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The Method of Chinese Wrestling Paperback – Illustrated, October 21, 2005

by Tong Zhongyi (Author), Tim Cartmell (Translator)
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One of the art's earliest and most complete training manuals, The Method of Chinese Wrestling explores all aspects of this ancient fighting system, including solo training, training with equipment, constructing training apparatus, application of techniques, and the rules of competition. Throwing, gripping, and falling techniques are revealed in minute detail, and in accompanying photographs, the author and his top students illustrate the methods described. Both a fascinating historical document and a practical training guide, the book is an essential reference for anyone interested in the martial arts.
  1. Print length
    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Blue Snake Books
  4. Publication date
    October 21, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9781556436093
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1556436093
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“Tim Cartmell has done a very good translation, and the forwards by other masters provide context... this book will compliment the library of any grappling enthusiast, I enjoyed it quite a bit.”
—Dojo Rat

About the Author

Tong Zhongyi (also known as Tong Liangchen), a Manchurian whose ancestral clan came from Shenyang in Liaoning Province, was born in 1878, the fourth year of the reign of the emperor Guangxu, in Zhili (Hebei), Cang County. His father, Tong Enrui, was a famous practitioner of the Da Liu He School in Cang County. Tong Zhongyi became an expert at Chinese Wrestling not through study with his family, but through his training with a senior student of his father, Tong Zhongyi’s older martial brother Cai Jintian. Cai Jintian was a Mongolian and was an expert at “Guan Jiao” (Mongolian Wrestling). Although Tong Zhongyi trained very hard, he had a hard time making serious improvement and would always lose matches to his older martial brother. Eventually, Tong moved to Baoding to assume the role of head martial arts instructor at the military training school. In Baoding he had the opportunity to train with other Chinese Wrestlers on a regular basis, and his skills quickly improved.

Tim Cartmell began his martial arts training with the Chinese styles, including ten years of study in China. He is an Asian Full-Contact champion, a submissions grappling champion, and a two-time Pan American Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion. Cartmell holds an eighth degree black belt in Kung Fu San Soo, is a lineage holder in several Chinese Internal martial arts styles, and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He has authored and translated several martial arts related books, and currently teaches martial arts at the Shen Wu Academy in the Southern California area. He can be reached through his website, www.shenwu.com.

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Customers appreciate the training techniques in the book, with one mentioning traditional Shuai Jiao exercises. The picture quality receives mixed feedback, with several customers noting poor technique illustrations.
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7 customers mention training techniques, 5 positive, 2 negative7 customers mention "Training techniques"5 positive2 negative
Customers appreciate the training techniques in the book, with one customer highlighting the traditional Shuai Jiao exercises and another noting it's a little-known method.
"...For me, the main benefit were the training methods and their similarities and differences from those used in tai chi chuan. 2 kinds of bang, rope."Read more
"...It's a no-nonsense book from one of the great masters of the early Republic-era China...."Read more
"...actual techniques, this is not for you because this book has little to no techniques with poor picture quality on techniques...."Read more
"...If you are looking for a glimpse at basic, traditional Shuai Jiao exercises and a little history about this imitable Kung Fu style, look no further."Read more
5 customers mention picture quality, 2 positive, 3 negative5 customers mention "Picture quality"2 positive3 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the pictures in the book, with several noting poor technique illustrations.
"...you because this book has little to no techniques with poor picture quality on techniques. So just for training to get stronger at wrestling."Read more
"Terrible illustrations"Read more
"The photos were very poor with few techniques. Unlike its cover said, there were so simple tools used to train."Read more
"Well organized and detailed work on Shuai-Jiao. Excellent vintage pictures."Read more
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3 out of 5 stars
Not for you if you are new to the material or a visual learner.
The material is solid. However, the pictures are very poor which distracted me so much I gave the book 3 stars (I debated on giving it a 2). The pictures are Dark, Grainy and you can't make out details. So effectively they are useless. I kept the book because the written material was good and I have experience in this area, so I was able to surmise what was going on. The publisher should be ashamed of letting this out the way it is.
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  • James R.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Training
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2012
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    OK, so I have deducted 1 star for the grainy quality of the illustrations (which, given that this book was first published in 1935 is forgivable). However, this is a really practical book for any student of martial arts. The directions are a little laconic, ie. "swing your arm down," "pivot your right leg" but when combined with the illustrations they make perfect sense. Which, is more than can be said for a lot of more contemporary martial arts manuals.

    The real treasure of the book is not the wrestling techniques but rather the training methods, with great sections on kicking and stepping for waist flexibility, hand drills and training with objects. This really is an excellent book for any martial artist looking to develop power, whether in throws or striking. If you're willing to put in the effort to learn the movements, you will get a great deal out of this book.

    Like most training books, it needs a partner and an experienced instructor to master the fighting techniques fully but the training techniques are invaluable.
  • Mike Tranter
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2014
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    not what I expected.
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