A Graphic Novel for Young Martial Artists of all ages.
A Kung Fu Master once told me “if you have 5 minutes to chop down a tree, sharpen that axe for four.” Take a dive into one of martial arts’ lesser known holidays Guan Gong’s Blade Sharpening Day
Read 1 of the nearly 500 “marvel tales” found in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio the 1880 translation of Liáozhāi Zhìyì (聊齋誌異) by Herbert A. Giles. London – It’s a collection of stories or by Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling (蒲松齡)
Yaoguai Wednesday continues with a spotlight on Asia’s most iconic undead creature of folklore the Jiāngshī (殭屍) or hopping vampire. Don’t be fooled by it hopping it is also capable of giving chase by running, and if sufficiently ancient, flight.
Zhong Kui (鍾馗) is a Taoist deity in Chinese myth, traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and Yaoguai. He is depicted as a large man with a big black beard, bulging eyes, and a wrathful expression. Zhong Kui is often accompanied by the five bats of fortune, the Wufu (五福), or the five blessings: “health” (康寧), “wealth” (富), “long life” (壽), “love …
What Are They? The translation for the work Yōkai (妖怪) is something to the effect of “strange, supernatural creature or phenomena” in Japanese. The word is a combination of the characters 妖 (yō–attractive, bewitching, calamity) and 怪 (kai–mystery, wonder). Over the years, different English words have been used in translation. Yōkai can be translated to monster, demon, spirit, or goblin, but it encompasses …
A #TigerTuesday new addition to our online store. Original art for our Tale of the Year of the Wet Hare. 3 illustrated pages: black ink on Bristol board.
