Tag: martial arts
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THE ART OF PROPHECY by Wesley Chu (BOOK REVIEW)
“Touch me and your blood will desecrate these sacred grounds. I assure you I deserve my legend.” The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu was ... -
THE WATER OUTLAWS by S. L. Huang (EXCERPT)
Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, S. L. Huang’s The Water Outlaws are bandits of devastating ruthlessness, unseemly femininity, dangerous philosophies, and ungovernable gender ... -
Cobra Kai Had No Right To Be This Good
Months ago, I barely made it through the initial trailer for Youtube Red’s Cobra Kai series, thinking of it as little more than another shameless effort ... -
Martial Arts and Magic, Part 4: Qigong and Inner Power
Part 4, all right! If you haven’t read the previous installments, here are the links: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. I’m going to start ... -
Martial Arts and Magic, Part 3: Internal VS. External Styles
All right, here we go again–talking about martial arts, movement, and magic systems! If you haven’t read the previous articles in this series, Part 1 is ... -
Martial Arts as Magic, Part 2: Baguazhang and the Basics
Welcome to Part 2 of my mini-series on creating magic systems based on movement and martial arts! If you didn’t read Part 1, start here, you ... -
Martial Arts as Magic, Part 1: Yoga and Arhat Fist
Fantasy runs on tropes. In fact, the clichés are so deeply embedded in the genre that you can make a splash by carefully noting them (“okay, ... -
Qi and Fantasy
Most people associate magic with strange symbols, chanting, and waving a wand around. Dusty books are usually in the picture, along with ritual circles or sacrifices. ... -
Iaido, Wing Chun, and ‘After the Rain’: Reflections on Martial Arts
I started taking wing chun classes at City Wing Tsun in Manhattan recently. It’s been a great experience, partly because the people are almost universally friendly, ...
