MARTIAL ARTS

PRINT SOURCES:

Chun, Yip with Danny Connor. Wing Chun Martial Arts: Principles and Techniques. York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1993. ISBN 0-87728-796-1

Finn, Michael. Martial Arts: A Complete Illustrated History. Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1988. ISBN 0-87951-335-7

Frantzis, B.K. Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body: Gain Lifelong Vitality. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1993. ISBN 1-55643-164-3
Chi Gung explanation and exercises.

Frederic, Louis. A Dictionary of the Martial Arts. Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1988. ISBN 0804817502
Includes pictures and diagrams.

Herrigel, Eugen. Zen and the Art of Archery. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-72297-1
A small but densely packed book presenting Eastern philosophy for the Western reader.

Heller, Stuart. The Dance of Becoming: Living Life as a Martial Art. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1991. ISBN 1-55643-110-4
Foundational principles of martial arts, wonderfully simplified to awaken the spirit of movement and movement awareness.

Maisel, Edward. Tai Chi for Health. NY: Weatherhill, 1963. ISBN 0-8348-0420-4
Introductory material and lessons, accompanied by photographs.

Ni, Daoshing. Strength from Movement: Mastering CHI. SevenStar, 1997. ISBN 0937064734

Palmer, Wendy. The Intuitive Body: Aikido as a Clairsentient Practice. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1994. ISBN 1-55643-171-6
Discusses becoming grounded in one’s body, mental perception and working with the movement and power of thoughts, tapping into intuition, and the nature of embodied action.