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Video | China’s Wudang Mountains tries to lure visitors with tai chi

6 Jun 2023 - 12:10PM

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Video | Tai Chi now on Unesco’s intangible heritage list

18 Dec 2020 - 3:20PM

Tai chi meets yoga for chronic pain and healing class

Vietnamese-born, Austria-raised Ella Tham has created a fusion between a traditional martial art and a traditional fitness discipline.

15 Nov 2020 - 10:39PMvideocam

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Video | Wushu world champion on the power of kung fu

8 Aug 2020 - 8:02PM

Wushu world champion from Hong Kong explains how Chinese kung fu has broadened his horizons

Ma opponent ‘scared’ before KO’ing tai chi master – and paid for fight

Wang Qingmin got no prize money for knocking out Ma Baoguo in 30 seconds, but had to pay US$92 to fight tai chi master,who earned US$28,000 for bout.

27 May 2020 - 11:29AMvideocam

Ref asked tai chi master to show mercy before embarrassing KO

Pre-fight footage emerges on Chinese social media showing referee telling 69-year-old tai chi master Ma Baoguo to show mercy to opponent – but things go horribly wrong.

21 May 2020 - 6:25PMvideocam

Xu Xiaodong says ‘truth revealed’ after tai chi master’s 30-second KO

Chinese MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong rubs salt in the wounds for Ma Baoguo, whom he claims called Shanghai police moments before their 2017 fight to get it shut down.

21 May 2020 - 6:22PMvideocam

Tai chi master Ma Baoguo is knocked out in Shandong. Photo: YouTube/Fight Commentary Breakdowns

Tai chi master knocked out in 30 seconds by amateur martial arts fighter

Ma Baoguo, 69, is knocked out unconscious in an embarrassing beating against a much younger opponent in a tournament held in Shandong.

21 May 2020 - 6:24PMvideocam

Tai chi master Ma Baoguo gets ready to hit the deck. Photo: YouTube

Two kung fu ‘masters’ demolished by Xu Xiaodong fight each other

Lei Lei and Tian Ye go at it to decide who the better kung fu fighter is after both were previously pulverised by Chinese MMA ‘Mad Dog’.

21 Nov 2019 - 4:28PMvideocam

Kung fu master backs down after Xu Xiaodong accepts challenge

Sun Lei tells Chinese MMA fighter ‘I’ll break your arm with my iron palm’ but says sorry after Xu dares him to put up 200,000 yuan.

8 Nov 2019 - 3:01PM

Chinese MMA fighter KOs two kung fu ‘masters’ in one night

‘A Hu’ went viral for knocking out wing chun ‘master’ Ding Hao last weekend, but video reveals he also smashed tai chi practitioner that night, beating both in 72 seconds each.

26 Oct 2019 - 2:14PM

Song De Cai lies on the canvas. Photos: YouTube/Fight Commentary Breakdowns

Chinese MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong accepts challenge of ‘tai chi idiot liar’

‘Let’s see if tai chi is fake, or if you are fake,’ says Fan Shuai Xin after ‘Mad Dog’ accuses him of ‘playing around’ in martial arts match on Chinese television.

20 Jul 2019 - 5:54PM

Xu Xiaodong in an interview with Phoenix TV (left). Fan Shuai Xin challenges Xu on Weibo (right). Photos: Phoenix TV/Weibo

Xu Xiaodong mocks ‘acupuncture master’ for ‘fake’ win over fighter

Huo Yanshan ‘beats’ a supposed Chinese Sanda fighter with a comical blow to the chest – and gives him some acupressure karate chops to alleviate the pain.

2 Jul 2019 - 7:44PM

Xu Xiaodong blasts tai chi ‘cheat’ for backing out of fight

Master Lu Hang says he still wants to teach the Chinese MMA fighter a lesson – but only after he completes three years of training, which he plans to live-stream every day.

26 Jun 2019 - 10:55PM

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Xu Xiaodong wants to countersue tai chi grandmaster in Australian court

‘Mad Dog’ is looking for someone to sponsor him to become an Australian citizen so he can bring a case there against Chen Xiaowang, who successfully sued him in China

23 Jun 2019 - 6:29PM

Xu Xiaodong (left) had to publicly apologise to tai chi ‘grandmaster’ Chen Xiaowang (right) and pay him damages. Photos: Tom Wang/Twitter

Sensei Says | China’s censorship of Xu Xiaodong for exposing fake kung fu is alarming

‘Mad Dog’ has to hide his face with clown make-up and use demeaning fake name for latest fight, all as he disappears from Chinese search engine listings.

20 Jun 2019 - 11:15AM

Xu Xiaodong must publicly apologise for insulting tai chi ‘grandmaster’

Chinese court rules outspoken MMA fighter has to pay ‘world-renowned’ Chen Xiaowang around 400,000 yuan and apologise for seven consecutive days on social media.

10 Jul 2019 - 11:01AM

Xu Xiaodong (left) will publicly apologise to Chen Xiaowang (right) and pay him damages. Photo: Tom Wang/chenxiaowang.com

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