Basics of Broadsword Play (Chinese Wushu Series) [Paperback]

Dong Wenyu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1993

Broadsword play is a widely practiced Chinese martial art which is good for both health and entertainment. In simple language, the author describes the history of broadsword play, and the variety of weapons used, basic techniques and skills involved in the art. With more than 100 illustrations, the book is intended to help beginners correctly grasp the essential points of the art.

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Broadsword play is a widely practised Chinese martial art which is good for both health and entertainment.

In simple language, the author describes the history of broadsword play, and the variety of weapons used, basic techniques and skills involved in the art. With more than 100 illustrations, the book is intended to help beginners correctly grasp the essential points of the art.

About the Author

Dong Wenyu, born in Ningan County, Heilongjiang Province in 1948, works in the Chinese Wushu Research Institute. She is a member of the Beijing Wushu Association and a national Wushu judge.

At the age of eight, she began practising Wushu under the personal guidance of Wushu Master, Song Zhiping in Beijing. She has learned Hua Quan (flower boxing) and the use of broadsword, spear, sword, cudgel and short-hilt double halberds. She took preparatory courses at the Beijing Institute of Physical Culture, from which she graduated in 1969. In 1973 she became a Wushu teacher in the Xicheng District Spare-Time Sports School. In 1986 she won the "Lion Prize" at the National. Meeting of Wushu Exhibition and Exchange

Product Details

• Paperback: 138 pages
• Publisher: Foreign Languages Press (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 7119015028
• ISBN-13: 978-7119015026
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,728,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)