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…

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…

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 …

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 Journa…

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 …

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #055Jess 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 #054Ashe 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/fallingleav…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #053John 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

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…

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…

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 mar…

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 Jac…

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 cond…

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 Preside…

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 p…

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://a…

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 i…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #042 Graham Barlow is a good friend of mine, he is a Taijiquan and Xingyiquan practitioner and teacher as well as being a BJJ black belt and he is based in the UK. He runs the Tai Chi Notebook podcast and blogsite The Tai Chi Notebook: * https://thetaichinotebook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #041 Sharif Bey is a lifelong martial artist who began studying the arts at the age of 5. He is a disciple of Grandmaster Frank Yee Chee Wai of the Tang Fong/Yuen Ling lineage of Hung Ga Kung Fu, and serves as the World Vice Chairman of Yee’s Hung Ga International Kung Fu Association. He operates the Upstate New York Head…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #040 Dennis Rovere is a martial artist who published a book called the Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army which was a translation of Xingyi Quan master Huang Bonians military manual from 1928. Dennis Rovere is the last senior martial arts student of Col. Chang Xiang Wu who was a former chief instructor of Military Strategy a…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #039 Randy Williams, who prefers to be called the Seef, is one of the most well-known Wing Chun martial artists today. He began his training on the art under his first Shifu, George Yau Chu at the age of 13 in Los Angeles California. He opened his own school in 1972, a school that would eventually grow to become the well-…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #038 Vincent Mei is a certified "Tan" generation coach of Wu Tan Chinese Martial Arts Association and is currently the head instructor of Wu Tan USA / New Jersey branch. Vincent Mei inherited his arts from his teacher, the late Dr Chen Chang-Lin who in turn was a disciple of the famous Liu Yunqiao who in turn was closed d…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #037 Daniel Pesina is most well known for his iconic work in and contribution to the Mortal Kombat game franchise to which he gave physical form, creative concepts and did the motion capture for numerous character’s signature moves. Daniel Pesina’s character portrayals include Scorpion, Reptile, Sub-Zero, Smoke, Noob Saib…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #036 My guest on this episode is Emanuele Papa hailing from Italy. Emanuele has been a guest on the first two episodes of In Discussion with along with Lavell Marshall. Emanuele Papa has studied traditional Chinese martial arts since the age of 15 and started practicing Shuaijiao in 2017. He is a student of Master Li Desh…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #035 Originally hailing from London, Jon moved to Shanghai where he started studying Song style Xingyi Quan under Dai Xueqi. He has delved deep into the art and has traveled in China to various places, including Tai Gu to research and study Xingyi Quan. ---------------------------------------------------------------------…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #034 Sudan has been practicing the martial arts for over thirty years and trained in both the USA as well as in China. He has studied Che style Xingyi Quan, Dai Family Xinyi as well as Cheng style Bagua Zhang under Li Tailiang, as well as Ma family Tongbei under Guo Naihui. Additionally he has studied Shuai Jiao under He …

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #033 My guest today is Raphael Smith, who also goes by Ralph. He is a 5th generation Song style Xingyi Quan practitioner under Li Yujie. He also studied Chen style Taiji Quan through a Korean lineage which came from Hong Junsheng’s practice of the art, as well as other arts such as Chinese Shuai Jiao and sports combat rel…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #032 Todays podcast features Richard Amos. He is a highly respected and skilled teacher of the art of Karate who has an incredibly interesting life story. I became aware of Richard Amos and his story through a book he wrote and published in 2020 titled - "Chasing Bushido – How I Learnt to Just Say Oss". This book, which i…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #031 My guest today is Ilya Profatilov who is a sinologist and ethnographer as well as being a deep practitioner and researcher of Chinese martial arts and Mantis Boxing (Tanglang Quan). He has conducted decades of research in the villages of Shandong on the arts and continues to research, practice and teach today. Ilya P…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #030 My guest today is none other than Daniele Bolelli, who is a martial artist, writer and a university professor of history. He is the host of the Drunken Taoist podcast as well as History on Fire. Daniele is a lifelong martial artist, who has years of experience in various arts including Kung Fu San Soo and Judo both o…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #029 My guest today is Brendan Tunks who resides in Australia. Brendan is a seven star mantis practitioner who started his training in the art in Canberra back in 1992 under Wang Xiaohua. In 1997 he started his training in Qingdao, China under the late Kang Zhiqiang and Li Qiming and Li Qiyu. He has experience in competin…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #028 This month’s guest is the one and only Mark Houghton. Originally from England, Mark moved to Malaysia at a young age to pursue his dream of learning Chinese martial arts. His fate found him then going to Hong Kong to study under the great Lau Kar Leung and Mark became a well known action stuntman within the Hong Kong…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #027 This month’s guest is a dear old friend of mine named Paul Hanrahan who originally hails from Johannesburg South Africa. He has been living and training in Taiwan permanently since 2009 in the Chang Hong System founded by the late Chen Qinghe. He is someone who is deeply passionate about the Chinese martial arts. Pau…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #026 This month’s guest is Thomas Holtman who hails from Germany. Thomas is a formal disciple of Zhong Lian Bao, who is a 5th generation master of the Seven Star Mantis system. Thomas is also a Dog Brother, and regularly participates in their events. On top of this, Thomas is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, a judo …

