The Red Boat Opera : From Legend to Wing Chun History
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Nico
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In previous posts, including those on The legend and reality behind the Southern Shaolin Monastery, A Brief History of the secret society Tiandihui and The…
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Nico
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Cadena de Mano : Filipino Martial Art of empty hand and knife combat system
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Nico
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I hesitated for a long time to write a post on the Cadena de Mano (often written Kadena de Mano) because there are few sources…
The Wim Hof Method : breathing, cold, commitment
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Nico
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This post is a bit different from what exists on this blog so far, since it introduces a new category ; personal development. To some…
The legend and reality behind the Southern Shaolin Monastery
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Nico
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This post follows that of the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, which deals with the historical outlines of this mythical monastery known throughout the world. The…
The Black Belt’s Yip Ching interview
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Nico
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I present here an interview of Yip Ching, published in July 1995 in the Black Belt magazine [1]. This interview was conducted by Steve Lee…
The Northerner Master versus the Wing Chun clan of Fatshan
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Nico
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In this post, I would like to revisit an event that happened in Fatshan 佛山 (Foshan in Mandarin) in the 1920s (or early 1930s), an…
Wing Chun Jo Fen 詠春祖訓 : The Ancestral Rules
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Nico
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In the 1950s, Yip Man established 9 rules of conduct known as 詠春祖訓 Ving Tsun Jo Fen (according to the most commonly used script) ;…
The elevator situation
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Nico
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With this short unpretentious post, I would like to present a learning situation induced by a contextual bias that I have encountered several times in…
Stir-beef with onions 洋葱牛肉 Yangcong Niurou
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Nico
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Another recipe with Yong Chun vinegar ! If you read my previous post on Chinese potstickers and it made you want to cook, now you…
Potstickers 鍋貼 Guo Tie
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Nico
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Do not think that with this post, which is a little different from usual, this blog will become a collection of Asian recipes ! I…
