Comments on: Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu

By: R. C. Del Medico

R. C. Del Medico — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:09:01 +0000

I was given this book by a friend over the summer holidays. couldn’t put it down. Finally an excellent text on esotric Hakka arts. Shifu Bernard application and explanations show excellent depth of knowledge in his understanding of this beautiful Fukien Art. His exploration into the history of chinese martial arts appears to be well thought out and researched not just a re-issue of the first 5 chapters of his last 4 books. There is cosmetic issues but that can be forgiven when self-published. Its what is inside counts. This book has now been passed on to others in the chinese martail arts community. They feel its an excellent look at the dying arts.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Magni

Magni — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:19:39 +0000

An impressive work opening the doors to a rare system of the Chinese fighting arts. In this book you will learn about the history of the Fukienese White Crane style and specifically about one of its rarest branches wich is Fei He Chuan (Flying Crane Fist). You will also find (among other things) detailed pictures of the complete basic form and many self-defense applications and training tips. But the main treasure in this book is in the clear explanation of the main fighting principles and fundamental concepts and theories in applied martial arts. No matter what art you practice, this is one of those book you will find yourself going back to over and over again.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: T. White

T. White — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:27:53 +0000

This book wasn’t the best I’ve read, for certainly sure. Maybe that’s because it wasn’t anything like I expected what with all the rave I’d heard.

To begin with, the cover is not positioned properly, so the writing is upside down when you put it on your bookshelf. Oops.

Next, I was expecting to learn something new from this, but it’s basically a rehash of martial arts that you can find in many other books, so to say that I’m now ready to claim some sort of knowledge of White Crane would be over-extending my credibility. I much prefered the book written by Dr. Yang. I got a lot more out of it.

But I don’t want to bash it too much. It is a nice book, and he does show the “basics” that he’s offering. If that is what you’re looking for, you’ll like it.
Rating: 3 / 5