Jul
20

Legendary Fighting Women: Mulan

martialartess on July 20th, 2009

Made famous by the Disney movie Mulan, Hua Mulan is the hero of a chinese ballad called The Song of Mulan, dating from around 5 C.E. (A.D.). The ballad [English translation] opens with Mulan weaving as she worries about her father who’s been called to military duty by the Khan. He is too old to [...]

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Jun
19

Legendary Fighting Women: Ng Mui and Yim Wing Chun

martialartess on June 19th, 2009

According to the legend, Wing Chun began in the Qing Dynasty, a time when the Chinese Han majority had been conquered and ruled by Manchurian nobility from the north. The harsh rule of the Han by the Manchurians is historical fact — I’m not a scholar of Chinese history, so the true extent of how [...]

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Jun
9

Famous Fighting Females?

martialartess on June 9th, 2009

How many warrior women of legend and history can you name? On Friday, and periodically after that, I’m going to pick one of these women and (briefly) tell her story. Friday will be the legend of the “founders” of Wing Chun, Ng Mui and her student, Yim Wing Chun.
I will attempt to distiguish fact from [...]

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