Earth Dragon Canon: Walking, Martial Arts, And Self Evolution
by Troy Williams
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Author: Troy WilliamsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-10
ISBN: 0981967507
Number of pages: 196
Publisher: The Walking Circle LLC
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Book Review: a must-buy
Summary: 5 Stars
I may be a relative noobie to the "internal martial arts" but I've been reading martial arts materials for about 30 years now, and I'm not sure I've ever read a more clear and down to earth book on martial arts than this one. When considering the topic is Bagua, and how esoteric so much of the material available about Bagua seems to be, the clarity and readability of this book seems even more remarkable. Coupled with the author's website (currently having some hosting problems, but he's doing his best to keep the videos available) this book is simply a must-have. The author has already cleared up a lot of my questions for me, as well as made me feel better about my own "no balogney, please!" attitude.
If you want a very readable, information-packed book that doesn't try to dwell on the mysticism and traditions and lore that so many books and websites I've seen succumb to, then this should be an excellent choice for you. I'm sure hoping he puts out some more books.
Now you're not going to get a lot of "combat oriented" stuff here, and the author goes to some length to try explain his attitudes on this and other topics, which I respect, though somewhat disagree with, having had trouble brought to me on more than one occasion. However, I've never had a workout for my back that came close to doing what walking the circle does, so I can only laud this book highly just on the benefits it can provide as a workout alone. Then again, all of this stuff was developed with "martial" aspects in mind, so one way or the other, I guess a workout is a workout.
Summary of Earth Dragon Canon: Walking, Martial Arts, And Self Evolution
"This is the only book on the subject that is easy to follow." D. Gold "Nice work, the most coherent I have seen in English." J.P. Hayes This book describes functional practices for the Chinese internal martial art known as Baguazhang (Eight Trigram Palm). Martial art practice is more than the study of physical movement. This book introduces Bagua and Chinese medicine theories in their historical context. A series of standing and floor exercises stress good internal martial art practice before introducing the circle walking practice of Baguazhang. Three "Stepping" patterns and eight "Standing Palms" prepare you for the ten classical postures of Sun Style Baguazhang. Advance students will find my unique Internal Power exercise routine that developed from my personal journey with the internal martial arts. With so much material at your disposal, I encourage you to develop your own practice routines and remain engaged in a life long journey of self evolution.Martial Arts Books
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