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A Guide to Chinese Martial Arts

Author Li Tianji, Du Xilian
Publisher Foreign Languages Press
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ISBN / ASIN7119013939
ISBN-139787119013930
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Sales Rank1,078,366
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

Description

Wushu or Chinese martial arts, with a long history and various styles, is known both at home and abroad. It is beneficial for health as well as for self defence.

The book is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is about the origin, development and present situation of wushu; the second introduces different styles of wushu; and the last explains the main wushu styles such as Chang Quan (Extended Boxing), Taiji Quan (Great Ultimate Boxing) and Shaolin Quan (Shaolin Boxing) with illustrations.

Written by wushu master Li Tianji, the former General Coach of the China Wushu Team, and his assistant, Du Xilian, the book with about 500 illustrations is useful for Warning how to practise wushu or simply to learn more about this ancient Chinese art.