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superman859
01-13-2004, 01:45 PM
I was wonderinf if anyone had any recommendations for a book that covered a lot of kung fu and martial arts history in China, using the knowledge that is pretty much believed by all to be true. I know there is a lot of debates about certain issues in it, but I am sure that some stuff is pretty solid and believed by most everyone, and I am wanting to learn more about my art and everything and where it came from. Anything involving that that someone could recommend would be greatly appreciated.
stimulant
01-14-2004, 04:21 AM
a lot of common 'knowledge' is speculation and BS, especially in CMA. good luck!
MasterKiller
01-14-2004, 09:12 AM
What style are you trying to research?
GeneChing
01-14-2004, 11:01 AM
I like Kung Fu Elements (http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/bw005.html) for it's general overview and history.
ngokfei
01-14-2004, 01:03 PM
spring autumn by kang gewu is good
along with that book by Wu Bin. The one KFM used as a resource for its 100,0 styles publication issue.
superman859
01-14-2004, 09:14 PM
Any thing having to do with shaolin kung fu is what im most interested in. Anything about the temples, monks, etc.
pazman
01-15-2004, 03:35 AM
russbo.com (yes, yet again) has some downloadable ebooks on the subject, and features some good, and old, pictures. the author, whose name i can't recall, does a pretty good job, making sure to make the distinction between folklore, commonly regarded ideas, and what little factual history there is.
nearly everything else i have ever read is mythical bull****.
canglong
01-15-2004, 09:08 AM
One of the latest books on Shaolin kung fu as researched by the Ving Tsun Museum with insights from Grandmaster Garrett Gee.
Shaolin Kung Fu (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0736045686/qid=1074182565/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-9172265-0524632?v=glance&s=books)
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