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Title: Hsing-I: Chinese Mind-Body Boxing by Robert W. Smith ISBN: 1-55643-455-3 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A True Classic
Comment: I totally agree with Carlos this is a true classic and its highly unfortunate its out of print. The other book by Robert W Smith & Alan Pittman does not bear comparision unfortunatley this one always seems available while the true classic is out of print. A whackey world or what ???? .I would love to get may hands on a copy
Rating: 5
Summary: In the tradition of "Chinese Boxing: Masters And Methods"...
Comment: This text is a true classic!! ...A must read for Hsing-I Ch'uan (Xingyi Quan) stylists and internal martial arts enthusiasts everywhere. The author, Robert W. Smith, was the first person to really convey the depth and tradition of internal kung fu in this country. Many of his experiences studying in Taiwan in the sixties and early seventies have been written about in his books. He personally met many famous masters that many only read about. Amoung them are: Sun, Lu-Tang; Wang, Shu-Chin; Hung, I-Hsiang; Ch'ang, Shih-Jung; Cheng,Man-Ch'ing and many more!
It's truely a shame that this fine book is out of print. I read it several times in high school (a copy of the book was owned by my sifu) but always wanted to have a copy of it for myself. I've tried and tried to find a copy to buy but haven't had any luck with it. :( There is also a problem with people misassociated this book with the recently published Hsing- I book written by Robert W. Smith and Allen Pittman. For all Smith fans out there; this is NOT the same book! No offense to his more recent work though.
This book offers much more in the way of sharing the personal experiences of highly developed masters of the art. Of particular interest to me was the experiences of Sun, Lu-Tang's alchemical transmutations while practicing the more refined and esoteric aspects of Hsing-I. The stories about the lives of these masters were also fascinating. It is inspiring to read about the authentic experiences of individuals who reached extremely high levels of attainment in their Kung Fu. Another point in the books favor are the many decent black and white photographs of true masters practicing their art! They are holding various postures and displaying the proper bodily alignment for many of the movements in Hsing -I. The pictures alone are worth the price of the book!
This book was,obviously, very influential to me. It would be a joy to read again and I sincerely hope that it gets republished or that I may find a copy of it somewhere.
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Title: Pa-Kua: Chinese Boxing for Fitness & Self-Defense by Robert W. Smith ISBN: 1556434391 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods by Robert W. Smith ISBN: 155643085X Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: June, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Xing Yi Nei Gong: Xing Yi Health Maintenance and Internal Strength Development by Dan Miller, Tim Cartmell ISBN: 0865681740 Publisher: Unique Publications Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Xing Yi Quan Xue: The Study of Form-Mind Boxing by Sun Lu Tang, Albert Liu, Dan Miller ISBN: 0865681856 Publisher: Unique Publications Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Pa-Kua: Eight-Trigram Boxing (Chinese Martial Arts Library) by Robert W. Smith, Allen Pittman, Allan Pittman ISBN: 0804816182 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: December, 1990 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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