Introduction to Tien Shan Pai


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This is a comprehensive introduction to this popular northern style of Chinese Kuoshu. Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang, 64th generation Grandmaster of Tien Shan Pai, provides details about the system s history, characteristics, philosophy, and technique. Through the use of detailed explanations, multiple-angle photographs, and authentic primary sources, Tien Shan Pai's vast array of skills is presented, including: Basic stance training within the context of Tien Shan Pai.Warm-up exercises and kicks to promote flexibility, increased circulation, and healthy joints. Detailed instruction of Mei Hua Quan, one of Tien Shan Pai s signature forms. An overview of Tien Shan Pai s fighting techniques as taught by 63rd generation Supreme Master Wang, Chueh-Jen, "Double Broadsword King" of China. Power training for martial applications. Qin Na techniques and applications for self-defense. Written as a collective preliminary text, Introduction to Tien Shan Pai provides valuable insights for every reader, whether a beginner or an accomplished practitioner.




Introduction to Tien Shan Pai


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Divine Hook Swords of the Tien Shan Pai System


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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 Way of the Warrior


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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.




Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre


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Wuji battles all the Masters and yet no one recognises he is the son of Jay Shan Chang. Walking a fine line between good and supposed evil, Wuji must defeat the enemy but not injure anyone. The righteous clans demand justice but his grandfather - his last known blood relation - is one of the Ming Sect's head officials.




The Sian Incident


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When Chiang Kai-shek arrived at Sian in the fall of 1936 and laid plans for launching his last campaign against the Red Army with an expectation of exterminating it in a month, he badly misjudged the mood of the Tungpei (Northeast) Army and more so its leader, Chang Hsueh-liang, better known as the Young Marshal. Refusing to fight the Communists, Chang with the loyal support of his officers staged a coup d’état by kidnapping Chiang Kai-shek for two weeks at Sian. Almost forty years after the melodrama was over, the Sian Incident still absorbs much attention from both Chinese and Western scholars as well as the reading public. The Sian Incident attempts to bring together whatever information has been thus far gleaned about the subject, and to cover all aspects and controversies involved in it. [1, xi, xii]




What Is Chi?


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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.




The Complete Book of Yiquan


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With detailed photographs and clear instruction for practice, this is the first book comprehensively to cover the history, development and training methods of this rarely taught esoteric internal martial art. The deceptively simple postures and movements of Yiquan are highly effective for achieving results for both health and combat, making it very appealing to martial artists, and Master Tang here reveals the secrets of a martial art still surrounded in mystery. He also provides a history of the origins and lineage of the Yiquan tradition, as well as detailed information on the stances and movements, weapons, and programs, grading and teaching. This complete guide to Yiquan will be essential for anyone interested in Yiquan or oriental martial and internal arts more generally.




Chin-Na


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Chin-na is one of the most convenient of the martial arts to study. It requires no great amount of practice space and no special or protective clothing or devices. It does, however, require a reliable practice partner. Training by oneself produces no true progress, only a false sense of confidence. Two or more practice partners is even more advantageous. The greater the variety of the partners, the more experience the student will gain and the quicker and more completely the techniques will be mastered.




Birth of an Empire


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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.