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Tiger Talk: Sifu Brian Kuttel

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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.”

We discuss Tiger and the Monkey in Kung Fu, Choy Lay Fut and Tai Chi. We also discuss the nature of online learning and the secret to Taming the Tiger inside!
Sifu Brian can be found online at: https://www.sifukuttel.com

Check out his Choy Lay Fut or his Tai Chi YouTube channel.


Sifu Brian has made available some of his writings on Tiger Kung Fu and a selection of informative video to A TIGER’s TALE Sifu Kuttel’s Claws of the Tiger

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Happy Birthday James Hong!

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James Hong is a hero to many, he is a treasure to the Asian-American Diaspora and the actor behind many iconic roles. I had the very good fortune of meeting him more than 20 years ago. It took a few attempts but we did get to briefly collaborate.

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Next #TigerTuesday

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Talking Tigers, Tea, Kung Fu, Taoism, Calligraphy, Style Writing and more next week. on Tiger Talk.

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The Perils of Martial Poetry

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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.

Follow Gene Ching on Twitter @geneching

Keep up to date on his frequent work via https://geneching.wordpress.com/

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Tiger Talk: Anthony Kelly Arrowcatcher

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In this special double-sized episode of Tiger Talk we have an exclusive interview with Anthony Kelly: Kung Fu instructor, coach and holder of 53 (and counting) Guinness 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). He Joined me, calling in from Australia to share with me the original of a life long martial journey which lead to world record break feats, the year of the Tiger and Kung Fu community and culture as experienced in Australia. He also share’s his greatest accomplishments and the philosophy which has guided him to so many of them.

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Tiger Talk Teaser

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Beginning On Tuesday February 1st aTigersTale.com will host a new feature. Tiger Talk: informal conversations with some of the great minds in Martial Arts! We’ll be discussing the Lunar New Year of the Tiger, the Tiger’s place within Martial Arts and the kung fu community. Just a short list of the guests who’ll be appearing.

  • Gene Ching: Publisher of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine, Author of Shaolin Trip and 2nd generation layman disciple of the original Shaolin Temple of China.
  • 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: Program Director of the Doc-Fai Wong Martial Arts Center and a full-time instructor of Choy Li Fut.

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Sifu Kuttel’s Claws of the Tiger

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In today’s post we have a very special lesson to offer. Brian Kuttel is Program Director of the Doc-Fai Wong Martial Arts Center and a full-time instructor. He earned the title of Sifu and was accepted as a disciple under Tai Sifu Jason J. Wong in 2014. He has generously offered to share some of his teachings on the tiger of Choy Li Fut.

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