tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post8053763329546909170..comments2024-03-08T02:28:22.720-08:00Comments on Dojo Rat: Review: Chinese Martial Arts Training ManualsDojo Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-22891934612559736532010-07-27T21:09:04.983-07:002010-07-27T21:09:04.983-07:00Hey DR
If you enjoyed CMA Training Manuals, you s...Hey DR<br /><br />If you enjoyed CMA Training Manuals, you should also read Jingwu the School that Saved Kung Fu by the same authors some info here http://northernchinesemartialarts.blogspot.com/.<br /><br />There is too much BS on this topic, so the book put together by Brian and Elizabeth is a big step towards understanding CMA for those not able to read Chinese. I have reproductions of the manuals included in the book and many others; the interpretation and translation of the material is very good. <br />Regarding Tang Hao, his Shaolin Wudang Kao (Shaolin Wudang Research) as well as many of his other books, are still being used today as a starting point by CMA researches such as Stanley E. Henning, Meir Shahar and even professor Ma Mingda is an admirer of Tang's work.<br /><br />At a time when people just kept repeating what other have said, without corroborating with primary sources, Tang Hao used very rigorous researching techniques in his books. And he was not shy when it came to criticizing others lack of scholarship.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />WilliamBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216570371084160494noreply@blogger.com