Arnis superheroes conquer comic books through works by Fil-Am artists
Filipino-American artists are bringing a Filipino martial art to the forefront with their own breed of superheroes.
Filipino-American artists are bringing a Filipino martial art to the forefront with their own breed of superheroes.
HONGKONG — Renowned Hong Kong author Louis Cha, whose epic martial arts thrillers inspired numerous films and sold some 300 million copies worldwide, has died aged 94.
Amid sweltering heat one late July afternoon — at one point the mercury reached 35.2 C — spirited cries of “Aah” and “Sei” echoed through the doin training center of the Shorinji kempo headquarters in Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture. About 30 men and women wearing white uniforms and aged from 4 to 75 welcomed the reporter with their hands joined in front of their chests.
Wanted: six full-time ninjas who have a way with words and can do backward handsprings. Pay: about $1,600 a month.
Many of the world’s most prominent martial arts originated in Asia, shaped by the region’s colorful history and traditional practices, and influenced by ancient legends. Each martial arts form has
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Jackie Chan, the Hong Kong martial artist and movie star, released a second autobiography on April 7, his 61st birthday. The book, “Jackie Chan: Grown Old Before Grown Up”,
Kylie Padilla lies on the floor with her knees bent. Then, by sheer core power and without any hands, she quickly jumps to her feet and slashes the space with a knee kick.
Working at the family business is an odd proposition when your last name is Gracie. Instead of busting tables or pushing paper, the career trajectory involves breaking limbs and trading punches inside an eight-sided chain link cage.
Across time and continents, the martial art that makes masters into legends, Wing Chun kung fu, is now in the Philippines. Fusing physical form and technique and inner spiritual meditation, one might say that it is a perfect mix of fighting arts and yoga. Its popularity can be traced back 400 years to simple origins in China. What is now known as a study in the perfection of power and form was, in-fact, rooted in the desperate tale of a seemingly powerless woman, Yim Wing Chun, after which it was named.
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