NOTE: Please be aware that we only have one or two copies of some of these. Many aren't even in print any more. Even if it is listed here it may already be out of stock (we'll try to keep it updated but they may go fast).

This is the first martial autobiography in Chinese which we have offered. The language is simplified, the chapters are essays on different phases of Lin's long term love affair with martial arts. A grand student of Li Cun Yi he practiced, shmoozed and studied during a truly great age of Chinese martial arts over sixty years ago. This book is chock full of stories and observations mostly focused on the "internal" arts and specifically Xing Yi.

"The author is a final witness to Chinese Wushu's Golden Age, with seventy years experience of real combat training. He reveals what it was like to reach Chinese Wushu's highest plateau, with its touching Wushu stories , acting as a martial spiritual model for the reader ...".

more about this book

OUT OF STOCK! Please place me on your WANT LIST for this item.

Shang style Xing Yi Quan #1 - SC 827
by Lin Wen Bin and Li Hong
$ 13.95 Simplified Chinese Characters
234 pages, soft bound, photographs

This is a series of Xing Yi books by the Li's, father and son. This FIRST BOOK shows much demonstration by the father, Li Wen Bin, especially concentrating on the basics. He shows the Five Elements Fist and uses that as a base for further sections on Linking in essentially series such as Linked Fists, Linked Xing Yi Sword, Linked XY Spear, LInked XY Saber and Linked XY Staff.

 

OUT OF STOCK! Please place me on your WANT LIST for this item.

Xin Yi Liu He - SC 729
10 Real Single Exercises with Fighting Applications
by Yan Wu Wei
$ 14.95 Simplified Chinese Characters
178 pages, soft bound, photographs

This is a nicely done book on applied Xing Yi fighting. The photographs are quite good, the text well composed and correspondent to the illustrated actions. Numerous attacks for self defense are shown including things like bear hugs. Two person Xin Yi conditioning exercises are demonstrated. Oversized (around 7 X 10 inches). Essential actions like Pi (Split) for Tiger Moves Tail are shown with details of application and execution. One of the better efforts we've seen in showing the fighting of this famous style.

OUT OF STOCK! Please place me on your WANT LIST for this item.

Song Style Xing Yi Boxing - SC 626
by Song Guang Hua
Two volumes for $28.50 Traditional Chinese Characters
228 & 348 Pages each, photographs, softbound

This is a nice set of books. Volume One shows basic practice, Tu Shou (bare handed) form and Tu Shou Partner Practice including Five Elements, Five Elements Linking, Yin Yang Ba, Iron Bolt Form, 12 Shapes, Zhazhi, Mutual Four Ba Punches, Five Elements Partners, Three Blossoms Canon Partners. Also some beautiful tinted photographs of past instructors in the style. Volume Two contains sections of Left Door Spear, Coiling Dragon Sword, Six Harmony Staff, Two person Skilled Hand Staff, Two person 13 Sabers, the Xing Yi Tan Tui and the Song style Coiling Root (Pan Gen) chi kung exercises. Also there are extensive notes on Song style Xing Yi.

OUT OF STOCK! Please place me on your WANT LIST for this item.

This is a series of Xing Yi books by Fang, a student of Wang Xiu Shan. It covers many aspects of Xing Yi with clear illustrations. This part of the series (three volumes) concentrates of forms instruction especially relating to Xing Yi weapons. Not so much a consistent branch of Xing Yi this collection surveys the field taking examples of many popular and sometimes lesser known sets.

This volume contains the following: horse step leaning exercise, monkey exercise. XY Jin Gang Boxing, Five Element Exercise Fist, Swallow Shaped Linked Boxing, Five Element Saber, Five Element Sword, Five Element Staff, Five Element Spear, 12 animal Saber, 12 Animal Spear, Six Harmony Duet Saber, Eight Strike Fist Duet.

OUT OF STOCK! Please place me on your WANT LIST for this item.

This is a series of Xing Yi books by Fang, a student of Wang Xiu Shan. It covers many aspects of Xing Yi with clear illustrations. This part of the series (three volumes) concentrates of forms instruction especially relating to Xing Yi weapons. Not so much a consistent branch of Xing Yi this collection surveys the field taking examples of many popular and sometimes lesser known sets.

This volume contains the following: Xing Yi Song of 12 rules, basic strikes, Eight Methods Boxing, Eight Extremes Boxing (BaJi), Eight Strikes Boxing, Five Elements Opposing Boxing, Bird Shaped Techniques, Tortoise Linked Boxing, Dragonfly on water Boxing, Five Element Linked Boxing, Zha Shi Boxing, 12 Linked Fists, 12 Floating Fists, BaJi Duet Fists, An Shen Partner Boxing, Five Element Mutual Boxing Duet, Nine Province Staff, Advance and Retreat Six Sword.

OUT OF STOCK! Please place me on your WANT LIST for this item.

Xing Yi Weapons Self Defense Methods #1 - SC 621
by Fang Dan Cai
$ 15.95 Simplified Chinese Characters
348 pages, soft bound, photographs

This is a series of Xing Yi books by Fang, a student of Wang Xiu Shan. It covers many aspects of Xing Yi with clear illustrations. This part of the series (three volumes) concentrates of forms instruction especially relating to Xing Yi weapons. Not so much a consistent branch of Xing Yi this collection surveys the field taking examples of many popular and sometimes lesser known sets.

This volume contains the following: upper nine Palace exercises, Five Element Boxing, 12 Animal Boxing, Six Harmony Boxing, Linked Elbows, Five Element Supporting Boxing, Linked Saber, Linked Sword, Linked Staff, Linked Spear, Eight Immortals Partner Sword, Eagle and Bear Battle Boxing.

