Library

Organization Library [Sample]

This library serves as the archival companion to our Movement Studies page, providing the primary source materials and technical manuals that underpin our research. While the Movement Studies page outlines the theoretical “Mode 1 Anchor Map,” these documents offer direct insight into the historical body culture, martial methods, and somatic practices of the Northern Mantis tradition and its related disciplines.

The following sample files represent various points of view on martial arts, movement methods, and health. They reflect different approaches to mind, culture, body types, and environment from a range of cultural perspectives. We hope you find these documents and links useful.

Related to Northern Mantis Martial Arts

Note: Many pages will translate to English if you have a translation plugin enabled in your web browser.

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Sample from Our Google Not-for-Profit Domain Drive

NOTE: These documents, media, and information are not presented for sale. We offer them freely, and no person from our organization—now or in the future—should charge anyone for access to information found here. We are part of a not-for-profit company known as the
Movement Interface Research Institute.

 

When possible, please consider supporting the authors and publishers for their work. Our archive exists to preserve material that is:

• Hard to find,
• No longer available online, or
• Never formally published.

For legal and ethical reasons, we generally avoid linking directly to commercial sites where books or videos are sold.

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“Shaolin Temple Seven Star Mantis Boxing” by Zhang Liuqing

《少林寺七星螳螂拳》 张浏青. 扫描版

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Google Drive Shared Folder Samples

• Authors – Martial Movement Related
  

• China-Based Martial Text
  

• Japanese Martial Text
  

• Martial Arts Dictionaries and Related History
  

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Internet Direct Martial Data

Below are items drawn directly from internet sources.

Shaolin Temple Arts

• 18 Buddha Hands Qigong – Shaolin Temple Chi Kung, Eighteen Hands of the Luohan
  

  Research by Michael Garofalo

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• Kung Fu Hung Gar – Tiger Crane [sample]
  

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• Xingyi Quan – Wang Xiangzhai
  

  By Andrzej Kalisz, Yiquan Academy

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• Baguazhang Zhuang Gong [Baguazhang Post Skills]
  

  Wulin, 1984.11, #38

  By Sha Guozheng, Wei Qunlie, and Liu Yutang. Illustrations by Zeng Sen. Translated by Joseph Crandall.

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• Martial Arts – 72 Shaolin Skills Dim Mak
  

  Shaolin Kung Fu Online Library, Issue 19

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Taoist Physical Arts [very small sample]

• Tai Chi Yang Sword Form 32
  
• Tai Chi 48
  
• Ba Ji Quan Association
  

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Posted Articles on Our Facebook Page

Data is generally ordered by publication date, with more recent items at the top of the list.

• ASKING THE QUESTION: Is martial arts studies an academic field?
  

  By Paul Bowman

• Training Methods of 72 Arts of Shaolin

  正文少林七十二功法練法 (Zhèngwén shàolín qīshí’èr gōng fǎ liàn fǎ)

  By Jin Jing Zhong, 1934

  Download – Free Links:

  • Internet Archive – Training Methods of 72 Arts of Shaolin (1934)
    
  • Academia.edu – Training Methods of 72 Arts of Shaolin (Tianjin, 1934)
    

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• Notes on Anatomy & Physiology for Yoga Education
  

  By Ananda B. Bhavanani (2018)

  A useful addition of Western science in the context of yoga, especially chapters 1–19, if interested.

  Chapters of particular interest to current inquiries:

  • 4. Bones, Muscles, and Joints
    Pages 18–20 offer a good refresher on topics that may influence certain physical movement practices.
  • 9. Endocrine System
    Of interest in the context of aspects of the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, and also the yoga concept of the three gunas.

  Later chapters may be a bit too much for some readers.

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The Science of Movement and the Martial Arts

Investigates cultural and historical adaptation in functional movement patterns in martial arts systems and styles.
The information is useful as data to incorporate into one’s toolkit for analysis and exploration of martial anthropology and alchemy. It is not an end in itself, but a channel of inquiry with useful elements, and may not be sufficient alone as a framework for commercial martial businesses.

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• Daoist Body in Internal Alchemy (Neidan)
  

  By Timo Pieters

  An interesting comparison of aspects of certain Chinese physical alchemy methods. The discussion of three primary vessels and “clearing” is especially useful.

• Cognitive Dimension: A Culture General Framework
  

  Lead Researchers: Blagovest Tashev, PhD (TRG Contracted Researcher, Davis Defense Group), and Eric Gauldin, MA (TRG Contracted Researcher, Davis Defense Group). Date: 24 January 2020.

  An interesting perspective on dimensions of awareness.

• Internal Regulators: The Endocrine Glands Stimulate and Control Body Functions
  

  By VisibleBody.com, 2023

  Related to studies on qigong and hatha yoga. Current analysis focuses on the 18 Lohan in its varied versions, comparing them with certain gnostic alchemy practices and body changes at specific times of day.

  Note: The site offers free educational PDFs and other visual information on human body functions.