Martial Arts - Chinese: Books, Videos

In this long-awaited sequel to the best-selling Dragon's Touch, Master Hei Long focuses on 20 pressure points that are crippling or even lethal when used as counterstrikes in hard-core hand-to-hand combat. He also provides more than 50 practical applications. For academic study only
$27.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-852-3 276 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Most martial arts are activities, like sports. They're something you do with your opponent: he strikes, you block, you strike, he blocks. Combat Sanshou is a fighting art, and the purpose is to put your enemy on the ground without following him there: a true stand-up combat system designed for real-world combative application.

Part Three of this three-part series addresses the final aspects of Combat Sanshou's vicious fighting strategy: slamming your enemy to the ground and keeping him there for good, if necessary. Relying on the simple, basic combative principles of immediate entry and taking away your opponent's base, Wim Demeere shows you fast, hard throws and takedowns that will work no matter how skilled a person you're fighting. Once your opponent's down, Demeere demonstrates joint manipulations, slams and stomps to keep him from getting up and trying to fight with you again. For information purposes only.

Wim Demeere has practiced a variety of martial arts for more than 20 years, studying mainly Chinese systems and several full-contact fighting styles such as sanshou and Muay Thai. He won four national titles and a bronze medal at the 1995 World Wushu Championships. He is the former national coach of the Belgian Wushu fighting team, and still trains fighters for international competition.
$59.95
DVD-R 805966 050935 210 minutes 2-Disc Set

Most martial arts are activities, like sports. They're something you do with your opponent: he strikes, you block, you strike, he blocks. Combat Sanshou is a fighting art, and the purpose is to put your enemy on the ground without following him there: a true stand-up combat system designed for real-world combative application.

In Part Two of this three-part series, master martial scientist Wim Demeere teaches Combat Sanshou's brutal kicking and sweeping techniques. In addition to showing the basics such as front, side and roundhouse kicks, he also teaches knee strikes that won't make you compromise your base and balance, proper stomping techniques and how to defend yourself against kicks that can go as low as the ankle or as high as the face. Finally, he demonstrates several leg sweeps that you can use to send your opponent to the ground and put him at your mercy. For information purposes only.

Wim Demeere has practiced a variety of martial arts for more than 20 years, studying mainly Chinese systems and several full-contact fighting styles such as sanshou and Muay Thai. He won four national titles and a bronze medal at the 1995 World Wushu Championships. He is the former national coach of the Belgian Wushu fighting team, and still trains fighters for international competition.
$59.95
DVD-R 805966 0509836 240 minutes 2-Disc Set

Most martial arts are activities, like sports. They're something you do with your opponent: he strikes, you block, you strike, he blocks. Combat Sanshou is a fighting art, and the purpose is to put your enemy on the ground without following him there: a true stand-up combat system designed for real-world combative application.

In Part One of this three-part series, master martial scientist Wim Demeere provides detailed instruction in the truly devastating upper body strikes of Combat Sanshou. Beginning with the essential punches that every good fighter must have in his arsenal, such as the jab, cross and uppercut, he then goes into the brutal forearm and elbow strikes specific to this fighting art. From there, he teaches lightning-fast defenses against these attacks, demonstrating how you can string offensive and defensive combinations together to completely overwhelm and defeat your attacker. For information purposes only.
$59.95
DVD-R 805966 050737 240 minutes 2-Disc Set

DRAGON'S TOUCH
Weaknesses Of The Human Anatomy
by Master Hei Long

Drop your opponent in an instant with the deadly moves of the Dragon's Touch. Immobilize or destroy your foe with high-impact blows to the body's most vulnerable areas. Learn which angles to use in striking 43 major target zones. These pressure points are explicitly illustrated, and 165 photos guide you in attacking each spot with the moves of lian shi kung fu.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-271-2 184 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.

In this two-disc set, wing chun expert Joseph Simonet provides detailed instructions in all the critical skills of combative wing chun, including body position and stance, footwork, rapid-fire straight punching, combat trapping and the proper methods of executing wing chun's most effective blocks. He teaches these movements as repetitive drills - first on the mook jong (wooden dummy), then with a training partner and finally in full-speed, full-contact sparring scenarios.

Best-selling Paladin author Joseph Simonet is one of the most accomplished practitioners of the Indonesian art of Pentjak Silat in the United States. He is a certified instructor in five different martial arts systems. With Addy Hernandez, he operates KI Fighting Concepts in Wenatchee, WA, and teaches seminars on various martial arts subjects around the country.

