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“marnix wells”

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  • Henning’s Scholarly Works on Chinese Combative Traditions

    by Stanley Henning, Marnix Wells ...
    What we think are Asian martial arts is usually derived by Hollywood images, fanciful novels, and a superficial idea of what role combatives played in the long histories of Far Eastern countries. There are only a few people in the world who can truly be called scholars in this field. A leading figure in the USA for the study of Chinese martial traditions is Stanley Henning.This special anthology ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Héguanzî, the Dao of Unity

    Pheasant Cap Master, Grand Unity and the Nine Augustans, Linking Politics, Philosophy and Religion in Ancient China

    by Marnix Wells ...
    Over two millennia ago, in troubled times not unlike our own, a mysterious figure, distinguished by a pheasant feather in his cap, emerged with poetic visions of a future world of peace and justice. Like Laozi, Pheasant Cap (Héguanzî) understood the underlying unity in things and the power of Dao to make things happen.Facing the threat of conquest by the westerly state of Qin, he looked to a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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