Science in chinese kung fu
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
City University Of Hong K,
2016.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Glossary
- Part I: Overview
- 1. What is Kung Fu?
- 2. How does Kung Fu relate to the sciences?
- 3. What are the physical benefits of practising Kung Fu?
- 4. Is Kung Fu only good for the body?
- 5. What are the different functions of Kung Fu?
- 6. What is the origin and historical development of Kung Fu?
- 7. How did Chinese weapons evolve throughout history?
- Part II: Starting Out
- 8. What is the most important lesson in Kung Fu?
- 9. What is the centre of gravity?
- 10. What is equilibrium?
- 11. What is supporting area?
- 12. What is the importance of the centre of gravity?
- 13. What are stability angle and equilibrium?
- 14. How do Kung Fu masters keep their balance while falling?
- 15. How does the basic stance of Wing Chun differ from other Kung Fu stances?
- 16. How do our bodies generate forces? What are theirfunctions?
- 17. Are forces in physics the same as forces in Chinese martialarts?
- 18. Why do Kung Fu masters possess so much strength?
- 19. What are the different kinds of Jing?
- 20. What is the most important body part in the practice ofKung Fu?
- 21. Why do Kung Fu masters practise their routines overand over again?
- 22. What is the use of the wooden dummy in Wing Chun?
- Part III: Style
- 23. How many Kung Fu styles are there?
- 24. Why are some schools of martial arts lost to the world?
- 25. Is Shaolin really the birthplace of all Chinese Kung Fu?
- 26. What are the different schools of Shaolin Kung Fu?
- 27. What are the 72 Shaolin secret arts?
- 28. Are there specific schools of Kung Fu suitable for certain age groups or prevention ofcertain diseases?
- 29. Why are the internal arts so important?
- 30. What is Qi?
- 31. Is Qi a material?
- 32. How is Qi manipulated through breathing?
- 33. What is Qi Gong?
- 34. What is the difference between hard Qi Gong and soft Qi Gong?
- 35. Is hard Qi Gong scientific?
- 36. What is the science behind iron palm?
- 37. What is headbutt? Is it related to Qi Gong? What is the science behind it?
- 38. How does Qi influence Jing (power and force) in martial arts?
- 39. Could I teach myself Qing Gong?
- 40. How can practising Nei Gong help me be a better fighter?
- 41. What are the differences between internal boxing and external boxing?
- 42. Which one is more powerful, internal or external boxing?
- 43. Which is more powerful, Shaolin boxing or its descendant Wu Dang Nei Jia boxing?
- 44. What are the different schools of Wu Dang?
- 45. Why do Kung Fu moves imitate nature or animals?
- 46. What is Shaolin five-form boxing?
- 47. What are the five elements?
- 48. Other than Shaolin five-form boxing, is there any Kung Fu that imitates animals or nature?
- 49. What do Yin and Yang mean?
- 50. How can Yin and Yang be applied in martial arts?
- 51. How do you read a Ba Gua (eight trigrams) map?