Trading Blows in Chengdu’s Fight Club
A UFC-style fight bar has recently opened in Chengdu, within the city’s notorious Poly Center complex. Photos and impressions inside.
A UFC-style fight bar has recently opened in Chengdu, within the city’s notorious Poly Center complex. Photos and impressions inside.
Hear the inside take on The New Masters, a documentary on Kung Fu and Chinese MMA currently in production, and the Kickstarter campaign to fund it.
Hugo Boue had gong fu dreams all his life and recently pursued them all the way to Chengdu, spending a month with Master Li Cuan. His story inside.
Kung Fu dominates martial arts in Chengdu, but there is a small band of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the city. I met with Jamie and he demonstrated chokes on me before politely answering my questions.
Traditional Kung Fu has become a commodity in our modern world, but there are still martial arts schools out there that refuse to sell out and instead carry on the true spirit of Chinese kung fu. We here in Chengdu are lucky enough to have our very own Kung Fu Family Martial Arts School in San Sheng Xiang.