Author: Doc-Fai Wong
Publisher: Unique Publicatio
Keywords: animals, five, shaolin
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1987-06-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0865680809
ISBN-13: 9780865680807
Author: Christian Kronmüller
Publisher: Books on Demand GmbH
Keywords: kung, quan, shaolin
Number of Pages: 172
Published: 2005
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 3833425962
ISBN-13: 9783833425967
Author: Shi Xinggui
Publisher: Destiny Books
Keywords: motion, energy, gong, shaolin
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-11-18
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1594772649
ISBN-13: 9781594772641
Authentic qi gong as practiced in the Shaolin Temple where this discipline originated centuries ago • Reveals the fundamental spiritual principles and includes both a short and long form of the daily exercises• Explains the benefits of mastering energy in the body, such as organ strengthening• Includes a 53-minute DVD of exercises performed by the author, a Shaolin monkThe great teacher Bodhidharma is credited with the creation of Shaolin Temple qi gong and kung fu in the 6th century CE. Motivated by the terrible physical condition of the monks who spent all their time meditating or copy
Author: Robert W. Smith
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Keywords: boxing, temple, shaolin, secrets
Number of Pages: 72
Published: 1990-03-15
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0804816301
ISBN-13: 9780804816304
Author: Shifu Yan Lei
Publisher: Yan Lei Press
Keywords: workout, longevity, qigong, shaolin, health, instant
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2009-11-09
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0956310109
ISBN-13: 9780956310101
For the past 1500 years, the Qigong workout for longevity has been secretly passed from generation to generation at the Shaolin Temple of Zen in Henan Province, China. Now, for the first time, a 34th-generation fighting disciple from the temple shows how to optimize energy, alleviate stress, boost the immune system, and achieve optimum health. The complete workout is shown with easy-to-follow instructions and images, covering everything from stretches and stances to the Instant Health self-massage. This comprehensive guide provides detailed advice on adapting Shaolin Qigong to suit any life st
Author: Monk De Qian
Publisher: Blue Poppy Pr
Keywords: external, injury, treatment, formulas, secret, shaolin
Number of Pages: 185
Published: 1995-02-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0936185082
ISBN-13: 9780936185088
This book is translated from a manuscript copied by a student of the Abbot of Shaolin Monastery. Part of the monastic lineage of ’fall & strike’ medicine, this book presents hundreds of treatments for a wide variety of external or martial arts injuries as well as preventive training formulas. Back by popular demand, this is the second edition of this title which now includes a full symptom index, easier to use formula descriptions, and Pinyin as well as Latin herbal descriptions.
Author: Meir Shahar
Publisher: University of Hawaii Pre
Keywords: martial, arts, chinese, religion, monastery, history, shaolin
Number of Pages: 281
Published: 2008-11-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 082483349X
ISBN-13: 9780824833497
The Shaolin Monastery charts for the first time in any language the history of the Shaolin Temple and the evolution of its world-renowned martial arts. In this meticulously researched and eminently readable study Meir Shahar considers the economic political and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the 21st century have spread throughout the world. nbsp; Meir Shahar is associate professor in the Dept of East Asian Studies Tel Aviv University.nbsp;
