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The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang
Fighting Techniques of Liu Dekuan
Written by Gao Jiwu and Nigel Sutton
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $16.95
The art of Bagua Zhang is best known for its circular forms, yet linear fighting techniques have been incorporated into Bagua practice by many renowned masters. Liu Dekuan, a student of Dong Haichuan (the founder of Bagua Zhang), was one such master, devising a set of 64 techniques performed in straight... Read more >
Fighting Techniques of Liu Dekuan
Written by Gao Jiwu and Nigel Sutton
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $16.95
The art of Bagua Zhang is best known for its circular forms, yet linear fighting techniques have been incorporated into Bagua practice by many renowned masters. Liu Dekuan, a student of Dong Haichuan (the founder of Bagua Zhang), was one such master, devising a set of 64 techniques performed in straight... Read more >
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Qigong for Lifelong Health
Standing, Dissolving, and Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Narrated by Bruce Frantzis
Format: Compact Disc
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $25.00
Does your mind wander all over the place? Does your body fidget when you try to practice Standing? In CD-1, Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis helps you focus on correcting your body alignments and releasing negative emotions. Standing is the foundation of Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body chi gung/qigong and... Read more >
Standing, Dissolving, and Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Narrated by Bruce Frantzis
Format: Compact Disc
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $25.00
Does your mind wander all over the place? Does your body fidget when you try to practice Standing? In CD-1, Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis helps you focus on correcting your body alignments and releasing negative emotions. Standing is the foundation of Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body chi gung/qigong and... Read more >
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Taoist Breathing for Tai Chi and Meditation
Twenty-Four Exercises to Reduce Stress, Build Mental Stamina, and Improve Your Health
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Narrated by Bruce Frantzis
Format: Compact Disc
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $25.00
Breathing can transform your life and make you a healthier, more relaxed human being. Dr. Bruce Frantzis has developed a Longevity Breathing program from traditional Taoist breathing methods to help you improve lung capacity, massage your internal organs, and relax your nerves with each breath.
Progression of 24 Sessions
Bruce Frantzis leads you... Read more >
Twenty-Four Exercises to Reduce Stress, Build Mental Stamina, and Improve Your Health
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Narrated by Bruce Frantzis
Format: Compact Disc
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $25.00
Breathing can transform your life and make you a healthier, more relaxed human being. Dr. Bruce Frantzis has developed a Longevity Breathing program from traditional Taoist breathing methods to help you improve lung capacity, massage your internal organs, and relax your nerves with each breath.
Progression of 24 Sessions
Bruce Frantzis leads you... Read more >
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Training the Samurai Mind
A Bushido Sourcebook
Written by Thomas Cleary
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $18.95
A unique treasury of writings spanning four hundred years on the ethos, training, and education of the Japanese warrior, compiled by the premier translator of Asian texts
Honor, fearlessness, calm, decisive action, strategic thinking, and martial prowess have been the hallmarks of the Japanese samurai culture through the ages. The ethos of... Read more >
A Bushido Sourcebook
Written by Thomas Cleary
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $18.95
A unique treasury of writings spanning four hundred years on the ethos, training, and education of the Japanese warrior, compiled by the premier translator of Asian texts
Honor, fearlessness, calm, decisive action, strategic thinking, and martial prowess have been the hallmarks of the Japanese samurai culture through the ages. The ethos of... Read more >
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The Gift of Danger
Lessons from Aikido
Written by Mary Stein
Format: Trade Paperback, 120 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $14.95
Mary Stein took up aikido in her mid-fifties and quickly learned what it really means to face danger—both external and internal. In this powerful collection of short essays, she vividly describes learning an active and spirited defense on the mat, in the process uncovering a lifetime of habitual tensions and emotional... Read more >
Lessons from Aikido
Written by Mary Stein
Format: Trade Paperback, 120 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $14.95
Mary Stein took up aikido in her mid-fifties and quickly learned what it really means to face danger—both external and internal. In this powerful collection of short essays, she vividly describes learning an active and spirited defense on the mat, in the process uncovering a lifetime of habitual tensions and emotional... Read more >
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Martial Maneuvers
Fighting Principles and Tactics of the Internal Martial Arts
Written by Phillip Starr
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $18.95
In Martial Maneuvers, Phillip Starr demonstrates that while the internal martial arts—Taijiquan, Bagua Zhang, and Xingyi Quan—might be considered ineffective for practical self-defense, they in fact have a long history of combat use. Starr argues that most teachers and practitioners of the internal arts have forgotten their rich martial heritage, focusing... Read more >
Fighting Principles and Tactics of the Internal Martial Arts
Written by Phillip Starr
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $18.95
In Martial Maneuvers, Phillip Starr demonstrates that while the internal martial arts—Taijiquan, Bagua Zhang, and Xingyi Quan—might be considered ineffective for practical self-defense, they in fact have a long history of combat use. Starr argues that most teachers and practitioners of the internal arts have forgotten their rich martial heritage, focusing... Read more >
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The Wing Chun Compendium, Volume Two
Written by Wayne Belonoha
Format: Hardcover, 472 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $39.95
Wing Chun, also called Ving Tsun, is a popular system of kung fu designed centuries ago by a Buddhist nun and Shaolin master. Together, the two volumes of The Wing Chun Compendium offer a complete guide to the discipline, from theory and philosophy to drills and forms. In this volume, author... Read more >
Written by Wayne Belonoha
Format: Hardcover, 472 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $39.95
Wing Chun, also called Ving Tsun, is a popular system of kung fu designed centuries ago by a Buddhist nun and Shaolin master. Together, the two volumes of The Wing Chun Compendium offer a complete guide to the discipline, from theory and philosophy to drills and forms. In this volume, author... Read more >
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Chi
Discovering Your Life Energy
Written by Waysun Liao
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
An accessible introduction to the Chinese concept of chi: what it is, why it is important for health and well-being, and simple exercises to cultivate it–-written by a Taoist master.
