Martha Burr

The Kung Fu of Comic Cons – San Diego Comic-Con 2025 (Outro: Shaolin Abbot Arrest) By Gene Ching KungFuMagazine.com started covering Comic-cons and fan gatherings back in 2016. I went to the Silicon Valley Comic con that year for ‘Ray Park and the Force of Wushu,’ my cover story in the 2016 July+August issue. Since then, KungFuMagazine.com published fourteen articles focused on different fan gatherings, three of which were dedicated to San Diego Comic-con.

Since ancient times, martial arts have never been solely about combat. While they may teach the practitioner techniques in order to defend themselves against attackers, there has always been a deeper relationship with nurturing the mind and spirit. For this reason, meditation has always been a salient part of defining martial arts. When a person dives deep into the practice, they are taught to empty out their mind, aiming to achieve a sense of clarity and sensitivity to their surroundings.

It’s a pretty impressive CV and one that most people would be content with as their life’s work. But not DJ Laidback Luke. He is always hungry for more and been competing in Kung Fu competitions for almost as long as he has been DJ-ing. It was back at the 2013 Kung Fu World Championships that he first announced himself onto the international scenes. He won 4 gold medals and 1 silver at that championship, which was something of a surprise to both the dance music and Kung Fu crowds.