Kung Fu Elements is the Wushu training manual that martial artists have long awaited. It is the first of its kind in the English language. It contains the essence and elements of both Internal and External Styles of Wushu. It is an invaluable training reference for any instructor or serious student of any style of martial arts! This book contains seven chapters, plus an extensive glossary, including: ?� Classifications of Wushu styles, history, and philosophy ?� Traditional methods for building a strong foundation ?� Techniques for developing powerful kicks ?� Sanshou fighting applications and combinations ?� Effective uses of grappling (Qinna) and takedown (Shuaijiao) techniques ?� Iron Sand Palm training and Cavity Press (Dianxue) ?� Internal Strength, Light Body, and many other Kung Fu attainmentmethods ?� A Glossary of Wushu styles, practitioners, and terms In Wushu, we train the physical to aid the shapeless; cultivate the shapeless to care for the physical. The training of Wushu gives one the necessary conditioning to master one's own physical body, and gain a greater understanding of the inner workings of the mind and spirit. This book includes the training methods used by ancient Wushu masters to achieve great heights. With this book at your finger tips and your desire to excel, you too can achieve great heights in your martial arts training!
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Shou-Yu Liang began his Wushu and Qigong training at age 6. He is a recipient of the prestigious Coach of Excellence award presented by the Chinese government. In his youth he received many gold medals for provincial and national Wushu, Shuaijiao, and weight lifting competitions. He has over 50 years of Wushu experience. Wen-Ching Wu is a prominent practitioner of Internal and External Styles of Wushu, and Qigong. He received many national and international gold medals in his youth; and was a U.S. National All Around Champion. His ccomplishments are included in the book, "China's Contemporary Wushu Masters".
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Modernistic Kung Fu,
By
This review is from: Kung Fu Elements (Paperback)
This book does not illustrate the visually captivating "flowery fist" kung fu often seen in the movies. It really addresses the root elements of kung fu.Not only does it cover the fighting elements but also the fitness and spiritual aspects as well. This is a must have for anyone interested in martial arts.
5.0 out of 5 stars
good stuff,
By reneaux8 "reneaux8" (twin cities) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Kung Fu Elements (Paperback)
Very detailed book, exellent reference material, as well as gives some insites into different styles.I am very happy with it and it has helped me already. Highly recomended to anyone intrested in the martial arts of this type.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book on Wushu,
By FD "FD" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Kung Fu Elements (Paperback)
I think this is one of the most complete book on Wushu that I've came across.
It contains information on warmups, techniques, sanshou, chin na, and chi kung. The appendix at the end of the book was very informative. It provides information about many of the Wushu figures and styles. The only thing I was unclear on is how to actually apply the wushu techniques from forms in free sparring or fight. It seems that there is a disconnect between the techniques used in the forms and the techniques used in Sanshou. The technique used in Sanshou looked more like a combination of Kickboxing and throws or even jeet kune do. Maybe for many people, it questions the usefulness of learning technique used in forms other than for training movements and calesnetics.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
