The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army
Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2011
Summary
Huang Bo Nien’s Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction was the first manual to systematically adapt a traditional Chinese martial art for modern military training. When it was first published in Chinese in 1928, it was heralded as an exciting new approach to martial arts; today, it remains an important work for close combat enthusiasts, traditional martial artists, and Chinese and military historians alike.
While organized as a means of progressive training—from empty-hand fighting to com…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583942574 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583942572 |
| Author: | Dennis Rovere |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Blue Snake Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 177mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
“Xingyi quan was born and bred on the battlefield, and Huang Bo Nian’s military training manual reflects this reality. This book is an accurate and important addition for anyone interested in Chinese military or martial arts history. It serves to restore the important link between the Chinese military and the development of Chinese martial arts, and is a fine training manual for modern students of the ‘battle art’ of xingyi quan.”
—Brian L. Kennedy, author of Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A
Historical Survey
Dennis Rovere
Dennis Rovere is an award-winning, internationally recognized expert in military close combat and Chinese military strategy, and the head of the consulting firm Rovere Consultants International. Chow Hon Huen, his wife, has worked as a translator for universities and in the private sector. They live in Calgary, Canada.
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