The Complete Book of Shaolin: Comprehensive Programme for Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Development - Softcover

Wong Kiew Kit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9834087918 ISBN 13: 9789834087913

Publisher: Cosmos Internet, 2002

Synopsis

Shaolin Kungfu has been considered by many as the best martial art in the world. But kungfu is just one of the three treasures of Shaolin, the other two being chi kung and Zen.

For the first time ever, this inspiring book, written by an internationally acclaimed Shaolin Grandmaster, brings to you the crystallization of Shaolin wisdom and practice spanning many centuries. Its scope and depth is amazing, touching on, among many other things, poetry and enlightenment.

Yet it is written in a language easy to understand. Profound concepts and difficult techniques are explained systematically with many illustrations.

The book includes:
- The background and scope of kungfu.
- Form and combat applications.
- Principles and methods of force training.
- Energy training and mind training.
- Secrets of the masters.
- Traditional Chinese weapons.
- Maintaining one's health and vitality and the healing of so-called incurable diseases.
- Interesting stories and legends of Shaolin.
- Zen and spiritual development.

About this title

About the Author

Wong Kiew Kit, popularly known as Sifu Wong, is the fourth generation successor of Venerable Jiang Nan from the famous Shaolin Monastery in China and Grandmaster of Shaolin Wahnam Institute of Kungfu and Chi Kung. He received the “Chi Kung Master of the Year” Award during the Second World Congress on Chi Kung held in San Francisco in 1997. He has practiced and taught the Shaolin arts for more than 3 decades and has more than 60,000 students all over the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cosmos Internet
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9834087918
• ISBN 13: 9789834087913
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366