{"product_id":"the-xingyi-quan-of-the-dennis-rovere-9781583942574","title":"The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army: Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction","description":"Huang Bo Nien's \u003ci\u003eXingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction \u003c\/i\u003ewas the first manual to systematically adapt a traditional Chinese martial art for modern military training. When it was first published in Chinese in 1928, it was heralded as an exciting new approach to martial arts; today, it remains an important work for close combat enthusiasts, traditional martial artists, and Chinese and military historians alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile organized as a means of progressive training--from empty-hand fighting to combat with weapons--no actual applications are given in Huang's original manual. Building upon a new translation of Huang's text, \u003ci\u003eThe Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army \u003c\/i\u003ealso expands and illustrates his instructions with xingyi training drills and combat applications taught to select units of the Chinese army prior to and during World War II. These applications are not speculative reconstructions, but are based on actual training methodology from the Central Military Academy at Nanjing, taught to the author by Colonel Chang Xiang Wu. Also included are theory sections and background material from the Chinese army training for empty-hand and two-handed saber--material never before published in any book on xingyi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Rovere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583942572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583942574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Snake Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Dennis Rovere","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077946634495,"sku":"9781583942574","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7eb51362-dcd7-4a8b-84bc-b437a6edf3fe.jpg?v=1685472669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-xingyi-quan-of-the-dennis-rovere-9781583942574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}