The Wuguan Gongzhou
“To forget ones ancestors is to be a brook without a source or a tree without roots!” – Ancient Chinese Proverb In Chinese culture, showing respect to ones ancestors is a major part in family life. This can also be …
Category Archives: Traditions
Origins of Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Clothing
“For the apparel oft proclaims the man.” -William Shakespeare Hamlet Act 1 Scene 3 Do you know where the uniforms often seen in Chinese training halls (Gong Fu Wuguan功夫 武館) and on the tournament floor originated? It all started in …
Drinking Bitter Tea
Within the Chinese martial arts, there is a saying that to develop gong 功 (skill) one must put in time夫 (fu) and learn the meaning of Ruku 茹苦 (eating bitter). The term Ruku is often translated as suffering. In other …