The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army: Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction

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Dennis Rovere

The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army

Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction

Dennis Rovere

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Blue Snake Books
15 July 2011

Sports & outdoor recreation; Oriental martial arts

Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction was the first manual to systematically adapt a traditional Chinese martial art for modern military training. When it was first published in Chinese in 1928, it was heralded as an exciting new approach to martial arts; today, it remains an important work for close combat enthusiasts, traditional martial artists, and Chinese and military historians alike.

While organized as a means of progressive training-from empty-hand fighting to combat with weapons-no actual applications are given in Huang's original manual. Building upon a new translation of Huang's text, The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army also expands and illustrates his instructions with xingyi training drills and combat applications taught to select units of the Chinese army prior to and during World War II. These applications are not speculative reconstructions, but are based on actual training methodology from the Central Military Academy at Nanjing, taught to the author by Colonel Chang Xiang Wu. Also included are theory sections and background material from the Chinese army training for empty-hand and two-handed saber-material never before published in any book on xingyi.

By: Dennis Rovere
Imprint: Blue Snake Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 312g
ISBN: 9781583942574
ISBN 10: 1583942572
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 July 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dennis Rovere is an award-winning, internationally recognized expert in military close combat and Chinese military strategy, and the head of the consulting firm Rovere Consultants International. Chow Hon Huen, his wife, has worked as a translator for universities and in the private sector. They live in Calgary, Canada.

Reviews for The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army: Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction

Xingyi quan was born and bred on the battlefield, and Huang Bo Nian's military training manual reflects this reality. This book is an accurate and important addition for anyone interested in Chinese military or martial arts history. It serves to restore the important link between the Chinese military and the development of Chinese martial arts, and is a fine training manual for modern students of the 'battle art' of xingyi quan. -Brian L. Kennedy, author of Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A Historical Survey