Shaolin Lohan Kung-Fu

by P'ng Chye Khim and Donn F. Draeger

Master the ancient Chinese martial art of Shaolin Kung Fu with this illustrated martial arts guide. The style of martial arts described in this book is believed to have developed from a form devised at the Shaolin Temple by the Indian monk Bodhidharma. Called Shih-pa lohan shou (Eighteen Arhat Hands), it was the original Lohan form. Its purpose was to provide monks with exercises that would not only strengthen their bodies and minds but also arm them...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804816980
• ISBN13: 9780804816984
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A nice buy for some ideas it has

One cannot hope really to learn Wushu (or any other martial art) through a book. The presence of a teacher is indispensable. In this aspect, I found the part of the book in which he teaches the basic drills and the form not so much valuable, unless you are learning that same style and wish to improve your details. However, I found it interesting and useful the part that speaks of the Shaoling training methods and, specially, the part that shows applications for the movements of the form. In these I found some inspiration and good information to improve my art.

Challenging, inspiring

This volume should be a must for anyone interested in following the Shaolin path, I found it to be clear and it continually challenged me to increase my efforts to learn the techniques of the Shaolin masters. Well worth the money.

Exellent

This book gives you a very good description of this Kung Fu style from history trough basic hand signs and greetings to basic stances, punches and kicks with drills for footwork. The Lohan pattern is alsoe shown in what i belive to be gret detail with several picturesfirst as a solo form and then again with the aplications. Pictures are big and clear with easy to understand and god text. A brief chapter alsoe on the shaolin fist and hand conditioning exersices.

an excelent introduction to the art

a great book it tells you about the background of shaolin,fundamentals of shaolin,handsign and salutation,stances,basic punching exercise,basic kinking excersice,forms,and more

A good book about Southern Lohan

This is a good book, for people who want to learn more about Southern Lohan. It has many training methods, and many techniques. It also contains one form of the style. It is informative in everyway, but not a great deal of detail on the style itself