A Few Basics:From a Book?

[Matousek]

I am wondering where I can find a book (or website) which shows some kung fu basics. I would like if the book (or website) had plenty of pictures ,diagrams and anything else you can think of.

 

If you do you of a book (or website) that has these thing...please post them here.

[Rich_2k3]

Found one that looks pretty good, I linked it to Canadian amazon 4 u:

 

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0804834946/qid%3D1094302967/702-6265430-7764838

[Matousek]

Thanks alot Rich, I'll check those out now

[ShadowGoomba]

Personally, I have found that books are not that great as far as teaching MA. They can't replace people.

[Drunken Monkey]

books can show you how things might look

 

and

 

they can kinda tell you why things are done

 

but

 

they can't show you how things are done

 

or

 

make you understand the whys.

 

and they tend to make things much harder to grasp

 

because they have to attempt to describe+explain a lot things all at once,

 

when in reality it takes only a minute to show.

 

and to fully understand, you have to feel it being done.

[Matousek]

As I said , a "few basics"

 

But I know what you meen,learning from people is easier.

[Sasori_Te]

The basics are the most important things to learn correctly. Therefore they are the most important things to have taught to you by another person that understands them and can explain them to you correctly.

 

If you are advanced in your studies, then it shouldn't hurt to pick up new techniques and theory from a book now and again. The reason that I say this is because you can then filter the knowledge from the book through what you already know. It makes the techniques easier to understand. Most of the time it will just be a matter of tweeking a technique you have already learned by giving you a different perspective to think about. Remember, you can't build a house on a foundation of sand.

[Drunken Monkey]

Remember, you can't build a house on a foundation of sand

 

here's where the resident architect comes in and says, um, actually you can.....

 

[SevenStar]

How much MA experience do you currently have?

[Little Dragon]

You should check out local book stores and look in the sports sections.They usually have books on karate with those ''idiot guide to karate'' kind of stuff.