Kung Fu Conversations

Kung Fu Conversations

An ongoing conversation about Kung Fu philosophy, practice, and training for the Kung Fu curious and old school practitioners of any style. Featuring honest bi-weekly discussions and interviews about current events, training, the long history of Chinese Kung Fu, and its meaning and relevance to today's practitioners. With over 50 years of experience teaching, training, and using internal and external styles of Chinese Kung Fu, Owen Schilling and Randel Davis bring insight, laughter, perspective, and clarity to the complicated subject of Chinese Kung Fu.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Returning Swordsmanship to China - Scott Rodell - Ep# 103 - Interview #38

    In this episode Randel and Owen talk with returning guest, author and Swordsman Scott Rodell. From his Amazon Bio: "Scott M. Rodell has studied martial arts since the age of nine. He has dedicated the last four decades exclusively to study of Yang Family Taijiquan (T’ai Chi Ch’uan) and Chinese swordmanship. Rodell spent many years traveling to find and study with the best teachers in this lineage to fulfill a person goal - renovating Yang Family Taijiquan. He sought out teachers known for certain specialties, pulling together elements of the system that have become separated and fragmented. Rodell has been privileged to receive instruction in Push Hands and Free Fighting from William C. C. Chen, Sword and Push Hands from T.T. Liang and the Yang Family Michuan Taijiquan, form, applications, push hands, fan, sword and spear, from Wang Yen-nien.  Rodell is the Director of the Great River Taoist Center. The Center was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. Great River has branches and affiliated school across America (US and Canada), Northern and Eastern Europe and Australia. He began teaching internationally in the Russia at the request of the Soviet Wushu Federation in 1991. In 1992, the Moscow branch officially opened as a branch of Great River. Rodell is also the author of numerous books focusing on Chinese historical martial arts including: "Chinese Swordsmanship - the Yang Family Taiji Jian Tradition," "Taiji Notebook for Martial Artists," "A Practical Guide to Test Cutting for Historical Swordsmanship," "Traditional Manchu Archery of the Qing Imperial Guard," the "Shi Jian Pu, Manual of Ten Sword Skills," "Fundamentals of the Wudang Sword Method, Selected Translations with Commentary from a Manual of Chinese Swordsmanship,” "Dandaofa Xuan - Chinese Long Saber Techniques Anthology" and "The Taijiquan Classics: A Martial Artist's Translation." Rodell is best know internationally for his work reviving Chinese Historical Swordsmanship and is widely considered the father of the renaissance of this art. In particular, he brought back the forgotten art of test cutting with Chinese swords. In his capacity as a teacher, Rodell travels frequently to Europe, across the US and to Australia and Canada to lead seminars in this art. Currently, he teaches over 25 seminars a years. Over the years Rodell has taught a wide variety of classes to a diverse audience including Vietnamese refugee children, jail inmates, seniors at the Library of Congress, in addition to his regular weekly classes." Contact Master Scott Rodell: Academy of Chinese Swordsmanship Great River Taoist Center Seven Stars Swords - Swords from Scott ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Amazon - Books by Scott Need More From Kung Fu Conversations (KFC)? ⁠⁠⁠KFC Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Buy-Me-A-Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Merch⁠⁠⁠Need Kung Fu Training? ⁠⁠⁠Xingyi and Bagua in Colorado - Boulder Internal Arts⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Wing Chun in Colorado - Red Forest Chinese Boxing⁠⁠⁠ #kungfupanda #taichi #kungfu #kungfuconversations #meditation #qigong #sword #wingchun #baguazhang

    1hr 6min
  2. 24 APR

    Ep# 102- Interview #37 - Hai Yang - Qi Gong, Chen Taiji and Xingyi Training and Teaching pt2

    In this episode Randel and Owen continue their talk with Hai Yang about his martial journey, Qi Gong, Chen Taiji and Xingyi and training and teaching. From the Dao I Podcast: "Master Hai Yang, born and raised in Tianjin, China, began his Xing Yi training at the age of 6 under the guidance of his grandfather, Yang Qinglin, a disciple of Zhang Zhaodong. In his adolescent years, he also began practicing Cheng-style Ba Gua, Xing Yi - Ba Gua Palm, also under his grandfather's guidance, Chen-style Tai Chi from Master Ma Hong and his own uncle, Yang Fengwu, different practices of Qi Gong such as Zhineng and Wild Goose, and of course, Daoism. Till date, he has amassed close to 50 years worth of practice experience, almost 40 of which also include extensive teaching experience in China, Canada, the US, Europe, as well as online. Since May 2020, Master Yang has been regularly publishing lecture videos on his YouTube channel covering theoretical as well as practical aspects of the Internal Martial Arts, Daoism and Qi Gong. Master Yang founded the Daoist Arts Organization International (DAOI) a couple of years ago with the aim of bringing together practitioners in the community and elevating the overall standard of practice within the community." Contact Master Hai Yang: ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Daoist Arts Organization International (DAOI)⁠ Need More From Kung Fu Conversations (KFC)? ⁠⁠KFC Email⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Buy-Me-A-Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Merch⁠⁠Need Kung Fu Training? ⁠⁠Xingyi and Bagua in Colorado - Boulder Internal Arts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Wing Chun in Colorado - Red Forest Chinese Boxing⁠⁠ #kungfupanda #taichi #kungfu #kungfuconversations #meditation #qigong #haiyang #wingchun #baguazhang

    1hr 3min
  3. 10 APR

    Ep# 102- Interview #37 - Hai Yang - Qi Gong, Chen Taiji and Xingyi Training and Teaching pt1

