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).

Baji Boxing Cultural Notes - SC 728
by Li Hui Ning
$14.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only
231 pages, NO illustrations except seals, softbound

Baji Boxing "The Eight Ultimate Fist" is discussed here in great details. It is important to note that there are NO ILLUSTRATIONS (other than a few pages of Chinese seals and calligraphy) and that this volume is entirely composed of essays on the subject. Though his background is mostly academic and calligraphic, Li has studied under such teachers as Huo Wen Hui, Li Yun Xiang and Han Zhen Jiang. Chapter headings include:BJQ and Art, and Six Harmonies, and The Ten Code Jings, and BaZiQuan, and WuDang Boxing and much more.
See a translated excerpt of Li's work.

Tai Tzu Quan self defense moves - SC 725
by Gao Xiang
$8.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only
186 pages, no illustrations, softbound

Is this classical Tai Tzu self defense? There is an uncomfortable resemblance to San Shou or Shoot Fighting. Much emphasis on leading with an entering kick. Still Tai Tzu is has been around for a long time with practical self defense movements. This should be part of your collection if you want to be comprehensive on the subject.

CHA Kung Fu Weapons - SC 722
by Jin Yi Ming
$15.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only
476+ pages, old photographs, softbound

Here is a collection of "model" weapons set from the CHA (Zha) style of martial arts. Cha is well known as the major style of the Hui people which represent the majority of Chinese Muslims. Cha is a famous and well respected Long Fist style. When China was restructuring and creating what we now know as "Contemporary WuShu", Cha was taken as the model. Not inherently a bad thing. What is interesting about this book is its author, Zhang Wen Guang. A master of Cha he was picked as the titular head of Yang Tai Chi - mostly a political appointment and, of course, an insult to the Yang family itself. During the Cultural Revolution it was not unusual for such "political appointments" to far outweigh relative skills and knowledge in the target art.

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LI style Tai Chi Five Element Punch - SC 721
by Du Zi Zi
$17.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only
340+ pages, illustrations, softbound

The Li Style of Tai Chi known in China but rather rare in the rest of the world. One of the big differences between Li and other styles is that is has more forms. This text shows three major sets: Five Element Tai Chi, Thirteen Dan and Feng Mo Palm. More information about the style.

Shaolin Six Harmony Sect- SC 7201850
by Sun Chong Xiong
Two Volume Set, over 600 pages, illustrated, Softbound.
$18.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

This two volume set is on the Shaolin Liu He Branch. It has some interesting notes on practice methods including post arrangements. It shows basics in this style and then goes to a number of sets including: Six Harmony Roads One through Four; (Six Harmony Fist, Green Dragon, Black Tiger, Mother Son Linked Boxing and Partnered Bare Rump Boxing) and weapons such as 8 Immortal Sword, Kun Wu Sword and more.

Southern Shaolin Five Ancestors Boxing- SC 719
by Zhou Zhi Qiang
415 pages, illustrated, Softbound.
#13.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

The Five Ancestors (Wu Zu) is a respected, no nonsense boxing popular in Southern China and outside the country. This book starts with applications, more than 350 pages of such with a very good idea that each application is done in a group. Thus push techniques show a number of applications to different situations. Nicely organized. The forms include: Three Battle Form (The famous set that influenced the formation of Karate so much), Twenty Fists and Emperor's Boxing. Click to see the Five Ancestors.

Sun Style Tai Chi - SC 717
by Wei Zheng Qi
$14.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

151 Pages, Softbound. Drawings Plus VCD and in English en face.
The saying goes that in Tiger Boxing "Liu He Gui Yi" the six harmonies return to one. This form of boxing, from Fu Jian, is popular in many places in China. Clear illustrations in this volume give quite a few examples of the style with forms called: Tiger Four Doors, Three Battles, Five Fundamental Fist, Ba Gua Boxing, Water Trigram Boxing, 36 Hands, 108 Postures, Three Star boxing (partner arm boxing) a Tiger Style partner set.

He Style Tai Chi - SC 716
by Wei Zheng Qi
$16.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

287 Pages, Softbound. Drawings Plus VCD.
The saying goes that in Tiger Boxing "Liu He Gui Yi" the six harmonies return to one. This form of boxing, from Fu Jian, is popular in many places in China. Clear illustrations in this volume give quite a few examples of the style with forms called: Tiger Four Doors, Three Battles, Five Fundamental Fist, Ba Gua Boxing, Water Trigram Boxing, 36 Hands, 108 Postures, Three Star boxing (partner arm boxing) a Tiger Style partner set.

Mei Hua Plum Blossom Boxing - SC 715
by Wei Zheng Qi
$9.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

189 Pages, Softbound. Drawings.
The saying goes that in Tiger Boxing "Liu He Gui Yi" the six harmonies return to one. This form of boxing, from Fu Jian, is popular in many places in China. Clear illustrations in this volume give quite a few examples of the style with forms called: Tiger Four Doors, Three Battles, Five Fundamental Fist, Ba Gua Boxing, Water Trigram Boxing, 36 Hands, 108 Postures, Three Star boxing (partner arm boxing) a Tiger Style partner set. OTHERS in this series are SC211 and SC 222.

Emei White Ape Lightning Hand - SC 714
by Gao Xiang
$8.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

205 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
White Monkey refers to a long armed Ape. This sect derives from E Mei boxing which is one of the most expansive forms of Kung Fu in China. White Ape also relates to the style Tong Bei or "Through the Back" boxing as one might suspect from the image. These techniques indeed use that quality having many stop hits that over stretch the opponent's initial strike. Not a lot of low stances and no ground work to speak of.