Developed by Song Shi Rong, this style of Xing Yi is indeed one of the most popular and well known of them all. In this book we have a good cross section of the art. Besides introductory remarks on history and practice representative sections include: the San Ti, The 17 Powers Fist, the 16 Technique Partner set, the Six Line Saber, the Six Harmony Spear, the "Unicorn Horn" Knives (see picture) and the Big Protect Virtue Spear. Clear photographs and much information.

Xin Yi Quan Theory and Usage - SC 426
by Li Yu Shuan
$16.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

250 Pages, Softbound. Photographs and line drawings
Half of this book is text on the theory and principles of Xing Yi. Next photo sections convey the Five Elements, 12 Shapes, Linking and ZaZhi sets. Finally the illustrated section has very clear and distinct drawings showing many practical applications. Hebei style is shown but, from his biographical notes, we see that Mr. Li's book is very popular with XY practitioners throughout China.

XING YI Systematic Studies- SC 420
by Li Yu Shuan
$16.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

250 Pages, Softbound. Photographs and Illustrations.
Another book in this very comprehensive series dealing with Xing Yi and Xin Yi. This one shows all the classical and basic moves of the Five Elements and 12 Animals. Then it proceeds to show, with illustrations, many applications of the forms. This series is probably one of the finest and most thorough published on the art of Xing Yi. The author is the son and inheritor of Li Yu

Dai Style Xin Yi Quan - SC 416
by Guo Huang Gang
$22.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

412 Pages, Softbound. Photographed.
A big book. Many photographs show this famous and powerful branch of "Xing Yi" Shape of the Mind Boxing. This one shows, among other things, the Xin Yi fundamental form, then Hui Yi Boxing, then Five Elements Fist, Five Shoulder Strikes, Seven Canons and more. The art of Xin Yi generally appears more "organic" than so many practitioners of Xing Yi who strike stiff poses. Xin Yi power is loose but definitely present. Postures are distinct with much waist turning and a particular "animal" quality especially considering their interpretation of the Ten Animals. A very comprehensive text.

Dai Style Xin Yi Quan: Real Meaning - SC 415
by Ma Lin Zhang
$19.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

308 Pages, Softbound. Photographed.
Practice methods, Nei Gong, striking arts, Ten true Animal actions, Forms (Mother Fists, HeNan Ba Shih Linked Fist), historical and theoretical papers, Xin Yi continuous strikes, Xin Yi Chi Kung, 6 Harmony postures. This is an excellent over view of a system that is gaining more fame and popularity, deservedly. As practitioners of Xing Yi know, Xin Yi is an alternative name but a specific branch. It has produced many fine practitioners among them George Xu who is well known in the West.

HeNan Style Xin Yi Quan 6 Harmony Fist - SC 414
by Li Ru Bo
$16.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

274 Pages, Softbound. Photographed.
Xin Yi is an alternative (some say older) name for Xing Yi and the core is the same. Xin Yi represents a specific branch of the art and has produced many fine practitioners among them George Xu who is well known in the West. The full name of the system is Six Harmony Xin Yi (form of the Mind/Heart). This volume in the series is well done and shows the key elements of the Six Harmony Fist, the essence of the complete style. Many interesting items such as a Chopper set, Xin Yi Saber, Applications and forms such as Xin Yi Ba, Ten Big Shapes and others.

Xing Yi Practice, Usage and Method - SC 321
by Cao Zhi Qing
$17.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

347 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
More Xing Yi this book containing Five Elements practice and notes on usage. Twelve Animals practice and usage (mostly usage in notes). Another excellent volume in the Xing Yi series containing the Dai style. Individual and partner methods. Also notes on Xing Yi's 14 Hitting methods. For more see pages with #'s SC414, SC416 and SC420.

XING YI QUAN - SC 306
by Sun Ru Xian
$13.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

270 Pages, Softbound. Illustrated.
A well organized and illustrated text on the practice of Xing Yi. It contains, among other things, a number of "songs" and other basic writings on the art. Further features include: Xing Yi history, basics, basic arm movements, important stances such as San Ti and methods of practice. Sets include Five Element walking, Beng Pu basic walking set, Five Element Linking Fist, 12 Animals, Jia Shih Chui an intermediate linked form. Additionally basic applications are shown along with 5 pages of COLOR photos of the author.

220 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
XingYi Quan Zhen Zhuan Tu Pu. From the lineage of Li Chan Yi: a well done book on Xing Yi. Many subjects covered by traditional practitioners. Herein is Five Elements Fist, 12 Animals, 12 Linked Fits, applications are shown and a number of other small sets and exercises. Very clearly written with good photography. Xing Yi generally translates well into book form due to the clarity of the style. This one keeps that clarity and gives a lot of information.

XIN YI CHUAN- SC 112
by Ma Lin Zhang
$14.95 Simplified Chinese Characters

144 pages Softbound.
Illustrated. Xin Yi (Heart-Mind Boxing) can be described a number of ways, as a form of Xing Yi, as the Six Harmony branch of the style, as an older name for Xing Yi. Xin Yi has produced a number of fine practitioners including George Xu (Xu Guo Ming). This a a well done little book illustrated with tracings of the author himself.

XING YI Quick Self Instruction -SC 107
by Wang Jian Hua
$9.95 Simplified Chinese Characters

224 pages Softbound . Illustrated.
A simple book on the art of Xing Yi, "Self Taught". This contains a number of forms including Hand Sets (5 Element & 5 Element Linked), and the four "Grandparent" weapons: Staff, Spear, Sword and Saber.