Changquan (“Long Fist”) is an external Northern Chinese style of kung fu that is characterized by long-range techniques that utilize fully-extended kicks and strikes. Ji Ben Gong is the grouping-together of all the basic Wushu forms, movements and drills, so Changquan Ji Ben Gong is the collection of Long Fist techniques that are used in [...]
Bujinkan Ninjutsu by Richard Van Donk
Richard Van Donk is a really nice guy. At least, that’s the reputation he seems to have in all the forum discussions about him. But he likes money. And he practices Bujinkan Ninjutsu. Welcome to the Internet, the last bastion of fake reviewers and truth-sayers. Whether the man is nice or not, whether he likes [...]
Ed Parker And The Evolution of American Kenpo
American Kenpo, that wonderful synthesis from the mind of Ed Parker, has a colorful history full of sweat and blood and intrigue. The timeline of American Kenpo as a separate, legitimate style: First Generation: 1954-1961 (Original Kenpo) Second Generation: 1961-1963 (Traditional Kenpo – Removal of Jujutsu, Forms imitated) Third Generation: 1963-1969 (Chinese Kenpo) Fourth Generation: [...]