    In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Hai Yang about his martial journey, Qi Gong, Chen Taiji and Xingyi and training and teaching. From the Dao I Podcast: "Master Hai Yang, born and raised in Tianjin, China, began his Xing Yi training at the age of 6 under the guidance of his grandfather, Yang Qinglin, a disciple of Zhang Zhaodong. In his adolescent years, he also began practicing Cheng-style Ba Gua, Xing Yi - Ba Gua Palm, also under his grandfather's guidance, Chen-style Tai Chi from Master Ma Hong and his own uncle, Yang Fengwu, different practices of Qi Gong such as Zhineng and Wild Goose, and of course, Daoism. Till date, he has amassed close to 50 years worth of practice experience, almost 40 of which also include extensive teaching experience in China, Canada, the US, Europe, as well as online. Since May 2020, Master Yang has been regularly publishing lecture videos on his YouTube channel covering theoretical as well as practical aspects of the Internal Martial Arts, Daoism and Qi Gong. Master Yang founded the Daoist Arts Organization International (DAOI) a couple of years ago with the aim of bringing together practitioners in the community and elevating the overall standard of practice within the community." Contact Master Hai Yang: YouTube Facebook Daoist Arts Organization International (DAOI) Need More From Kung Fu Conversations (KFC)? ⁠KFC Email⁠⁠KFC Instagram⁠⁠KFC Facebook⁠⁠KFC Buy-Me-A-Coffee⁠⁠KFC Merch⁠Need Kung Fu Training? ⁠Xingyi and Bagua in Colorado - Boulder Internal Arts⁠ ⁠Wing Chun in Colorado - Red Forest Chinese Boxing⁠ #kungfupanda #taichi #kungfu #kungfuconversations #meditation #qigong #haiyang #wingchun #baguazhang

    47 min
  4. 20 MAR

    Ep #100 - What Have We Learned?

    In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about the top things they have learned from doing 100 episodes of the Kung Fu Conversations podcast. Reach Out and Let Us Know What You Think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Gmail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KFC Merch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Randel @ Red Forest Chinese Boxing - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Owen @ Boulder Internal Arts - Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #xingyiquan #hsingi #5element #hsingichuan xingyiquanform #bagua #pakua #baguazhang #pakuachang #eighttrigrampalm #taichi #taiji #taijiquan #wingchun #vingchun #vingtsun #kungfuconversations #kungfu #gongfu #internalmartialarts #internalkungfu #liuhebafa #yiquan #形意拳 #八卦掌 #太極拳 #六合八法 #心會掌 #螺旋拳 #大成拳 #kungfunyc #internalmartialarts #shaolin #shaolintemple #shaolinkungfu #lineagemartialarts #yangtaiji #yangtaichi #yangstyletaichi #chentaichi#chentaiji #chenstyletaiji #traditionaltaichi #yiquan #mindfistboxing #陳皇福#toptaichitechniques#zhuchunxuan #liangdehuataijiquan #codemonkeyking #wondertaichi #jakemace #taichizhe #discovertaiji #趙道新先師 #zhaodaoxin #cgtn #jiayowushunewsandmedia #dantebasili #yinstylebagua #liangstylebagua #haiyang #moontagu #ymaa #ymaapublicationcenter #taipingdao #wudangacademy #ramseydewey #mushinmartialculture #chinesewushu #庞超形意太极八卦#sunlutang #xinyidao#masterjimmywong #youlihan #monkeystealspeach #mushinmartialculture #wushutv #china #beijing #sifu #martialarts #taoist #daoist

    40 min
  5. 20 FEB

    Ep# 98 - Interview #35 - Adam Mizner - Taiji, Nei Gong and Meditation Training and Teaching

    In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Adam Mizner about his martial journey and training and teaching Yang Taiji, Nei Gong and Meditation. From the Heaven, Man, Earth website: "Adam Mizner started his martial arts practice and spiritual journey in his teens. Over the years he has traveled extensively to acquire a wealth of skills and genuine traditional teachings, spending 10 years going in and out of monasteries and living in caves and forests to deepen his practice.Adam Mizner has had 8 primary teachers of Yang Style Tai Chi from the Huang Sheng Shyan, Yang Shaohou and Yang Jianhou lineages, and is adept in various forms of meditation, which also plays a major role in his approach to the practice and the teaching of Tai Chi Chuan and Nei Gong. Adam Mizner is a 6th generation Yang style Tai Chi Chuan teacher, and transmits the outer system and inner technologies of these systems in a pure and direct way.In 2004, after extensive personal practice and many years of teaching Tai Chi, Nei Gong and Meditation, Adam Mizner founded Heaven Man Earth Internal Arts International." Contact Adam: Heaven Man Earth website Discover Taiji Online Academy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Need More From Kung Fu Conversations (KFC)? ⁠KFC Email⁠⁠KFC Instagram⁠⁠KFC Facebook⁠⁠KFC Buy-Me-A-Coffee⁠⁠KFC Merch⁠Need Kung Fu Training? ⁠Xingyi and Bagua in Colorado - Boulder Internal Arts⁠ ⁠Wing Chun in Colorado - Red Forest Chinese Boxing⁠ #taichi #kungfu #kungfuconversations #meditation #qigong #adammizner #wingchun #baguazhang

    1hr 26min

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An ongoing conversation about Kung Fu philosophy, practice, and training for the Kung Fu curious and old school practitioners of any style. Featuring honest bi-weekly discussions and interviews about current events, training, the long history of Chinese Kung Fu, and its meaning and relevance to today's practitioners. With over 50 years of experience teaching, training, and using internal and external styles of Chinese Kung Fu, Owen Schilling and Randel Davis bring insight, laughter, perspective, and clarity to the complicated subject of Chinese Kung Fu.

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