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Download or read book Pa Kua written by Robert W. Smith and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pa Kua is a vigorous martial arts discipline that hones reflexes and cultivates the understanding of one’s body. One of the three orthodox “internal” styles of Chinese martial arts, Pa Kua makes use of the eight trigrams found in the I Ching. This text offers a history of Pa Kua, profiles of its great practitioners, and exercises that illustrate the practice. 50 black-and-white photos are included.
Book Synopsis Nā Kua‘āina by : Davianna Pōmaika‘i McGregor
Download or read book Nā Kua‘āina written by Davianna Pōmaika‘i McGregor and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word kua‘âina translates literally as "back land" or "back country." Davianna Pômaika‘i McGregor grew up hearing it as a reference to an awkward or unsophisticated person from the country. However, in the context of the Native Hawaiian cultural renaissance of the late twentieth century, kua‘âina came to refer to those who actively lived Hawaiian culture and kept the spirit of the land alive. The mo‘olelo (oral traditions) recounted in this book reveal how kua‘âina have enabled Native Hawaiians to endure as a unique and dignified people after more than a century of American subjugation and control. The stories are set in rural communities or cultural kîpuka—oases from which traditional Native Hawaiian culture can be regenerated and revitalized. By focusing in turn on an island (Moloka‘i), moku (the districts of Hana, Maui, and Puna, Hawai‘i), and an ahupua‘a (Waipi‘io, Hawai‘i), McGregor examines kua‘âina life ways within distinct traditional land use regimes. The ‘òlelo no‘eau (descriptive proverbs and poetical sayings) for which each area is famous are interpreted, offering valuable insights into the place and its overall role in the cultural practices of Native Hawaiians. Discussion of the landscape and its settlement, the deities who dwelt there, and its rulers is followed by a review of the effects of westernization on kua‘âina in the nineteenth century. McGregor then provides an overview of social and economic changes through the end of the twentieth century and of the elements of continuity still evident in the lives of kua‘âina. The final chapter on Kaho‘olawe demonstrates how kua‘âina from the cultural kîpuka under study have been instrumental in restoring the natural and cultural resources of the island.
Download or read book Pa-kua written by Robert W. Smith and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1990-07-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the history and techniques of Pa-kua—a style of boxing based on the eight (pa) trigrams (kua) of the I Ching. This martial arts guide gives a thorough account of the philosophy behind the art. It also presents to the West for the first the orthodox style of the last Chinese Pa-kua master Wang Shu-chin. Described in great detail and fully illustrated are the basic techniques, the eight palm shapes, and the eight traditional methods of "walking the circle." Guided by this easy-to-follow text, the student of Pa-kua can probe deeply into the hitherto hidden secrets of one of the most complete systems of self defense ever developed.
Book Synopsis Building Evolutionary Architectures by : Neal Ford
Download or read book Building Evolutionary Architectures written by Neal Ford and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The software development ecosystem is constantly changing, providing a constant stream of new tools, frameworks, techniques, and paradigms. Over the past few years, incremental developments in core engineering practices for software development have created the foundations for rethinking how architecture changes over time, along with ways to protect important architectural characteristics as it evolves. This practical guide ties those parts together with a new way to think about architecture and time.
Download or read book Na Kua'aina written by Davianna McGregor and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oral traditions are recounted in this collection of stories that reveal how those who actively lived Hawaiian culture and kept the spirit of the land alive have enabled native Hawaiians to endure as a unique and dignified people.
Book Synopsis Kua‘āina Kahiko by : Patrick Vinton Kirch
Download or read book Kua‘āina Kahiko written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early Hawai‘i, kua‘āina were the hinterlands inhabited by nā kua‘āina, or country folk. Often these were dry, less desirable areas where much skill and hard work were required to wrest a living from the lava landscapes. The ancient district of Kahikinui in southeast Maui is such a kua‘āina and remains one of the largest tracts of undeveloped land in the islands. Named after Tahiti Nui in the Polynesian homeland, its thousands of pristine acres house a treasure trove of archaeological ruins—witnesses to the generations of Hawaiians who made this land their home before it was abandoned in the late nineteenth century. Kua‘āina Kahiko follows kama‘āina archaeologist Patrick Vinton Kirch on a seventeen-year-long research odyssey to rediscover the ancient patterns of life and land in Kahikinui. Through painstaking archaeological survey and detailed excavations, Kirch and his students uncovered thousands of previously undocumented ruins of houses, trails, agricultural fields, shrines, and temples. Kirch describes how, beginning in the early fifteenth century, Native Hawaiians began to permanently inhabit the rocky lands along the vast southern slope of Haleakalā. Eventually these planters transformed Kahikinui into what has been called the greatest continuous zone of dryland planting in the Hawaiian Islands. He relates other fascinating aspects of life in ancient Kahikinui, such as the capture and use of winter rains to create small wet-farming zones, and decodes the complex system of heiau, showing how the orientations of different temple sites provide clues to the gods to whom they were dedicated. Kirch examines the sweeping changes that transformed Kahikinui after European contact, including how some maka'āinana families fell victim to unscrupulous land agents. But also woven throughout the book is the saga of Ka ‘Ohana o Kahikinui, a grass-roots group of Native Hawaiians who successfully struggled to regain access to these Hawaiian lands. Rich with ancedotes of Kirch’s personal experiences over years of field research, Kua'āina Kahiko takes the reader into the little-known world of the ancient kua‘āina.
