Chinese Martial Arts in the News: December 4th, 2017: China Clamps Down on the Traditional Martial Arts

Introduction

Welcome to “Chinese Martial Arts in the News!”  Things have been pretty busy around here for the last couple of months, and we haven’t had a news update since September.  Yet lots has been happening in the world of the traditional Chinese martial arts, so its time to do something about that.

For those who may have forgotten, this is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea in which we review media stories that mention or affect the traditional fighting arts.  In addition to discussing important events, this column also considers how the Asian hand combat systems are portrayed in the mainstream media.

While we try to summarize the major stories over the last month, there is always a chance that we may have missed something.  If you are aware of an important news event relating to the TCMA, drop a link in the comments section below.  If you…