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Pa-kua: Chinese Boxing for Fitness and Self-defence - Hardcover

Book 1 of 5: Chinese Martial Arts

Smith, Robert W.

 
9780870110443: Pa-kua: Chinese Boxing for Fitness and Self-defence

Synopsis

Pa Kua is a vigorous martial arts discipline that hones reflexes and cultivates the understanding of one's body. One of the three orthodox "internal" styles of Chinese martial arts, Pa Kua makes use of the eight trigrams found in the I Ching. This text offers a history of Pa Kua, profiles of its great practitioners, and exercises that illustrate the practice.

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About the Author

Robert W. Smith is one of America's great pioneers in the Asian martial arts and has written numerous books and articles on theses ancient fighting traditions. Smith is the author of Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods, also available from North Atlantic Books. He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

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