''Inside Kung-Fu'' was a monthly

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founded in December 1973. Its last issue was in April 2011.

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The magazine featured articles on modern wushu and

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as well as tournaments and events in the United States and China. The magazine also covered the Filipino martial arts, reality-based

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, and

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s. It had annually inducted martial artists into its

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. The website of the magazine was started in 2006, with the owner being

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. ''Inside Kung-Fu'' also started a YouTube account in 2007 and uploaded videos on southeast Asian martial arts, martial arts weapons and

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. The magazine is relaunching its brand in 2022 with new owners leading the way, Dave Cater, Al Garza, and Al Garza II. In 1997, an ''Inside Kung Fu'' former columnist received a restraining order for allegedly stalking television actress

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