CompleteMartialArts.com - The Tiger/Crane Form of Hung Gar Kung-Fu (Literary Links to the Orient)
List Price: $17.00
Our Price: $17.00
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Black Belt Communications
Average Customer Rating:
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8159 EAN: 9780897500876 ISBN: 0897500873 Label: Black Belt Communications Manufacturer: Black Belt Communications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: 1983-05-01 Publisher: Black Belt Communications Studio: Black Belt Communications
Devised by Shaolin monks, this form, one of the most beautifully effective elements in hung gar kung fu, combines the power of the tiger and the deceptive agility of the crane. Demonstrated by Bucksam Kong, co-author of Hung Gar Kung Fu: Chinese Art of Self-Defense and chief instructor of the Sil Lum Pai Gung Fu Association.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Good reference, but don't expect to learn everything just from the book. Comment: I never understand how people can expect to learn advanced martial art techniques from books alone. The rhythm, timing and transition are simply impossible to capture onto static media. That being said, this book is as well presented as the limitation of static media allows. It is particularly clear and easy to follow if you already know Tiger-Crane from other sources. Thus it is a great reference book to have. Master Kong is also very faithful to the definitive but ancient Lam Sai-Wing book on the same subject. There is little deviation from the Tiger-Crane form as it was practiced a hundred years ago. Therefore this book is able to help clarify for me some dubious recent changes in the Hung Gar system. Overall, a good buy for people interested in Tiger-Crane. Customer Rating: Summary: fun review Comment: oh my goodness! when ok'tar gave up his right of charlin for maybo....I cried like a new born wampa rat that can't find it's powpow....
anyways...the book itself does have a huge selection of moves to learn and it describes them very well. It also has an explanation of the stances used for all of the moves. However, it did not contain anything in the way of basics for getting started. The book seems to come from the assumption that the reader already has experience with Tiger/Crane and that this is just like expanding your repertoire of moves. Some of the moves do look really sweet though! Customer Rating: Summary: Good Forms Reference Comment: This books contains detailed step-by-step explainations of the forms, and their applications. I really liked the two man sets showing applicatation. I don't think any book can teach you a martial art alone, but if you already know one or you are using this in conjunction with a live class, this is an excellent reference. No matter what style you practice this book has techniques that can be applied along with what you already know. A good technical book. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Text--What Do Some People Expect? Comment: This is a great book that goes into the detail that was expected of martial art books of the time. Apparently, some people expect to learn a form from a book--what ridiculousness! How can anyone learn the complexities of a form from a book? That is not how the system has been transmitted in the past, nor should it be that way in the future. It does what it serves to do: act as a reference. The real deal takes place with a live teacher. The photos are pretty good with nice documentation of the form. Anyone who wants to see how this can really work is still able to train with this man. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent reference Comment: I studied Hung Gar with one of Bucksam's Top students for a couple of years. This is a great reference book. Very well put together, illustrated and written. You won't find a better book on this classic form.
