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Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8159 EAN: 9780804831536 Edition: 1st Tuttle ISBN: 080483153X Label: Tuttle Publishing Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 152 Publication Date: 1997-10 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Studio: Tuttle Publishing Average Rating:
 Rating: - The Chinese ConnectionAs far as I know, this is the first book on Five Ancestor Fist kung-fu to be published in English, and I think many of those who practice Okinawan karate, particularly Uechi-ryu and Goju-ryu, will find it of great interest. Even a cursory glance will establish many points in common with Okinawan karate: the sam chien/sanchin stances and forms, the technique known as "holding the shield" in Ngo Cho and as "tiger mouth' or tora guchi/mawashi uke in karate, and the use of the weapon known as the sang ... Read More Rating: - Good overview of the style, but with one drawbackThis book provides a good overview of the Ngo Cho style, and is generally well-written. My only real complaint is in the author's insistence on, and the number of pages he devotes to, the idea that Ngo Cho is "believed to be the root of the Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu Okinawan karate systems." The only ones claiming this belief are certain Ngo Cho practitioners. While Goju Ryu and Uechi Ryu have their origins in the Chinese martial arts, and in fact originate in the same part of China as Ngo Cho did, it ... Read More Rating:  - A typical intro book for the systemFrom my perspective, the book offers an intro to the Five- Ancestors kung fu system of Fujian province, southern China, and not what you would prefer a training guide for the reader. Because of this fact, I would say the book is satisfactory. As a synthesis of the five systems of White Crane, Taizu (First Emperor kung fu), Lohan, Monkey, and Damo (Bodhidharma kung fu, in honour of the first patriarch of Shaolin kung fu), the system places more emphasis on the hand techniques of the crane, ... Read More Rating: - not badThe book is well written, and contains some interesting historical information regarding the relationship between this unusual system and some of the karates. It is no substitution for an instructor, but it is informative and a good intro to this particular variant of wuzuchuan. Rating: - Does all it shouldI was given this book by my stepdad, a grandmaster in the Five Ancestor Fist system. It very clearly gives the history, principles and a good idea of what is involved in the art. For such an obscure art to the western world (though so popular in malaysia, and Fukien) this book provides an excellent introduction to the art. Though, of course, no substitute for finding an instructor. |
