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Jackie Chan - Supercop

Posted by on Thursday, April 2, 2020, In : Photography

Jackie Chan in a scene from Supercop.

Via nytimes.com
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Ba-Gwa Double Palm Change

Posted by on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, In : Photography

Sun Lu-tang, founder of Sun tai-chi, demonstrating the Ba-gwa double palm change.

Source: kungfuwan.com

Shaolin Temple Building

Posted by on Saturday, January 23, 2016, In : Photography

A small structure with historically important inscribed stones photographed on the grounds of the Shaolin Temple prior to the 1928 fire which caused major damage to the complex.

Source: chinesemartialstudies.com
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Kung Fu Training

Posted by on Sunday, December 6, 2015, In : Photography

Chinese students training at a commercial kung fu school near Shaolin (1988).

Source: blackbeltmag.com

Shaolin Monks by Isabel Muñoz

Posted by on Saturday, December 27, 2014, In : Photography

Photographs of monks from the Shaolin Temple of Songshan, taken by Isabel Munoz in 1998 – 1999.

Two-handed sword
Headstand
The Frog Jump
Flying over the Roof
High Kick

Source: sayshanti.wordpress.com
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Chinese Militia - 1906 - 1912

Posted by on Monday, July 21, 2014, In : Photography

Manchu Nobleman with Bow

Militia from the Shaanxi Province

Militia from Shandong Province

Images taken by the French missionary Michel de Maynard in Northern China between 1906 and 1912.

Source: chinesemartialstudies.com
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Shaolin Monks

Posted by on Thursday, February 27, 2014, In : Photography

Shaolin monks (Via Tumblr)

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Bruce Lee in the Big Boss

Posted by on Monday, October 21, 2013, In : Photography

Bruce Lee - The Big Boss
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Shaolin Warrior Monks in the 1920s

Posted by on Thursday, October 17, 2013, In : Photography

This picture of warrior monks from the Shaolin Temple in the Henan Province was taken some time in the 1920s. It clearly demonstrates that they had become modernized in their fighting methods, learning from the mistakes of an earlier generation of monks who believed they could use traditional forms of fighting against soldiers with guns. They used talisman and spells to protect them from bullets during the Boxer Rebellion of 1901, a mistake that led to the uprising being easily quashed and on...
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Cheung Lai Chuen

Posted by on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, In : Photography

Cheung Lai Chuen, (born around 1880) was a kung fu legend who mastered Lei Ga (Lee Style), Lung Ying (Southern Dragon Style), Lau Man Gaau (Vagabond or Wanderer's Style) and Pak Mei (White Eyebrow Style), which he adapted and took out of secrecy, popularizing the art in Hong Kong around the turn of the 20th century.

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The Shaolin Temple Before 1928

Posted by on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, In : Photography

A photograph of the front gates of the Shaolin Temple, taken before the 1928 destruction
of the legendary Buddhist place of worship and home of Kung Fu.
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Yip Man & Bruce Lee Practicing Chi Sao

Posted by on Friday, October 26, 2012, In : Photography

Yip Man and his most famous student Bruce Lee, practicing Chi Sao or Sticky Hands (c.1955). Chi Sao is an exercise that is designed to improve the reflexes of the martial artist and is a favourite technique amongst Wing Chun practitioners of all levels.
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