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Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Paperback)

by Un Ho Bun (Author)
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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Paul H. Crompton (1 May 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0901764094
  • ISBN-13: 978-0901764096
  • Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 13.1 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,132,880 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended, 9 Sep 2003
By Jon Turner (Bradford on Avon, UK) - See all my reviews
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Having seen this book, given the chance again I would certainly not buy it.
It is a very small book, originally published in 1974 and has the feel of one of many books published at the time which were trying to cash in on the kung fu boom. But it is a waste of time. It is a tiny book, smaller than A5 I think and 96 pages, which include a handful of blanks at the end.
The short history section at the beginning tells you very little. This is followed by pictures of a few hand positions and stances which are fine. The bulk of the book then shows a form in which it is virtually impossible to see what it is going on as the practitioner's black clothes blend seamlessly into the black background of trees. Just a bad choice of photo opportunity and bad printing which almost certainly makes the pictures worse.
Another brief section at the end shows some applications but these are of the most basic kind.
I definitely would not recommend buying this book. If you want to learn something about a form from a book then buy one where you can actually see what is going on.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, but only for advanced students, 17 Jul 2001
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One can learn a complete and nice tang lang form from this book, therefore it is ideal for people who want or cannot but practise without a personal instructor. In order to find a clue to the 48 photos and their captions one has to look and read at least twice but the techniques are really nice and are worth the effort. In my opinion you are supposed to have some experience with tang lang chuan or at least wushu, otherwise you will be disappointed with this book, because you will find it difficult to grasp the meaning of the short descriptions or you will get angry about the photographer who chose to make instructional pictures of the author wearing black in front of a dark background. In Mr. Un tang lang chuan is alive in the 9th generation. Lineage: Un Ho Bin <- Wong Hon Fan <- Luo Guang Yu <- etc.
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