Author: Gene H. Gause
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467082260
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Most available works on the double hook sword are of the dance variety. This is the first text which provides access to the actual martial arts usage. This version explains the use of the swords vs. focus on acrobatics and impractical movements. This author has received many requests to provide such information and hopes that all true martial artists will enjoy this form for many years to come.
Divine Hook Swords of the Tien Shan Pai System
Author: Gene H. Gause
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467082260
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Most available works on the double hook sword are of the dance variety. This is the first text which provides access to the actual martial arts usage. This version explains the use of the swords vs. focus on acrobatics and impractical movements. This author has received many requests to provide such information and hopes that all true martial artists will enjoy this form for many years to come.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467082260
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Most available works on the double hook sword are of the dance variety. This is the first text which provides access to the actual martial arts usage. This version explains the use of the swords vs. focus on acrobatics and impractical movements. This author has received many requests to provide such information and hopes that all true martial artists will enjoy this form for many years to come.
The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts
Author: Sean Michael Wilson
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1611800218
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A visually thrilling graphic novel adaptation of classic martial arts parables on swordsmanship and strategy—written by a real-life samurai The Demon’s Sermon on the Martial Arts is a classic collection of martial arts tales, written by the eighteenth-century samurai Issai Chozanshi. Featuring demons, insects, birds, cats, and numerous other creatures, the stories here may seem whimsical, but they contain essential teachings that offer insight into the fundamental principles of the martial arts. This graphic novel version based on Chozanshi’s text brings these tales alive in a captivating and immediately accessible way. Infused with Chozanshi’s deep understanding of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto, the tales elucidate the nature of conflict, the importance of following one’s own nature, yin and yang, the cultivation and transformation of ch’i (life energy), and the attainment of mushin (no-mind). Ultimately, the reader learns in a visually exciting way that the path of the sword is a path of self-knowledge and leads to an understanding of life itself.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1611800218
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A visually thrilling graphic novel adaptation of classic martial arts parables on swordsmanship and strategy—written by a real-life samurai The Demon’s Sermon on the Martial Arts is a classic collection of martial arts tales, written by the eighteenth-century samurai Issai Chozanshi. Featuring demons, insects, birds, cats, and numerous other creatures, the stories here may seem whimsical, but they contain essential teachings that offer insight into the fundamental principles of the martial arts. This graphic novel version based on Chozanshi’s text brings these tales alive in a captivating and immediately accessible way. Infused with Chozanshi’s deep understanding of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto, the tales elucidate the nature of conflict, the importance of following one’s own nature, yin and yang, the cultivation and transformation of ch’i (life energy), and the attainment of mushin (no-mind). Ultimately, the reader learns in a visually exciting way that the path of the sword is a path of self-knowledge and leads to an understanding of life itself.
Bagua Linked Palms
Author: Wang Shujin
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
ISBN: 1583942645
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Master Wang Shujin (1904—1981) was one of the world’s foremost exponents of Chinese internal martial arts, with legendary expertise in the disciplines of Bagua Zhang, Taiji Quan, and Xingyi Quan. This book offers a lucid translation of Master Wang’s seminal work on Bagua Zhang and includes expanded instruction by co-translator and noted Bagua Zhang expert Kent Howard. It also introduces readers to a rarely seen personal side of Wang Shujin, who was not only a fighter but also a teacher and spiritual leader. Bagua Linked Palms includes a wealth of additional information useful to the practitioner of internal martial arts, including the story of Bagua Zhang’s development, the connection between the Bagua and the I Ching, and step-by-step instruction in the eight “changes” of Bagua Linked Palms, the first form in Master Wang’s style of Bagua Zhang. This comprehensive, richly annotated text makes it a must-have addition to every serious martial arts library.
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
ISBN: 1583942645
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Master Wang Shujin (1904—1981) was one of the world’s foremost exponents of Chinese internal martial arts, with legendary expertise in the disciplines of Bagua Zhang, Taiji Quan, and Xingyi Quan. This book offers a lucid translation of Master Wang’s seminal work on Bagua Zhang and includes expanded instruction by co-translator and noted Bagua Zhang expert Kent Howard. It also introduces readers to a rarely seen personal side of Wang Shujin, who was not only a fighter but also a teacher and spiritual leader. Bagua Linked Palms includes a wealth of additional information useful to the practitioner of internal martial arts, including the story of Bagua Zhang’s development, the connection between the Bagua and the I Ching, and step-by-step instruction in the eight “changes” of Bagua Linked Palms, the first form in Master Wang’s style of Bagua Zhang. This comprehensive, richly annotated text makes it a must-have addition to every serious martial arts library.