Chi is the energy of life, and this book is an invaluable primer on the concept of chi, explaining in a direct... Read more >
Discovering Your Life Energy
Written by Waysun Liao
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
An accessible introduction to the Chinese concept of chi: what it is, why it is important for health and well-being, and simple exercises to cultivate it–-written by a Taoist master.
Chi is the energy of life, and this book is an invaluable primer on the concept of chi, explaining in a direct... Read more >
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Falling Hard
A Journey into the World of Judo
Written by Mark Law
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $15.95
A witty and compelling journey into the enigmatic sport of judo—the culture, drama, history, and practice.
On his fiftieth birthday, journalist and self-described “indolent sportsman” Mark Law decided to take up judo on a whim and ended up getting hooked on the sport. Falling Hard is Law’s love letter to judo—its culture... Read more >
A Journey into the World of Judo
Written by Mark Law
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $15.95
A witty and compelling journey into the enigmatic sport of judo—the culture, drama, history, and practice.
On his fiftieth birthday, journalist and self-described “indolent sportsman” Mark Law decided to take up judo on a whim and ended up getting hooked on the sport. Falling Hard is Law’s love letter to judo—its culture... Read more >
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The Complete Taiji Dao
The Art of the Chinese Saber
Written by Zhang Yun
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $27.95
The dao, a single-edged sword with a curved blade, is one of the most popular weapons in traditional Chinese martial arts. The art of Taiji Dao is a set of skills for using the dao, derived from the popular martial art Taijiquan. One of the most important aspects of Taijiquan practice... Read more >
The Art of the Chinese Saber
Written by Zhang Yun
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $27.95
The dao, a single-edged sword with a curved blade, is one of the most popular weapons in traditional Chinese martial arts. The art of Taiji Dao is a set of skills for using the dao, derived from the popular martial art Taijiquan. One of the most important aspects of Taijiquan practice... Read more >
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Bagua Linked Palms
Written by Wang Shujin
Translated by Kent Howard and Chen Hsiao-Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $15.95
Master Wang Shujin (1904—1981) was one of the world’s foremost exponents of Chinese internal martial arts, with legendary expertise in the disciplines of Bagua Zhang, Taiji Quan, and Xingyi Quan. This book offers a lucid translation of Master Wang’s seminal work on Bagua Zhang and includes expanded instruction by co-translator and... Read more >
Written by Wang Shujin
Translated by Kent Howard and Chen Hsiao-Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $15.95
Master Wang Shujin (1904—1981) was one of the world’s foremost exponents of Chinese internal martial arts, with legendary expertise in the disciplines of Bagua Zhang, Taiji Quan, and Xingyi Quan. This book offers a lucid translation of Master Wang’s seminal work on Bagua Zhang and includes expanded instruction by co-translator and... Read more >
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The Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan
Wisdom from Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Other Great Thinkers
Written by Freya Boedicker and Martin Boedicker
Format: Hardcover, 120 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
The essence of Tai Chi Chuan lies in the rich philosophy of ancient China. While most Tai Chi practitioners are aware of the value that studying Chinese philosophy can bring to their practice, it is often difficult to pick out those texts that are most relevant to Tai Chi and connected... Read more >
Wisdom from Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Other Great Thinkers
Written by Freya Boedicker and Martin Boedicker
Format: Hardcover, 120 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
The essence of Tai Chi Chuan lies in the rich philosophy of ancient China. While most Tai Chi practitioners are aware of the value that studying Chinese philosophy can bring to their practice, it is often difficult to pick out those texts that are most relevant to Tai Chi and connected... Read more >
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Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training
Revised Edition
Written by C.M. Shifflett
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
With the number of Aikido dojos in the U.S. estimated at up to 1,000, this Japanese martial art has never been more popular. This revised edition of the best-selling Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training provides an ideal companion for both teachers and students of all Aikido systems. With over 100... Read more >
Revised Edition
Written by C.M. Shifflett
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
With the number of Aikido dojos in the U.S. estimated at up to 1,000, this Japanese martial art has never been more popular. This revised edition of the best-selling Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training provides an ideal companion for both teachers and students of all Aikido systems. With over 100... Read more >
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The Intuitive Body
Discovering the Wisdom of Conscious Embodiment and Aikido
Written by Wendy Palmer
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $11.95
The Intuitive Body draws on the principles of the non-aggressive Japanese martial art aikido and meditation to present a fresh approach to cultivating awareness, attention, and self-acceptance. Author Wendy Palmer shows readers through basic practice and partner exercises how to become more aware of the body and trust its innate wisdom... Read more >
Discovering the Wisdom of Conscious Embodiment and Aikido
Written by Wendy Palmer
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $11.95
