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).

Cha style Kung Fu Fighting - TC 433
中國查拳實用拳法
by Ding Ming Zhuo丁明丵
$13.95 Traditional Chinese Characters
173 Pages Softbound, photographs,

A very thorough survey of the fighting techniques of this famous Muslim form of Kung Fu. Cha style is a wide open, graceful and complete style comparable to Shaolin or Mizong. This book, useing good photos, shows many applications from the Long Arm branch of Kung Fu encompasing kick, knee butts, throws and hand techniques. Few surprises but a good reference especially for any practitioner of this huge and respected style.
Resource: On Cha style Kung Fu

Agile Boxing Illustrated - TC 427
by (Fu) Xiu Shan 傅秀山
$9.95 Traditional Chinese Characters
92 Pages Softbound, photographs, 1984 reprint, published by Hua Lian Chubanshe

We have not seen this one before. It shows a form from the Mei Hua Plum Blossom system, once so large a style and associated with rebels and Muslims in the Qing Dynasty. This intriguing set is simple and somewhat resembles Xing Yi in the conservatism of the postures —especially for a Northern Fist. The photographs are not great but they are clear since we assume the late Twenties, early Thirties for the original publication.

This is a great old set performed as a two man sword form. Each section is shown with a one photo per page format accompanied by explanation. We think that most any text by the prolific (for his time) Yuan Chu Tsai is worth a look and this one has particularly good photos for its era of course Yuan's ever present "deep horse" positions.

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Northern style Buddha Boxing - TC 420
by Yuan Chu Cai
$7.95 Traditional Chinese Characters
92 Pages Softbound - illustrations

This is a book from the early twentieth century author Yuan Chu Cai who produced a number of texts. This book, Buddha Fist, has also been available with the old photographs of Yuan himself. In this particular edition they have been substituted with line drawings which are obviously tracings from the photographs. The text is traditional Chinese handwritten. There is a section section with a tiny two person "eagle claw" exercise sequence. The text is probably complete but does not have Yuan original introductory comments. On the other hand the illustrations may make the movements easier to learn.

We know a lot of people enjoy Drunken Fist, especially Drunken Eight Immortals. But, before you get too excited, click on the picture. You will note that this - actually rather well known - text has illustrations of a man in his shorts and black boots doing the set. If that's OK you have yourself a Southern Fist Drunken set with numerous ground rolls and a rather lengthy introduction in Chinese.

Ding Jing Yun did a number of books in a very informal format: hand written in Chinese with small but readable illustrations floating in the page. This is a book centering on the most famous of all Cha Fist sets, Road #4. Very few teachers known all ten sets and some experts say there are no intact runs of the ten in any single branch of Cha. But everyone has a Road #4, it is considered the essential set. Handwritten Chinese. This version (see Ding's other book on almost the same subject TC 504) has more basics and crams in the #4 set a little. The other gives more room for Road 4.
Resource: On Cha style Kung Fu

This is a short set with definite Long Fist characteristics. Ding Shao Sz's older brother was Ding Jing Yun and he was also influenced by Zhang Xiang San. Here is a very clear, hand written, explanation of a wide open, flowing and simple set. The illustrations, traced from photos, leave a little to be desired but they also enhance the charm of this text.