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Title: I would give it 5 stars but...
Review: Let me clarify several things from this book.A) The book is absolutely fantastic. Definitely in my top 5 favorite martial arts books (Along with Zen in the Martial arts, Meditations on Violence, & others).Adam Hsu is a longtime practitioner of traditional martial arts, is skilled, and knows his stuff.Now that that's clarified..B) Adam Hsu is VERY Gung ho about what is "real" kung fu. He is most certainly a purist, and seems to be disgusted by all these other false forms of Kung fu. That's alright, but it seems to echo throughout the book very strongly.This book NEEDS to be added to any martial artist's library, especially if you study kungfu.
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