Sort of hard to believe it is already December. In-between projects and cataloguing and writing articles, we have been keeping an eye on our two new wrestlers, Uxmal and Notte, a 6 month old (kitten) sister act who have taken up permanent residence in our home (and hearts). When they are not sleeping or eating, they are playing kung fu: slapping, blocking, pinning, rolling…each encounter is a lesson. And their spine flexibility is the stuff of dreams…But enough about kittens.
We have also been adding books! In this batch, we have a mixture in Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters: four newcomers, and the return of a much-requested oldie, Xiang Xing Pictograph Boxing, by Xue Dian. Check out the original “psychedelic” cover.
What else? The reprint of an ancient classic on Spear Play, Revealed Records; a book on a relatively rare style of offensive fighting, Ba Quan; a small text covering some of the Secrets of Shaolin Acupuncture; and, finally, one on the lesser known branches of Yin Style Bagua Zhang, a Cao Style Baguazhang Manual (Joseph Crandall writes about Cao in his translated book on Yin Style Baguazhang). Click the pictures below to go to more information on each book, and a link to purchase.
Much more to come before year’s end (including, it seems, the long-awaited new book on Bagua Zhang’s Jibengongs, by Sifu Mancuso. Shhh…don’t want to jinx it, but it’s REALLY close!)
Secrets of Shaolin Acupuncture
Xiang Xing Pictograph Fist
Ba Quan
Revealed Records
Cao Style Bagua Zhang
