Shaolin Chin Na Fa. Art of Seizing and Grappling: Instructor's Manual for Police Academy of Zhejiang Province...

— —

Liu Jin Sheng Andrew Timofeevich

Shaolin Chin Na Fa. Art of Seizing and Grappling

Instructor's Manual for Police Academy of Zhejiang Province (Shanghai, 1936)

Liu Jin Sheng, Andrew Timofeevich

$51.95 $43.78

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Shaolin Kung Fu Online Library
15 December 2008

Oriental martial arts

The book ""CHIN NA FA"" was written by Liu Jin Sheng in collaboration with Zhao Jiang. The first edition of the book was issued in July of 1936 as a manual for the Police Academy of Zhejiang Province. The book was printed by the publishing house Shan Wu in Shanghai. ""

Techniques (FA) of CHIN NA include a wide set of various movements: press and blows on vulnerable points, grappling, strangling, throws and so on. That set of movements (impacts on the enemy) allows to realize the following methods: ""Separation (tearing) of muscles and sinews"" (FENG JING), ""Dislocating (breaking out) of bones and joints"" (YU GU), ""Suffocation"" (BI QI) and ""Impacting on points"" (DIAN XUE). Also, those methods must be used skillfully, not just with brute force. Both army and police always attached great importance to this art.

The introduction to the book says: ""Initially this skill had several names: FENG JING FA - ""The technique of separation (breaking) of muscles and sinews""; DI TANG FA - ""Methods of combat when lying on the ground""; YU GU FA - ""The technique of dislocation (breaking out) of bones and joints"" and CHIN NA FA - ""The technique of catch and hold."" At present the name CHIN NA FA has predominantly become established. Totally, there are 72 methods. The ancient manuscript calls this skill DI SHA SHOU - ""Devil's Hand"".

""...

If you are in command of this technique, you can sway the destiny of the enemy. You can kill your enemy, cause unbearable pain, tear his muscles and sinews, break his bones or make him unconscious for some time and completely disable him to resist. Even a woman or a physically weak man who mastered this technique can curb a strong enemy. This technique demands deftness and skill, not brute force. It is necessary to train oneself daily to make the body flexible and nimble, but ""hardness"" must be hidden inside this ""softness.""

- Liu Jin Sheng. The Police Academy of Zhejiang province. 1-st of May of the 24-th year of the Chinese Republic (1935).

""If two outstanding fighters encountered in a combat, like a tiger against a tiger, the outcome of the combat depends on a measure of skill in CHIN NA. He is in the process of transforming, so do I, closely following him. Blows and grips follow continuously, without a moment's respite. You see an opening and needle your way into the vulnerable spot, clear a passage and rush forward.""

- SHAOLIN QUAN SHU MI JUE - Secret Directions for Shaolin Pugilistic Art. Peking, 1915.

By: Liu Jin Sheng, Andrew Timofeevich
Imprint: Shaolin Kung Fu Online Library
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9798991963350
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 15 December 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

""... In my childhood my grandfather (my mother's father) gave me an ancient manuscript book; I drilled during three years using pictures of the book and at that time I did not become aware of the true value of that book. Then I happened to learn under the guidance of the famous master of the North Wang Zi Ping as well as over twenty other great masters. I drilled in various kinds of Martial Arts during more than twenty years. With certain experience behind me, I can say that the ancient manuscript preserved by my grandfather is priceless heritage of our National Martial Art."" Liu Jin Sheng. The Police Academy of Zhejiang province. 1-st of May of the 24-th year of the Chinese Republic (1935)