The Drunken Boxing Podcast

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #068 - Phillip LePhillip Le is a longtime practitioner and instructor of Jook Lum Southern Praying Matis with over 20 years of experience. Phillip shares insights from his training under Joe McSorley Sifu and John Clark Sifu, his connections to the Louis Jackman and Gin Foon Mark lineages, and his experiences training in this art. Philip Le:https://philliple.com/kung-fu/...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #067 - Jim RoselandoSifu Jim Roselando has been involved in the martial arts for over twenty-five years. A 6th generation disciple of Pin Sun Wing Chun under Master Sifu Henry Mui, he is also the only American to have performed a disciple ceremony with the late Grandmaster Fung Chun. Jim is a devoted practitioner and teacher of Zhan Zhuang (post standing), Qigong and Yan...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #066 - Alex RichterSifu Alex Richter is a martial arts fanatic who hosts The Kung Fu Genius Podcast and YouTube Channel, where he shares his in-depth knowledge of the Kung Fu world and corrects commonly held misconceptions. In just a few short years, he went from teaching at rented dance studios to developing the biggest Wing Tsun center in New York, City Wing Tsun. His...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #065 - Nick GraceninMaster Nick Gracenin has a 4 decade career as a teacher of Qigong, Tai Chi, Chinese Yoga (Dao Yin) and Chinese Martial Arts. One of the first foreigners to study in the People’s Republic of China in the 1980‘s, Nick has apprenticed to many of the foremost Grandmasters in China and North America. An elite athlete, he won medals for US Teams at 6 World...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #064 - Urs Krebs Urs Krebs is a traditional Chen style Taiji Quan & Hung Kune (Hung Gar) practitioner based in Bern, Switzerland. He travelled to China relatively early following its opening up and practiced in Shaolin, Chen Village and in Guangzhou. With numerous decades of practice and teaching, he also served previously as the president of the Swiss Wushu Federati...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #062 David Rogers has trained in Chinese martial arts since 1984. He is an indoor disciple of Master Deng Jan Gong. He is the only non-Chinese to have learned the entire Deng family Hap Kune system directly from Master Deng in Canton where, he regularly returns to further his studies in ‘Kung Fu ('Hap Kune’ and ‘ ‘Hung Kune’) And Tai Chi (Taijiquan).In 1995, he opene...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #061 Peter Warr started his training in the early 1960s and has been training in and teaching Chinese Martial Arts (Wu Shu) for over 50 years. Peter joined the Governing body, the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA), in the early 1980s. Peter was elected to the role of Treasurer of the BCCMA in 1986, to Vice-Chairman in 1995 and to Director of Taolu in 1999....

