The Perils of Martial Poetry

Gene Ching returns to Tiger Talk to help examine Kung Fu Lyrics (Quan Pu 拳譜). Those iconic martial lyrics used in traditional martial arts as well as Wuxia (武俠). He elaborates on the challenges of his unique work for wuxia comics publisher Immortal Studios and his stance on Martial Poetry in the pages of KUNG FU TAI CHI.

Gene Ching is a 32nd generation layman disciple of the original Shaolin Temple of China and publisher of Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine. He has authored hundreds of martial arts articles and scripts for martial arts instructional videos. Author of the book SHAOLIN TRIPS Gene also write for Den of Geek, Kungfumagazine.com , YMAA and UNISCO. Gene ALSO served as a weapons expert on El Rey Network’s Man at Arms: Art of War with Danny Trejo in 2017-2018 and has been a long time friend and collaborator.

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Tiger Talk: informal conversations with some of the great minds in Martial Arts!

We discuss the Lunar New Year of the Tiger, the Tiger’s place within Martial Arts and the kung fu community.

  • Future Guests include-
  • Anthony Kelly: Kung Fu instructor, coach and holder of over 50 Guiness Book of World Records, including Most arrows caught while Blindfolded and most punches thrown in one second (Spoiler more than Muhammad Ali and/or Bruce Lee).
  • Master Robin Leong: World renown kung fu master, actor and author of the children’s picture books The Kung Fu Force and the Tower of Doom (2020) and The Kung Fu Force and the Perilous Boba Whirlpool (2021).
  • Master David Wei: David Wei (魏 资 容, Wei Zi Rong, “Wayfarer of Vast Capacity”), is a 16th generation lineage holder of Wudang Zhang San Feng Pai and founder of the Wudang West Cultural Heritage Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit wellness ministry, based in Oakland, California, committed to the practice and preservation of classical Chinese healing arts.
  • Sifu Brian Kuttel: A full-time instructor of Choy Li Fut. Based in Geneva Switzerland, he is a disciple under Tai Sifu Jason J. Wong son of Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong, Brian has written several articles featured in Kung Fu Tai Chi and Inside Kung Fu Magazine and is author of the book “Monkey Movement.”

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Wulin: The Martial Forest

Wulin (武林) is a term used both in wuxia fantasies and within real world of Chinese martial arts. It refers to the counterculture community of martial arts masters. The literal translation of Wulin is ‘martial forest’ however like so many aspects of Chinese culture, that’s just the simple short answer. To get to the roots of its meaning, we must see the forest for the trees.

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The Two-Geeks-Talk Interview

Join me in revisiting one of the first interviews I booked: it premieres in just one hour.

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The Grandmaster Tu Edition

Meet Grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng a renown taoist master. He is also a prolific author, talented musician and an accomplished painter and traditional calligrapher. Grandmaster Tu’s calligraphy has been featured 22 times in KUNG FU TAI CHI magazine and he’s offered to prive one of his painting as a cover for A Tiger’s Tale the graphic novel.

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The Anatomy of a Wuxia Novel

Simon McNeil author of The Black Trillium, breaks down the anatomy of Wuxia: more popularly know as the Kung Fu Fantasy genre

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In support of the Kickstarter for The Adept #2

With just a week before the Lunar New Year Launch of A TIGER’s TALE — it’s imperative that wanderers of the Kung Fu Forest support each other! So have a look see at the latest from Wuxia publisher Immortal Studios! The Kickstarter for our second issue launched today and runs until FEB 24, 2022. I …

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