The Way of the Warrior
Author: Chris Crudelli
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756651859
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial-arts canon.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756651859
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial-arts canon.
What Is Chi?
Author: Judith Smallwood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989073707
Category : Dao yin
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Explanation of Chi with 149 art pieces (pictures, charts, illustrations and photos). It is 308 pages; written by Master Gaofei Yan and Jude Brady Smallwood, Tai Chi Instructor for 30+ years. The Book, and e-book soe sale soon was copywritten in 1999 and being published in 2013.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989073707
Category : Dao yin
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Explanation of Chi with 149 art pieces (pictures, charts, illustrations and photos). It is 308 pages; written by Master Gaofei Yan and Jude Brady Smallwood, Tai Chi Instructor for 30+ years. The Book, and e-book soe sale soon was copywritten in 1999 and being published in 2013.
Filipino Martial Arts
Author: Mark V. Wiley
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462907601
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Filipino Martial Arts illustrates the basic strikes, blocks, counters, and disarms of the Serrada Escrima fighting system. A highly effective, well-rounded warrior art, Serrada Escrima uses basic stick-fighting movements that are equally applicable in both unarmed and knife fighting. Profusely illustrated, this martial arts manual describes not only the techniques but also the history and philosophy of the Filipino martial arts and their relevance in the fighting and mixed martial arts world today. Filipino Martial Arts: Cabales Serrada Escrima is an essential addition to any martial arts library.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462907601
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Filipino Martial Arts illustrates the basic strikes, blocks, counters, and disarms of the Serrada Escrima fighting system. A highly effective, well-rounded warrior art, Serrada Escrima uses basic stick-fighting movements that are equally applicable in both unarmed and knife fighting. Profusely illustrated, this martial arts manual describes not only the techniques but also the history and philosophy of the Filipino martial arts and their relevance in the fighting and mixed martial arts world today. Filipino Martial Arts: Cabales Serrada Escrima is an essential addition to any martial arts library.
Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu
Author: Jwing-Ming Yang
Publisher: Action Pursuit Group
ISBN: 9780865680203
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive study guide to the fundamental and intermediate levels of Shaolin long fist kung-fu. In terms of showing and preserving knowledge for the students and instructors of long fist, this volume provides an invaluable aid for teaching sequences and explaining other aspects of the style. This book lays a foundation for beginning and advanced stages of long fist in terms of giving the student of kung-fu a grounding in fundamental and intermediate knowledge and skill.
Publisher: Action Pursuit Group
ISBN: 9780865680203
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive study guide to the fundamental and intermediate levels of Shaolin long fist kung-fu. In terms of showing and preserving knowledge for the students and instructors of long fist, this volume provides an invaluable aid for teaching sequences and explaining other aspects of the style. This book lays a foundation for beginning and advanced stages of long fist in terms of giving the student of kung-fu a grounding in fundamental and intermediate knowledge and skill.
Birth of an Empire
Author: Yuri Pines
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520289749
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
In 221 BCE the state of Qin vanquished its rivals and established the first empire on Chinese soil, starting a millennium-long imperial age in Chinese history. Hailed by some and maligned by many, Qin has long been an enigma. In this pathbreaking study, the authors integrate textual sources with newly available archeological and paleographic materials, providing a boldly novel picture of Qin’s cultural and political trajectory, its evolving institutions and its religion, its place in China’s history, and the reasons for its success and for its ultimate collapse.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520289749
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
In 221 BCE the state of Qin vanquished its rivals and established the first empire on Chinese soil, starting a millennium-long imperial age in Chinese history. Hailed by some and maligned by many, Qin has long been an enigma. In this pathbreaking study, the authors integrate textual sources with newly available archeological and paleographic materials, providing a boldly novel picture of Qin’s cultural and political trajectory, its evolving institutions and its religion, its place in China’s history, and the reasons for its success and for its ultimate collapse.
The Book of Lieh-tzu
Author: Liezi
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231072373
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
-- Burton Watson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231072373
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
-- Burton Watson