Book Description
Traces the history of kung fu and explains some of the various exercises, stances, kicks, hand positions, and self-defense techniques involved in its practice.
Author : Ted Mancuso
Publisher : Black Belt Communications
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,77 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780897500791
Traces the history of kung fu and explains some of the various exercises, stances, kicks, hand positions, and self-defense techniques involved in its practice.
Author : Russell Kozuki
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 23,60 MB
Release : 1975-01-01
Category : Karate
ISBN : 9780806940946
Introduces basic techniques of Ving Tsun kung fu, a form of self-defense stressing a healthy mind and body.
Author : Paul Eng
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 13,18 MB
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1462910645
A fun and accessible introduction to studying kungfu--designed specifically with the interests and capabilities of young martial artists in mind. First time martial arts students are not just starting a program of physical and mental practice. They are entering a new world--one that not only has new rules, new goals, and even new clothing--but that also offers them lots of new opportunities for fun and accomplishment. Kungfu for Kids will help prepare kids to start learning about kungfu and help them practice at home. It includes thorough introductions to the history and philosophy of the techniques, what to expect in the first few classes, how to warm up and practice, and advice on setting goals. With over 75 full-color illustrations, including 40 clearly diagrammed kungfu exercises, along with lots of fun facts and informative sidebars written in kid-friendly jargon-free language, this is the perfect introduction for the younger martial artist.
Author : Russell Kozuki
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,95 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Karate
ISBN : 9780706121841
Introduces basic techniques of Ving Tsun kung fu, a form of self-defense stressing a healthy mind and body.
Author : John Fusco
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1462908861
"Engaging and knowledgeable…brings magical light and clarity to veiled martial arts history. In a cocoon shell, a man 'tis not a mantis til Fusco's faithful rendering of true life hero Wong Long bugs the Shaolin elders into accepting the teachings and virtues of the world's most dynamic insect…the praying mantis.--Dr. Craig D. Reid, Martial Arts Historian"
Author : Ted Mancuso
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 18,2 MB
Release : 1982-05-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780613974448
Traces the history of kung fu and explains some of the various exercises, stances, kicks, hand positions, and self-defense techniques involved in its practice.
Author : Laura Scandiffio
Publisher : Annick Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 25,23 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781550377767
The history and philosophy of the various martial arts and how they have evolved to today's practice.
Author : Marty Chan
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,21 MB
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 145982248X
Everyone assumes that because he's Chinese, Jon Wong must be good at math and science and a first-class nerd. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to shake the stereotypes. After a kung fu action movie, Jon and his best buddy pretend to be martial-arts warriors. Word soon spreads that Jon is a kung fu master, and the kids begin to treat him differently. Rather than correct the mistake, Jon plays up the role and basks in the positive attention from his classmates. But when the school bully challenges him to prove his skills, Jon must figure out a way to somehow keep his status as the cool kid. Without getting pulverized.
Author : Catherine Hapka
Publisher : HarperFestival
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,71 MB
Release : 2008-04-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780061434648
By day, Po the panda works in his family's noodle shop . . . but by night, Po dreams of kung fu greatness. One day Po is chosen to train alongside his kung fu idols, the Furious Five and Master Shifu. Arriving at the palace, Po refuses to leave his chopsticks at the door and learns how to meld his love of the culinary arts with martial arts. He proves that he really is the chosen Dragon Warrior after all!
Author : Daniel Miles Amos
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 2021-03-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1786615444
This imaginative and innovative study by Daniel Miles Amos, begun in 1976 and completed in 2020, examines sociocultural changes in the practices of Chinese martial artists in two closely related and interconnected southern Chinese cities, Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The initial chapters of the book compare how sociocultural changes from World War II to the mid-1980s affected the practices of Chinese martial artists in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong and neighboring Guangzhou in mainland China. An analysis is made of how the practices of Chinese martial artists have been influenced by revolutionary sociocultural changes in both cities. In Guangzhou, the victory of the Chinese Communist Party lead to the disappearance in the early 1950s of secret societies and kungfu brotherhoods. Kungfu brotherhoods reappeared during the Cultural Revolution, and subsequently were transformed again after the death of Mao Zedong, and China’s opening to capitalism. In Hong Kong, dramatic sociocultural changes were set off by the introduction of manufacturing production lines by international corporations in the mid-1950s, and the proliferation of foreign franchises and products. Economic globalization in Hong Kong has led to dramatic increases both in the territory’s Gross Domestic Product and in cultural homogenization, with corresponding declines in many local traditions and folk cultures, including Chinese martial arts. The final chapters of the book focus on changes in the practices of Chinese martial arts in Hong Kong from the years 1987 to 2020, a period which includes the last decade of British colonial administration, as well as the first quarter of a century of rule by the Chinese government.