Fu
Mount Emei, renowned as one of China's "martial mountains" and home to its own branch of kung fu , was the scene of an unusual fight last...
Mark Jacobs
Mar 11, 2023


Martial Art Training Partners: Manimal, Macroweather and Man Part 1: Manimal
At this point of deep uncertainty clinging to the fringes of a successful research project, for each praying mantis, they are grappling...
Dr. Craig D. Reid
Mar 1, 2023


We asked ChatGPT on What is the Best Martial Art? Responds is great!
I'm sure by now you have heard about the hype surrounding the new AI Chatbot called, ChatGPT. Well we took the time to ask it some...
Patrick Sternkopf
Jan 28, 2023


Romeo and Juliet With Kung Fu
The worlds of classical high culture and kung fu met this weekend in New York as the Hong Kong Ballet brought their version of "Romeo and...
Mark Jacobs
Jan 15, 2023


Bruce Lee on Pub G Mobile Game
PUBG Mobile, one of the world's most popular mobile video games, will be adding a playable character based on the late martial arts star,...
Mark Jacobs
Jan 7, 2023


Michelle Yeoh Honored as Time's "Icon of the Year"
Time Magazine announced their prestigious year end awards . Tuesday and a name long familiar to martial arts movie fans was among the...
Mark Jacobs
Dec 21, 2022


Study Attributes Bruce Lee's Death to Too Much Water
In the nearly 50 years since Bruce Lee's death, there have been a host of theories as to what killed the martial arts star, everything...
Mark Jacobs
Dec 18, 2022


Practicality in Martial Arts
I would like to open up this article by saying that, no, your martial art of choice does not have to be practical for you to enjoy it....
Cody Greenlee
Nov 26, 2022


The Truth and Legend of Chi - Part 1
I think I was in the third grade when I discovered that I could drag my feet across the carpet and deliver an electric shock through...
Noel Plaugher
Aug 5, 2022


How Bruce Lee Saved My Life
When I was 16, taking 30 pills/day and in the hospital every three months, my doctor said I'd be dead in five years from cystic fibrosis...
Dr. Craig D. Reid
Dec 31, 2020


The Truth Behind the Five Venoms of Chinese Martial Arts Cinema
Find out where the Five Venoms came from, how they evolved in subsequent fight films and why they ruled drive-ins and cable television in...
Black Belt Team
Nov 7, 2015


Kung Fu Techniques Video: Wooden-Dummy Wing Chun Kung Fu Training With Grandmaster William Cheung
In this vintage video footage, wing chun kung fu grandmaster William Cheung demonstrates the wooden dummy as a training tool for kung fu...
Black Belt Team
Nov 4, 2014


The Man Behind Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Gilbert Johnson
On the eve of Tao of Jeet Kune Do's release, public awareness will be awakened again to the legendary man who wrote this book: Bruce Lee....
Black Belt Team
Sep 22, 2011
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