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The Shaolin Workout: 28 Days to Transforming Your Body and Soul the Warrior's Way
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7148
EAN: 9781594864001
ISBN: 1594864004
Label: Rodale Books
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2006-05-16
Publisher: Rodale Books
Release Date: 2006-05-16
Studio: Rodale Books

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In his loft in New york City’s Greenwich Village, Sifu Shi Yan Ming trains men and women of all ages, body types and backgrounds in the fundamentals of kung fu. A 34th generation Shaolin Warrior monk from China’s Shaolin Temple—the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the mecca of all martial arts—Yan Ming teaches the students at his USA Shaolin Temple that there is no better workout program than his brand of kung fu for getting the body and mind into warrior condition.
Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of four-color photographs, the warrior workout, distills a lifetime of Shaolin training and wisdom into a 28-day workout. This complete-unto-itself program of both fitness and spiritual lessons can be applied to every aspect of one's life: work, relationships, family.

Kung fu gives a superb aerobic workout at the same time that it dramatically increases flexibility, power, and speed.. The ultimate promise of the book is this: readers who stick to the plan for 28 days—for as little as 15 minutes a day—will be transformed inside and out. And the enormous sense of accomplishment that results will radiate through their life, allowing them to tackle the world with a warrior’s confidence, calm, and poise.




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Summary: Inspirational
Comment: Very good program. Inspirational. Anybody can do it. I had good results with mobility within a week at age 70.

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Summary: Not worth the money!!
Comment: I've studied shaolin style for 2 years and like another review said, what he teaches you will learn the first day in class. I was really excited when i found out about the book but I expected way more from a shaolin monk. If you want to loose weight then sure, do some of his exercises over and over again for an hour and I guarentee you'll do so. But if your hoping to learn martial arts or "kung fu", don't waste your money.

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Summary: Take this book in the proper context.
Comment: If you met Shifu and train with him you would see how he carries himself. It is how he hopes all of us carry ourselves. He teaches us every day is Christmas. If you came from abject poverty and near death to the heights he has, how could you not be grateful for every waking moment? (he is!) That is what he encourages in this work..it is the Shaolin way..it is his way.

I don't know if the exercises are Wu Shu or true Shaolin but they will get you in great condition regardless. A friend of mine who did a documentary of the Shaolin temple says he is their "missing brother" and they miss him very much.

The exercises are EXACTLY what we do in class. It's hard to describe all the little secrets in each move except to say that you generate Chi from the popping action of the hip, and the speed you do them across the floor over and over again until you get them right. After you master each of the moves in this book you move on to the forms.

Buy this book and try to do the moves over and over again in a line. If you just do Sai Jow about 500 times you will burn calories..trust me! Just remember to land each foot pointed and make sure your leg touches the floor "light as a feather." Or try to sit in deep horse stance making sure you push your knees out and open your chest leaning backwards working up to 30 minutes a day!

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Summary: Dripping Water....
Comment: This is an excellent book, no question. It will challenge you greatly, but will produce physical (and mental) results worth every penny spent and every second of time invested. I have been following this text-workout for nearly a year. I would say that it is only within the last three months or so that I have come to passably "master" the program. I am still growing. Yet the rewards were apparent the very first week. The maxims that accompany each exercise have become part of my mental makeup, and I am a better person because of it. Again, there is nothing "easy" about it. But, if you *study* and *train* as prescribed, you will find yourself wishing, like me, that you possessed several copies, to replace the worn and sweat-covered one that first introduced you to this amazing new world. To paraphrase a maxim found therein, "Dripping water bores a hole in the book."

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Summary: A great basic Kung Fu Reference
Comment: This is an incredible book. Sifu Shi Yan Ming condenced every basic kung fu movement into a great book. As an experience martial artist of eight years (studying northern praying mantis kung fu)I find this book a great source for everyone who is just starting in the martial arts and for experienced martial artist who like to go back to the basics from time to time. Also, it's a very good book for everyone searching for new ways to exercise. I highly recomend this book.


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