For centuries, traditional kungfu evolved mainly for use in war and self-defense. Some well-known kungfu styles and forms were used by famous Chinese historical martial arts heroes. Others are rarer, and some secretly passed to only a handful of people. For years, little has been known in the West about the obscure form "Wu Song Breaks Manacles," or Wu Song Tuo Kao. It is best recalled as an esote ...
Author: Chan Kai Leung
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Young Bo Kong was once dubbed the fastest kicker in the world by his peers. During the 1970s and '80s, the taekwondo master ruled the tournament circuit with lightning-fast kicks and an uncanny ability to "read" his opponents.
Four decades later, Kong's techniques are still a blur to the naked eye, but he's the first to admit that while speed is important, accuracy and timing are really what ma ...
Author: Terry L. Wilson
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You’re Grabbed From Behind and feel a knife pressed to your throat. Adrenaline floods your body as you try to get your bearings and figure out what to do. Your hands are trembling, your pulse is racing and although it’s hard to hear above the sound of your own heart pounding, you’re pretty sure you hear a voice telling you that if you don’t get in the car, you will be killed.
Amazingly, you ...
Author: Meredith Gold
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Although it’s been more than half a year since September 11, the tragic events of that day are still inspiring people around the world to ask, “What would I have done if I had been on Flight 93?”
For martial artists, perhaps the question should be rephrased as “What could I have done?” As citizens of the free world experience an increased awareness of the need for self-protection, they are ...
Author: Christopher Won
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Bryant, a construction worker and fourth-degree blackbelt taekwondo instructor who has participated in a handful of bar brawls and match fights, was at the Baha Club.
After having “a lot to drink,” he and his girlfriend departed, and he began walking her home. Suddenly, someone ran up behind the 5-foot-10-inch, 155- pound martial artist and slammed something into his back just below the sho ...
Author: James LaFond
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