I just saw this and ordered it.
Xingyi: A Means to an End.
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Please post up a review when you've read it Rick. I'd like to hear your thoughts.
"if its ok for shaolin wuseng to break his vow then its ok for me to sneak behind your house at 3 in the morning and bang your dog if buddha is in your heart then its ok"-Bawang
"I get what you have said in the past, but we are not intuitive fighters. As instinctive fighters, we can chuck spears and claw and bite. We are not instinctively god at punching or kicking."-Drake
"Princess? LMAO hammer you are such a pr^t"-Frost
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Mike Pattersons’ Xingyi: A Means to an End is an excellent reference for a Xingyiquan student.
It was a pleasure to read a well thought out and produced book on the theory and practice of Xingyiquan.
Besides going in depth on just what is taking place with each of the Five Elements and Twelve Animals sets, Mr Patterson describes his own system of how to teach his students to actually fight with what they’ve learned from Xingyiquan practice. Not just applications or examples, but a theoretical, systematic and practical bridge from the classical exercises to combat.
He also recounts the history of xingyiquan in general and the Tang Shou Tao school of xingyiquan in particular. I particularly enjoyed his storytelling and anecdotes.
The margins of my copy will soon be filled with notes. This is the Xingyiquan book I’ve been looking for.
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