紀效新書 · 拳經捷要篇 (Ji Xiao Xin Shu, cap. 14: Quanjing) (c. 1560)
- Author
- 戚繼光 Qi Jiguang
- Year
- c. 1560
- Art
- Kung Fu
- Type
- Technique
- Level
- Study & history
- Language
- Classical Chinese
- Rights
- Public domain
Summary
Chapter of General Qi Jiguang’s “New Treatise on Military Efficiency” (c. 1560) on Chinese boxing: principles and 32 postures in verse.
Why it matters
It is one of the oldest texts on empty-hand kung-fu; several postures reappear in taiji and other styles.
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- Wikisource: 紀效新書/卷十四
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.