Tang Ji Ren. - TANG SHI QUAN SHU: PUGILISTIC ART OF THE TANG FAMILY. Outer Techniques of DA HONG QUAN (Hangzhou, 1933)

TANG SHI QUAN SHU: Pugilistic Art of the Tang Family. Outer Techniques of DA HONG QUAN. DA HONG QUAN is one of the most important parts of Shaolin Training. The picture shows the gallery of wooden sculptures at the Shaolin Monastery. Monks are in the process of improving techniques of DA HONG QUAN.During several centuries Shaolin monks started to comprehend the Pugilistic Art through learning this traditional style. Mastery directly depends on time spent and diligence displayed for perfection certain elements, that is why any stages of learning martial art, however simple they could appear to from the first sight, should not be omitted. Chinese masters spend most of training time for improvement of movements and the base for movements is proper stances. As they say in China, Before learning to go, it is necessary to learn how to stay. The book presents the Shaolin Pugilistic Art (SHAOLIN QUAN SHU) in the traditional manner. At first, stances and transitions from one stance to anoth