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Your Ultimate Guide To Martial Arts & Happenings In Singapore, Asia & Beyond.
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Created with the everyday warrior in mind, Kung Fu Era will enlighten and entertain everyone from martial experts to the complete novice. Our magazine coverage includes every genre of Traditional Martial Arts, Modern Combat Systems, leading Lifestyle Trends and Leisure Traveling; from International Events, Holiday Destinations, Expert Insights, & much more.
Why based our magazine in Singapore? Because majority of martial arts originated from Asia, thus it is also the world’s most popular tourist destination with over 900 million visitors annually, and Singapore is right in the center of all the action! Why Kung Fu Era? We are committed to preserving the rich heritage of yesteryear, while looking at current trends and developments, forecasting the next generation of martial arts & combat superstars. As a magazine with a heart, we are committed to neutrality and non-biased top quality reporting and coverage of the latest developments and trends in the martial arts world, combat sports, travel & living. Each issue is oozing with content, and is power packed with the latest coverage and events from around the world. To find out more about the articles we will be covering in our latest magazine issues please log on to our Online Articles page. We are on the lookout for exciting articles and happenings to cover. If you are interested in contributing to our efforts, please feel free to contact our editors! For advertising inquiries, please contact our Advertising Manager. 
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Some Interesting Martial Arts & Health Articles In Our Website For Your Reference
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Center Of Gravity in Chinese Kung Fu.
We enjoy the fantastic things which skilled Kung Fu experts are able to do, but when we start to learn Kung Fu, our instructors or Sifu make us stand in stances which strain our thighs for many hours and sessions. Why is that so? |
Why are there no ground grappling in Chinese Kung Fu?
There are more than 1400 styles of Chinese Kung Fu but till today not a single style have taken to specializing in Ground Grappling like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu .. Wonder why? |
The Purpose of Traditional Weapon Training in Chinese Kung Fu.
Many find that weaponry are among the most unique and interesting aspect of Chinese Kung Fu, as many other forms of martial arts don’t have such a wide display of realistic combat weapons. Are these weapons training useful in this Modern Era? |
The True Definition of Kung Fu.
Everybody loves to watch Kung Fu fighting. Yes, we love Kung Fu fighting, but behind all the thrill, action, competition, what is the meaning of the two words Kung Fu? In Chinese, Kung Fu is called Gong Fu (功夫). It means... |
SITYODTONG Muay Thai School & The Mystics Of Thai Boxing In Pattaya Thailand.
Muay Thai is as old as the long history of Thailand & since the 1960s it has taken the world by storm, with international Thai Boxing Matches & Muay Thai Gyms springing up all over the world. So what is Muay Thai all about? |
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Sanda Sanshou : A Chinese kickboxing style and combat sport.
Sanda Sanshou combat fighting techniques combines full-contact kickboxing, which include close range and rapid successive punches and kicks, with wrestling, take-downs, throws, sweeps, kick catches, and in some competitions, even elbow and knee strikes. Famous China Sanda Sanshou fighters include Bao Li Gao, Liu Hailong, Yi Long etc. Famous Non-Chinese Sanda Sanshou fighters include Cung Le from USA, Muslim Salihov from Russia. |
Mi Zong Quan (迷蹤拳) Of Chinese Hero Huo Yuan Jia (霍元甲).
Initiately Mi Zong Quan (迷蹤拳) was seldom heard outside of China, but in the 1900s it was made world famous by the Chinese Hero, Huo Yuan Jia (霍元甲) as he was a practioner of Mi Zong Quan. Huo Yuan Jia (霍元甲) used Mi Zong Quan to defeat a few foreigner fighters in highly publicized matches, and he was one of the founders of the worldwide Chin Woo Athletic Association (精武体育会).. |
Witness The Benefits Of Traditional Martial Arts Training
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Health Tips : How To Successfully Quit Smoking.
Some martial arts grand-masters are known to be smokers e.g. Yip Man of the Wing Chun Style. But the fact is they have started the habit decades before it was announced that smoking is bad for health. Ask anyone of them alive today they will tell to quit before it is too late. Not only is smoking bad for your combat stamina or "Qi" for Kung Fu Practitioners, it will certainly harm yours & your love ones' health... |
Choy Li Fut (蔡李佛) Southern External Style Chinese Kung Fu.
A Chinese Kung Fu style founded in 1836 by Chan Heung (陈享). Choy Li Fut was named to honor the Buddhist monk Choy Fook (蔡褔) who taught him Choy Gar Kung Fu, and Li Yau San (李友山) who taught him Li Gar Kung Fu, plus his uncle Chan Yuen Wu (陈远护), who taught him Fut Gar Kung Fu, and developed to honor the Buddha and the Shaolin roots of the system. |
Hung Gar (洪拳) Made Famous By Wong Fei Hung & Hong Kong's Movie Stars.
Hung Gar (洪拳) is one of the most popular External Style Kung Fu in Southern China, associated with the Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung (黄飞鸿), who was a one of the Grand-Master of Hung Gar. It is well known for its low wide stances and rock hard forearms. Lam Sai Wing (林世荣), Hung Hei Gun (洪熙官), Fong Sai Yuk (方世玉), Tit Kiu Sam, Luk Ah Choi are all legendary practitioners of Hung Gar. |
Eskrima, Arnis & Kali From The Philippines. A Style Famous For Its Swift & Powerful Sticks & Knifes Moves.
When the Spaniards began colonizing the Philippines in the 16th century, they saw an already-developed weapons-based martial arts practiced by the natives. Spain eventually gained control of the Philippines and outlawed all indigenous martial arts & the carrying of weapons, Over the next several centuries the elite and underground Filipino practitioners kept the art alive by disguising their martial arts techniques ... |
Jeet Kune Do (JKD) By The Legendary Martial Arts Actor, Bruce Lee.
Bruce Lee stated that his Keet Kune Do concept is not an "adding to" of more and more things on top of each other to form a system, but rather, a winnowing out. The metaphor Lee borrowed from Chan Buddhism was of constantly filling a cup with water, and then emptying it, used for describing Lee's philosophy of "casting off what is useless". He used the sculptor's mentality of beginning with a lump of clay and hacking away at the "unessential" ... |
