Enter for your chance to win an autographed edition of THE ART OF LEARNING by Chessmaster and Tai Chi Push Hands champion Josh Waitzkin now available in paperback. This contest is courtesy of the Josh Waitzkin Foundation. Contest ends on 6:00 p.m. PST on 9/15/08. Good luck everyone!

Last Memorial Day Weekend, the Tiger Claw Foundation, our non-profit branch, produced Martial Arts Benefit for Quake Victims, a Live Performance of Martial Arts Mastery To Benefit Earthquake Victims in Sichuan, China. The Martial Arts Benefit for Quake Victims DVD is now available, proceeds of which will be donated to our ongoing fund to aid victims of the Sichuan quake. For more information on how you can help, visit our official website for the latest updates on the many ways you can support our efforts to provide relief to the victims of this horrible disaster. Thank you for your compassionate cooperation.

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MUMMY 3, aka THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, stars Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, so of course, you'll find our exclusive review on opening week. TMUMMY 3: Tom Boy Yeoh Meets Tomb Boy Li by Dr. Craig Reid, joins a long list of 2008 summer movie reviews. You'll also find Batman and his Keysi Fighting method in THE DARK KNIGHT: Christian Bales Out Batman, wushu star Brad Allen in Hellboy II, featuring wushu star Brad Allen in HELLBOY II vs. Jet Li? and kung fu veteran James Lew in GET SMART: Don't Miss It by That Much Also, our longtime e-zine contributor Chen PengCheng is keeping it real with Interview with White Crane Master YingHan Su. This article is twice as long as our usual pieces, so we hope you enjoy it.

Enter for your chance to win TAI CHI MASTER: the Two-Disc Ultimate Edition starring Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, courtesy of the good people at Dragon Dynasty. Contest ends on 6:00 p.m. PST on 8/12/08. Good luck everyone!

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Enter for your chance to win an [B]autographed copy[/B] of John Kreng's new book FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY: THE ART OF NON-VERBAL DIALOGUE, courtesy of the good people at Course Technology PTR. Contest ends on 6:00 p.m. PST on 7/28/08. Good luck everyone.

Our non-profit branch, the Tiger Claw Foundation, supported Martial Arts Benefit for Quake Victims, a Live Performance of Martial Arts Mastery To Benefit Earthquake Victims in Sichuan, China. The performance was held Saturday, May 24th, 2008, Memorial Day Weekend in Santa Clara CA. This was in cooperation with the Ultimate Internationals, a Tiger Claw Elite Championship Qualifier, which was held prior to the benefit. Please visit the our recently-updatedofficial website for information on the many ways you can still support our efforts to provide relief to the victims of this horrible disaster. Thank you for your compassionate cooperation.

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Enter for your chance to win Invisible Target, courtesy of the good people at Dragon Dynasty. Five lucky winners will receive this just released DVD starring Nicholas Tse, Wu Jing and Jaycee Chan. Contest ends on 6:00 p.m. PST on 6/24/08. Good luck everyone.

Our non-profit branch, the Tiger Claw Foundation, supported Martial Arts Benefit for Quake Victims, a Live Performance of Martial Arts Mastery To Benefit Earthquake Victims in Sichuan, China. The performance was held Saturday, May 24th, 2008, Memorial Day Weekend in Santa Clara CA. This was in cooperation with the Ultimate Internationals, a Tiger Claw Elite Championship Qualifier, which was held prior to the benefit. Please visit the our recently-updatedofficial website for information on the many ways you can still support our efforts to provide relief to the victims of this horrible disaster. Thank you for your compassionate cooperation.

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The summer rush is upon us and very soon, Dr. Craig Reid will take over our e-zine with the latest reviews. There are more martial arts movies and martial arts-influenced movies coming out this year than ever before. You'll find four reviews on our home page now: THE FOOT FIST WAY: Martial Art Truth, Parody, or a Slap in the Face, KUNG FU PANDA: Big Bear Cat was "PO-fect", MONGOL: An Evolution to Reality & SPEED RACER: Kung Fu Meets Car Fu. Next week, he'll have all the slots. Until then, K. Tanaka's Stuck on your own Plateau is holding firm as our only remaining non-film e-zine article.

Our non-profit branch, the Tiger Claw Foundation, supported Martial Arts Benefit for Quake Victims, a Live Performance of Martial Arts Mastery To Benefit Earthquake Victims in Sichuan, China. The performance was held Saturday, May 24th, 2008, Memorial Day Weekend in Santa Clara CA. This was in cooperation with the Ultimate Internationals, a Tiger Claw Elite Championship Qualifier, which was held prior to the benefit. Please visit the our recently-updatedofficial website for information on the many ways you can still support our efforts to provide relief to the victims of this horrible disaster. Thank you for your compassionate cooperation.

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Enter for your chance to win an Autographed edition of MARTIAL MECHANICS by Phillip Starr, from the good people at Blue Snake Books. Fourteen lucky winners will receive this new book autographed by author Phillip Starr. Contest ends on 6:00 p.m. PST on 6/8/08. Good luck everyone.

