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Distilling the martial art known within the West as kung fu, Robert Smith presents Chinese boxing (ch’uan shu) as an art “that mixes the hardness of a wall and the softness of a butterfly’s wings.” His full of life, pragmatic account conveys the discipline and insights acquired in ten years of analysis and trip in Asia. Smith describes his work with t’ai chi master Cheng Man-ch’ing, and connects ch’uan shu with the softer facets and inner power of that fashionable apply. Fifty black and white footage illustrate this informative and private account of the Chinese boxing tradition.
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