The best northern shaolin kung fu books?

[jackiech]

would you tell me The best northern shaolin kung fu books?

[ShaolinTiger00]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...624916-1727237

" The reason that sportsmen such as boxers, and wrestlers have a higher success rate in self-defense situations over other martial artists is because they will fight in the same manner as they train." -Bruce Lee

[Kung Lek]

well, my last post seems to have been deleted for some reason...oh well, again then, i think that one of the best books regarding North Shaolin Kung fu or Bak Sil Lum is the book North Shaolin #7 Moi fah the plum flower fist by kwong Wing Lam and Ted Mancuso.

Besides having the set shown and discussed, there are a few pages regarding the practice of North Shaolin Kung fu in general.

very short, but a good read nevertheless.


peaceamazon link to the book

Kung Lek

[Raipizo]

Anyone know of any good Northern Shaolin style books? Looking to increase my knowledge on this style and check out some books on it from the library.

[Songshan]

One of the best books I have read: The Shaolin Monastery: History Religion and the Chinese Martial Arts by Meir Sharhar

Not sure if you will find it in your local library though...

[GeneChing]

Are you referring to what we are generally calling here 'bak sil lum'? This would be the style of Ku Yu Cheong (Gu Ruzhang). I discuss the distinction in my three-part article Bak Sil Lum vs. Shaolin Temple. If such is the case, here are a few listed here already:
The Northern Shaolin Sparring Set, and Shaolin #1 Open the Door & "Martial Skill: Shaolin Road #5" by Rick L. Wing

There's my book too, of course, which discusses the topic in passing: Shaolin Trips

Whether or not this is what you meant, Raipizo, I'm merging this with an earlier thread.

[Lucas]

I do like the amount of information in this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Shaolin-Unique.../dp/0865680205

'This book is a comprehensive study guide to the fundamental and intermediate levels of Shaolin long fist kung-fu. In terms of showing and preserving knowledge for the students and instructors of long fist, this volume provides an invaluable aid for teaching sequences and explaining other aspects of the style. This book lays a foundation for beginning and advanced stages of long fist in terms of giving the student of kung-fu a grounding in fundamental and intermediate knowledge and skill.'

[YouKnowWho]

The cover page of Dr Yang Jwing-Ming's Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu shows the logo of the longfist system. To be able to raise left knee that high in a golden rooster stance requires a lot of training. IMO, that single leg posture can be a nice ZZ training.

http://www.amazon.com/Shaolin-Unique.../dp/0865680205

[Raipizo]

Are you referring to what we are generally calling here 'bak sil lum'? This would be the style of Ku Yu Cheong (Gu Ruzhang). I discuss the distinction in my three-part article Bak Sil Lum vs. Shaolin Temple. If such is the case, here are a few listed here already:
The Northern Shaolin Sparring Set, and Shaolin #1 Open the Door & "Martial Skill: Shaolin Road #5" by Rick L. Wing

There's my book too, of course, which discusses the topic in passing: Shaolin Trips

Whether or not this is what you meant, Raipizo, I'm merging this with an earlier thread.

Yeah Gene, I didn't see this thread existed until you moved my post thanks for the info.

[Lucas]

The cover page of Dr Yang Jwing-Ming's Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu shows the logo of the longfist system. To be able to raise left knee that high in a golden rooster stance requires a lot of training. IMO, that single leg posture can be a nice ZZ training.

http://www.amazon.com/Shaolin-Unique.../dp/0865680205

this book is great for beginners too as it has a full array of stretching and conditioning to prepare for long fist material.

that posture is great. like to armwheel, punch/raise knee on one side, then arm wheel punch/raise knee on the other side, back and forth over and over until failure. in addition to holding the posture i like to go back and forth for the movement.

[YouKnowWho]

this book is great for beginners too as it has a full array of stretching and conditioning to prepare for long fist material.

that posture is great. like to armwheel, punch/raise knee on one side, then arm wheel punch/raise knee on the other side, back and forth over and over until failure. in addition to holding the posture i like to go back and forth for the movement.

That's also the praying mantis 钩搂采手(Gou Lou Cai Shou). It's also the 1st move of the basice training Tan Tui form. That golden rooster stance punch can give you the maximum reach without stepping in your leading leg. This is why it's the "LOGO" of the longfist system.

[GeneChing]

Yeah Gene, I didn't see this thread existed until you moved my post thanks for the info.

It's good to collate this list all in one place.

Here's another: Combat Shaolin by Gary Tang, Al Loui & Brian Klingborg