Tag Archives: gongfu

We mourn: Grandmaster Zhang Wan Fu has passed away

Posted on March 31, 2012 by puja

We are deeply saddened that grandmaster Zhang Wan Fu of Hao Family Taiji Meihua Tanglang lineage has passed away. Our deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. He was an exceptional martial artist and teacher, always laughing and … Continue reading →

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We like: Traditional Kung Fu and the Mixed Martial Arts Evolution

Posted on March 21, 2012 by puja

Here’s a nice and short two parted post on traditional CMA and MMA. Michael goes into a very nice discussion on goals and expectations of training each martial art. In the second part he also explains the tension between practical … Continue reading →

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Stances in Gong Fu – and Proper Training Thereof

Posted on February 18, 2012 by puja

This article was originally written in German by Jochen Wolfgramm of Bailung e.V. You can find the German version on their blog as well as on Kampfkunst Board. This is a slightly edited and translated version, which we wanted to … Continue reading →

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We laugh: Grandmaster’s polka

Posted on February 14, 2012 by fred

This week will be a small gongfubrother reunion between Puja and me. We celebrate with this classic video of some old masters dropping some moves and hope to find some time to practice together. My personal favourite is the paddle-form … Continue reading →

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We laugh: Animal Bondage Gong Fu

Posted on February 13, 2012 by fred

We found the astonishing youtube channel of “Taoistic Society Germany” where the dedicated operator uploaded almost 3.000 videos of demonstrations with melodic names like “Animal Bondage Greeting Fu Lu Shou” and descriptions full of pinyin that leave us perplexed. He … Continue reading →

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We laugh: Sammo Hung Badass

Posted on February 6, 2012 by fred

We are properly gobsmacked… [via likecool]

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We like: Lifelong Physical Activity

Posted on February 2, 2012 by puja

In a study called “Chronic Exercise Preserves Lean Muscle Mass in Masters Athletes”, researchers found that muscle degeneration through aging can be prevented by lifelong physical activity. Instead they say this degeneration might be due to chronic disuse. You can … Continue reading →

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We like: Ba Zhou 八肘

Posted on January 29, 2012 by puja

We’ve been posting a lot of silly stuff and videos until now. In between we had some nice clips of some different martial arts and some articles, but not much of our main martial art Tanglang Quan. So here a … Continue reading →

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We laugh: Shit Fighters Say

Posted on January 16, 2012 by puja

Some of you might be familiar with the series of web videos started by the YouTube channel shitgirlssay. Now the fighting community has its own send-up of this funny meme. We laugh but inside we also cry, cause it’s so … Continue reading →

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We like: Dog Brothers Euro Gathering 2011

Posted on November 23, 2011 by fred

Whoever trains with weapons has an idea how difficult it is to test ones skills in a sparring situation. We like this video of the Dog Brothers Euro Gathering. We see some nice fights and good examples for the use … Continue reading →

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