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Kung Fu Recommended Reading List

Xingyiquan

The Xingyi Boxing Manual
by Jin Yuntin
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Xing Yi Nei Gong
by Tim Cartmell

The Skill of Xingyiquan
by Li Tainji

The Hsing I Journal Compilation

Baguazhang

A Study of Bagua Quan
by Sun Lutang

A Shadow on Falling Blossoms
by Andrea Falk

The Fundamentals of Pa Kua Chang Vol. 1
by Park Bok Nam

The Fundamentals of Pa Kua Chang Vol. 2
by Park Bok Nam

Chinese Swordsmanship

The Study of Bagua Sword
by Sun Lutang

Chinese Swordsmanship
by Scott M Rodell

Dandaofa Xuan
Chinese Long Saber
by Cheng Zong You

Other books on sword
by Scott M Rodell

Martial Applications

Principles, Analysis, and Application of Effortless Combat Throws
by Tim Cartmell

Practical Chin Na
by Zhao D. Yun

Chin Na Fa
by Liu Jinsheng & Zhao Jiang

History

Chinese Martial Arts
A Historical Outline
by David A. Ross

The Shaolin Monastery
by Meir Shahar

The Hidden History of the Chinese Internal Martial Arts
by Sal Canzonieri

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The Baltimore Academy of Defence currently holds all group classes at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church. Conveniently located in the Baltimore neighborhood of Federal Hill / Riverside, next to the historic Fort McHenry.

1530 Battery Ave, Baltimore, MD 21230
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