Xing Yi Quan, or 'Character Intention Boxing' is the oldest of all of the known internal martial arts that are still in existence today, with a historically traceable lineage.
Its techniques and strategies were developed and polished on the battlefields of China during the feudal era, from the Sung Dynasty (960-1279) onwards and are said to have descended from the famous armies of Marshal Yue Fei. This new book on Xing Yi takes an in-depth look at the advanced fighting strategies of Tai (Flycatcher) and Tuo (Crocodile) Xing which were added to the art by Master Li Neng Ran.
It covers the history, fighting methods and auxiliary concepts which are rarely presented in books on Xing Yi and also contains over 500 photographs showing both the applications and potential linking sequences for both Tai and Tuo Xing. This is a must have book for any Xing Yi practitioner.

Xing Yi Quan: A Study of Tai and Tuo Xing (1)

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The South West Coast Path: The Adventure of a Lifetime - Somerset and North Devon (1)

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Your Guide to Some of the Best Cider Walks in Somerset! The Wurzels - music legends of the West Country, present to you some of their favourite Somerset walks in this superbly written book. Make your way across this Beautiful County on foot - and enjoy some of our delicious Cider along the way. In this stunning book, we will let you into our local secrets of where to find some of our amazing Cider Houses and Cider Producers. Many of which are not even known by the 'locals'. With hundreds of colour photographs and detailed path descriptions, this book is a must have for any rambler, cider lover or visitor to Somerset - to use as a complete walking guide. Within the pages of this book you will also be able to plan lots of interesting days out, whilst visiting some fantastic places to eat and of course to drink some of our delicious local brew. You will be able to enjoy The Best Cider and Walks that the county of Somerset has to offer!

The Wurzels - Somerset Cider Walks

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Xing Yi is a vast and subtle martial art, whose roots were forged on the ancient battlefields during China's feudal era. Firmly based on spear methods, the art evolved over many generations - where its masters added the fighting strategies of animals to use as a means of defeating any opposing enemies. These tried and tested strategies are still going strong in the arts practice today, and the animal Xings (characters) which were added to Xing Yi's syllabus all of those years ago are still living through the arts modern practitioners. This book takes you on an in-depth study of one of Xing Yi's fundamental fighting strategies, which is the fascinating methods of She Xing, or Snake. Two different Snakes are studied within the art of Xing Yi, which are the Constrictor and the Viper, where their characters are embodied to use as a very robust fighting strategy. Both of these animal strategies are looked at in the pages of this book, as well as a range of Xing Yi's other fundamental concepts. This is a must have book for anyone who has an interest in Xing Yi in particular, or martial arts in general, and who would like to explore the fighting strategy of snakes within a martial context.

Xing Yi Snake

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