Category: Martial Arts History (Origins, evolution, and influential masters)

Jiao Li  (角力) and Shoubo (手搏) are often discussed together in modern scholarship because they appear within the same historical framework of early Chinese unarmed combat. Researchers such as Stanley Henning note that both terms are tied to martial skills practiced by trained fighters and that both appear in periods where physical combat played an […]

I have returned to exploring the mysterious Bubishi. It has long fascinated martial artists around the world, including me. The Bubishi is often called the “Bible of Karate”. It combines Chinese martial arts knowledge with Okinawan practice, including combat techniques, philosophy, and medical/pressure-point theory. What the Bubishi Really Is The original Bubishi is not a […]