horas Posted March 6, 2007 at 05:11 PM Report Posted March 6, 2007 at 05:11 PM * http://www.shaolins.com/encyclopedia/ looking at the English (index) it seems a magnificent book but rather expensive (the 4 volumes version costs USD 360). Or perhaps one could buy it cheaper in Mainland China? Quote
nipponman Posted March 6, 2007 at 05:27 PM Report Posted March 6, 2007 at 05:27 PM Can you really learn gong fu from a book though? It seems it would be incredibly hard to learn/motivate yourself with just a book. Quote
horas Posted March 7, 2007 at 04:38 PM Author Report Posted March 7, 2007 at 04:38 PM * No, but with that encyclopedia you could compare whether your teacher told you the right things or not. Btw it is interesting that now the Chinese themself give their priceless 'secrets' away. Formerly, it took a Japanese to make the Shaolin martial arts (Shaolin Kempo) worldwide practiced by non-Chinese. Quote
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