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Summary: Combat reality through universal truth
Review: With so many books on the study and practice of Kung Fu on the market, particularly on the art of Wing Chun, its rare that a martial art book describes in so much detail as to its conception and systems' methodology. Master Kung Fu; Shaolin Wing Chun, is an excellent resource for the serious martial artist. I believe that in order to getting the most from this book, the reader must first approach the book from a completely open-minded context. Especially if you are a martial artist from another style or better yet, another lineage of Wing Chun. Without this approach it may be difficult to identify with many of the principles and concepts presented from the Chi Sim System and leading in particularly the Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun perspective. The combine authors of Garrett gee, Benny Meng and Richard Lowehagen provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the historical account of the development of the Hung Fa Yi(HFY) System.The authors explores how the Shaolin Monks influence the system with its emphasis on the Chan Buddhist philosophy of harmony and enlightenment along with the combat experience of the Ming Military Dynasty officers which were instrumental in the development of the world most efficent and effective martial art know to man. Scientific analyses are axplained using the universal truth of nature within the limits of the human body. This permitted a consistency in a variety of HFY Wing Chun techniques. The authors also share some of the HFY wing Chun's customs, traditions and symbolism. One of the most profound element of Master Kung Fu is the scientific approach to combat utilizing the concept of Time, Space and Energy. Rarely has a combat system been studied from a three-dimentional context with emphasis on body self-awareness/references. This is truly unprecedented regarding any hand-to-hand combat system to date. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone serious in their pursue of comabt truth through martial science. Sure, there are things in the book that many Current Wing Chun practitioners will be able to relate to however, there is much more knowledge presented in this book that will take the average martial artist to the next level, only if, they're willing to view Mastering Kung Fu; Shaolin Wing Fu, with a completely open mind.
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