Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals By Kenned B. - Guo E. (Book)

Ming Dynasty generals wrote them, Qing Dynasty soldiers studied them, Republican-era warlords pondered them, Shaolin monks consulted them, bodyguards and sports coaches took lessons from them and they still line shelves in bookshops across China… They are training manuals, the do-it-yourself guides to Chinese martial arts. Chinese martial arts masters of the past created special training manuals with text and images, sometimes themselves appearing in the illustrations. These manuals now provide an invaluable glimpse into how various martial arts were practiced in the period spanning the mid-seventeenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. Along with biographical portraits of thirty of the most influential masters, Kennedy and Guo provide contextualizing information on the history of martial arts and martial arts manuals, including such topics as the history of Taiwanese martial arts, how Chinese martial artists made a living, the Imperial military exams, and the place of the Shaolin Temple in Chinese martial arts history. Beautifully designed, and illustrated with hundreds of photographs and drawings, this book presents a multifaceted portrait of Chinese martial arts and their place in Chinese culture. Brian Kennedy, an attorney, has practiced Chinese martial arts since 1976. He previously published books in Chinese. Elizabeth Nai-Jia Guo is a professional translator and practitioner of qigong and hatha yoga. She has translated a wide range of books into Chinese Together, Guo and Kennedy write a regular column for the "magazine Classical Fighting Arts. • Acknowledgments • Preface PART I BACKGROUND 1. Introduction: Sources for Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals • Romanization and Chinese names 2. The Chinese Martial Arts: An Overview Chinese Martial Art Systems • Martial Art Culture: Old and New • The Goals of Chinese Martial Arts • How Chinese Martial Art Are Practiced • The Weird and the Wonderful 3. A Caveat about Chinese Martial Arts History 4. Chinese Martial Arts Historians Tan Hao • Xu Zhen • Matsuda Ryuchi • Chou Chi Chun • Ma Ming Da • Kang Ge Wu 5. Westerner Researching Chinese Martial Arts History 6. Shaolin Tcmple, Wudang Mountain, and Other Storied Places Stories, Storybooks, and Public Images 7. Chinese Martial Arts Classification Schemes: Internal and External, Northern and Southern, Shaolin and Wudang Internal versus External • Northern versus Southern • Shaolin versus Wudang • Religion, Morality, and Martial Arts 8. Imperial Military Examinations • Government Appointments 9. Professor Kang Ge Wu's Top Twelve Chinese Martial Arts Classics 10. The History of Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals Legendary Period • Early Woodblock Period • Hand Copies Period • Republican Period • Modern Period 11. Authorship, Various Editions, Content of Training Manuals, and the Audience The Problem of Authorship • Different Editions • Content of the Manuals • Training Manuals as Fine Art • The Audience 12. Liu Kang Yi: Keeping the Traditions Alive (or at least in print) 13. Boxing Manuals in Translation: Problems and Perils Good Chinese Essay = Bad English Essay • The Perfect Team • Overly Great Expectations 14. How Did Chinese Martial Artists Make a Living? 15. Taiwan Martial Arts History Taiwan's Importance • The Qing Dynasty • Koxinga Ming Soldiers and Fraternal Organizations • Martial Arts of Qing-Era Taiwan • Militias and Martial Arts • The Sung Chiang Battlel Array • The Japanese Era in Taiwan • The Righteous Thief • Politics and Martial Arts • Important Modern Figures PART II THE BOOKS • A Note on Sources GENERAL QI JI GUANG (1528-1587) New Book on Effective Mlitairy Techniques SUN LU TANG (1861-1933) The Study of Xingyi Boxing • The Study of Bagua Boxing • The Study of Taiji Boxing • The True Essence of Boxing • The Study of Bagua Sword JIANG RONG QIAO (1891-1974) Xingyi Mother Fist • Mizongquan and numerous others XIE DIEN, GAO ZHI JEN, CHIANG XIN SHAN (EDITORS) Xin Tyi Training Materials SHAOLIN MONK XUAN JI (ORIGINAL AUTHOR) ZHANG MING E AND ZHANG KONG ZHAO (EDITORS AND COMPILERS), CAO HUAN DOU (EDITOR, AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR) Fist Classic - Fist Method WU SHU (1611-1695) Record of Arms CHANG NAI ZHOU (1728-1783 ) The Book of Chang Style Martial Techniques CHEN ZI MING (DIED 1951) Chen Family Taijiquan Passed Through Generations ZHU XIA TIAN Quan Sheng (Boxing Book) HUANG YUAN XIOU (EDITOR), LI JING LIN (TEACHER WHO PROVIDED SOURCE MATERIAL) The Main Points of Wudang Sword WAN LAI SHENG (1903-1995) The Common Basis of Martial Arts HUANG BO NIEN (1880-1954 ) Xingyi Fist and Weapons Instruction • Dragon Body Bagua HUANG WEN SHU The Essence of Yang Style Taijiquan • Miscellaneous Talks on Martial Arts JIN ING ZHONG (1904-?) Shaolin 72 Arts Practice Method XU YU XIN Fist Methods Study Textbook TONG ZHONG YI (1847 -1963) Chinese Wrestling LI CUN YI (1847-1921), DONG XIU SHENG (1882-1939) Yue Fei's Intent Boxing YIN YU ZHANG (1890-1950) A Brief Book of Baguazhang • Slashing Saber Practice HUANG BAO TING Shun Hand Boxing YANG KUI YUAN Complete Book of Guoshu SUN XI KUN (1883-1952) The Real Teaching of Bagua Quan REN ZHI CHENG, GAO ZHI KAI Study of Yin-Yang Eight Coiling Palms LAM SAI WING (1861-1942) Taming the Tiger Fist • Tiger and Crane Fist • Iron Thread Form CHEN WEI MING Taijiquan • Taiji Sword • Taijiquan Questions and Answers SHANGHAI CITY POLICE TRAINING CENTER Rope Techniques for Arrest TANG JI REN (EDITOR, COMPILER) Tang Family External Big Hong Fist JIN YI MING The Basics of Boxing LI XIAN WU Taijiquan XU YI QIAN Chuan Na Quan YAN DE HUA Wall-Breaking Shaolin (also known as Bagua Palm Methods) LIU JIN SHENG, ZHAO JIANG Chin Na Methods WANG XIAN BIN A Detailed Explanation of Intent Qi Gong CHEN TING RUI (TRANSLATOR AND COMMENTATOR) Western Boxing • Epilogue • Glossary • Index

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ISBN	9781583941942
More	153 x 229 mm, 352 pp, hundreds of photos & ill.

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