EPISODE · Sep 5, 2026 · 58 MIN
THE REAL WU-TANG VS. SHAOLIN - "WU-TANG MUTHAF_CKA!"
from KOOKS, CRANKS, AND ICONOCLASTS! · host mike lucht
"(*fighting noises)...Bastard! I didn't know who you were!"...this episode examines the REAL life history of both the "Wu-Tang" (or Wudang) and Shaolin, martial arts, occultism, and all the stuff behind the kung-fu flick and hip-hop mythology! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com.SOURCES:Shahar, Meir. The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial ArtsHenning, Stanley E. "The Martial Arts of Ancient China." Journal of the Asian Martial Arts 2, no. 1 (1993): 10-19Despeux, Catherine. "Women in Daoism." In Daoism Handbook, edited by Livia Kohn, 425-458. Brill, 2004Morris, Andrew. Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican ChinaKennedy, Brian, and Elizabeth Guo. Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A Historical SurveyRousseau, Dennis. "The Lei Tai: A Preliminary Examination of the Chinese 'Boxing Ring'." Journal of Asian Martial Arts 4, no. 2 (1995): 34-43Naquin, Susan. Millenarian Rebellion in China: The Eight Trigrams Uprising of 1813Ownby, David. Falun Gong and the Future of Chinater Haar, B.J. The White Lotus Teachings in Chinese Religious HistoryEsherick, Joseph W. The Origins of the Boxer UprisingPreston, Diana. The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900Lovell, Julia. The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of ChinaSchipper, Kristofer. The Taoist BodyStrickmann, Michel. Chinese Magical MedicinePaper, Jordan D. The Spirits Are Drunk: Comparative Approaches to Chinese ReligionMacFarquhar, Roderick, and Michael Schoenhals. Mao's Last RevolutionPalmer, David A. Qigong Fever: Body, Science, and Utopia in Cultural ChinaTeo, Stephen. Hong Kong Cinema: The Cross-Cultural CanvasWu-Tang Clan. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (JUST LISTEN!)Old Dirty Bastard. Return to The 36 Chambers (The Dirty Version) (LISTEN!)The GZA. Liquid Swords (ARE YOU LISTENING YET!)Coleman, Brian. Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop JunkiesSpence, Jonathan D. The Search for Modern ChinaFrench, Paul. Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old ChinaLiu, Lydia H. The Clash of Empires: The Invention of China in Modern World MakingHistorical martial arts oral traditions and Cantonese folk history regarding the Five Elders and the Southern Shaolin Temple 19th-century late-Qing wuxia literature (specifically serial novels such as Wan Nian Qing/Everlasting Green) Shaw Brothers Hong Kong martial arts cinema of the 1970s and 1980s (including Executioners from Shaolin and Clan of the White Lotus) Quentin Tarantino’s 2004 film Kill Bill: Vol. 2 If you are currently struggling with mental health and/or addiction issues, put on some Wu-Tang Clan, as it's been scientifically proven that listening to it will decalcify the pineal gland. You should probably also dial 988, just to cover all your bases.
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