Synopsis: Jonathan Bluestein’s new book Research of Martial Arts is an ambitious book that discusses many important and difficult topics in more details than most martial arts books. In particular, it discusses and compares the external approach to martial arts (also known as external martial arts) and the internal approach to martial arts (also known […]
Archive for December 2014
A Son Remembering His Mother
December 2014
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When I think of my 103 year-old mother, so many memories flash through my mind, from her winning the 50-meter sprint championship as a teenager, to a mother who lost her oldest son at a young age, to her raving beauty throughout her life, to a woman who had to pull up roots five times, […]
The Opportunities and Challenges of Preserving the True History of Sino-Japanese War in the 21st Century
Below is the keynote speech that I presented at the recent Biennial Conference of the “Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia” (GA). The conference was held on November 15-16, 2014 in Milpitas, California. Good morning. First of all, I want to thank the conference organizers for organizing this important conference and […]