News and Comments: War of the century between Tai Chi and mixed martial arts
Journal Title: Traditional Medicine Research - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
On April 27th, the match about a retired mixed martial arts (MMA) boxer Xu Xiaodong knocking out Tai Chi "master" Wei Lei within 20 seconds in Chengdu, China aroused for the national question about the Chinese Kung Fu Tai Chi.
Authors and Affiliations
Editor of TMR Publishing Group
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