{"id":3551,"date":"2021-12-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?p=3551"},"modified":"2021-12-02T16:10:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T00:10:57","slug":"the-comics-fu-show-episode-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/the-comics-fu-show-episode-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Comics Fu Show: episode 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-0Q0l-AWOxo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=4&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>THE COMICS FU SHOW #2 Full Episode! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring special guest martial artist, actor, independent producer and comic creator Jos\u00e9 Figueroa. Recorded in celebration of Hispanic\/Latino\/Latinx Heritage Month, your hosts : Patrick Lugo and Sifu Kurtis Fujita take a deep dive into the oral history of Kung Fu &amp; Hip Hop in Spanish Harlem. But only after some final thoughts on VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE and 90&#8217;s comics in general. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jos\u00e9 also shares his work with Jazz Musician composer, bandleader &amp; playwright Fred Ho (\u4faf\u7ef4\u7ff0 August 10, 1957 \u2013 April 12, 2014), Taijiquan Master Pen Guah Yi New York&#8217;s master of Chen Taiji (Chen Taijiquan \u9673\u5f0f \u592a\u6975\u62f3) first disciple to grandmaster Chen Xiaowang and teacher of Punk Rock icon Lou Reed. This leads into an illuminating conversation about the differences and commonalities between kung fu styles Hung Ga Kuen (\u6d2a\u5bb6\u62f3) and the various styles of Tai Chi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALSO: Which super-hero most likely practices Tai Chi? Jos\u00e9 answers. HINT: also a New Yorker. 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