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Book Synopsis White Cranes and Drunken Masters by : Phil Davison
Download or read book White Cranes and Drunken Masters written by Phil Davison and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of 1991, Phil Davison lived in the town of Lukang in rural Taiwan where he taught English and studied White Crane Kung Fu. White Cranes and Drunken Masters is the record of this time - laced with humour, Chinese philosophy, geomancy, alcohol, unrequited love, spirit possesion, and, of course, Kung Fu, this book is a compelling read.
Book Synopsis Legacies of the Drunken Master by : Luke White
Download or read book Legacies of the Drunken Master written by Luke White and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1978 the films Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master, both starring a young Jackie Chan, caused a stir in the Hong Kong cinema industry and changed the landscape of martial arts cinema. Mixing virtuoso displays of acrobatic kung fu with knockabout humor to huge box office success, they broke the mold of the tragic and heroic martial arts film and sparked not only a wave of imitations, but also a much longer trend for kung fu comedies that continues to the present day. Legacies of the Drunken Master—the first book-length analysis of kung fu comedy—interrogates the politics of the films and their representations of the performing body. It draws on an interdisciplinary engagement with popular culture and an interrogation of the critical literature on Hong Kong and martial arts cinema to offer original readings of key films. These readings pursue the genre in terms of its carnival aesthetic, the utopias of the body it envisions, its highly stylized depictions of violence, its images of masculinity, and the registers of its “hysterical” laughter. The book’s analyses are carried out amidst kung fu comedy’s shifting historical contexts, including the aftermath of the 1960s radical youth movements, the rapidly globalizing colonial enclave of Hong Kong and the emerging consciousness of its 1997 handover to China, and the transnationalization of cinema audiences. It argues that through kung fu comedy’s images of the body, the genre articulated in complex and often contradictory ways political realities relevant to late twentieth-century Hong Kong and the wider conditions of globalized capitalism. The kung fu comedy entwines us in a popular cultural history that stretches into the folk past and forward into utopian and dystopian possibilities. Theoretically rich and critical, Legacies of the Drunken Master aims to be at the forefront of scholarship on martial arts cinema. It also addresses readers with a broader interest in Hong Kong culture and politics during the 1970s and 1980s, postcolonialism in East Asia, and action and comedy films in a global context—as well as those fascinated with the performing body in the martial arts.
Download or read book Black Belt written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.
Book Synopsis The Character Codex III: The Book of Eastern Fantasy Character Classes by : Robert Neri
Download or read book The Character Codex III: The Book of Eastern Fantasy Character Classes written by Robert Neri and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new supplement from Ranger Games for the Dice & Glory game system containing specialist character classes drawn from Asian and middle-eastern history and lore. This book is a great resource for both Players and Game Masters wishing to introduce some eastern flavor into their game!
Download or read book Black Belt written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.
Book Synopsis From Kung Fu to Hip Hop by : M. T. Kato
Download or read book From Kung Fu to Hip Hop written by M. T. Kato and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Kung Fu to Hip Hop looks at the revolutionary potential of popular culture in the sociohistorical context of globalization. Author M. T. Kato examines Bruce Lee's movies, the countercultural aesthetics of Jimi Hendrix, and the autonomy of the hip hop nation to reveal the emerging revolutionary paradigm in popular culture. The analysis is contextualized in a discussion of social movements from the popular struggle against neoimperialism in Asia, to the antiglobalization movements in the Third World, and to the global popular alliances for the reconstruction of an alternative world. Kato presents popular cultural revolution as a mirror image of decolonization struggles in an era of globalization, where progressive artistic expressions are aligned with new modes of subjectivity and collective identity.
Book Synopsis The Way of the Warrior by : Chris Crudelli
Download or read book The Way of the Warrior written by Chris Crudelli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-09-29 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial-arts canon.