We have two new e-zine articles for you this week. First up, read Dr. Craig Reid's review REDBELT: David Mamet's Passionate Fight Film Homage. We also have several articles on the Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Yuen Woo Ping film The Forbidden Kingdom. We have an exclusive cover story on the Forbidden Kingdom by screenwriter John Fusco, in our 2008 May/June issue, which comes with a free Forbidden Kingdom poster. We've posted an unabridged version of FORBIDDEN FIST: The Making of THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM exclusively on our website. Nevertheless, be sure to pick up our print issue on the newsstands now, assuming you're not already a subscriber. On our e-zine, we have two more articles. I offer my exclusive interviews with actor Collin Chou, actress Crystal Liu, Director Rob Minkoff and John Fusco in Behind the Scenes of FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Craig offers his review in FORBIDDEN KINGDOM: Monkey King Meets the Wizard of Oz for another great exclusive, free from KungFuMagazine.com. We've also posted A Newbie's Take on Berkeley CMAT where freshman contributor Lauren Laks offers her take on this venerated S.F. event, as well as my ringside coverage of Cung Le's March 29th victory in the cage where he took the Strikeforce Middleweight Belt from Frank Shamrock in Cung Le Sanshous Frank Shamrock.

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What's more, we've posted another new e-zine article - A Newbie's Take on Berkeley CMAT - where freshman contributor Lauren Laks offers her take on this venerated S.F. event. Additionally, you'll my ringside coverage of Cung Le's March 29th victory in the cage where he took the Strikeforce Middleweight Belt from Frank Shamrock in Cung Le Sanshous Frank Shamrock. Next is Antonio Graceffo's fascinating first-hand account, Combat and Shan Kung Fu: Training with the Shan State Army. Antonio has been training with a rebel army in Burma. This article is parallel to a piece Antonio has in our 2008 May/June issue: Lai Tai: The Kung Fu of the Shan People. Our media columnist, Dr. Craig Reid, brings us something completely different. NINJA VS. PIRATES: Martial Arts COSPLAY to the Max looks at the rising phenomena of Costume Play and the eternal battle between pirates and ninjas.

Enter now for your chance to win a 24 Killing Blows of the Chinese Military DVD autographed by Grandmaster Alex Tao. Grandmaster Alex Tao is renowned for his synthesis of traditional traditional kung fu and modern military police combat methods. He was featured in our January February 2001 cover story Magnum FORCE:Meet Grandmaster Alexander Tao, Founder of China's Police Combat Method, Jing Quan Dao. 24 Killing Blows of the Chinese Military is one of five popular instructional DVDs by Grandmaster Tao. The other four in the series include Combat Tactics of Chinese Police, Shadow Boxing, Iron Body and Power Meditation and Fingertip Handstands: The One-Finger Zen Training Method. He is also the creator of the Iron Body Master Kit which includes Iron Tao training bags and 12 Herb Soak liniment. All online entries must be received by 6:00 p.m. PST on 4/20/08. Good luck!

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Of course, right now all the excitement is about Forbidden Kingdom, the film that has brought together our two biggest stars, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. We have an exclusive cover story on the Forbidden Kingdom by screenwriter John Fusco, in our 2008 May/June issue, which comes with a free Forbidden Kingdom poster. We've posted an unabridged version of FORBIDDEN FIST: The Making of THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM exclusively on our website. Nevertheless, be sure to pick up our print issue on the newsstands now, assuming you're not already a subscriber. Our parent company, Tiger Claw, has been holding a very special promotion for Forbidden Kingdom by giving away passes to special advanced screenings, full-size lobby standees (a whopping 12' x 8' x 2' professional standee!) posters, postcards, trading cards and tea at select Tiger Claw sponsored events. We've given away three standees already at American Open 2008, 2008 Santa Cruz Open and 16th Annual UC Berkeley Chinese Martial Arts Tournament. We have one more to give to a lucky winner at the Golden Gate Internationals, April 18th, at the Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA Thanks to to good people at Lionsgate for this very special promotion. Forbidden Kingdom opens in theaters everywhere on April 18th.

Enter now for your chance to win a 24 Killing Blows of the Chinese Military DVD autographed by Grandmaster Alex Tao. Grandmaster Alex Tao is renowned for his synthesis of traditional traditional kung fu and modern military police combat methods. He was featured in our January February 2001 cover story Magnum FORCE:Meet Grandmaster Alexander Tao, Founder of China's Police Combat Method, Jing Quan Dao. 24 Killing Blows of the Chinese Military is one of five popular instructional DVDs by Grandmaster Tao. The other four in the series include Combat Tactics of Chinese Police, Shadow Boxing, Iron Body and Power Meditation and Fingertip Handstands: The One-Finger Zen Training Method. He is also the creator of the Iron Body Master Kit which includes Iron Tao training bags and 12 Herb Soak liniment. All online entries must be received by 6:00 p.m. PST on 4/20/08. Good luck!

