Martial Artists in Comics
What do Bruce Lee, Keanu Reeves & Daniel Wu have in common? Two things at least: an appearance on the cover of Kung Fu Magazine as well as within the pages of their own comics.
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Bruce Lee T
Beyond the Nunchucks, an argument could be made for his signature sound or his aloha styled fists but none are as instantly recognizable as that yellow & black Jumpsuit. Just the mention of movies like Kill Bill or Shaolin Soccer should bring to mind why, but let me share with you a little thing I did which predates both.
On Bruce Lee
August 17th was the 50th Anniversary of the release of Enter the Dragon the history making movie staring San Francisco’s original martial arts movie star Bruce Lee. Let me tell you what i did for its 25th…
Mapping Pan Gu
“All the great stories have maps” a beta-reader once told me. As with much of A Tiger’s Tale, its inclusion needed to reflect my understanding and so, some research was required.
What about Wude (武德)?
Wude is an important part of the culture of the Chinese martial arts. Morality is very important to the practice of martial arts in general and this idea of Wude is extolled by Kung Fu masters. It is the criteria on how students are judged by their masters, and whether or not they are deemed worthy to be taught.
Tiger Leaps the Abyss
Of our recent explorations of the Bagua and the Book of Changes there is one Trigram which is most significant to A Tiger’s Tale; number 6 Kan after which the main character has been named.
Kung Fu Secrets: The Bagua & The Book of Changes
What are the “eight changes” (八卦 – also pa kua)? Along with the five elements, this eight changes, more commonly known as the “Bagua” form the basis of nearly all Chinese metaphysical systems, especially the I Ching (or Yijing), the oracle book.