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Title: Pa-Kua: Eight-Trigram Boxing (Chinese Martial Arts Library) by Robert W. Smith, Allen Pittman, Allan Pittman ISBN: 0-8048-1618-2 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: December, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (9 reviews)

Rating: 1
Summary: Book with enough substance to please the wanderer
Comment: I don't like the conciseness and lack of information in this book. It's ok, but if you're looking for information in the martial arts arena, this book won't help.

Others books are more helpful. Check out my list for bagua beginners in my "about me area".

Thank you.

Rating: 4
Summary: A good presentation of a complete Pakua system.
Comment: Smith and Pittman have done a wonderful job in condensing vast knowledge in a short,concise and easy to refer book.Diligent practise of the presented forms answers many questions and insights which continue from where the text has left off,a natural way to learn and comprehend any Neijia system(from an eastern teaching point of veiw).It will not be helpful however to someone who is used to being "spoon-fed".Practise correctly and diligently and the system will reveal itself to you.

Rating: 2
Summary: Only form of Bagua? No, thank you...
Comment: This book contains some history, 8 palm changes of Wang Shu Jin's Baguazhang (presented by Mr. Pittman) and a little discussion on philosophy of art.

At first - this is not book for beginner who do not know the body mechanics of Bagua.

At second - there is nothing written about Bagua fighting. There are no applications of palm changes, nor combat principles of Bagua. IMO, this is the great disadvantage of the book.

But this book is not as bad as it seems for the firs view - it contains several training tips which could help you in understanding of Bagua.

Finally - there are better books on this subject, but also worst. My advice is: do not buy this book unless you are very interested on Wang Shu Jin's form.

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