Addy Hernandez holds black belts in kenpo karate, Escrido, and Doce Pares escrima and is a certified Yang-style taijiquan instructor. Together with best selling author Joseph Simonet, she operates KI Fighting Concepts in Wenatchee, WA, and teaches seminars on various martial arts subjects around the country.
$69.95
DVD-R 805966 039435 150 minutes 2-Disc Set

Structurally disabling an opponent is like taking the bullets out of his gun. It is unlikely that he can swing with a broken wrist or advance with a busted knee. That is guge gongji: stopping an attacker by breaking his instrument of danger – his ability to move. Take anyone out of a fight by mastering these seven targets.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-635-2 188 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Bones or boards, you want to shatter your targets – without maiming yourself. Only mastering the iron hand will give you the strength and precision to break with confidence. Discover the mystique surrounding the power of breaking skills and put that same awesome force into your hands and feet.
$20.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-434-1 110 pages 5.5" x 8.5" illustrations

Paladin Press and best-selling author Mark Hatmaker bring you 10 hours of precise, detailed instruction in every major aspect of boxing from No-Holds-Barred fighting to the sweet science of today, giving you what you need to win in the cage, ring or octagon. Focusing first on the basics of footwork, ring generalship and body movement to keep your opponent from landing a punch, he then teaches the fundamentals of striking, from such basic punches as shovel hooks and the true cross to "illegal" shots like elbow strikes, foot stomps and hacksaws. From there, he shows you the most effective combinations and how to string them together to maintain an unbeatable offense and put your opponent on the canvas.

In the lengthy trigger punching section, you learn how to best make use of body angling to turn your opponent's offense against him. Finally, Hatmaker teaches little-known strategies of clinching, feinting, infighting and more to ensure victory whether you're in the arena or on the street. If you're a boxer looking to hone his game, a beginning student seeking instruction in one of the oldest fighting sports known, or a practitioner of any martial art looking for a proven system of stand-up fighting for self-defense, this video production is tailor-made for you. For information purposes only.
$22.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-724-3 184 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos

The mook jong, or wooden dummy, is one of the most versatile and effective martial arts training devices ever developed. Unfortunately, commercial dummies cost anywhere from $500 to more than $1,000 – well beyond the reach of the average martial artist. Now, thanks to this new book, anyone with some simple hand tools can make a wooden dummy for well under $100. Veteran martial artist Michael Janich takes you step-by-step through the process of building a traditional dummy that is proportionate to your height and reach, as well as constructing in-ground, wall-mounted and freestanding support platforms. He also shows you how to build his innovative Human Response dummy, a modern spring-loaded variant of the traditional dummy that provides almost human movement and allows the realistic practice of virtually any martial arts technique.

In addition to making his own martial arts equipment, noted martial arts author and instructor Michael Janich has designed and engineered everything from blowguns to knives, including the highly acclaimed Masters of Defense Tempest folding knife.
$20.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-077-3 72 pages 8.5" x 11" photos

The mook jong, or wooden dummy, is the most versatile and effective training aid available to the martial artist. It allows a fighter to practice full-power blocks, strikes and kicks with the same realism as training with a partner, but unlike a training partner, it is never tired, sick, bored or injured. Sifu Joseph Simonet is a certified Master Instructor of kenpo, Tongkat Serak pentjak silat, Doce Pares escrima, Yang-style taijiquan and wing chun. In this dynamic two-disc set, Simonet shows you how he used wooden dummy training to perfect his practice of all these arts and ultimately forge them into an explosive synthesis called the "Slam Set." Simonet takes you step-by-step through the movements of the Slam Set and explains their traditional origins. He then puts theory into hard-core practice and teaches you how to use these movements to instantly destroy a street attacker. The key to discovery in the martial arts is self-discovery. Let the Slam Set show you what you've been missing.

Best-selling Paladin author Joseph Simonet is one of the most accomplished practitioners of the Indonesian art of Pentjak Silat in the United States. He is a certified instructor in five different martial arts systems and founder of Modern Pentjak Silat. With Addy Hernandez, he operates KI Fighting Concepts in Wenatchee, WA, and teaches seminars on various martial arts subjects around the country.

Addy Hernandez holds black belts in kenpo karate, Escrido, and Doce Pares escrima and is a certified Yang-style taijiquan instructor. Together with best-selling author Joseph Simonet, she operates KI Fighting Concepts in Wenatchee, WA, and teaches seminars on various martial arts subjects around the country.
$69.95
DVD-R 805966 039039 180 minutes 2-Disc Set

Author and veteran martial artist Michael Babin, a longtime practitioner of Yang-style taiji, has written the ultimate guide to reaching a true understanding of this form of the ancient Chinese martial art. Yang-Style Taiji is specifically designed for people who are interested not only in the health-building and meditative side of this discipline, but also in the principles, tactics and controversies of its martial side. You will learn how Yang-style taiji practitioners can use this art to build a strong, flexible body and a calm, relaxed mind, while also learning specialized close-range combat techniques that include striking, grappling and throwing tactics as well as counters. In plain English, you will learn the most important considerations in finding a trainer, the role of meditation, methods of standing and moving qigong and key concepts in Yang-style martial form and function. Babin also discusses at length the many controversies that surround the study of taiji. Beginners and seasoned practitioners alike will find a wealth of information in Babin's latest work.

Michael Babin has been studying the Chinese martial arts and taijiquan since 1975 and has been teaching Yang-style taijiquan since 1985. He is the author of more than a hundred published articles on the martial arts and taiji as well as three books, two of which are on the Yang-style, one of them co-authored with Erle Montaigue.
$32.00
Softcover 978-1-58160-618-8 338 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos