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Early writings on a number of topics including: Single Strike Rough Notes, Ape Power Through the Back, Essence of Weapons. Different topics coverGeneral introduction; 3 great guides for hand, body and stepping methods Single Strike Rough Notes, Four Keys, Eight Taboos Ape Power Through the Back Single Strike White Ape Image Split Dodge Five Shaped Saber Five Shape Double Saber The Essence and Weapons Song Six Road Weapons Art Essence of Short Arms beginning postures 4 covers and 4 blocks Introduction |
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Cha style Kung Fu Fighting - TC 433 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 |
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1984 reprint, published by Hua Lian Chubanshe |
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 Emei Double Partner Swords- TC 426峨嵋雙對劍 Yuan Chu Tsai 袁楚材 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 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. |
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 Drunken
8 Immortals Boxing - TC 417by Zhang Yang Chin 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. |
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 Cha
Chuan Style - TC 412by Ding Jing Yun 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. |
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 Shaolin
Linked Fist Secrets - TC 411by Ding Shao Sz 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. |
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 Hung
Gar's Iron Thread Fist - TC 404by Lam Sai Wing |
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