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Green Dragon Boxing -
SC 147
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Hong Style Yan Qing (Lost Track) Boxing -
SC 146
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Chinese Tong Bei Boxing -
SC 139 Through the Back (Tong Bei) is a style coming into its own as far as attention from martial arts people. It is a comprehensive style somewhat a cross between Pigua and Shaolin Snapping Fist. This book goes into Tong Bei principles, the fundamentals movements, the 24 linked hands, White Ape and Yi style Tong Bei, and Tong Bei applied to fighting. Nice photographs, huge fluid movements. One of the great things about Tong Bei is that its so called warm up exercises are very close to their applications of power. Tong Bei spends a lot of time on loosening the shoulders and waist activated, as they should be, by the legs. The basic actions of Tong Bei (also Tong Bi) are beneficial to ANY martial study. |
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Pan Nam Wing Chun #3 -
SC 233
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Pan Nam Wing Chun #2 -
SC 232 These three volumes detail the workings of the famous Pan Nam branch of the Wing Chun Family. This one, with 200 photograph and a foot charts, explores the Wooden Dummy and the Wing Chun Staff set. See DVDs on this style |
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Pan Nam Wing Chun #1 -
SC 231 See DVDs on this style |
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Eagle Claw Chin Na -
SC 228 This book is an introduction to one of the most famous skills of the Eagle Claw system, namely their Chin Na or joint locking practice. Zhang studied under Yao Jian Hua (姚健华 ). His Chin Nah variations are clear enough that if you are familiar with the basics you can figure them out from the illustrations. One unusual feature of the book is that it gives Chin Nah against classical weapons such as the saber, sword and spear and, finally, the gun. Our major complain is that though the photographs are good the printing is a bit light, a common problem with mainland editions. See this book in traditional characters. Tell me about Eagle Claw | ||||||||||||
Mei Hua Boxing Theory -
SC 222 This is a fairly unusual book. Ostensibly a martial book it is almost completely text. It goes into the philosophical basis of Mei Hua Quan (Plum Blossom Boxing) but with a decidedly Marxist 20th century slant. Envision: First Chapter: Civil and Military Fundamental Law and Martial Way; Mei Hua Pole's Literary and Scientific Arena; The essence of the world is "change": Only change can bring about new ideas and development.;: "To be free from excess and deficiency, this is perfect." is to grasp firmly the key to the universe's great mystery; Is Mei Hua Pole Principle a Sport? Is it a technique or skill? Is it still a seed of the culture? ; Civil and Military Great Road and Contemporary Scientific Knowledge; we think you get the idea. But that doesn't disallow this being an interesting book for martial studies: quite the opposite: NOTE: None of our copies of this 1998 text are in great condition. In fact we've never seen a pristine copy probably due to the fold-over binding and odd choice of cover colors. OTHERS in this series are SC211 and SC 715. |
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LOST
TRACK Style Kung Fu #1-
SC 218 | ||||||||||||
ZIRAN
Fist and applications -
SC 215 Du Hei Hu is the grandson of Du Xin Wu, one of the most famous ZiRan experts and the personal bodyguard of Dr. Sun Eaten. "TzuRan" is a term denoting "naturalness" and is a Taoist term. Read one of our info boxes to learn more about the style. Also you may want to check out the VCD collection with the same teacher. But this book comes with ITS OWN VCD, an over view of the system with some applications. Tzu Ran (ZiRan) might be considered to be a move toward "realistic" Kung Fu even before Yi Quan came on the scene. The book itself contains stances, actions, weapons such as spear, Kuan and sword, and many applications along with a conceptual section. |
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CHING
WU forms and applications -
SC 213 As
many know, the Ching Wu was a major school started where martial
teachers came together in the 1930s. It is justly famous and
still has branches through the world. Many styles were taught
and this book shows a number of forms, with simple applications,
from that varied curriculum. Representatives include: Wu Dang,
Chuo Jiao, Drunken Boxing, Long Fist, and Lost Track.
Line drawings show form interspersed with use age |
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Wu Dang Tai Chi & Pan Shou 20 Methods-
SC 208 |
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Six
Harmony Praying Mantis Boxing- SC
203 Besides his studies of Xing Yi and BaGua, Liu JingRu has been involved for many years with LiuHe Tang Lang. This books is very thorough and well photographed. Besides basics and background it gives some nice insights into the Mantis community of Liu's youth. ALL of the major seven sets of the LiuHe Mantis are shown including the Six Harmony "Tuan Chui" fist. For those not familiar LiuHe is one of the "softer" styles of mantis with less emphasis on the famous hand hook and more on sophisticated fluid motions. A very good book on the subject. |
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