20 Shaolin Sayings: The Complete Edition (eBook)

Twenty sayings. Fifteen centuries. Every source named.The masters of the Shaolin Temple passed their art from generation to generation in short sayings: proverbs of the fist (拳谚, quán yàn), easy to memorize and impossible to exhaust. This book gathers twenty of them and gives each one the treatment it deserves: the Chinese original, tone-marked pinyin, a faithful translation, the story of where it comes from, and one way to test it in your own body.What makes the Complete Edition different: Checked against the temple's own record. Every saying verified against the four-volume Encyclopedia of Shaolin Martial Arts compiled by Shi Deqian, 31st-generation master, with book-level citations throughout. Three further witnesses. The early Qing "Ten Methods" manuscript of Wang Zhicheng, preserved by the Wu Gulun lineage; Jin Jing Zhong's 1934 training manual, prefaced by the temple's own abbot; and the academic record, principally the Cambridge University Press history of the Chinese martial arts. The teachings behind the teachings. The lost reverse line of the most famous training proverb. The temple's two-year, five-year, ten-year skill timetable. The coin and pearl eye-training drills. The dead-hand doctrine: learn to heal before you learn to harm. The honest history of the boast that all kung fu comes from Shaolin. A practice for every saying. Each chapter ends with a concrete exercise you can test in your next training session, whether you train Kung Fu, Qi Gong, or simply life. 38 pages, illustrated. Original ink-wash artwork throughout, including the real Qing dynasty fresco of the temple's White Robe Hall. Curated by Shi Heng Chuang, 35th-generation Shaolin disciple.Digital download (PDF). Delivered instantly to your email after purchase. Read on any device.