Book Synopsis H.O. Pub by : United States. Hydrographic Office
Download or read book H.O. Pub written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Asiatic Pilot by : United States. Hydrographic Office
Download or read book Asiatic Pilot written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chau Ju-kua written by Ju-kua Chau and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hawaiian Antiquities by : Davida Malo
Download or read book Hawaiian Antiquities written by Davida Malo and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation on Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences (ICOSI-HESS 2022) by : Dyah Mutiarin
Download or read book Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation on Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences (ICOSI-HESS 2022) written by Dyah Mutiarin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-10 with total page 1003 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. This proceeding consists of research presented in ICOSI UMY, on 20-21 July 2022 at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. The conference covers the topic of governance, international relations, law, education, humanities, and social sciences. The COVID-19 pandemic first time that occurred in 2019, has brought many changes that constrain all countries to adapt quickly. The crisis has shown vulnerabilities and gaps in several primary systems, including healthcare, social protection, education, value chains, production networks, financial markets, and the ecosystem. One of the efforts that each country can take to rise from the COVID-19 pandemic is through strengthening multilateralism, international solidarity, and global partnerships. Hence, this conference raises the central theme “Strengthening Global Partnership for Resilience.” This theme covers sub-themes that allow prospective scholars to submit their papers for ‘Virtual Conferences’ presentation under the following scopes: Social Sciences, Humanities, Educations, and Religious Studies. Presented papers will also get a chance to be published in our remarkable partner publishers. Through the International Symposium on Social, Humanities, Education, and Religious Studies (ISSHERS) and Asian Conference on Comparative Laws (Asian-COL), we hope that participants will express their innovative and creative ideas to provide benefits and contribute knowledge to strengthen global partnerships among countries. Finally, all 75 papers published in this proceedings are expected not only as research output but can be developed further into prototypes or evidence for policy making.
Book Synopsis Live Like a Black Belt by : David Deich
Download or read book Live Like a Black Belt written by David Deich and published by Energy Dojo LLC. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses briefly some of the personal and social benefits of studying the martial arts including development of discipline, self-esteem, humility, courage, and respect for others; how to balance the ego.
Book Synopsis Easy Guide to Feng Shui by : DR. REKHAA KALE
Download or read book Easy Guide to Feng Shui written by DR. REKHAA KALE and published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Ching Readings written by Wu Wei and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable companion to the classic Chinese book of wisdom known as the I Ching. I Ching Readings is the only book ever published that shares the real-life stories of people who have consulted the I Ching-their questions, the answers they received, and the events that followed. Wu Wei's informative stories show how the I Ching unerringly guides people to great success-and how misinterpreted guidance can lead lives off track. In this unique work, you will also learn how to understand and interpret answers you receive from the I Ching and, just as importantly, how to phrase your questions to obtain the best possible answers. "It is a great comfort," says Wu Wei, "to know that no matter how monumental our problem, there is a solution to it that will put us in a better situation than we were before the problem arose."
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences by : American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Download or read book Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences written by American Academy of Arts and Sciences and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 12 (from May 1876 to May 1877) includes: Researches in telephony / by A. Graham Bell.
Book Synopsis A Biblical Approach to Chinese Traditions and Beliefs by : Daniel Tong
Download or read book A Biblical Approach to Chinese Traditions and Beliefs written by Daniel Tong and published by Armour Publishing Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Botanicon Sinicum by : E. Bretschneider
Download or read book Botanicon Sinicum written by E. Bretschneider and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
