Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1986681 in Books
• Published on: 1975-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

Very dissapointing
1. Very poor quality edition: the book has a lot of pictures. The quality of pictures is unacceptable. You can hardly see the details. 2. Content: They do not give the whole theory or complete description of principles, just a lot of pictures with brief comments. Summary: about 5% of the book you may consider useful.

Good book for beginners interested in Shaolin Kung Fu!
This book by Douglas Wong is very informative and useful as it illustrates the practical uses of Shaolin Kung Fu. He has very good introductory sections on the ranking system in the temple, salutations as well as the various types of punches and hand techniques used. There are also sections on the philosophy behind Kung Fu and the internal system. For $6.00 this book is a steal!

Just enough to get us killed.
Douglas Wong is one of those writers who simply rehashes what others have already said in far fewer words and maybe more pictures. He gives little tib-bits about each area, but never any scientific or practical rationalization to justify what he says. He is one those kung fu stylists that claims to have experience in d--n near style and thereby proposes that he can teach you any style.---He is one those people that makes the martial arts look bad by never being the solid example of what one should be, truthful and honorable.