Books by Jack Chen

"Jixiao Xinshu" is a comprehensive military warfare manual, written by Ming Dynasty General Qi Jiguang in 1560. It consisted of chapters on Spear fighting, Archery, terrain, troops formation etc... One of the chapters is "Quanjing Jieyao", which contains 32 unarmed fighting stances for soldiers' training. There has been multiple attempts by various people to translate this ancient Chinese Fist manual. The ones which I've read are usually translating them literally. In order to make the translation & interpretation more meaningful, I've seeked to discover the core principles behind each of these 32 unarmed fighting stances. In this book, you'll see how these principles can be applied to any martial arts style, or any weapon. By training in these 32 martial principles, it will provide a complete & holistic training for a warrior, medieval or modern. I believe that my work in this book will help you in advancing your martial arts practice, no matter which fighting style you're from.

""Buki Nihyaku Zu"" is a 170 years old antique Japanese book written in 1848 by Kobayashi Sukemichi. It contains 200 diagrams of 450 military related weapons and equipment. This book serves as an important historical reference for serious learners of Japanese military culture and history. The original antique book contains only the names and diagram of each tool or weapon. In this book, I've not only translated the names, but I've also added more information to further your understanding.If you'd like to own a 1:1 exact replica of this antique manual, please visit: www.Gekiken.org or www.SamuraiBookshop.com.Sincerely,Jack Chen

The Chinese Straight Sword, or Jian, is perhaps the weapon that represents Chinese swordsmanship the most. Rarely seen nowadays in Chinese martial arts is the practice of a 2-handed Long Straight Sword. In this book, I've translated the Straight Sword chapter in ¿¿¿ (Wu Bei Zhi), a 400 years old Chinese military manual, as well as offer my own interpretation. I hope my work will help you in practicing this art, as well as preserve and promote it for further generations to appreciate. Jack Chen