Bagua Swimming Body Palms
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583942459 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 104 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This volume continues the process of bringing Master Wang’s important art to Western readers. The photographs from the Chinese book are reprinted, along with hundreds of new photographs of translator Kent Howard demonstrating the exercises in greater detail. Sifu Howard provides extensive commentary on Master Wang’s writings, and Daoist master Huang Jinsheng contributes a thoughtful essay on Master Wang’s spiritual practice with the esoteric Daoist sect Yi Guan Dao. Master Wang, who taught Swimming Palms to only a few advanced students, described it as “swim-walking,” or swimming around the body.Bagua Swimming Body Palms offers a thorough grounding in the basics of Bagua principles and practice, and illuminates the connection between the cultural meanings of the I Ching and the physical movements of Bagua Zh
Chen Hsiao-Yen, his wife, is an artist, translator, and writer from Taiwan. The couple lives in Chico, CA. . Kent Howard is a nationally known writer and martial arts teacher
Short, but important book Bernard Kwan This book, like the Wang Shu Jin's Bagua Linked palms is an important book amongst the Bagua classics and Kent Howard and Chen Hsiao Yen are to be commended for bringing it to publication. At 88 pages the book is not long, an indeed the a criticism might be made that given its brevity and the fact th. What I was looking for Mr. TOUMPAS KONSTANTINOS Sometimes we get stuck at something simple. Other times at something huge and complecated. If you are studying this style, make sure you have been through stages before buying and reading this book. It is not to play with.
"Bagua Swimming Body Palms is a rare piece of primary source material that gives us a look into the world of Chinese martial arts as practiced in the early twentieth century. This publication documents the second half of his Bagua system, allowing us to get instruction in the history, theory, and step-by-step practice of this authentic tradition. We are lucky to have this translation made available, so that more practitioners can take advantage of Wang Shujin's insightful approach to teaching and training Bagua Zhang."—Jess O'Brien, author of Nei Jia Quan: Internal Martial Arts. Wang Shujin was a fascinating individual and was well respected in the world of Chinese martial arts