The Merciless and Mysterious Fatsan Pakmei Kung-fu Paperback – December 5, 2024

For the first time, enter the world of the Merciless and Mysterious Fatsan Pakmei Kung-fu.This work addresses all facets of this art, including historical, cultural, and technical aspects. Blending field experience and academic research, Sifu Jonathan Barbary demystifies myths and legends, presenting their history through a journey from the Southern Shaolin Monastery to the ancestral village of Lao Siu Leung, and exploring the remote temples of the misty mountains of Mount Emei.The essential theories and fundamental concepts of this unique Kung Fu style, the predominant fighting strategies, the fully developed "Cross Pattern Fist" (Sap Dji Kuen 十字拳) and its applications are then detailed. Also presented are physical conditioning methods and their various development tools as well as armed practice.In addition to being the only publication in the world presenting the " Foshan White Eyebrow Monk Boxing ", this book also deals with the culture of the Lingnan region, but also the history of Foshan and its martial arts, while unravelling the twists and turns of the development of Chinese boxing. A true testimony attesting that tradition and modernity are not contradictory, this book will undoubtedly delight all practitioners of Chinese martial arts.Its author, Sifu Jonathan Barbary, was the discoverer of this martial tradition and over the years became its main disseminator and representative. Today, he spreads the style around the world and maintains special links with the Foshan clan. Read more