From Side-Kicks to Celestial Dragons
A casual cartography of Kung Fu Fiction’s landscape. Wuxia & Xianxia across Western comics, kids books and a some YA lit. With a bit of Chinese Astrology for a compass.
#tigertuesday
Work hard, work smart
“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” — Plato Sometimes the hardest part of finding success is gathering the … Work hard, work smart I was one given a T-shirt with Mandarin characters printed in it. Foolishly I wore it to work not knowing what it said. To everyone’s surprise …
Guan Gong’s Blade Sharpening Day Explained
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
Tiger’s Tale at the Sun Gallery 2026
Martial Arts’ longest running comic strip celebrated 30 Years with an Art Gallery tour featuring original art from the MMC Grant winning graphic novel A Tiger’s Tale volumes 1 & 2. Pieces from the creator’s entire body of work were spotlighted. Video Tour Inside!
30 Years of Tiger’s Tale
On this #TigerTuesday we celebrate the publication of the very first episode of Tiger’s Tale. That episode was printed in the premiere issue of World of Martial Arts magazine. That February/March 1996 issue is currently still available. The following episode would see print in the iconic issue of what was then titled Kung Fu Qigong …
Happy Little New Year!
February 10th marks Little New Year ( 小年). The celebration of Little New Year takes place a about a week before the Lunar New Year. In northern China the Little New Year is celebrated on the 23rd day of the 12 lunar month for 4723, Year of the Green Snake. In southern China it is celebrated on the 24th day instead. Perhaps …
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.