Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A Historical Survey by Brian Kennedy and Elizabeth Guo is quite interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Martia...032894-9567037
Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A Historical Survey by Brian Kennedy and Elizabeth Guo is quite interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Martia...032894-9567037
I used to read technique books a LOT, but as the years passed I now feel like most of them say essentially the same things over and over. Obviously, individual techniques are different and I'm certainly not saying picking up a new trick or two is beyond me (my total time training is only about 11 years, I'm still new), but as far as techniques that I have found myself using and imagine WOULD find myself using, I'm a very very simple person. I don't want to read an entire book to pick up one movement that I think might be useful...I'd rather learn technique in a face-to-face environment where there is an active exchange of information.I'm complete the opposite. I only read books that can help my combat skill development. My mom must drop my head on the ground when I was a baby.
Basically, I don't think technique books do much to help my combat skill development.
Very familiar with YMAA and read more than a few of their books. Haven't browsed their catalog in a while though, maybe I'll find something new. Thanks!http://ymaa.com/ has a nice collection of books and DVDs
Interesting AND free! ThanksIf you like martial arts and philosophy The Unfettered Mind is one of my all time favorites for a nice healthy read.
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For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.
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Looks to be, I believe I'll be putting it on the list. Thank you!Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A Historical Survey by Brian Kennedy and Elizabeth Guo is quite interesting.
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Oneday David C. K. Lin and I were discussing about head lock. He said that if my opponent keeps moving back, there is no way that I can apply a head lock on him. He was right and I had never thought that way. Oneday I read about a technique from a book, suddently something just clicked in my head and I suddently got my solution.
I have tried to find a valid counter for "outer twist". So far I still can't find any solution yet. Hope if I keep reading, someday, in some technique book that I can find some solution.
Speaking of GM Lin, His book is awesome:
http://www.combatshuaichiao.com/photo/book/cover.jpg
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
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I'm getting: Equal or Greater Force, A Tooth from the Tiger's Mouth, Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals, and, as directed, Shaolin Trips.
I'm genuinely excited to get new reading material. I'm particularly hoping that the preparations presented in A Tooth from the Tiger's Mouth are not beyond my scope and will assist in dealing with some of my more persistent injuries. They're really starting to hold me back.
Thank you all for your input. Not to say it's too late to offer more
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If it's not too late to shamelessly promote my own book, you might find this interesting... translations of 18th-early19th century swordsmen.
The Samurai Mind
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I came across these:
The Crane and the Crocodile
The Cutting Season, and it's follow up
Quiet Teacher. All three by Arthur Rosenfeld.
He's got a pretty decent resume, heavy Tai Chi background. I absolutely
couldn't get enough. Very martial arts driven, Kung Fu especially and
in C and C awesome flashbacks on Chinese History.
Jingwu, The School That Transformed Kung Fu, by Brian Kennedy & Elizabeth Guo.
Lone Sword Against a Cold Cold Sky, by Adam Hsu.
The Sword Polisher's Record, by Adam Hsu.
The Toughest Man Alive, by Gene LeBell. Interesting insights, and pretty funny as well.
Last edited by Jimbo; 07-17-2011 at 09:01 AM.