Martial Destination: Sanda Training in Guangzhou with Coach Xie Guolin of the Zhongguo Ziyou Boji Xiehui – Chinese Free Fighting Association (中国自由搏击协会)

After spending 2 weeks in Hong Kong training with coach Fu, my family and I took the speed train to Guangzhou. I was very impressed with the comfort of the stations and train running as speeds close to 300 km/h. Last time we travelled to the mainland in 2017 it took us over two hours […]

Martial Destination: Self Defense Sanda in Hong Kong with Coach Fu of the Xianggang (Hong Kong) Ji Quan Dao Wushu Xiehui, Sanda Self-defense Method (Sanda Ziwei Shu, 散打自衛術)

My family and I spent a month and a half visiting Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Japan during the summer. As expected, the summer heat was quiet a thing to get used to for people like us, used to the Canadian winters. As is customary when I travelled, I am always looking for opportunities to learn […]

Martial Destination: Dagestan’s Peaceful Warriors – Part 2 – An Interview with Sabir “Cobra” Bagautdinov

Many people seek martial arts training from the source be China, Japan, Korea or Thailand; there is a draw in many of us to fulfill a long life dream to visit where “all started”. I was no different and did the “China Thing” over a decade ago. However, there are outstanding instructors closer to home […]

 Learning How to Fight with Chinese Martial Arts in the Republican Era Part I

Special thanks to Dennis Rovere for his valuable insights and corrections Martial arts in general and Chinese martial arts in particular have been characterized by an aura of mystery on what a devoted practitioner can achieve after mastering a traditional style. Many of these misconceptions stemmed from novels, movies and in a great degree from […]

Una visión histórica de las artes marciales mixtas en China

Publicado en: Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2011 English Version: A Historical Overview of Mixed Martial Arts in China Resumen Las Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) se han convertido en uno de los deportes de combate que más rápidamente ha crecido en el siglo XXI, atrayendo a millones de espectadores de televisión a la carta desde […]