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Visual Bibliography: Simplified Chinese Page 3

The history of Kung Fu is just being assembled. Sometimes a picture, or a small description can indeed help with the research. Here, presented for the aid of the interested, is a collection of pictures and descriptions. We have no idea if these will ever be available again in any form. They do record a very important phase of Chinese WuShu when publishing was just beginning in the field. We welcome contributions to this section from other collectors.

These books are NOT AVAILABLE through PLUM at the present time.

ZHAO STYLE TAI CHI 13 POSTURES - SC 5011095 Not for Sale
ZHAO SHIH TAIJIQUAN SHIHSAN SHIH
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

77 Pages and CHART, Softbound. Photographed.
This really nicely done presentation gives you a slip cased wall chart of this famous Zhao Style teacher demonstrating a small set. The chart is large and filled with color photographs of excellent quality. If that weren't enough it is companioned by a book explaining this concentrated set. There are also textural notes on Tai Chi and Zhao Style. The set is reprised in the back of the book with a short series of photos that duplicate the chart information and directional boxes to show foot angles. The photographs of both chart and book are excellent and clear.

SUN STYLE TAI CHI 13 POSTURES - SC 5021095R Not for Sale
SUN SHIH TAIJIQUAN SHIHSAN SHIH
by Sun Jian-Yun
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

77 Pages and CHART, Softbound. Photographed.
This simple but well-done presentation give you a slip cased wall chart of Madam Sun herself (Sun Lu Tang's daughter and the head of the Sun style) demonstrating the small set which is also outlined and explained with photographs in the accompanying book. Both pieces are tastefully done and great examples of a very abstracted set learnable by just about anyone. The photographs, all black and white, in both the chart and the book are excellent and clear.

WU STYLE TAI CHI 13 POSTURES - SC 5031095T Not for Sale
WU SHIH TAIJIQUAN SHIHSAN SHIH
by Li Bing-Ci
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

77 Pages and CHART, Softbound. Photographed.
This really nicely done presentation gives you a slip cased wall chart of this famous Wu Style teacher demonstrating a small set. The chart is large and filled with color photographs of excellent quality. If that weren't enough it is companioned by a book explaining this concentrated set. There are also textural notes on Tai Chi and Wu Style. The set is reprised in the back of the book with a short series of photos that duplicate the chart information and directional boxes to show foot angles. The photographs of both chart and book are excellent and clear.

TAI CHI for Health Restoration & Protection - SC 5060595 Not for Sale
KANGFU BAOJIAN TAIJIQUAN
by Liu Shi-Ming
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

186 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
Using Wu style as a base this Tai Chi teacher emphasizes Tai Chi's curative benefits. These health-oriented books are often "watered down" versions of Tai Chi. However Mr. Liu's form is excellent, even though the photos are only fair. Born in 1911 Mr. Liu has an upright body and excellent shape on his moves. There are supplementary notes on the form and also the principles of Tai Chi practice.

SHAOLIN CHI KUNG - SC 5090475T Not for Sale
SHAOLIN QIGONG
by Lin Hou-Shen
Simplified Chinese Characters

74 Pages, Softbound. Photographed, 1987 (this ed. 1988).
Chinese medicine states that all the meridians feed into the hands. This pretty authentic looking series of exercises is based on Shaolin and seems relatively accurate. One interesting and simple Chi Kung utilizes the sequential bending of each finger separately. We were told of a very similar exercise by George Xu (Xu Guo Ming) performed by a friend of his, one of the top Push Hands champions of China. Photographs only the cloudy side and these books are a little worn but otherwise good. Male and female demonstrators.

In-Depth Explanations of Chen Style Tai Chi - SC 5151995 Not for Sale
by Ma Hong
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

393 Pages, Softbound. Clear line drawings.
We recommend this book for CHINESE readers since it is almost entirely text. The illustration you will see if you Click Picture is one of the very few accompanying this text. Ma Hong is a great Tai Chi teacher: dynamic, dedicated, traditional and skilled. We were lucky enough to work with him at a semianr years ago and saw a man approaching 70 peforming jump kicks half splits and other techniques with accuracy and skill. On top of that he has kept his integrity in an enviorment where pressure has created many so-so teachers showing mediocre art. Topics covered include: Internal Work, Body Mechanics, the reception of Tai Chi in America and commentary by ShihFu Ma on the Classics. But this one is for Chinese readers only.

