General Qi Jiguans’s Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue

Recently, an essay I wrote was published at KogenBudo:

• General Qi Jiguans's Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue, Mark Raugas, 2023.

Each style will have its own internal stories about its founders and past practitioners, and those might serve an internal almost mythical function, indicating the quality of martial virtue or skill its adherents still aspire to. In addition, each art is itself also a political entity, and not immune to viewing itself in comparison to other approaches.

My deep thanks to Ellis Amdur for his interest in this essay and valuable feedback as an editor.