Journal of Chinese Martial Studies

[rodrigo]

This is my first post, since I'm still a beginner (learning under Sifu Daniel Pérez from Barcelona) and was just reading the forums for some time, but at last I have something to post Although not sure this is the correct forum, so please forgive me if it's not.

So, I read in a Spanish Taichichuan forum about this new online magazine:

http://www.martialstudies.com.hk/

whose 1st issue can be downloaded for free:

http://www.martialstudies.com.hk/images/Journal_of_Chinese_Martial_Studies.pdf

Just started reading it, and also, since my knowledge is still limited, I'd really like some more experts' opinions on how it looks, and if it's got a good future of promoting the real arts Wahnam excels at.

[Andrea]

Dear Rodrigo

Welcome to the forum and thank you for the magazine link. Even if I do not agree with some of the articles, I like their scholar-warrior approach and the fact that they are trying to include some of the less known martial arts. I also enjoyed reading the article on Taijiquan.

Regards
Andrea

[Anton S.]

Great Post, thank you Rodrigo!

[Andrea]

I just received a sneak preview of the articles of issue 02 (published end of February) and I thought some might be interested:

• Ma Fengtu –– An Exemplary Martial Arts Scholar by Ma Mingda
• From Ape Worship in Ancient China to Animal Imitation in Modern Competition Wushu by Ma Lianzhen
• Taijiquan: Heavenly Pattern Boxing by Wong Yuen-Ming
• 2009 Hong Kong International Kung Fu Festival Report by Zhao Shiqing
• A Discussion on the Urgent Need To Revive Changbing Competitio by Ma Mingda and Geng Zhichu
• The Bows of China by Stephen Selby
• Interview with Gordon Liu
• Taiwanese Martial Motifs by Brian L. Kennedy and Elizabeth Nai-Jia Guo
• The 12 Bridges of Hung Kuen Jesse David Gooding
• Book Review: Wang Shujin’s Bagua Linked Palms, translated by Kent Howard and Chen Hsiao-Yen
• Old Manuals Series – Gengyu shengji Part 1: Selected Single Dao Techniques

They are also updating the website to complement the articles with multimedia materials online. Personally I like their approach of bringing different perspectives and both historical and actual topics together in one magazine. Thus I am looking forward to read issue 02.

Andrea

[rodrigo]

I just received a sneak preview of the articles of issue 02 (published end of February) and I thought some might be interested:

how did you get the sneak preview? did you subscribe to receive printer copies?

In any case, please let us know when the 2nd issue is available, please

[Andrea]

Hi Rodrigo

Yes I did subscribe. I find the price very reasonable and having worked in publishing myself I believe good initiatives like this one should get a chance.
I will post an update once the second issue has arrived.

Andrea