http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Martial arts en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:38 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/martial-arts-experts-foil-armed-robbery-at-hotel-in-la/ Martial arts experts acting as Good Samaritans foiled an armed robbery at a hotel in Los Angeles. The incident happened at a Comfort Inn in the 300 block of North Vermont Avenue on Wednesday. According to Los Angeles police, a man with a backpack walked into the hotel lobby at about 11:40 p.m. He approached the lone clerk, asked about the price of a room, and then pointed a gun at him and demanded money. Fearing he may be shot, the clerk complied with t... ]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:51:00 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/martial-arts-experts-foil-armed-robbery-at-hotel-in-la/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/martial-arts-street-cleaner/ What do you get if you cross martial arts with street cleaing? Epicness is what you get. "Zhang Xiufang, from Beijing, said: "I got this job when my husband became very ill and was unable to work. Our daughter is in primary school and we needed to pay our bills. "Before I got the job I used to do Taichi both using my body and with a sword, and I missed them because with this Jon I start at 5am and finish at 4pm, but then one day I was swinging the broom ... ]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:07:51 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/martial-arts-street-cleaner/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/school-ditches-tai-chi-for-jacko/ A Chinese school has shelved the traditional tai-chi for exercise, in favour of Michael Jackson routines. "A school in China has given up traditional martial arts exercises to let pupils stage mass performances of Michael Jackson dance routines. More than 700 students assemble in the playgrounds at Duping primary school in Chongqing, south west China every day for the body-popping performances. Their favourite robotic routine - from the video of his hit Dan... ]]> Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:46:38 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/school-ditches-tai-chi-for-jacko/