Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, this coming-of-age tale explores one young American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. 8-page photo insert.
Secret training manuals, magic swords, and kung fu masters flying through the air: these are the stock motifs of Chinese martial arts movies and novels. Secret manuals, unlike the many other movie motifs, actually do have a basis in reality. Chinese martial arts masters of the past did indeed write secret training manuals, as well as training ...
In the Chinese language, chin na roughly translates into two words: "chin"-to seize, and "na"-to control. Thus, the major purpose of chin na is to quiet or stop an aggressive action without maiming or injuring to a serious extent. As a result, chin na relies on grasping, pressing and unnaturally twisting the sensitive parts of an opponent's body ...
At last, the long awaited book by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming. This health and martial arts training guide reveals the secrets of Chinese internal power development. Loaded with photos and drawings, this book is destined to be the bible of martial power training. Shaolin White Crane is the root of Okinawan Karate, and is practical for all martial arts ...
The Shaolin Grandmasters' Text is a one-of-a-kind volume discussing the history, philosophy and Gung Fu of Shaolin Ch'an, one of the most misunderstood schools of Ch'an Buddhism.
A must for advanced students, this book is the next level in training for those who have learned the Tai Chi form and begun pushing hands practice. It is the first book in English to fully explore Tai Chi power, known as Jin. This is a valuable reference for the growing number of dedicated Tai Chi practitioners.
The Last Lama Warrior is the first book in English to reveal the principles and techniques of the Tibetan martial art of Senguei Ngaro. Author Yogi Tchouzar Pa explains the postures, rules and teachings of this almost vanished Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
This treatise was written in China during the 1930s. A product of generations of bodyguard and mercenary fighting academies, this book recorded the training phrases and poems that guided the students of these fighting schools. The martial art of Xingyi was famous for its clear-minded but unstoppable practitioners, many of whom graduated to become ...
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