Creation of Wing Chun by Benjamin N. Judkins
Brand: PLYQ
Product Description
This book explores the social history of southern Chinese martial arts and their contemporary importance to local identity and narratives of resistance. Hong Kongs Bruce Lee ushered the Chinese martial arts onto an international stage in the 1970s. Lees teacher Ip Man master of Wing Chun Kung Fu has recently emerged as a highly visible symbol of southern Chinese identity and pride. Benjamin N. Judkins and Jon Nielson examine the emergence of Wing Chun to reveal how this body of social practices developed and why individuals continue to turn to the martial arts as they navigate the challenges of a rapidly evolving environment. After surveying the development of hand combat traditions in Guangdong Province from roughly the start of the nineteenth century until 1949 the authors turn to Wing Chun noting its development the changing social attitudes towards this practice over time and its ultimate emergence as a global art form. show more
Condition : New
Author : Benjamin N. Judkins
Weight : 626
Publisher : PLYQ
Language : English
EAN : 9781438456942
ISBN10 : 1438456948
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : NA
Place of Publication : Albany NY United States
Pagination : 364
Dimensions : 229 X 154 X 24