martialartess on September 29th, 2009

Thanks for making this journey with me. I’ve learned a lot about martial arts I’d never even heard of and I hope you’ve enjoyed it. Without further ado, here’s the final six: U-Z Uechi-ryū (Japan): Okay, I’ve had to break one of my rules to find a “U” martial art — I had to include [...]

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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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