Shantung Black Tiger: A Shaolin Fighting Art of North China [Paperback]

Leo Budiman Prakarsa (Author), Khek Kiong Tjoa (Author), Donn F. Draeger (Author), Quintin T. G. Chambers (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Weatherhill; 1st edition (October 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834801221
• ISBN-13: 978-0834801226
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tactics of the Black Tiger, November 7, 2001

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M. A. Ramos (Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shantung Black Tiger: A Shaolin Fighting Art of North China (Paperback)

This book is great. Well written in English and illustrated with both photos and line drawings. The book goes over history through applications in modern times. The basics...stances, arm/leg applications/strikes are illustrated by line drawings (with an area that has the exact striking area shaded). So no guessing. Traning methods on how to train, including conditioning. And a form is included as well as partner training. There just seems to be more information in this book than the size would lead you to believe. Highly recommended.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You can learn a lot, but there are some flaws, January 14, 2001

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Dan Seitz "cinnatusc" (Somerville, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shantung Black Tiger: A Shaolin Fighting Art of North China (Paperback)

This book is HIGHLY instructive and more open than most. It takes the realistic stance that you probably won't have access to a master teaching this material, and acts accordingly. The photos laying out the form are clear and concise, and the text instruction is excellent and also very clear.

The only problem lies in the line drawings. While they're generally pretty good, some of them do NOT make clear how the stance/strike is performed, which makes things confusing when you get to the photos. The balancing stance drawings, for example, don't show the hands exactly as they're supposed to be (refer to the first practical application in chapter five for the actual positions.) These are really rather minor, but if you're a rookie like me, it can trip you up.

This is a minor complaint, though, for a great book. If you're interested in this art, pick this book up post haste!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and effective!, November 26, 1998

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This review is from: Shantung Black Tiger: A Shaolin Fighting Art of North China (Paperback)

I studied this Black Tiger in the late 70's and early 80's, practiced and taught it, and still do. The only book I've seen on the art and it is streight forward and in depth, covers every aspect.