Member Rodolphe Dux Posted May 26, 2019 Member Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) A topic to list resources about Kung Fu. Can anyone recommend some books about Kung Fu like : General introduction about Kung Fu History of Kung Fu / Kung Fu styles Legendary school of Kung Fu Thorough lesson / description of kung fu Memoirs of martial artists / action directors Thanks Edited May 27, 2019 by Rodolphe Dux Spelling mistakes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Zhan Gua Ren Posted May 26, 2019 Member Share Posted May 26, 2019 Two books that venture an informative foundational perspective: Kung Fu: History, Philosophy, and Technique By David Chow The Complete Guide to Kung Fu Fighting Styles By Jane Hallander 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Rodolphe Dux Posted May 27, 2019 Author Member Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Zhan Gua Ren said: Two books that venture an informative foundational perspective: Kung Fu: History, Philosophy, and Technique By David Chow The Complete Guide to Kung Fu Fighting Styles By Jane Hallander Thanks, Chow’s sounds awesome. Just found books by Lam Sai Wing, seem great : http://www.kungfulibrary.com/hunggar.htm http://www.kungfulibrary.com/books.htm Edited May 27, 2019 by Rodolphe Dux 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted May 27, 2019 Moderator Share Posted May 27, 2019 A Tribute to Action Choreographers, from the Hong Kong Film Archive fits your last category. I'm not sure if it's still available though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Rodolphe Dux Posted May 27, 2019 Author Member Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Asmo said: A Tribute to Action Choreographers, from the Hong Kong Film Archive fits your last category. I'm not sure if it's still available though. Thanks, sounds awesome, hard to find but nice. I found "Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue" by J. Kreng. Sounds great too. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592006795 Edited May 27, 2019 by Rodolphe Dux 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member DrNgor Posted March 5, 2023 Member Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 5/27/2019 at 7:53 AM, Rodolphe Dux said: Thanks, sounds awesome, hard to find but nice. I found "Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue" by J. Kreng. Sounds great too. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592006795 Has anyone read this yet? @masterofoneinchpunch, I'm looking in your direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Rodolphe Dux Posted March 5, 2023 Author Member Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, DrNgor said: Has anyone read this yet? @masterofoneinchpunch, I'm looking in your direction. Lord, I don't spend enough time on this forum, I'm seriously addicted to social networks. But thanks to email notifications, I'm glad to get back here. I read this book, it's great but it's a fan perspective, it's not a reference book by any means. So if you're already knowledgeable about this topic I'm not sure if you'll learn something. It's an intermediate level fan book, no more no less. But there are some great informations that were new to me, and some interesting points of view. So I'm glad I bought it years ago. Perhaps there are some better books nowadays. Edited March 5, 2023 by Rodolphe Dux 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BornToDefense Posted March 5, 2023 Member Share Posted March 5, 2023 RE: Instructional books, I have a couple of Bucksam Kong's books on Hung Gar, "Hung Gar Kung Fu: Chinese Art of Self-Defense" and "The Tiger/Crane Form of Hung Gar Kung Fu" and they're both pretty neat. Very dated in a charming way but with some good info, and they have their own tellings of the founding stories that have been dramatized in so many movies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted March 6, 2023 Member Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 9:29 AM, DrNgor said: Has anyone read this yet? @masterofoneinchpunch, I'm looking in your direction. No because the resale cost is too damn much. I'm annoyed because I had it as a purchase since it came out and I just ended up buying something else. Now it is 75 dollars damn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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