In a celebrity culture where stars like Brad Pitt can effectively avoid doing press for his movies, there’s something profoundly exciting about getting the opportunity to interview a true ...

MINNETONKA – It’s one thing to get lessons on martial arts from a skilled instructor. It’s another to be taught by a hall of fame grandmaster of kung fu who helped bring the wing chun style to America ...

In recent years, Chinese martial arts master Ip Man has become almost as famous as his most celebrated student, Bruce Lee. Of all the films made and stories told about Ip in the past decade, though, ...

Wong Kar Wai's new movie is a love letter to Ip Man. Aug. 26, 2013— -- The latest kung-fu movie import hitting American theaters is a love letter to the man who trained Bruce Lee and is tapping ...

'THE GRANDMASTER': Ziyi Zhang and Tony Leung star. The Chinese director Wong Kar-wai is known for sad, lyrical movies in which people always seem to be missing each other. In 1994’s “Chungking Express ...

Senior Grandmaster Lee was not only a master of technique but a master of people. His East West Kung Fu schools became sanctuaries of discipline and spiritual growth. The Alamo school, in particular, ...

We’re celebrating the greatest hits (pun intended!) of Hong Kong martial arts films from the 1970s until today with a series of outdoor movie nights! Featuring groundbreaking performances by ...

Du Yuhang in THE GRANDMASTER OF KUNG FU. Courtesy of WellGo USA For fans of Chinese martial arts movies, THE GRANDMASTER OF KUNG FU offers a variation on a very familiar theme. Set in the early 20th ...

ALAMO, Calif., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With deep respect and profound sorrow, East West Kung Fu Studios announces the passing of our beloved founder, Senior Grandmaster Richard Lee, a ...