What are “en face” editions? Each of these low-priced packages comes with illustrated breakdowns of the highlighted form. There is generally some background information and side by side descriptions in both English and Chinese.
Each package includes a VCD covering the form, with English subtitles or narration. Most of these packages are under twenty-dollars and are a great way to learn one of the more difficult-to-find styles, such as Hong or PiGua Boxing.
Listed next to each title below is a link to the page where you will find the book and its VCD companion.
144 Eagle Claw, Books on Eagle Claw
146 Yan Qing Boxing, Chinese Books on Lost Track
147 Green Dragon Boxing, Chinese books on PiGua
236 GuanZhong Hong Quan, Hong Style Boxing
237 Long Tassel Double Sword, Chinese Books on Swordsmanship
238 Two-Handed Sword, Books on Sword arts
239 Shaolin Soft Boxing, The Softest of Shaolin forms
240 Cha Quan, Leader of the Muslim syles
243 Tai Yi Five Form Boxing, Taoist Great Spirit Boxing
244 Xing Yi Five Elements and Twelve Animals, Xing Yi fundamental forms
245 Shaolin “Virgin Boy” Boxing, Shaolin extreme flexibility training
246 White Ape Tong Bei Boxing, the original Through-the-Back boxing
247 Daoist Hidden Fingers, Sutras Daoist style for esoteric practice
248 WuSong Breaks Manacles, A form with both hands “manacled”
250 Drunken Sword, the drunken style of movement with a sword
251 Si Ba Chui, from Northern Long Fist Hong Quan
252 Xiao Qin Jiang (soon to come)
253 Feng Mo Staff, the famous Crazy Spirit Staff
254 Shaolin Protect the Heart, one of the longest of the Shaolin Forms
255 Eyebrow Chen Tai Chi Staff, with a bonus Chen Qigong routine
256 Chen Tai Chi Ball Exercise, emphasizes the circularity of Tai Chi
257 Chen Tai Chi Double Mace, an interesting doubleclub set from Tai Chi
258 Chen Tai Chi Lao Jia #2, the set known as Pao Chui
333 FanZi Quan, Fast and powerful art of Kung Fu
334 Miao Dao, the precursor to the famous Japanese “samurai” sword
437 Shaolin Pu Dao, The “Bandit knife” of Shaolin
438 Shaolin Eyebrow Staff , The Shaolin short staff
439 Shaolin Six Harmony Cudgel, Shaolin partner work with staff
533 Shaolin Six Harmony Boxing, Partner Shaolin fighing techniques
534 Round Body Bagua, Books on the art of Bagua and Xing Yi
535 PiGua Fist, one of the great Long Fist boxing forms
536 Shaolin Pao Quan, an intermediate “pure” Shaolin Form
537 Shaolin Da Hong Quan, the iconic Large Red Fist of Shaolin