Wing Chun Kung Fu: Weapons Training

by Shaun Rawcliffe

Overview

Following on from the success of Simply.....Wing Chun Kung Fu and Wing Chun Kung Fu - The Wooden Dummy, Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe presents a thorough guide to the weapons forms in Wing Chun Kung Fu. The Knives and Long Pole forms provide advanced classroom training for the Wing Chun student and instructor. Weapons training focuses on core elements of power usage and precision, improving stance, structure and strength. Mastering control of the weapons focuses on the need for total body control and absolute accuracy of movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847973887
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	09/27/2012
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Sifi Shaun Rawcliffe is one of the most highly qualified and certified Wing Chun instructors in the world, and is one of only eighteen instructors officially certified to represent Grandmaster Ip Chun. Shaun is the chief instructor of Midlands Wing Chun Kuen (UK) - www.wingchun.co.uk

Table of Contents

Foreword Julian Dale 6

Cynthia Rothrock 7

Acknowledgements 9

Preface 11

Shaun Rawcliffe: the man behind the martial artist Gee Higham 13

1 Introduction 16

2 Baat Cham Dao - the eight slashing or chopping knives form 22

3 Luk Dim Boon Kwun - the six-and-a half-point pole form 129

Glossary 151

Bibliography 153

Midlands Wing Chun Kuen family tree 154

Index 155