Hsing-I Chuan.
by Master Douglas H.Y. Hsieh (Editor)
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- Paperback
- first
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About This Item
Taipei, Taiwan Unitrade Company, 1991. Paperback First Edition (1983); Second Printing (1991). Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a tick of wear to the upper front corner tip and the slightest spine lean; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches). 237 pages. Profusely illustrated with duotone photographs and drawings. Language: English. Weight: 11.9 ounces. Red heavy card self-wrappers with black and white titles at the front panel and backstrip and a photograph of a practitioner at the front panel. First Edition (1983); Second Printing (1991). Paperback. Hsing-I Chuan (alternatively romanized as Xing Yi Quan is classified as one of the internal styles of Chinese martial arts.The name of the art translates approximately to "Form-Intention Fist", or "Shape-Will Fist". Hsing-I Chuan is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power that's most often applied from a short range. A practitioner of Hsing-I uses coordinated movements to generate bursts of power intended to overwhelm the opponent, simultaneously attacking and defending. Methods vary from school to school, but always include bare-handed fighting training (mostly in single movements/combinations and sometimes in forms) and the training of weapons usage with similar or identical body mechanics to that used for bare-handed intense fighting. The most basic notions of movement and body mechanics in the art were heavily influenced by the practice of staves and spears.
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- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 57012
- Title
- Hsing-I Chuan.
- Author
- Master Douglas H.Y. Hsieh (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1983); Second Printing (1991).
- Publisher
- Unitrade Company,
- Place of Publication
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Date Published
- 1991.
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