Self-teaching: Chinese Weapon--Kwan Dao [Paperback]

Leung Ting (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1984

A big black-and-white paster of General Kwan included.

In ancient China, the Dao (Broadsword) is the master of all weapons. Tai-Dao is a general term for the long-handle broadsword. The most representative type of all the tai-dao is the Kwan ¡VDao, named after the famous general Kwan Yu in the era of the Three Kingdoms. This book fully illustrates and describes the various types of Tai-Dao (Long-handled Broadsword), Kwan-Dao (Emperor Kwan¡¦s Broadsword), and Chai-Dao (Bandits¡¦ Encampment-Broadsword) vs. the long Bench. .

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About the Author

Professor Leung Ting is the founder of the Leung Ting WingTsun system, permanent president and 10th level Master of Comprehension (MOC) of the International Wingtsun Association. He possessed a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese and English Literature and Language. He was conferred the title of Doctor of Philosophy in 1979. Dr. Leung Ting had instructed at the Combat-arts of the National Sport of Bulgaria as a guest-professor in 1997. Leung Ting¡¦s Wing Tsun kungfu system is worldwide practiced by hundreds of thousands of martial art practitioners over 60 countries and embraced by the special forces, including the FBI and Marine Corps of the USA, SEK and GSG9 of Germany, RAID of France, GIP of Luxembourg, NOCS of Italy, and special police units of Belgium, Austria, Spain, etc. Besides his career of WingTsun kungfu, Professor Leung Ting has also been a kungfu film director, TV series director as well as martial art book writer,

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Leung Ting Co ,Hong Kong; First Edition edition (January 1, 1984)
• ISBN-10: 9627284076
• ISBN-13: 978-9627284079
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,249,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Kwan Dao ever!, March 18, 2008

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This review is from: Self-teaching: Chinese Weapon--Kwan Dao (Paperback)

The history of the weapon. Comparing it with other types. The detailed descriptions of the techniques. All go into making this the definitive book for General Kwan's Broadsword.