Book Synopsis Martial Arts Novels: Little Fish Eats Big Fish by : Kexue Ma
Download or read book Martial Arts Novels: Little Fish Eats Big Fish written by Kexue Ma and published by Kexue Ma. This book was released on with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kung Fu Cult Masters written by Leon Hunt and published by Wallflower Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Martial Arts films have captured audiences' imaginations around the world. In this wide-ranging study, Hunt looks at the mythic allure of the Shaolin Temple, the 'Clones' of Bruce Lee, gender-bending swordswomen, and the knockabout comedy of Sammo Hung, bringing new insights to a hugely popular and yet critically neglected genre. 12 photos.
Download or read book Martial Arts written by P. T. J. Rance and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty definitive films and TV series are examined -from the genre's beginnings in 1920s China through the global popularity of Enter the Dragon to modern Asian classic Hero - along with their influence on Hollywood blockbusters like The Matrix. Discussing a full range of actors and directors, from the traditional Bruce Lee and King Hu to contemporary masters Chow Yun Fat and John Woo and focusing on the common themes of the movies, fighting styles, set-piece martial battles and rigorous training sequences, Martial Arts places the films within the development of the genre and discusses what it is that sets them apart.
Book Synopsis A Masters Guide to The Way of the Warrior by : stefan verstappen
Download or read book A Masters Guide to The Way of the Warrior written by stefan verstappen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Master's Guide to the Way of the Warrior is a unique and comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of the warriors' way as spiritual path, combat training, and antidote for our society's decline and destruction. The book is divided into three sections Foundation, examine the origins and history of the warriors' spiritual path and martial arts. Topics include: The Dark Knight The Mystic Warrior The Warrior as Shaman The Warrior in the Modern Age The Warrior in the Future Principle Practices Internal, examines the mind and senses. Topics include Awareness and Perception Visualization Breathing Energy Overcoming Fear, Pain and Anger Leadership External, examines the mechanics of mind body integration and hand to hand combat. Topics include Movement and Form The Five Animal Styles Hand to Hand Combat Combat Strategy & Tactics Weapons The Warrior's Code The complete guide to awakening the warrior within.
Book Synopsis Demon Master Becomes a Saint by : Fo Xie
Download or read book Demon Master Becomes a Saint written by Fo Xie and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-02-27 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern man traversing space and time had arrived at the prehistoric period, he did not expect that he would actually become the great villain of the Demon Master, Kun Peng. In order to become a saint, he went through many plans, and finally became a saint.
Book Synopsis Legend of Demon Master Kunpeng by : Pu ShiDeHuangNiu
Download or read book Legend of Demon Master Kunpeng written by Pu ShiDeHuangNiu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-24 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern man traversing space and time had arrived at the prehistoric period. Who would have thought that he would actually become a great villain of the demon master, Kun Peng. In order to become a saint, many schemes were carried out, and finally, the story of becoming a saint was told ...
Book Synopsis Cultivation Chat Group 4 Anthology by : Legend of the Paladin
Download or read book Cultivation Chat Group 4 Anthology written by Legend of the Paladin and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on with total page 1391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day, Song Shuhang was suddenly added to a chat group with many seniors that suffered from chuuni disease. The people inside the group would call each other ¡®Fellow Daoist¡¯ and had all different kinds of titles: Palace Master, Cave Lord, True Monarch, Immortal Master, etc. Even the pet of the founder of the group that had run away from home was called ¡®monster dog¡¯. They would talk all day about pill refining, exploring ancient ruins, or share their experience on techniques. However, after lurking inside the group for a while, he discovered that not all was what it seemed...
Download or read book Motion Picture Almanac written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book International Television & Video Almanac written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book POEM AND PAINTING written by YANG MIHE and published by American Academic Press. This book was released on 2022-04-11 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialogue between a poet and a painter, Buddhist master ——Sing a poem for the world, great ambition arises in the netizens. Wisdom comes out on the net and leaves the world people to think. ——What heart is this, the true, the good and the beautiful? Poem and painting repay the world, no difference between the East and the West.