The Shaolin Workout: 28 Days to Transforming Your Body, Mind and Spirit with Kung Fu

Sifu Shi Yan Ming

ISBN 10: 1405093420 / ISBN 13: 9781405093422

Published by Rodale, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Shaolin Workout: 28 Days to Transforming Your Body, Mind and Spirit with Kung Fu
• Publisher: Rodale
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405093420
• ISBN 13: 9781405093422
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In a loft space in Manhattan, Sifu (Master) Shi Yan Ming trains men and women of all ages and body types in the fundamentals of kung fu. Yan Ming is a fighting monk hailing from China's Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Ch'an Buddhism and a Mecca for all martial arts. A world-renowned master of the martial arts, he has developed a kung fu-based workout programme that is unsurpassed for getting the body and mind into 'fighting trim' shape. Now, Sifu Shi Yan Ming shares the secrets of the Shaolin in The Shaolin Workout. It features a four-week programme of physical and mental training that offers the reader the chance to transform their body, mind and spirit. As well as providing a step-by-step beginner's course in Kung-Fu, Yan Ming shares his philosophy in daily lessons that are pertinent to other areas of life, such as work, relationships and family.

About the Author

SIFU SHI YAN MING, a 34th-generation Shaolin Warrior monk, is respected not only in the martial arts world, but also in the entertainment world by stars like Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes and the Wu-Tang clan. His kung fu classes have been featured in USA Today, the New York Times, New York Daily News, and Entertainment Weekly. Brian Gray of Inside Kung Fu magazine has called him a "living treasure of China." He lives in New York City.