Andy Pi is the father of MMA in China. Andy grew up in the USA where he got into Gracie Jiu Jitsu, he came to China and went on to be the catalyst for the origins of MMA and BJJ in the central kingdom. He is the direct reason why Xu Xiaodong moved on from Sanda and got into MMA, as Andy Pi fought Xu Xiaodong in the early 90’s when Xu was a sanda fighter and Andy submitted him with an arm bar, changing Xu’s trajectory for the rest of his life. Zhang Weili, who is China’s first UFC champion, was first taught BJJ by Andy. He also started the first official MMA event in China, named the Art of War, and has promoted and developed Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in China from its very beginnings until today. Mike Wix was there with Andy from the beginning and they recollect the history of MMA and BJJ in China in this candid discussion. 

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Andy Pi vs Xu Xiaodong Video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlL2iAyd_ek

Articles regarding Andy Pi:

http://fightland.vice.com/blog/chinas-mma-origins

https://www.mmaweekly.com/art-of-war-fc-18-raises-the-bar-for-mma-in-china

Andy Pi Contact Email: [email protected]

The Drunken Boxing Podcast

Anchor:

https://anchor.fm/the-drunken-boxing-podcast

RSS Feed:

https://anchor.fm/s/d5c0c08/podcast/rss

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/The-Drunken-Boxing-Podcast-801368680265940/

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Intro/Outro Music Information:

Artist: Mujo情

Track Title: Wu Dang Mountain Pt.2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vg08...

Bandcamp: https://mujobeatz.bandcamp.com/album/...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mujobeatz/?... 

Used with permission from Mujo情

Episode #003:

Further info about Luc Bendza:

Youtube Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzc9k-175FU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZ2K1K1h18

Facebook Profile:

https://www.facebook.com/bendza.luc

An article about him:

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/778877.shtml#.UZDA2Mp2RD4

Luc's Email Contact: [email protected]

The Drunken Boxing Podcast

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/The-Drunken-Boxing-Podcast-801368680265940/

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Intro/Outro Music Information:

Artist: Mujo情

Track Title: Wu Dang Mountain Pt.2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vg08...

Bandcamp: https://mujobeatz.bandcamp.com/album/...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mujobeatz/?... 

Used with permission from Mujo情

Episode #002:

Michael Ashley Wix is a student of Beijing Shuai Jiao Master Li Baoru (李宝如). Originally from New Zealand, Michael has lived in Beijing for 23 years learning various Chinese martial arts, including studying for 3 years at the Beijing University of Sport, and studying Yi quan for 5 years. 

Michael was involved in the early development of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA in China, and introduced Chinese wrestlers to the sport with champion Yao Honggang being one of them. 

One of Michael’s missions is promoting and preserving Shuai Jiao which he used to do through the popular but now defunct website Shuaijiao.tv.  Currently, he is working on publishing Master Li Baoru’s extensive body of books and articles.

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Youtube:

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http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:666579347/sounds.rss

Michael's Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/ashwix

Marin Spivack, who is a well-known Chen Taijiquan practitioner and is Chen Yu’s most senior western disciple. Marin has a wealth of knowledge and experience, as he was one of the early pioneers who came to Beijing to study and practice directly at the source. Marin Spivack's Website: http://molingtaiji.com