4 Strategies of Five Ancestor Fist
The following is an excerpt from the beginning chapter of Chinese Gentle Art Complete: The Bible of Ngo Cho Kun, written by Yu Chiok Sam and translated by Alexander L. Co. This first-ever re-release of the book since 1917 is bi-lingual and contains photos not in the original to highlight the text. 二十世紀,一武裝和平時代也。文明愈進步,殺人之器,亦講求愈精。而柔術一門,逐若天演淘汰之列,不知槍湮彈雨,賁育原無所施,而短兵相接時則柔術尚矣。日俄一役,其彰明較著者也,且流水不腐,戶樞不蠹。研究衛生學者,大多以運動為增進身體之健康,夫運動法日術相接之佳良,又熟有過柔術者乎。吾國滿清未造,積弱相仍,摺紳士夫,縛雞無力。光復以 後,當軸者稍知文弱之不足競存也,於是學校兼課柔術之文,然則柔術雖一技之微,而小足以保身,大足以強種,使上行下效,化病夫為健兒,中國前途庶有生氣乎。 […]
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