Essence of Gung Li Chuan: Skill and Power Development Form Book by Artie Aviles, James Man Chin, Nelson Tsou Thierry Alibert Whatever energy an attacker gives

Whatever energy an attacker gives us

so that the swordsman's skill was not questionable in determining how well the sword cut

and traditional Chinese martial arts

Ono Jirōemon Tadaaki

the practice of cutting live targets that remains one of the defining features of Toyama-Ryu training

Essence of Gung Li Chuan: Skill and Power Development Form Book by Artie Aviles, James Man Chin, Nelson Tsou Thierry Alibert Whatever energy an attacker givesAs with  Essence of Lien Bu Chuan, the authors have chosen an illustrative, rather than photographic, system for form instruction. The layout is well thought out and quite functional, even giving various views; for instance, on many occasions you get both the side view and the overhead view. The generic bodies even serve a surprising function in that they accentuate the shape of each posture. We also like the inclusion of Chinese characters for