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for our most self-indulgent issue. contributors
Longtime readers of Kung Fu that helped
Publisher Tai Chi know that the Tiger put the rest
Gigi Oh Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com of this issue
Associate Publisher Championship has been covered in our together.
Gene Ching September+October issue since its Those
inception in 2009. Tiger Claw Elite freelancers
Editorial Board Championships coverage goes back know that I
Gigi Oh even further. That’s been covered in have a lot of
Kevin Ho, Fu Xueli, Xiao Jiaze, Gigi Oh,
Gene Ching this issue since 2006, but to be fair, axes in the Gene Ching & Patrick Lugo
there were features in every issue during air during
Senior Designer
the tournament season back then. In this period,
Patrick Lugo
those days, the Tiger Claw Elite and they all really step up to help out. Longtime contributor
Graphic Designers Championships were nested within Williy Pang delivers an article on one of my favorite exotic
Kevin Ho dozens of tournaments, which ran from Kung Fu weapons, the bench, on page 48. Chris Friedman,
Chen Xinghua spring through summer. If you don’t go our freelancer with boots on the ground (or perhaps sandals
back that far with us, you’ll read about it on the temple grounds) at Shaolin, brings a fresh perspective
Copy Editor
all on page 10. on traditional Kung Fu weight training on page 54. Emilio
Gary Shockley
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Lori Ann White
I cannot describe how much chaos the judge for the Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com
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Jennifer Oh to our office (but I will try, as always, in new Wushu Nandu championship this year (see page 16),
my first-person follow-up account that takes us to Shanghai for Jackie Chan’s amazing Film Gallery
KungFuMagazine.com will be published on KungFuMagazine. on page 60. Henry Lo and Daniel Kun examine one of Kung
WebMaster com when this issue is out on the Fu’s overlooked weapons, the Da Dao, on page 66 (I’ve
Jake Hsen newsstands). The preparation takes always found it ironic that this sword was one of the last ones
Tiger Claw months. The weekend of the event is a used in warfare, but it’s really rare to see practiced today).
Correspondents blur of action and excitement and as this Lucas Christopoulos looks at the internal side with his piece
Jennifer Oh was the Year of the Monkey, there was on Chen Xiang on page 72. And I managed to squeeze in
Jonathan Oh a lot of monkey business (again, you’ll a venomous article on a topic that I’ve always wanted to
have to read my KungFuMagazine. explore – Toad Kung Fu – on page 78. So there’s plenty more
Feng Shui Master com recount). And documenting and beyond Tiger Claw Elite Championships coverage. I hope
Wilson Sun presenting it all to you takes weeks. you find it all of interest.
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36 Why Forms Fail
By Gene Ching and Gigi Oh

Features
48 Please, Have a Seat
Southern Kung Fu’s Fighting Bench
By Williy Pang
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COVER 54 Shaolin’s Shi Suo
STORY Stone Lock Training
By Chris Friedman
60 Battle for Harmony
A Visit to the Jackie Chan Film Gallery
By Emilio Alpanseque
66 Dai Dou Zut
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The Big Knife Skill of Ngo Cho Kun
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72 Chen Xiang
Master of the Tao
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78 Deadly Venom
The Toad
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