wah lum kung fu / Sifu Mimi Chan

276. Albert Tam on life in the United States Secret Service

It’s not every day you get the chance to speak with a United States Secret Service agent. Albert Tam recently retired from his twenty-five-year law enforcement career as the Supervisory Special Agent for the Secret Service’s Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs.

268. A Lunar New Year Hodgepodge

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with us on our hodgepodge Lunar New Year episode. Oscar and I discuss Lunar New Year and our Wah Lum traditions. We also discuss how we are evolving as humans, covid19, drunk driving, philosophy, and resolutions.

ICYMI Episode 223. How to improve your martial arts training

I usually take a short break the last couple of weeks of the year, but I had so many wonderful guests lined up we decided to keep going! Instead, I am taking the first couple of weeks in January to reset and hope you revisit this conversation with Oscar and I as we discuss how to improve your martial arts training. These principles can be applied to any sport or exercise program. As it is the start of the New Year, hope you find some of these tips useful and helpful.

223. Improving your martial arts training

What does it take to be successful in martial arts or fitness? How do you improve your martial arts or training regiment? Oscar Agramonte and I sit down to discuss the philosophy and actions that have helped us in our kung fu and fitness journeys.

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.

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.

200. Wah Lum Kung Fu of USA 50th Anniversary

2020 is a milestone year for Wah Lum Kung Fu of USA. It has been 50 years since my father began his teachings in America. This is also the 40th anniversary of the Wah Lum Temple in Orlando, Florida.

137. Chinese New Year traditions

Happy Chinese New Year of the Rat! Lunar New Year is January, 25, 2020 this year, so today I am doing a special Chinese New Year episode!

136. Reflection on Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer, plus immigration and Hong Kong protests

Today I thought I would take some time to discuss a few hot topics in the news: immigration, democracy, and the protests that have been happening in Hong Kong.

[ICYMI] 110: Most common kung fu questions

131. What makes a good kung fu practitioner?

Sifu Mimi Chan and Sifu Oscar Agramonte on ‘What makes a good kung fu practitioner?’ Today Oscar and I sit down to discuss the characteristics that make a good practitioner. Wah Lum Tam Tai Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu is a traditional system taught by Grandmaster Pui Chan, my father.

110. Most common kung fu questions I get!

Have I ever been in a fight? What was it like to train in China? What is it like training with my dad? Today, I discuss the most common kung fu questions I get asked. Have more questions? Send them my way!