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #060 Born in 1971, Coach Ian Lee began his martial arts training at a young age. After he became an athlete, Coach Lee participated in many combative competitions such as boxing and Chinese quick wrestling, and specialized in the Sanda combat style. He held a superior record during his athletic career which includes seven times national champions and two times internatio...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #059 Cory Johnson is an assistan coach of the US National Sanda Team, and ex member who represented the USA in the China vs USA sanda matches, a multiple time US champ, a BJJ black belt who has won world titles at IBJJF events, a former MMA competitor and scholar/researcher of the Greek classics and combat arts in general. Grappling with the Classics Podcast: https://www...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #058 Strider Clark is a recognized instructor in the Yin Cheng Gong Fa Association, under Zhang Yun and the late, great Wang Peisheng. Strider is an early pioneer who not only traveled to China to learn the arts of Bai Yuan Tong Bei, Wu Style Taiji and Yin style Bagua but studied directly under Wang Peisheng prior to his passing. He is a highly skilled practitioner of th...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #057 Dan Miller started his exploration of Chinese internal martial arts and health maintenance practices in 1983 with the study of Tai Ji Quan and Qi Gong. In 1987 he added the study of Ba Gua Zhang and in 1989 the study of Xing Yi Quan. In 1990 he founded and served as the publisher and editor of the Pa Kua Chang Journal, a bi-monthly periodical dedicated to the study,...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #056 Master Sam F.S. Chin is the co-founder of the art, and the current gate keeper of the I Liq Chuan / Zhong Xin Dao system. Master Sam Chin trained martial arts since childhood by his father – the founder of I Liq Chuan, Chin Lik Keong. During the 1980’s, Master Sam Chin won numerous competitions, as well as the state heavy weight kickboxing championships of Selangor...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #055 Jess O'Brien is a Xingyi Quan and Bagua Zhang practitioner and teacher who studied extensively under B.K Franzis as well as Luo Dexiu of the Yizong system. He is also the writer of the acclaimed book "Nei Jia Quan" Jess O'Brien: http://www.theneijiaquanpodcast.com/ http://www.watertradition.net/ -----------------------------------------------------...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #054 Ashe Higgs resides and teaches in Tempe, Arizona where he runs "Falling Leaves Kung Fu". He is a master level instructor in the art of I-Liq Chuan (Yi Li Quan) under Sam Chin. Ashe Higgs: https://www.fallingleaveskungfu.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fallingleaveskungfu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fallingleaveskungfu ----------------------------...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #053 John Eusebio began his Chinese martial arts training in Taiwan over 30 years ago. He continues to practice Longfist and Praying Mantis which he learned under the tutelage of Gao Daosheng. John Eusebio: Instagram: chuantong_wushu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Gongfu Crew S01E05 - Xingyiqu...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #052 Christopher Bates is an experienced practitioner of the martial arts with an extensive background in both Burmese and Chinese systems. He was a direct disciple of Master Hong Yixiang in Taiwan since 1982 and is currently studying under Master Hong Zehan is the son of Hong Yixiang. Christopher Bates:Demo of Baguazhang - https://youtu.be/iLy8aELQTkM Taoist Whisk/Wizar...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #051 - Nabil Ranne Nabil Ranne is a disciple of Chen Yu, the son of Chen Zhaokui and the grandson of the esteemed Chen Fake. Nabil lives and teaches in Berlin, Germany and has established the Chen Taijji Network. Nabil Ranne: https://www.ctn.academy https://www.ctnd.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #050 Lars Nybom hails from Sweden and is a Shanxi (Che) style Xingyi Quan disciple of Zhang Yuquan. He has lived in China previously and travels to Shanxi to train with his teacher. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Last Master of a Generation - Li Ziming Ep.2 - Legacy of Bagua Zhang Part 4https:/...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #049 Alexey Chagay hails from Vladivostok in Russia and is a Liang style Bagua Zhang disciple of Di Guoyong. He is also a Che style Xingyi Quan practitioner with an extensive martial arts background. He works as a full time instructor in his home town where he has created various systems geared at developing all-round martial arts ability for the many kids he teaches. Al...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #048 John Groschwitz is a California-based martial artist, and Instructor within the North American Tang Shou Tao Association. He has trained with many well-known teachers of Chinese internal martial arts in the U.S. and Mainland China, and is a direct student of Vince Black, Liu Shuhang, Li Runxi, Liu Wanfu, and Wong Jackman. He currently teaches Cheng-School Gao-Style...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #047 Will Wain-Williams is an excellent martial artist and the owner of the great Monkey Steals Peach YouTube channel. He has been a guest on the podcast before and in this episode we discuss his recent trips to the Philippines, Malayasia and most recently Taiwan. He is currently releasing his series of interviews he conducted in Taiwan on his channel. Monkey Steals Peac...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #046 Yu-Kai Chang is the Chair research professor of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University. He is also the Director of the Physical Activity and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory; the president of the Society for Sport and Exercise Psychology of Taiwan; the Vice President of the Asian-South Pacific Association of Sport...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #045  Rory Knapp-Fisher has been training in martial arts for over 20 years and has a background in Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate and Xing Yi Quan. He has been a direct lineage disciple under Yang Yusen in the Zhe Zong lineage of Gao style Bagua Zhang since 2009. He is a registered acupuncturist with an emphasis on orthopedic practice in Victoria, BC, as well as an in-de...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #044  My elder martial sister, Andrea Falk, returns in this special edition of the Drunken Boxing Podcast in memory of Master Xia Bohua who passed away on December 27, 2022. The Wushu Centre & TGL Books http://www.thewushucentre.ca/ http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/tglbooks Books by Andrea Falk: Beijing Bittersweet: https://amzn.to/3IIVEdF Li Tianji's The Skill of...

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #043 Geoff sweeting began his study of the arts of Xinyi Quan and Bagua Zhang in Perth and following this he moved to Brisbane. He then achieved his qualifications in acupuncture and herbal medicine and following this he traveled to China to further his studies in both Chinese medicine as well as the martial arts. While in Guangxi province he studied Bagua Zhang and Taij...