An Americans Journey To The Shaolin Temple

Author : Steve DeMasco
Publisher : Black Belt Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780897501415
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An American's Journey to the Shaolin Temple written by Steve DeMasco and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the author's ascension to 10th-degree Shaolin kempo black belt and his appointment as an honorary ambassador to China's legendary Shaolin Temple. Accompanying rare techniques of more than 350 photos, this book is of interest to various Shaolin enthusiasts.

Author : Matthew Polly
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781592402625
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Shaolin written by Matthew Polly and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, this coming-of-age tale explores one young American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. 8-page photo insert.

Author : Antonio Graceffo
Publisher : Gom Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1932966102
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Monk from Brooklyn written by Antonio Graceffo and published by Gom Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Kung Fu and modern Chinese Buddhism, is the oldest and most mysterious Kung Fu school in the world. It is an exotic and mythical destination of daydreams to millions of people. In the history of the temple, very few foreigners have ever had a chance to study there. Foreigners have been allowed to study in many of the Shaolin schools, near the temple, which have taken the Shaolin name as a marketing ploy, but less than fifty foreigners have studied at the original Shaolin Temple. Antonio Graceffo was lucky enough to be one of the few, and this is the chronicle of his experience. Antonio has twenty-five years of experience with martial arts, so it is with a knowing eye that he observed the training at the temple. But it is his background that gives him a very unique perspective. An Italian-American from Brooklyn, New York, and a former investment banker, Antonio was educated in some of the best universities that Europe and Asia had to offer. His articles are informative, humorous, and irreverent. He doesn't pull any punches writing about the filthy conditions and the diminished mental capacities of people who spent a lifetime learning to kick, but never bothered to learn to read and write. The title says it all. Put a Chinese-speaking Italian-American, from Brooklyn in the holiest of Buddhist temples, and watch the racial harmony flow.

Author : Christopher Williams
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781535559287
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journey to Shaolin Temple written by Christopher Williams and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to Shaolin Temple is one man's lucid account of his once-in-a-lifetime trek through China's Henan province. Readers join Williams as he begins his tour in Zhengzhou and moves onto Luoyang and Dengfeng, home of the legendary Shaolin Temple and mystical Mount Song. This captivating tale provides vivid descriptions and dynamic photographs includes the Longmen Grottoes, White Horse Temple and Guan Lin Temple. Text discussions include the Silk Road, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and the Four Kings of Heaven. Williams also shares his experiences traveling via China's vast transportation systems. Williams opens a window that illuminates the complex layers of Chinese society and civilization and inter-societal issues such as the differences between Mandarin and Cantonese languages. Today's world is becoming smaller and its cultures more interdependent. Williams' timely story illustrates that different cultures and nationalities can and do learn from each other.

Author : Meir Shahar
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824831101
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shaolin Monastery written by Meir Shahar and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously researched and eminently readable study considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the 21st century have spread throughout the world.

Author : Matthew Polly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780349119847
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Shaolin B written by Matthew Polly and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew Polly was your typical 98-pound weakling with sand kicked in his face - until he decided to learn to kick back. Dropping out of university, he travelled to China to study at the granddaddy of all Chinese martial arts monasteries: the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of both Zen Buddhism and kungfu.But, as Confucius might have said, path to becoming kung fu master very difficult. For one thing, no one knew where exactly the Shaolin Temple was. And asking for directions proved problematic - after three years spent learning Mandarin in college, Matthew couldn't understand a word outside the classroom. He finally found the Shaolin village hidden away between five mountain peaks. But the hard part was yet to come. The Chinese term for tough training is chi ku (eating bitter) - and Matthew quickly leaned to appreciate the phrase. By the end of the second day of training his knees were in agony and he was walking like the dead - and that was just the induction.American Shaolin is the hilarious story of Matthew's remarkable two-year travel odyssey - a tale of gruelling training, forbidden romance and an eye-watering insight into the art of 'iron-crotch' kungfu.

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Belt written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.

Author : Dan Jiao
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811984255
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding and Translating Chinese Martial Arts written by Dan Jiao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book features some introductory discussions on martial arts for the international audience and highlights in brief the complexities of translating the genre into English, often from a comparative literature perspective. Martial arts, also known as Kungfu or Wushu, refer to different families of Chinese fighting styles over many centuries. Martial arts fiction, or Wuxia literature, is a unique genre that depicts adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Understanding martial arts and the Chinese culture and philosophy behind them creates an intriguing experience, particularly, for non-Chinese readers; translating the literature into English poses unparalleled challenges for translators not only because of the culture embedded in it but also the fascinating martial arts moves and captivating names of many characters therein.

Author : K. P. Wang
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 142590971X
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Chinese-American Exciting Journey Into the 21st Century written by K. P. Wang and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is written in three parts, with Appendices, Maps, References and Photos. The first is a story of myself and immediate family, and the role we played in Chinese history. The second covers my extended family, and friends who have lived equally interesting lives. The third delves into all the major aspects of China's economy, resources, industry and infrastructure, etc, present and future. This section should interest most readers in business, industry, academic and government circles. I even tried to highlight events from history, geography, philosophy, religion, education, social welfare, agriculture, food supply, ecology, medicine, performing arts, tourism and sports, to science and technology, natural and human resources, heavy industry, "four electricals", transportation, aerospace, the military, and light industry. This book is much more than a memoir, and deserves to be treated as textbook material.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Belt written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.