Kung Fu Cult Masters
Title | Kung Fu Cult Masters PDF eBook |
Author | Leon Hunt |
Publisher | Wallflower Press |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781903364635 |
Chinese Martial Arts films have captured audiences' imaginations around the world. In this wide-ranging study, Hunt looks at the mythic allure of the Shaolin Temple, the 'Clones' of Bruce Lee, gender-bending swordswomen, and the knockabout comedy of Sammo Hung, bringing new insights to a hugely popular and yet critically neglected genre. 12 photos.
Du Fu's Laments from the South
Title | Du Fu's Laments from the South PDF eBook |
Author | David McCraw |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 1992-11-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780824814557 |
"McCraw enables the reader of English to approximate the experience of encountering the peerless lyricist's poems in Chinese." --Sino-Platonic Papers "This is a remarkable labor of love from an enthusiastic admirer of Du Fu, and should be recommended to all lovers of Chinese poetry." --China Review International, Spring 1996
Kung Fu
Title | Kung Fu PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Ollhoff |
Publisher | ABDO |
Total Pages | 34 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1604532807 |
Explores kung fu, weaving together history, culture, geography and politics.
Tongue Fu! at School
Title | Tongue Fu! at School PDF eBook |
Author | Sam Horn |
Publisher | Taylor Trade Publications |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781589791060 |
This book is for educators that want to learn real-life responses to situations faced everyday in the classroom, on campus, in the front office, at extra-curricular activites, in staff meetings, PTA meetings, and district meetings.
A Kung-Fu Master's Journey
Title | A Kung-Fu Master's Journey PDF eBook |
Author | Allen Chinn |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Total Pages | 129 |
Release | 2009-09-18 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0557115728 |
Describing 45 years of martial arts experience and the influences that helped shape him, Kung-Fu Grandmaster Allen J. Chinn tells his story. In a time when little was known about the secret art of Kung-Fu, an eight year old searched to find life's lessons in the Chinese martial arts. This book gives insight into his experiences as a martial artist, but also describes what it was like growing up as an Asian American in South Seattle's Beacon Hill. His life experiences and personal thoughts provide the reader an understanding of what makes a 21st century Kung-Fu Grandmaster. Finally, this book demonstrates that if you desire something enough, you can achieve it. The seemingly impossible can become possible.
Kung Fu
Title | Kung Fu PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Wouk |
Publisher | Marshall Cavendish |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Kung fu |
ISBN | 9780761449379 |
Readers will explore the history and culture behind various martial arts. Each book covers the basic terminology and distinctive moves associated with each sport, while stressing safety and responsibility.
Mi Fu
Title | Mi Fu PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Charles Sturman |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Total Pages | 970 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780300065695 |
Mi Fu was a prominent calligrapher in 11th-century China. This analysis of his work considers content and style, and examines his calligraphy within the framework of the artist's life, the Northern Song culture in which he lived and the literati theory of art he helped to formulate.