Yin Xiong Killing Tiger Form Boxing - SC 713
by Gao Xiang
$8.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

159 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
Lifting weight with the fingers, knuckle push ups and more are all the training of the Tiger school of Boxing and end this volume. Earlier pages show many techniques all utilizing the Tiger's distinct claw formation and, not as in the Eagle, concentrating on "grabbing muscle" rather than tendons. A lot of good techniques for in fighting.

163 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
The Eagle is known for its claw actions and its spot on eye sight. You have to have such good eyes when snatching a punch from mid air. This volume shows many Eagle Claw techniques. It ends with a section of exercises for developing the strength of the Eagle's claws. Much wrist twisting, hair grabbing and wrenching of muscles.

207 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
The snake is known throughout the Kung Fu world for two great concepts: the storing of Qi in the body and the principle of moving everything to move one thing. This is a book strictly of applied snake movements. Each section, which has multiple examples, is based on a concept from Snake Boxing such as "Continuous Double Striking" or "Linked Snake kicking actions." There is also beginning section of principles and methods.

Yang 73 Manner Tai Chi Fan Set - SC 710
by Yang Li
$7.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

118 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
The saying goes that in Tiger Boxing "Liu He Gui Yi" the six harmonies return to one. This form of boxing, from Fu Jian, is popular in many places in China. Clear illustrations in this volume give quite a few examples of the style with forms called: Tiger Four Doors, Three Battles, Five Fundamental Fist, Ba Gua Boxing, Water Trigram Boxing, 36 Hands, 108 Postures, Three Star boxing (partner arm boxing) a Tiger Style partner set.

Tiger Form Boxing - SC 708
by Wei Zheng Qi
$14.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

221 Pages, Softbound. Drawings.
The saying goes that in Tiger Boxing "Liu He Gui Yi" the six harmonies return to one. This form of boxing, from Fu Jian, is popular in many places in China. Clear illustrations in this volume give quite a few examples of the style with forms called: Tiger Four Doors, Three Battles, Five Fundamental Fist, Ba Gua Boxing, Water Trigram Boxing, 36 Hands, 108 Postures, Three Star boxing (partner arm boxing) a Tiger Style partner set.

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Fu Jian Ground Arts- SC 707
by Wang Yin Kun
$8.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

122 Pages, Softbound. Drawings.
The other style Fu Jian is famous for is known as Dog Boxing, that is a form of Kung Fu that spends a lot of time on the ground flipping, kicking and grappling. Really Dog is an abbreviation for the multiple goals of the style encapsulated in the expression, "Great Spirit dog eyes, advancing Dragon retreating Tiger, Tortoise shoulders with Monkey arms, Shrimp back folding bones, Dragon waist like boat hull, internally like cotton, externally like iron." This book contains two forms, one an individual ground form and the other a two person fighting form that incorporates much ground work.

Restocked! Southern Boxing (Two Books Collection) - SC 706
by Hu Jin Huan et al.
$19.95 for the set Simplified Chinese Characters Only

560 Pages total, Softbound. Drawings.
Much of the Southern boxing style is shown in this two volume collection (only sold together). Among other things such as basics it contains the following forms: Five Ancestor Fist, Great Ancestor (Tai Tzu) boxing, Luo Han boxing, Mei Hua boxing, Lion boxing, Monkey boxing (volume 1); Dragon boxing, Tiger boxing, Leopard boxing, Snake boxing, Crane boxing, White Crane boxing and Chicken boxing.

Sheng Sheng Mei Hua Boxing - SC 705
by Wang Ding
$10.95 Simplified Chinese Characters

125 Pages, Softbound. Photographs.
By Shan Sheng (Shang Cheng) we mean Great Conveyance or, in other words, Mahayana Buddhism. By Mei Hua we mean of course that which is normally translated as Plum Blossom, the national flower of China. Very popular in Fu Zhou (Fu Chou) Among its theories are "Five Unities, Three Urgings" such as the idea of the four limbs all moving at once. This representative form seems to draw on one of Mei Hua's influences, namely Xing Yi. It is a strong, punch oriented form with a direct and forceful series. This is one aspect of Mei Hua people often disassociate with a style named after a flower but it is part of the art.

Southern Shaolin Fish Boxing- SC 704
by Hu Jin Huan et al.
$7.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

72 Pages, Softbound. Illustrated.
Yes, you read that right. FISH boxing is a branch, a small one, of Southern Shaolin. The introduction tell us that one of Fish Boxing's special attributes is that the movements which work for self defense also work for health. By this they don't mean overall but each move can be useful in both ways. This is from the Tai Chi like actions of the forms. Applications are not shown .

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FuJian Shaolin Boxing- SC 703
by Hu Jin Huan et al.
$10.25, Simplified Chinese Characters Only

129 Pages, Softbound. Illustrated.
Fu Jian is famous as the home of White Crane style. It also has a Shaolin tradition of its own with the standard five animals then a number of others such as chicken and monkey, horse and duck. How important in the Shaolin story is Fu Jian. There were many Shaolin Temples in China but the one at Song Shan is known as the Northern Temple and the Fu Jian one was known as the Southern Shaolin Temple. Like most Southern Shaolin there is distinctly more emphasis on the hands and, most notably, the open horse stance and double flapping moves associated with Fu Jian White Crane Boxing. This book shows 32 manner, 8 linked step Boxing, 46 manner Mei Hua Boxing, and Cha Dian.

FuJian CRANE Boxing- SC 701
by Hu Suan Ruan et al.
$13.95 Simplified Chinese Characters Only

209 Pages, Softbound. Illustrated.
Fu Jian is famous as the home of White Crane style. Here is a book on just that boxing system. The illustrations are very good, very clear. The layout is simple and straightforward. Forms covered are very representative: Original Crane, Shrieking Crane, Flying Crane and Hungry Crane are all shown. Basics, historical notes and technical aspects are also covered.