Awesome Kung Fu Book!

[MaFuYee]

http://yangtcc.com/other/shuaichaiobook.jpg

Fundamentals of Shuai Chiao - The Ancient Chinese Fighting Art - by Chi-hsiu Daniel Weng PhD

this is the book is absolutely awesome! - i highly recommend it.

[MaFuYee]

this book is pretty good too!

http://yangtcc.com/other/changstylebook.jpg

(btw. that is the application of "Wave hands like clouds" on the cover.)

[Royal Dragon]

Where can I buy them?

[Brad]

I've got a video by Daniel Weng. Very good stuff :-)

[Royal Dragon]

I have 4 videos by Daniel Weng:D

[Brad]

Which one's? I've got actually got two. Shui Jiao basics, and Chang Style Tai Chi. Actually they're not mine, they're my dad's lol. He learned some Shui Jiao a while back :D

[MaFuYee]

you can only get the books direct from daniel weng, or on ebay, or if you live near a decently sized chinatown, maybe the local ma store.

rd, i assume you have the videos done by tc media?
... man, i would love a copy of them (hint, hint)

[ewallace]

Step 1. Throw opponent on head.
Step 2. Laugh at opponent on floor.
Step 3. See step 1.

:)

[GeneChing]

Dr. Weng's Books
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/b-dw102.html
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/b-dw101.html
Dr. Weng's videos
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/chinsparvid.html
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/videsofpract.html
http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/videsofpract1.html

If you click through the MartialArtsMart.com banner at the top of the forum when it comes up, part of the proceeds of sales go to support our forum here. Also worthy of note, we are in production of another video by Dr. Weng right now, due out by late June.

[Shaolindynasty]

I heard the book "Kungfu Elements" was good. Does anybody know what kind of stuff is in it? Does the book just cover techniques and exercises? Maybe Gene could tell me some of what is in this book since he gave a testomonial in the advertisement.

[Royal Dragon]

I have a couple of hundred $$ to spend today, Your getting a call later my friend!!!

[Royal Dragon]

Lets hear your review!!!

[Brad]

Kungfu elements has basic stretches, modern wushu drills, wubu quan(a beginner mod. wushu form), liuhe quan, sahn shou techniques, and other goodies including a mini kungfu encyclopedia in the back(actually that part's a pretty large chunck of the book)! Tons of historical info and cool pics about other styles :)

[Royal Dragon]

When and where was this one developed?

I was taught it as being a Traditional Shaolin beginner's set. My version is a bit different than the text book versions though, mostly differing arm positions (Draw the bow instead of punch and chamber etc)

[Brad]

Not a clue. I just know that almost every modern wushu school has this form. I posted your question over on Raffi's site, so we'll see if someone there knows. If not, I'll ask my teacher tommorrow. I remember my old wushu coach had a small book with all these short wushu combination forms in it and wubuquan was #6. I think changquan #6 might be another name for it. Under my old coach we called it combination #6 and had another form called wubuquan, which was quite a bit different.

[Brad]

nevermind, Raffi's board's being a pain in the ass, lol. Guess I'll ask sifu :D

[GeneChing]

We already discussed kung fu elements in a previous thread, didn't we? It's a great book on many levels and probably my strongest recommendation right now. I think brad covered it pretty well, and if you want to know more, just dig up that old thread. It shouldn't be too far back.

As for wubu, there's a good question. I've been toying with doing a cross provincial comparison of wubu. It seems like a basic wushu building block, but every style has sort of made it their own with little additions on the front and back. The Shaolin version adds some monk-like postures, the O-mei version adds some characteristics akin to their own style. I've learned both versions, and find their similarities and differences very interesting. The wubu in KFE is just the basic core - what you might see in Beijing. Anyway, wubu is one of my personal back burner projects...

[Shaolindynasty]

I ordered the book so I'll se what it's like when i get it. If it sucks then i'll hold you responsible Gene (shaking fist at computer screen).