{"id":875,"date":"2021-06-21T15:18:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T15:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/?p=875"},"modified":"2021-10-26T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T11:03:19","slug":"books-about-kung-fu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/books-about-kung-fu\/","title":{"rendered":"Books About Kung Fu – 9 Texts to Learn the Most Ancient Chinese Martial Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Come poke around our books about Kung Fu! If you consider learning martial arts but ignore schools and techniques, these books for training are the best for you. 9 Books to bring your Kung Fu to the next level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in 1974, Carl Douglas’ “Kung Fu Fighting<\/em>” sung the Golden Age of the demigod Bruce Lee<\/strong> and Hong Kong kung fu films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decades later, Chinese martial arts courses spread everywhere, often featuring masters boasting direct lineage with centuries-old schools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge of the subject is, however, still limited: for example, many ignore that<\/a> in Chinese, the word “kung fu” doesn’t equate with “martial arts”<\/strong>. In fact, it refers to any skill acquired through exercise( might be tea-making or painting<\/strong>, too).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another overlooked information is that Shaolin Monastery, far from being a boxing school, is the most important Chan (Zen) temple in the world<\/strong> and that monks learn fighting skills to repel intruders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please keep in mind there is no way you can learn kung fu<\/strong> without a master’s live class, so this list of books about Kung Fu, grouped in three categories, is just meant to give some additional knowledge on the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check also: 13 Great Books About Karate: History, Katas, Practical Self Defense<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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General Knowledge and Shaolin Kung Fu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kung Fu Elements: Wushu Training and Martial Arts Application Manual<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Wen-Ching Wu and Shou-Yu Liang, 2001<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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