New Bagua Books

[echaecha]

So, I was lucky and found three very nice baguazhang books that have made it to my own personal library. These books, however, are all in (late) classical Chinese! So I will have to polish up my rusty skills to read them

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[bulkor]

I always liked how old Chinese martial arts texts include sayings and instructions from teachers. Unfortunately I can't read Chinese, so I just have to put up with stuff that either sounds weird or just obvious in translation. ("Not being kicked in the groin is a primary concern.")

[echaecha]

Aha, but you CAN read them, since they are not in Chinese, but in classical Chinese - i.e., "Kanbun." You will have to put the little "re"s and other markers in there yourself, though...

"Not being kicked in the groin is a primary concern" - ha ha ha, that is pretty good wisdom there! Will keep that in mind...