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #025 This month’s episode features Per Nyfelt. Per studied in Beijing under Sun Jianyun, who was Sun Lutang’s daughter. Per was an early pioneer who traveled to Beijing in order to study the arts of Sun style Xingyi Quan, Bagua Zhang and Taiji Quan directly with the Sun family through Sun Jianyun. During his time studying…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #024 This is the 2-year anniversary episode of the podcast, and I asked my first guest, Marin Spivack, to return, except this time with a specific topic to discuss. The topic is the contrasts between what we call Chen Jia Gou or Chen Village Taiji Quan today and the style and methods that have been handed down through Che…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #023 My guest is Phil Morrell. Phil hails from the United Kingdom and is a practitioner of Fan style Bagua Zhang under Wen Dasheng. Phil Morrell has trained in Beijing under Wen Dasheng, who is the official lineage holder for the art, for many years. He recounts his history and training in the art and discusses the intric…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #022 My guest today is none other than Mario Napoli. I heard about Mario many many years ago. He rose to fame due to the fact that he was the first and the last non Chinese to enter the Chen village push hands championships and win. After he did this, aspects of participation were changed permanently to avoid such things …

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #021 My guest today is Tom Bisio. Tom Bisio is a well known Chinese medical practitioner and martial artist hailing from New York. He has an extensive background in martial arts practice starting in his teens in the Filipino martial arts. In the 80's he started studying both Chinese medicine and martial arts under Vince B…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #020 My guest today is James Carss. James is currently based in England and has a lifetime of experience in the practice of martial arts. At the age of 12 he began his studies in Wing Chun. He then went on to study the south east Asian martial arts of Muay Thai and Silat while at the same time pursued an amateur boxing ca…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #019 My guest today is the esteemed Ma Lianzhen who is the son of the great professor and martial artist Ma Mingda, and the grandson of the legend Ma Fengtu. Arguably, the Ma family is one of the most important families in Chinese martial arts over the last 100 years. Ma Lianzhen is an accomplished martial artist who also…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #018 My guest today is Marcus Brinkman who is an early pioneer from the USA to travel to east Asia in pursuit of his studies, which included both medical studies as well as martial studies. He eventually ended up in Taiwan, where he studied under Hong Yixiang directly and then under Luo Dexiu as well. He currently is stil…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #016 My guest today is Veronika Partikova. Veronika who hails from the Czech Republic and started her martial arts training in 1999 with Shotokan Karate, and thereafter started to practice the southern Chinese style of Hung Ga Kune. In 2013 she relocated permanently to Hong Kong in order to study Hung Ga Kune closely with…

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #015 Today's guest is Leslie Conn. He was originally born in Zimbabwe in 1961 and he moved to Hong Kong in 1987 in his pursuit of martial arts and its related cultures. He went on to complete a 20 year apprenticeship with master Kwan Run Chang as his closed door disciple. Les was always deeply fascinated with martial and …

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #014 Today's guest is Tim Cartmell who is a well-known pioneer within the Chinese martial arts most notably within the styles of Xingyi Quan, Bagua Zhang and Taiji Quan. He started with Kung Fu San Soo at a young age and moved to Taiwan at the age of 23 to pursue further studies in the Chinese martial arts and he studied …

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #013 Today's guest is Jarek Szymanski who originally hails from Poland. Jarek is a pioneering legend within Chinese martial arts, particularly within the styles of Xinyi and Xingyi Quan, Bagua Zhang and Taiji Quan, as he was one of the early westerners to come into the heart of China and study these at a time when the rea…

My guest today is Will Wain-Williams. Will has lived in China for over a decade and has studied Taiji Mantis with Zhou Zhendong in Yantai, Shandong province. He is better known for his YouTube channel, Monkey Steals Peach, which is a travelogue where he has been showcasing Chinese martial arts from its source. He has dedicated years of his life to …

My guest today is Guan Nan Wang, who is also known as Chris Wang. His father, Wang Guang Quan, is a well-known martial artist who acted as the emperor, Li Shimin, alongside Jet Li in the famous movie, the Shaolin temple. Chris Wang has been doing martial arts for the majority of his life, and has studied styles including Shao Bei, Yi Quan, Tang Lan…