Friday, September 29, 2006

Yes, Virginia, there is a Wu Tang Clan.

Or, Wudang in the current Chinese-to-English transliteration system. The Wudang Mountains are home to some prominent Taoist monasteries: these have historically been centers for the development and preservation of various indigenous martial arts styles, most famously Tai Chi and a number of longsword (jian) styles. Anyway, I found this neat little clip on YouTube of a Wudang-trained fighter showing off his madd skillz. (Or whatever it is the young folk these days call it. Those youngsters, with their text messaging and I-pods and hippy-poppy nonsense. Bah!)

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