As I mentioned before, Wei Jian invited me to come up to Fudan University to train with his wushu team. Since I was able to train with the Shanghai Wushu Team I knew that I would at least survive the experience. But mainly I was just curious what it would …
Recently I’ve received an e-mail or two from people who are interested in coming to train martial arts in China. In order to make things easier for you, I put together a few questions that you will need to consider before you make any plans which should help you narrow …
A lot of people ask me about how to go about training wushu in China. Whether they want to know places to train, what to expect from their coach, issues with language barriers, food consumption, or whatever else, people be havin’ questions. One of the original reasons I started up …
I used to hear (both from others and inside my own head) the question a lot: “Why are Chinese wushu athletes so freaking good??” The quick answer? In a cryptic nutshell: ((Ai/T) +((C*R)+M))(U+S) But let me start at the beginning … The Quest For Understanding When you first start wushu …
When I was visiting Wu Di in June 2011, he was kind enough to give me a lift to the airport. While we were hanging out in San Li Tun, I managed to get some video of us chatting about life. Not really an “interview”, per se, but a nice …