The Intuitive Body draws on the principles of the non-aggressive Japanese martial art aikido and meditation to present a fresh approach to cultivating awareness, attention, and self-acceptance. Author Wendy Palmer shows readers through basic practice and partner exercises how to become more aware of the body and trust its innate wisdom... Read more >
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Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee
Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Written by Brian Preston
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $12.95
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out to earn a black belt? Why have Eastern martial arts become so popular worldwide? Is the Ultimate Fighting Championship a beautiful fusion of East-meets-West martial technique, or shameless commercialization? These questions and more find answers in Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee, a rollicking... Read more >
Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Written by Brian Preston
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $12.95
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out to earn a black belt? Why have Eastern martial arts become so popular worldwide? Is the Ultimate Fighting Championship a beautiful fusion of East-meets-West martial technique, or shameless commercialization? These questions and more find answers in Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee, a rollicking... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Warrior Diet
Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body
Written by Ori Hofmekler
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $12.95
Along with the many benefits of leisure-class living comes obesity and its attendant ailments. In The Warrior Diet, Ori Hofmekler looks not forward but backward for a solution–to the primal habits of early cultures such as nomads and hunter-gatherers, the Greeks, and the Romans. Based on survival science, this book proposes... Read more >
Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body
Written by Ori Hofmekler
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $12.95
Along with the many benefits of leisure-class living comes obesity and its attendant ailments. In The Warrior Diet, Ori Hofmekler looks not forward but backward for a solution–to the primal habits of early cultures such as nomads and hunter-gatherers, the Greeks, and the Romans. Based on survival science, this book proposes... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Classical Three-Section Staff
Written by Rick Wing
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $18.95
The San Jie Gun, or three-section staff, is a traditional Chinese weapon consisting of three short wooden or metal rods linked by chain. Versatile and difficult, it can be flexible or rigid, long or short, and an instrument of finesse or brutality. To wield it requires athletic prowess, courage, and tenacity... Read more >
Written by Rick Wing
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $18.95
The San Jie Gun, or three-section staff, is a traditional Chinese weapon consisting of three short wooden or metal rods linked by chain. Versatile and difficult, it can be flexible or rigid, long or short, and an instrument of finesse or brutality. To wield it requires athletic prowess, courage, and tenacity... Read more >
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An Obese White Gentleman in No Apparent Distress
Written by Riki Moss and Terry Dobson
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $18.95
Based on the life of unconventional aikido master Terry Dobson, this novel by his partner Riki Moss is the story of two souls meeting at a mutually calamitous turning point in their lives. Fatherless and pushed by his tyrannical mother to the edge of violence, Dobson turns to aikido to save... Read more >
Written by Riki Moss and Terry Dobson
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $18.95
Based on the life of unconventional aikido master Terry Dobson, this novel by his partner Riki Moss is the story of two souls meeting at a mutually calamitous turning point in their lives. Fatherless and pushed by his tyrannical mother to the edge of violence, Dobson turns to aikido to save... Read more >
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The Karate Way
Discovering the Spirit of Practice
Written by Dave Lowry
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $16.95
Karate is not just a sport or a hobby—it’s a lifetime study toward perfection of character. Here, Dave Lowry, one of the best-known writers on the Japanese martial arts, illuminates the complete path of karate including practice, philosophy, and culture. He covers myriad subjects of interest to karate practitioners of all... Read more >
Discovering the Spirit of Practice
Written by Dave Lowry
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $16.95
Karate is not just a sport or a hobby—it’s a lifetime study toward perfection of character. Here, Dave Lowry, one of the best-known writers on the Japanese martial arts, illuminates the complete path of karate including practice, philosophy, and culture. He covers myriad subjects of interest to karate practitioners of all... Read more >
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Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee
Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Written by Brian Preston
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $17.95
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out to earn a black belt? Why have Eastern martial arts become so popular worldwide? Is the Ultimate Fighting Championship a beautiful fusion of East-meets-West martial technique, or shameless commercialization? These questions and more find answers in Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee, a rollicking... Read more >
Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Written by Brian Preston
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $17.95
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out to earn a black belt? Why have Eastern martial arts become so popular worldwide? Is the Ultimate Fighting Championship a beautiful fusion of East-meets-West martial technique, or shameless commercialization? These questions and more find answers in Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee, a rollicking... Read more >
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eBook.
