Way back in the ancient days of 1961, Archie premiered a hero named the Jaguar. The Jaguar was a superhero published by Archie Comics. He was created by writer Robert Bernstein and artist John Rosenberger as part of Archie’s “Archie Adventure Series”. Ralph Hardy was a zoologist who loved exploring ancient ruins. One day, he […]
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Leonardo: TMNT, This is How You Do It
John Likens created this wonderful thirty-second short featuring Leonardo, of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, fighting Foot-bots. Honestly, at first, I didn’t know that it was animation. The suit is spot on to the 90s style of live-action prop, and everything has weight and atmosphere. I didn’t embed the video because I wanted viewers to […]
The Wing Chun Kuen Masters of Foshan: Yuen Kay-San and Ip Man
Wing Chun is a style of Chinese martial arts that originated in the southern province of Guangdong. It is known for its close-range fighting techniques, such as trapping, striking, and grappling. Wing Chun is also famous for its legendary masters, who have influenced generations of martial artists around the world. Among them, two of the […]
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James Cavell’s Shōgun (1980)
After a recent rewatch, I felt compelled to write a little something about this. I discovered a little something about myself along the way. I didn’t watch the huge mini-series event that was Shōgun on its first run, but I caught the encore. I heard so much about it from my classmates at the time […]
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Jesse Enkamp Discovers a Wing Chun Connection
YouTuber, Jess Enkamp postulates that one of Karate’s sets was influenced by Wing Chun Kuen. Kevin isn’t from my lineage, but we share the same principles as most WCK practitioners do, and I did nothing but nod my head during the whole video when he was explaining why we do a thing and how we […]
Studio Ghibli: The Boy and the Heron
Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years, The Boy and the Heron is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by the Academy Award®-winning director. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, the film features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film “Spinning Globe” was penned […]