Born on August 23, 1973, in Lisbon, Vítor Casqueiro, created a link with martial arts from an early age. In 1988, he began training in Gongfu and later, in 1991, in Shotokan Karate. In 1992, his training gained consistency at the YMAA Read more…
Nicholas C. Yang (楊志豪碩士) began training martial arts as a child under the tutelage of his father Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming at Yang’s Martial Arts Association (YMAA) in Boston, Massachusetts. He has competed in several international and national traditional Kungfu tournaments, Read more…
Pedro Rodrigues was born 27th of June in 1970 in Lisbon, Portugal. He started his training in Chinese Martial Arts in 1984 and during a seminar in Paris in 1992 met Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, initiating a relationship which would change the Read more…
Robert Was started his martial arts training at the age of 12 with Judo. At the age of 16, he trained Taekwondo. At the same time, he became interested in Kung Fu and Taiji. After several years of training under Read more…
Jeffrey Bolt – tournament promoter and Vice President of the USA Wushu Kungfu Federation, was inducted into Inside Kung Fu Magazine’s Hall of Fame for Outstanding Martial Arts Promotions. Studying and teaching Chinese Martial Arts since 1975, he currently runs Read more…
Corlius Birkill was introduced to the martial arts at age 8, practicing Karate for a few years. He then started his Chinese Martial Arts training in 1984 at the age of 13. The first systems he studied were the southern Read more…
In Chinese culture, the Ox is a valued animal. Because of its role in agriculture, positive characteristics, such as being hardworking and honest, are attributed to it. The Ox is the second of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, Read more…
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (楊俊敏博士) started his Gongfu (Kung Fu) training at the age of fifteen under the Shaolin White Crane (Bai He) Master Cheng, Gin Gsao (曾金灶). In thirteen years of study (1961-1974) under Master Cheng, Dr. Yang became an expert Read more…
Introduction Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming generously sat down with Kung Fu Tea for a lengthy and wide ranging discussion of his martial arts experiences in both Taiwan and the United States. A major topic of conversation was the creation of YMAA Publications which Read more…
You may be noticing the word “fascia” (aka connective tissue) is a hot topic right now in all body related fields. But before we get to why fascia matters to athletes, here is a brief primer about why it’s getting so Read more…