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Author: Leon Hunt
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781903364635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChinese Martial Arts films have captured audiences' imaginations around the world. In this wide-ranging study, Hunt looks at the mythic allure of the Shaolin Temple, the 'Clones' of Bruce Lee, gender-bending swordswomen, and the knockabout comedy of Sammo Hung, bringing new insights to a hugely popular and yet critically neglected genre. 12 photos.
Author: Marty Chan
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2019-08-27
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 145982248X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEveryone 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: Allen Chinn
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2009-09-18
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 0557115728
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribing 45 years of martial arts experience and the influences that helped shape him, Kung-Fu Grandmaster Allen J. Chinn tells his story. In a time when little was known about the secret art of Kung-Fu, an eight year old searched to find life's lessons in the Chinese martial arts. This book gives insight into his experiences as a martial artist, but also describes what it was like growing up as an Asian American in South Seattle's Beacon Hill. His life experiences and personal thoughts provide the reader an understanding of what makes a 21st century Kung-Fu Grandmaster. Finally, this book demonstrates that if you desire something enough, you can achieve it. The seemingly impossible can become possible.
Author: Susan Lynn Peterson
Publisher:
Published: 2019-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780804852050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout the ages, cunning and brave heroes have reached deep inside themselves to find the strength to triumph over long odds. Aspiring black belts will love this action-packed collection of twenty-six stories about the great heroes of the martial arts and their many paths to victory. The stories include the tales of: The legendary Bruce Lee--Kung Fu master and greatest martial artist of his time Miyamoto Musashi--the "greatest swordsman in history" and the author of the Book of Five Rings Jackie Chan--a dyslexic boy, abandoned at age seven who grew up to be a martial arts film star Mu-lan--the brave daughter who went to battle for the good of her family These exciting tales of thrilling fights and wily strategies span the wide world of martial arts--from Aikido, Karate, Kung Fu, Sumo, and Jujitsu to Brazilian Capoeira, Israeli Krav Maga, Korean Tae-kwon-do, Japanese Kyudo, and Thailand's Muay Thai, even the Zen-focused tea ceremony which teaches the discipline martial artists require to succeed. Filled with incredible action and amazing feats of daring and skill, Legends of the Martial Arts Masters will inspire readers of all ages with stories of courage, endurance and self-discovery.
Author: Evonne Tsang
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
Published: 2010-06-01
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 0761354050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery 'Twisted Journeys' novel lets you control the action by choosing which path to follow. Which twists and turns will your journey take?
Author: Ip Ching
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781555175160
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"From stories shared by his son, this book paints a portrait of the famous Wing Chun Grand Master, Ip Man, providing a set of fifteen principles as a guide to mastery."--Back cover.
Author: Catherine Hapka
Publisher: HarperFestival
Published: 2008-04-22
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9780061434648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy 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: Donn F. Draeger
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 2020-03-31
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 1462921604
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive guide to Shaolin Lohan Kung Fu from both ancient and contemporary masters. With a new foreword by historian and martial artist Alexander Bennett, Shaolin Kung Fu details the oldest form of this ancient Chinese martial art. Shaolin Kung Fu is prized for its elegant style, effectiveness as a fighting system and as an exercise that benefits both body and mind. Authors Donn F. Draeger and P'ng Chye Khim, both master martial artists and Shaolin experts, focus on the Lohan technique--believed to have developed from a form devised at the legendary Shaolin Temple some 1,500 years ago. This comprehensive book offers a practical introduction, including: The history and fundamentals of Shaolin Kung Fu The fundamentals of Shaolin A complete description of the Lohan technique and how to master it Detailed Shaolin training methods, including the use of weapons Weapons used in Shaolin This book is intended as a supplement to a dedicated training program and includes detailed instructions explaining both the solo and partner practice forms. Accompanied by over 400 photos and sketches, this excellent introduction to the Lohan form is a must-have for every serious student of Shaolin and Kung Fu. Shaolin Kung Fu was intended to provide Buddhist monks in ancient China with an art that would not only act as an intense conditioning tool, but also arm them with a formidable system of self defense. Though the context for these skills has changed, modern readers can benefit from this method in much the same way as its original students.
Author: Jwing-Ming Yang
Publisher: Action Pursuit Group
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780865680203
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Jose M. Fraguas
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9781933901237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKung Fu is one of the most popular yet mysterious martial arts in the world. Now for the first time, interviews with the world's top Kung Fu masters have been gathered together in one master series. Through conversations with historical figures such as Wong Shun Leung, Brendan Lai and Ark Y. Wong, and numerous current wolrd-class masters such as Buck Sam Kong, William Cheung, Doc Fai Wong, Adam Hsu and Yang Jwing Ming, the many threads of Kung Fu learning, legend and lore are woven together to present a complete and integrated view of this eclectic art of fighting, philosophy, and self-defense. Any Kung Fu practitioner who appreciates martial arts history and philosophy, and who feels that this rich heritage is a necessary stepping-stone to their own personal growth, will find Kung Fu Masters an invaluable reference and a must-have addition to their personal library!
