Mister Hansome
I USED to have that book, i read it cover to cover.
This might sound silly but a few times when i have read something that really clicked with it has felt like someone switched on a lightbulb inside my brain and all of sudden i can see a whole section i couldnt before. This book felt like shinning a spot light into a cave, its VERY informative but also very daunting.
I would venture to say that its one of the closest books ive seen to properly discribing Gold Bell from a scientific as well as spiritual view point. The methods of practice are a bit beyond me but i creadit that book in particualr with giving me an understanding of high level qigung.
As another silly side note...
I lent that book to my Hung sifu...
He showed up next time with money and paid me for the book saying he had 'ruined' it by spilling coffee on it.
My own impression was both that he wanted more time with it but i also dont think he thought i should have it either. He encouraged me not to buy it again untill i was a higher level.
As i say for me personaly that book in particular i would rank as a martial artists bible. Its expensive and hard to find but VERY well worth the effort.
I dont have it anymore as i decided to follow my sifus advice but i will get it again when he deems me ready.
The information in it is useless if your not a qigung and shaolin based practioner... but if you are, get ready for a BIG surprise
Up and down, forward and backward, left and right, its all the same. All of this is done with the mind, not externaly.
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Shaped dragon and looking monkey, sitting tiger and turning eagle.
"I wonder how they would do against jon's no-tension fu. I bet they'd do REALLY WELL."
- Huang Kai Vun