Pa-Kua Chinese Boxing for Fitness & Self-Defense

Originally published in 1967,Pa-Kuawas the West's first look into the esoteric Chinese martial arts. It has been a valued and sought after text ever since. It was put out of print in the 1970's, but since that time interest in the martial arts have continued to skyrocket.Pa-Kuagives an introduction to the little known mystical martial art from China, Pa Kua Chang (also known as Ba Gua Zhang), translated as "Eight Trigram Boxing". Smith describes its history, profiles its great practitioners and gives a series of unique exercises, illustrating the solo practice and their fighting applications.Capoeira, Nestor is the author of 'Pa-Kua Chinese Boxing for Fitness & Self-Defense' with ISBN 9781556434396 and ISBN 1556434391.