A hot commodity He is still revered by many in the martial arts field as the father of Western kung fu. He writes a wide-ranging monthly column about his life and martial arts for Inside Kung-Fu ...

and we had really glorious martial arts from the Western boxing tradition, too.” He began studying traditional Chinese kung fu while an undergraduate but had to give it up while earning his master’s ...

A quarter of a century later, MMA rivals boxing ... The idea that kung fu is unique, with perhaps otherworldly elements, gives it popular currency that sets it apart from Western combat skills.

Following some Western boxers' deaths ... That became yundong (sports) sanda. "We added boxing. The kicks were from kung fu, taekwondo, karate and even Muay Thai. Chinese martial arts have ...