tai chi / Sifu Mimi Chan

213. ICYMI Best of: What does it mean to be a kung fu sifu?

What is the meaning of the word Sifu or Shifu? Kung fu practitioners around the world have used this term to describe their teachers, but what does it truly mean to be a kung fu sifu?

Oscar Agramonte and I have a conversation about what the word ‘Sifu’ means to us and how it relates to our Wah Lum Kung Fu System.

212. How to stay healthy through the holidays

Oscar Agramonte and I discuss best practices on maintaining your health and fitness through the holidays and 2021. We also share our journey through 2020 during the covid19 pandemic and how we coped with the changes.

208. Dr. Yang Jwing Ming on tai chi chuan

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming has written more than 30 books and 50 instructional videos on Chinese Martial Arts. He has taught thousands of seminars worldwide, and was voted by Inside Kung Fu magazine as One of the ten people who have made the greatest impact on martial arts in the last 100 years.

162. Gail Simone on Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Mulan

Recorded May 22, 2020 – Gail Simone is not only a brilliant writer, but she is kind, generous, and inspiring. I had the honor of talking to her today about her work, inspirations, bears (not imaginary ones), and her advocacy for women.

[Rebroadcast] Margaret Suzy Wong Chan: Breast Cancer survivor on tai chi and Jamaican culture

Chinese New Year: Performing kung fu at 40+

This year, I decided to ‘come out of retirement’. O and I have been hosting Forty Fit-fu on Facebook Live each week, so we wanted to show everyone you can still attempt to perform at 40+.

Rest in Peace Dennis Banfield

40. Margaret Suzy Wong Chan: Breast Cancer survivor on tai chi and Jamaican culture

I’m wrapping up breast cancer awareness month with a very special interview… my mom! Margaret Suzy Wong Chan joins me on the podcast today, and it is also her 70th birthday! Happy birthday Mom! We discuss her experience with breast cancer, and her healing process. My mom did not opt for chemotherapy, but instead healed with her strong spirit and practiced ancient art form of tai chi chuan. We of course do not recommend this for everyone, but listen on to hear survival story. We also go back in time and discuss her music career in Jamaica that carried over to the US. I love hearing about her life as a singer on the road, and she shares some fun stories of her adventures.

22. Gene Ching on Weapons, Drug Intervention, and Fencing

Gene Ching keeps busy. He is the publisher of Kung Fu Magazine, a martial artist, a fencing expert, and is the Psychiatric Crisis Intervention Supervisor in which he volunteers his time in drug and psychiatric crisis intervention at music events. I had the pleasure of talking with him about all of these areas of expertise. I also learned more about ancient weapons, making weapons, and his new show Man at Arms: Art of War on the El Ray Network.