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The Power of Internal Martial Arts: Combat Secrets of Ba Gua, Tai Chi, and Hsing-I
by Bruce Frantzis
from North Atlantic Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Interesting and Entertaining
  This book offers interesting stories about Frantzis' encounters with legendary masters and others. Also, it provides some food for thought on the internal Chinese martial arts. On the other hand, it can be a bit verbose and most of what you read probably won't make much difference to your everyday practice. This is definitely not a "how-to" book on any of these arts.

• More scholarly than practical, but informative
  I think this is a book that would be most enjoyable to those who wish to add to their intellectual or theoretical knowledge of the internal martial arts. It may come as a disappointment to those looking for a "how-to" manual, and I doubt anything mentioned in the book really ranks as a true "combat secret." However, the book does contain a decent amount of information on a subject that normally does not see a lot of exposure (or at least not as much as many would like). While certainly not comprehensive... more info

• Misunderstood, but great!
  Sadly there are a lot of people who are misled but the subtitle that says: "Combat Secrets of Ba Gua, Tai Chi, and Hsing-I." And I see how it can be, I don't think this subtitle should have been used. Otherwise it's a very informative book.
  People who posted negative reviews on this book do have points. The book does have structure issues. The book seems a bit chaotic when you read it. Another thing people mention is author's "self-praise." While I do find that there could have been less of it, I... more info

• Hmmm..
  A wise man once said something akin to "Those who know, do not speak. Those who do not know, speak." Another wise man once said "A teacher is someone who started before you."
  Undoubtedly mr. Frantzis is an intelligent, talented, well-trained, eloquent person, fluent in so and so many languages. However, I find the amount of excessive pride either attributed to or claimed by the author himself (i do not know what is the case) somewhat troubling. I prefer my teachers humble and modest. Boasting creates... more info

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