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Jow Gar Bagua Staff 鄒家八卦棍 - TC 813 First we should note that "Bagua" this or that is not, necessarily, a connection to the style Bagua Zhang (Trigram Palms) and in fact is a good reason knowledgeable martial artists should not use the term Bagua when they mean Bagua Zhang. In this case the Bagua refers to the 8 directions and comes from the Jow Gar (Chow Gar, Zou Jia) style of Southern Kung Fu. This book starts with a long section on the teacher, his training in Southern Shaolin, and his predecessors. This is a long stick as in the Lau Gar style with movements that are addressed to calvary usage and relate directly to the "Bagua Spear". The photos are old and this reprint , though not easily found, is pretty well known in martial circles as one of the only representations of this style. The whole set is shown with foot charts and a section in the back with photos of Tan teaching students and more discussion of the weapon. |
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This was originally the Chi Men (Ji Men) 13 Sword before revision。 |
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Emei 12 Qigong secrets record |
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Lian Shou Boxing 練手拳圖說 - TC 809 "Lian Bu Quan" or Linked Step Boxing is a very famous "beginning" Shaolin set. This is the lesser known "Continuous Hand Boxing" or Lian Shou Quan. Like "Charles Dickens' younger brother" the lack of reputation may be deserved. However to appearances the set, shown with line drawings and accompanied by free hand written text, appears solid and Xing Yi-like (Xing Yiesque?). The author gathered and compiled this information from Sifu Huang Xiao Xia . (Note: Huang Xiao Xia - Wang Hsiao Hsia- was considered the top student of Sun Fu Yun, famous for his association with the Canton Qing Wu .) |
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Small drawn "monk figures" show a wide range of activities such as wooden dummy conditioning, training with equipment, bag work and applications, all in the Shaolin manner. Other topics in this big book include: Shaolin "hard" practice summarized, move blood and increases acrobatic performance, internal development, character development and benefiting internal organs, respiration and Qi movement, training body weapons. |
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Like the form "Wu Song Breaks Manacles" this is a set based on the idea of the performer having bound hands. Unlike the legendary figure this FanZi routine is passed to the author from his teacher Luo Cheng Li. According to the slight research available, a Mister Yan during the Qing dynasty was actually jailed and attempted to practice his FanZi CuiBaFan but hand to modify the actions to fit the conditions of being manacled. There are 64 postures in the style and it concentrates on joined hand motions and low kicks.We also sell an ENGLISH LANGUAGE version of this same book and the two can be used in tandem to improve one's Chinese. |
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Chou Tian Chi Shu. This is a TEXT book in Chinese about the Trigrams of the I Ching with some relationship to the art of Dragon Body BaGua. Written in old style format there are long gutters where Handwritten Chinese is printed all in black ink within a red bordered panel. As with all of this excellent reprint series from Lion Books there are margin notes to help explain the meaning of the text. This is a key book on Ba Gua Zhang theory bringing the practice and the philosophy of the I Ching together. One of the contributors, as best we can figure, is the famous Wu Meng Xia student of Chang Chun Feng a student of Gao Yi Sheng. Supposedly the truth of Ba Gua was passed down to Meng and his fellow student Wu Zhao Feng. This will require some scholarship but is worth the effort. |
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NEW! Classic
Reprint: LBRP-C033 $15.95 |
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LionBooks #LBTB-A113US
$12.95 298
Pages, Soft bound. This is a series of essays in traditional characters.Widely historical they cover many topics of interest to martial afficianados and historians. Nicely illustrated with photographs and old drawings this book covers a number of topics including... Sword Arts • Short and Long Swords • Paired Swords • Halberds •One and Two part sticks • Five Terrace Mountain Weapons • Tai Tzu Boxing • Pu Dao play • Famous Boxers • Chi Ji-Guang's Fist classics • Martial Virtue |
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LionBooks #LBTB-A114US
$12.95 342
Pages, Soft bound. This is a series of essays in traditional characters.Widely historical they cover many topics of interest to martial afficianados and historians. Nicely illustrated with photographs and old drawings this book covers a number of topics including... Crossbows • PiGua • BaJi • BaJi & 6 Harmony Spear •BaJi Short Fist • Yue Mountain BaJi • 6 Harmony Big Spear • Fan Chuan • Living Staff & Dying Staff • Short Weapons • San Shou • Chang Deng-Sheng & Shuai Jiao |
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LionBooks
#LBTB A601 US
$11.95 A thorough discussion of ancient Chinese weapons . Not only are there historical notes but neat old-style pictures of the weapons and the warriors employing them. A scholarly research book covering many weapons common and unusual.This book mentions all "18 original weapons" and catalogs instruments from the simple saber to the "Flying Hammer". |
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