Combat Techniques of Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua: Principles and Practices of Internal Martial Arts @ richardeward.com

Combat Techniques of Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua: Principles and Practices of Internal Martial Arts
by Lu Shengli
from Blue Snake Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Good Lineage, interesting
  I would agrre with Magellans review, in addition I would say that no book covers it all and there is some interesting history here which will make for great disagreements for years to come amongst the experts but I think much of it possibly comes through Wang Pei Sheng who is the real gem of this book. He was there amongst the tigers and I've heard before he fought he would ask the person which style he would like him to use to beat them with. The history of Wudang technique was good because it is and... more info

• Excellent book, but see below
  This is an excellent book on several of the internal arts, and even goes into some other styles most people have probably never heard of, such as liu he ba fa, but it's not a good book for a beginner. If you're an intermediate student, this book will be fine, but for a rank beginner I think it would be too difficult. But even after a year of good training, this book might be okay (but the person would have to work pretty hard, though).
  That having been said, there's a lot of good information here, both... more info

• Very deep, not for the novice
  It is a good book, but it takes a long time to figure out what they are talking about. Don't get me wrong, it is a valid piece, but it is for someone who is already familiar with the Chinese internal arts. Not a price but for your money, you might want to go with something else.

• Excellent resource
  
  This is a very good book on the subject by an author that clearly has extensive experience and knowledge on the subjects. He present a unique form which combines key aspects of three arts

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