See if this link works:
http://books.google.com/books?id=xiw...page&q&f=false
Basically like a children's reader/coloring book for Shaolin history.
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See if this link works:
http://books.google.com/books?id=xiw...page&q&f=false
Basically like a children's reader/coloring book for Shaolin history.
Well, embellished history. But still a neat little book.
I've got a copy of that right here on my desk. It was gifted to me at our last tournament by Master Grace Wu-Monnat. I've been meaning to review it here someday.
Where do you find unembellished history exactly? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by David Jamieson
When talking to the losers. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by GeneChing
Also, factville.
Reply #1: So all the losers live in factville?
Reply #2: So our forum is full of unembellished history? Cuz most of our members are LOSERS!
Reply #3: These shrimp burritos are surprisingly yummy. I should eat here more often.
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I liked Origins of Shaolin Kung Fu as it didn't just repeat myths like so many Shaolin resources. It tempered the retellings with comments like "Although this belief is popular, it is not known if Bodhidharma even knew martial arts!" (p. 30). The book covers the bulk of the major myths surrounding Shaolin, making it a good primer, for a graphic novel. I also liked the artwork. It was simple and clean. I make a point of this because I generally don't care for the artwork in ASIAPAC books. They've done a lot of great books, especially on military strategy, but I usually abhor the artwork. In this one, the artwork wasn't stellar, but it wasn't obnoxious either.
1. not all of them, but the big ones. The KMT, The Nazis, Boxer societies, Judeo-Christians and so on an so forth
2. No, but yes to some degree. They're everywhere
3. shrimp eh? Interesting. Perhaps you should
I liked the comic strip too. And like any telling of any story related to struggle and outcome, it's only natural that it gets embellished and the figures become larger than life. Allegory and metaphor get woven in with actual truth and recollection. and that's how we wound up with a 9.5 foot tall Kung Fu Tze!
But still, shrimp burritos you say? hmmmn. I will contemplate that on the tree of woe, otherwise known as sandwich lunch...
As for embellishment here...well, it is a comic book.
And we all know Confucius was only 8 feet tall. 9.5? That's preposterous. ;)
The history of shaolin is not anymore "embellished" than say.....the bible? Or perhaps other martial arts history about different styles? :confused: