Monthly Archives: August 2009

‘Iron Arm’ Wang Fuyuan

Posted on August 29, 2009 by yosaku

Flicking through Dan Miller and Tim Cartmell’s excellent book ‘Xingyi Neigong” (pictured below) the other day, I was curious about the master Wang Jiwu, whose exercises are profiled therein.     It turns out Wang’s branch of xingyi is an … Continue reading →

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Yang Luchan on the silver screen

Posted on August 21, 2009 by yosaku

During the late Qing dynasty, a young man from Hebei named Yang Yuqian leaves his village to seek out a kungfu master. After many travails and escapades, he ends up in Chen Family Village in Henan. Once there, he asks … Continue reading →

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