BAFA Style Boxing and Spear - SC 5170995 Not for Sale
by Zheng QiLong
Simplified Chinese Characters

215 Pages, Softbound. Line drawings.
BaFa is an interesting combination of methods taken from Xing Yi, PiGua, Fan Zi, Tong Bi, Tan Tui and Canon Punch. It was developed in the Ching Dynasty by Li DeMao. Besides single and two person sets it contains the four "grandparent" weapons. This style is composed of 8 methods (Ba Fa) such as Thrust, Ward Off, Split, Change, Stick, Twist, Raise and Wrap. The practitioner, Wu ShihLu, is skilled with the form resembling Cha and showing a wide range of hard and soft techniques mixed with some of-set timing resembling Canon Fist. This is probably one of the only books available on this style in any language. It shows a single hand set, a partner set and BaFa Spear. Nicely illustrated. See our BaFa VCD.

DA CHENG QUAN Studies - SC 518299F Not for Sale
by He Zhen Wei
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

237 Pages, Softbound. Photographs, Oversized .
This THE book on Da Cheng as far as illustrations, and complete representation of the style. This is a big book, over 11 inches tall. It starts with Color plates in the frontispiece then illustrates all the principle practices of the style with over 300 decently sized photographs. Not only are the seven essential practices discussed but da Cheng principles with the straight sword and the staff including striking a pole with the staff for practice. Most of our copies are in excellent condition with an occasional bent back corner from the way the lot was packed.

DA CHENG QUAN Free Hand Self Defense - SC 5191395 Not for Sale
by Li ZhaoShan
Simplified Chinese Characters

281 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
This volume, with over 500 photographs, shows the applied side of Ta Cheng Quan. Sequences of three and four photos show breakdowns on the application of this method to the art of self defense. Generally, the photos are good, and the illustration of the movements clear. A lot of information for the price.

Introduction to WU style TAI CHI - SC 5200695 Not for Sale
by Wu YingHua and Ma YueLiang
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

47 Pages, Softbound. over 120 Photographs.
Here's a little volume that is cheaply made, with so-so photos. It is thin on inexpensive paper. Since all of our stock is old the copies are a little beaten-upon. And WHY should you buy it? Because this is an humble text written about 1982 with Wu YingHua and Ma YueLiang (Wu doing the photos) and it is probably one of the first pieces produced by them on the Wu style. It is oftent he case that the first time martial artists publish the little gems they produce are inexpensive and never assumed to be meant for posterity. Were we WU stylists we would HAVE to have this in our library. In this case we're taking one anyway leaving just a few copies. This is a shortened set of around 30 moves but there she is, performing them for the future.

Liang Style BaGua 64 San Shou - SC 5221295 Not for Sale
by Zhang Jin Liang
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

170 pages, Softbound, photographs.
This is a very clear and informative volume of the Li Zi Ming tradition in the Liang branch of Ba Gua Zhang. Zhang's applications, through photographs, are strong though we could have used more breakdowns. We have long considered Zhang to be a hard working and dedicated proponent of this form of Ba Gua Boxing.
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Famous Strikes of WuShu - SC 6040495W Not for Sale
by Liu WanYi
Simplified Chinese Characters Only

367 Pages, Softbound. Illustrated.
People are constantly asking us "does this or that contain application." Of course the LEVEL of application is the real key to Kung Fu. Sly instructors long ago created so many various and diverse levels of meaning that the discussion on usage is as bad as the "official version" of Parker's Long Four. But if you want a simple, clear text with good illustrations of the basic Level one strikes, grapples and throws of WuShu, you could so worse indeed than this little book.

We have a number of books on the popular art Da Cheng Quan (Great Achievement Boxing) but very few as complete as this edition. There aren't a lot of illustrations but quite a number of pictures of Da Cheng practitioners, important teachers like Yang Chen Fu, some techniques including "Empty Chi", Da Cheng's health methods, memoirs, the evolution of Da Cheng from Xing Yi, practicing the art, the "non-mysterious" approach to Chi Kung and much more.

Six Harmony Big Spear - SC 6191695 Not for Sale
by Wen Li
Simplified Chinese Characters
330 pages, Soft bound, Illustrations.

Liu He Da Chiang:Having practiced something much like this ourselves we can say the following: many people call spear the King of the Long Weapons. They are thinking, of course, about its dominant history on the battlefield. But the Spear is also the king of weapons for practicing Kung Fu. And the Long Spear is the best of them all. This book attempts to give a lot of background on the weapon. it includes a form, then extensive notes on two person applications of the basic energies, some historical records and other background. A must for someone interested in this aspect of Kung Fu.