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Title: Practical Chin Na: A Detailed Analysis of the Art of Seizing and Locking by Zhao Da Yuan ISBN: 0-86568-175-9 Publisher: Unique Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Clearly and throroughly written - a masterpiece of theory
Comment: This book should be on the required reading list for all martial artists, regardless of style. In this fairly slender volume, Mr. Yun covers the majority of the biomechanical principles involved in the complex art of chin-na.
Like Sifu Park Bok Nam's excellent texts on Baguazhang, the idea is not to delineate technique but rather to expound on theory and principle - the fundamentals, so to speak, from which technique may be built.
For those of you who are looking for a library of chin-na techniques, this is not for you. This book teaches instead the basic principles behind chin-na. What may be derived from this book are not only chin-na techniques but also chin-na escapes and counters. Makes sense to me; if you really understand how something is done, then you also understand how it is undone.
This book is a wonderful read on its own, and it is an excellent companion to Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming's multiple compendiums on chin-na.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent book to learn the principles behind chin na.
Comment: The best book I've seen on chin na. It teaches you the principles behind chin na - physics, body mechanics, set ups, and practical training methods. You learn how the body moves and its limitations and how to apply proper leverage at the optimum angle and with the correct type of force. You come away with a foundation on which you can build technique and with the materials (50 basic techniques plus some additional ones) with which to begin construction. Unlike many martial arts books it does not throw a multitude of techniques at you and leave you struggling to understand how they work. Instead you will first learn to understand principles and then the operation of techniques will easily make sense because you understand the laws of physics and biomechanics that govern all joint locking techniques. Highest reccomendation for someone wanting to learn joint locking techniques.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not a good choice for practical purposes
Comment: I bought this book in may 2003 hoping to expand my knowledge in joint-lock techniques that I use in police work.
Sorry to say this book has been useless! Either the techniques are not explained with enough details to be praticed in real life or they are in fact not good techniques. A big disadvantage is that the follow-ups are not shown. I dont't have any idea what the author think you are going to do next standing beside TOP having him in a lock. The general idea is that joint-locks should end with control on the ground.
Don't buy this book if you are serious about locks. Pictures and explanitions are not of high standard. As far as I can understand from them, techniques are not ment used in combat situations, but rather as a means to impress your buddies when they have had to much to drink.
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Title: Principles, Analysis, and Application of Effortless Combat Throws by Tim Cartmell ISBN: 0865681767 Publisher: Unique Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Comprehensive Applications of Shaolin Chin Na (Qin Na : the Practical Defense of Chinese Seizing Arts for All Martial Arts Styles) by Jwing-Ming Yang ISBN: 094087136X Publisher: YMAA Publication Center Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Chin Na in Ground Fighting: Principles, Theory and Submission Holds for All Martial Styles by Al Arsenault, Joe Faulise ISBN: 1886969663 Publisher: YMAA Publication Center Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Chinese Fast Wrestling for Fighting: The Art of San Shou Kuai Jiao by Shou-Yu Liang, Tai D. Ngo ISBN: 1886969493 Publisher: YMAA Publication Center Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Analysis of Shaolin Chin Na: Instructor's Manual for All Martial Styles (Ymaa Book Series) by Jwing-Ming Yang ISBN: 0940871041 Publisher: YMAA Publication Center Pub. Date: 01 July, 1987 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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