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Lin Chao Zhen / Wei Rn Lin & Rick Wing (Eds.)
FU ZHEN SONG'SDRAGON BAGUA ZHANG
Ideal for advanced Chinese martial arts practitioners of all styles, as well as students of martial arts history. The Dragon Bagua Zhang system of third-generation master Fu Zhen Song was one of the most powerful martial arts styles to emerge from 1920s China.
150pp - 180 b/w photos; PubDate: Feb 2010 (Blue Snake Books)
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Peter Ralston
THE BOOK OF NOT KNOWING
Exploring the true nature of self, mind and consciousness. Over decades of martial arts and meditation practice, P. Ralston discovered a curious and paradoxical fact: that true awareness arises from a state of not-knowing. Even the most sincere investigation of self and spirit, he says, is often sabotaged by our tendency to grab too quickly for answers and ideas as we retreat to the safety of the known.
560pp - PubDate: Jan.2010 (North Atlantic Books)
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Stuart Alve Olson
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NORTHERN PRAYING MANTIS KUNG FU
Developed by Wang Lang over 300 years ago, Praying Mantis Kung Fu is the only martial art based on the fighting skills of an insect. This fascinating system utilizes swift, methodical movements for defense and offense, and is well respected as an art that helps practitioners develop great strength and perseverance.
180pp - 200 b/w photos; PubDate: January 2010 (Blue Snake Books)
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Gao Jiwu / Nigel Sutton
THE 64 HANDS OF BAGUA ZHANG
The art of Bagua Zhang is best known for its circular forms, yet linear fighting techniques have been incorporated. Liu Dekuan, a student of Dong Haichuan (the founder of Bagua Zhang), practized a set of 64 techniques performed in straight lines. These techniques were collected and preserved by Master Liu’s disciple Gao Wencheng.
152pp - 150 b/w photos; PubDate: Dec. 2009 (Blue Snake Books)
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Didi Goodman
THE KIDS' KARATE WORKBOOK
A workbook for young people meant as a supplement to their regular Karate or Taekwondo training. Drawing on the author’s more than 20 years of experience teaching martial arts to children, the book offers a step-by-step curriculum that traces a typical journey from first-day beginner to intermediate- level student.
208pp - PubDate: Oct. 2009 (North Atlantic Books/Blue Snake Books)
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Phillip Starr
MARTIAL ARTS
In Martial Maneuvers, Phillip Starr demonstrates that while the internal martial arts — Taijiquan, Bagua Zhang, and Xingyi Quan — might be considered ineffective for practical selfdefense, they in fact have a long history of combat use. He returns to the roots of the three major internal arts, demonstrating the combative principles upon which they were originally based.
372pp - illustrations (North Atlantic Books/Blue Snake Books)
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Keith Martin-Smith / Master Jong Hoon Jeon
SHAOLIN KUNG FU
Shaolin Kung Fu traces its origins back to 8th Century China, making it the oldest and most complex martial art in the world. This book chronicles the historical unfolding of Shaolin Kung Fu from ancient China right up to today, while comparing and contrasting it to other martial arts styles.
240pp (O Books)
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Wang Shujin
BAGUA LINKED PALMS
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 introduces readers to a rarely seen personal side of Wang Shujin, who was not only a fighter but also a teacher and
spiritual leader.
112pp (North Atlantic Books/Blue Snake Books)
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Rick L. Wing
THE CLASSICAL THREE-SECTION STAFF
The three-section staff has been featured in popular kung fu films like The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. This book is an illustrated introduction for novices and advanced practitioners to a complex, challenging martial arts weapon.
224pp - 500 b/w photos (North Atlantic Books/Blue Snake Books)
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Gerard Taylor
CAPOEIRA CONDITIONING
Capoeira Conditioning is an illustrated guide to whole-body training based on this increasingly popular Brazilian martial art. Designed for all ages and all levels of experience, the book is a step-by-step training manual with photographs that guide users through every movement and sequence.
144pp (North Atlantic Books/Blue Snake Books)
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