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The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army
Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction
Written by Dennis Rovere
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: December 2, 2008
Price: $16.95
Huang Bo Nien’s Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction was the first manual to systematically adapt a traditional Chinese martial art for modern military training. When it was first published in Chinese in 1928, it was heralded as an exciting new approach to martial arts; today, it remains an important work for... Read more >
Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction
Written by Dennis Rovere
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: December 2, 2008
Price: $16.95
Huang Bo Nien’s Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction was the first manual to systematically adapt a traditional Chinese martial art for modern military training. When it was first published in Chinese in 1928, it was heralded as an exciting new approach to martial arts; today, it remains an important work for... Read more >
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Chi Gong
The Ancient Chinese Way to Health
Written by Paul Dong and Aristide H. Esser
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $14.95
Chi Gong: The Ancient Chinese Way to Health bridges the divide between Chinese and Western science, systems of health care, and spiritual practice. With proven, step-by-step exercises, chi gong instructor Paul Dong and psychiatrist Aristide Esser show how to perform basic and advanced chi gong exercises; increase vitality by maintaining the... Read more >
The Ancient Chinese Way to Health
Written by Paul Dong and Aristide H. Esser
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $14.95
Chi Gong: The Ancient Chinese Way to Health bridges the divide between Chinese and Western science, systems of health care, and spiritual practice. With proven, step-by-step exercises, chi gong instructor Paul Dong and psychiatrist Aristide Esser show how to perform basic and advanced chi gong exercises; increase vitality by maintaining the... Read more >
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Capoeira Beyond Brazil
Written by Aniefre Essien
Format: Trade Paperback, 136 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $15.95
Until recently, Brazilians dominated the market on capoeira books, yet the form has spread across the globe over the last four decades. This expansion from the favellas (slums) to the world stage has introduced a host of new capoeira practitioners with varied lineages, techniques, and traditions. In Capoeira Beyond Brazil, Aniefre... Read more >
Written by Aniefre Essien
Format: Trade Paperback, 136 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $15.95
Until recently, Brazilians dominated the market on capoeira books, yet the form has spread across the globe over the last four decades. This expansion from the favellas (slums) to the world stage has introduced a host of new capoeira practitioners with varied lineages, techniques, and traditions. In Capoeira Beyond Brazil, Aniefre... Read more >
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Black Belt Karate
Written by Chris Thompson
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $17.95
Once a student of karate obtains his or her black belt, what’s next? For too many students, the black belt marks the end of serious training. In Black Belt Karate, noted karate instructor and 8th-dan black belt Chris Thompson explains that real yudansha (black belt level) is not just about physical... Read more >
Written by Chris Thompson
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $17.95
Once a student of karate obtains his or her black belt, what’s next? For too many students, the black belt marks the end of serious training. In Black Belt Karate, noted karate instructor and 8th-dan black belt Chris Thompson explains that real yudansha (black belt level) is not just about physical... Read more >
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Liu Bin's Zhuang Gong Bagua Zhang
Foundation Practices, Volume One
Written by Zhang Jie
Contribution by Richard Shapiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $22.95
One of the three major orthodox internal styles of Chinese martial arts (along with Xing Yi Quan and Tai Ji Quan), Bagua Zhang (or Ba Gua Zhang) is also one of the most ancient and revered. The first volume in a series of two on the form, Liu Bin’s Zhuang... Read more >
Foundation Practices, Volume One
Written by Zhang Jie
Contribution by Richard Shapiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $22.95
One of the three major orthodox internal styles of Chinese martial arts (along with Xing Yi Quan and Tai Ji Quan), Bagua Zhang (or Ba Gua Zhang) is also one of the most ancient and revered. The first volume in a series of two on the form, Liu Bin’s Zhuang... Read more >