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Sanshou gets a big test in the MMA ring on March 29th, when the golden boy of sanshou, Cung Le steps into the cage with Frank 'the Legend' Shamrock. Read what Cung is thinking in Cung Le Knows the Way to San Jose. It's through Frank Shamrock. Also get a peek at the latest martial arts films on the silver screen. The most recent has had a lot of media coverage because of the popularity of MMA. Read NEVER BACK DOWN - MMA Meets KARATE KID. Also just opened is the latest from Stephen Chow, the maverick filmmaker who brought us Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer. This is a family film, not a conventional kung fu film, but when has Chow been conventional? Read Stephen Chow's CJ7: Struck by Spielberg-itis, exclusive on KungFuMagazine.com. 2008 marks the year of the earth rat. Check out David Wei's article Chinese New Year in China for an insider's taste of the new year's festivities behind the bamboo curtain. Also, see what's in store for you in our Kung Fu Horoscopes section. Our Chinese horoscopes have been a favorite feature since 2001. You'll also find one more film reviewed by Dr. Craig Reid, IN THE NAME OF THE KING: TAI CHI MASTER Meets Fire Dragon?, a new film choreographed by veteran kung fu film director, Tony Ching Siu-tung.

You could win a full-size lobby standee for the upcoming film Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Tiger Claw is doing a very special promotion for this historic film at four tournaments in March and April. Free posters will be available at the Tiger Claw Booth, where you can enter to win one of the lobby standees that will be on display at the event. These are the huge professional 12 x 8 x 2' standees that are usually reserved for major cineplex lobbies (fortunately they break down and can be folded up). We've given away three standees already at American Open 2008, 2008 Santa Cruz Open and 16th Annual UC Berkeley Chinese Martial Arts Tournament. We have one more to give at the Golden Gate Internationals, April 18th, at the Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA Thanks to to good people at Lionsgate for this very special promotion. Forbidden Kingdom opens in theaters everywhere on April 18th.

If you aren't a subscriber, our new issue featuring an exclusive cover story on the Forbidden Kingdom by screenwriter John Fusco, our 2008 May/June issue, is on the newsstands now! This issue even comes with a free Forbidden Kingdom poster. Support Kung Fu Tai Chi!

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A pair of tickets will be awarded at the following two local tournaments:

2008 Santa Cruz Open, at Aptos High School, Aptos, CA

16th Annual UC Berkeley Chinese Martial Arts Tournament, Haas Pavilion on the UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, CA

Additionally, we will be raffling off a giant Forbidden Kingdom standee at both events, and there will be free Forbidden Kingdom posters and postcards for everyone.

Good luck everyone. I'll be at Berkeley. If you're going there, I hope to see you.

You could win a full-size lobby standee for the upcoming film Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Tiger Claw is doing a very special promotion for this historic film at four tournaments in March and April. Free posters will be available at the Tiger Claw Booth, where you can enter to win one of the lobby standees that will be on display at the event. These are the huge professional 12 x 8 x 2' standees that are usually reserved for major cineplex lobbies (fortunately they break down and can be folded up). One standee will be given away to a lucky winner at each of the following events:

American Open 2008, March 8th, at Cal State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA

2008 Santa Cruz Open, April 5th, at Aptos High School, Aptos, CA

16th Annual UC Berkeley Chinese Martial Arts Tournament, April 5th, Haas Pavilion on the UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, CA

Golden Gate Internationals, April 18th, at the Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA

Thanks to to good people at Lionsgate for this very special promotion. Forbidden Kingdom opens in theaters everywhere on April 18th.

If you aren't a subscriber, you can pick up our 2008 March/April issue on the newsstands now! Help support Chinese martial arts. Support Kung Fu Tai Chi!

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2008 marks the year of the earth rat. Check out David Wei's new e-zine article Chinese New Year in China for an insider's taste of the new year's festivities behind the bamboo curtain. Also, see what's in store for you in our Kung Fu Horoscopes section. Our Chinese horoscopes have been a favorite feature since 2001. You'll also find another films reviewed by Dr. Craig Reid, IN THE NAME OF THE KING: TAI CHI MASTER Meets Fire Dragon?, a new film choreographed by veteran kung fu film director, Tony Ching Siu-tung. Plus there's The Old Wolf and the Young Wolf by long-time contributor Anthony Graceffo.

You could win a full-size lobby standee for the upcoming film Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Tiger Claw is doing a very special promotion for this historic film at four tournaments in March and April. Free posters will be available at the Tiger Claw Booth, where you can enter to win one of the lobby standees that will be on display at the event. These are the huge professional 12 x 8 x 2' standees that are usually reserved for major cineplex lobbies (fortunately they break down and can be folded up). One standee will be given away to a lucky winner at each of the following events:

American Open 2008, March 8th, at Cal State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA

2008 Santa Cruz Open, April 5th, at Aptos High School, Aptos, CA

16th Annual UC Berkeley Chinese Martial Arts Tournament, April 5th, Haas Pavilion on the UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, CA

Golden Gate Internationals, April 18th, at the Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA

Thanks to to good people at Lionsgate for this very special promotion. Forbidden Kingdom opens in theaters everywhere on April 18th.

If you aren't a subscriber, you can pick up our 2008 March/April issue on the newsstands now! Help support Chinese martial arts. Support Kung Fu Tai Chi!

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