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The new Mind & Body Metamorphosis book is based on Eastern martial arts and is designed to develop calm, mental focus, fitness and better health.

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Introductory Techniques for Personal Transformation | BUY THIS BOOK NOW! |

Book1Known more as a fighting art in the West, Kung Fu training is a progressive and powerful conditioning system, grounded in solid scientific principles. Mind & Body Metamorphosis translates Kung Fu training into a step-by-step program for total conditioning.  

The term Kung Fu does not actually mean 'fighting' rather a better translation is 'attainment', 'fitness' or 'readiness'. Attainment can mean learning to remain calm under difficult circumstances, controlling your weight or fighting the effects of age or inactivity.  Life and death fights are fortunately rare these days, the latter forms of attainment make Kung Fu as relevant today as ever - maybe more so.

Life has changed tremendously over the last few decades. Most of us now lead sedentary lives, under considerable pressure and uncertainty. As a result we are becoming increasingly anxious, depressed,  overweight and prematurely aged. The Mind & Body Metamorphosis program specifically targets these issues by developing,

Each exercise is thoroughly illustrated, presented with interesting variations, and graded by colour like the belt systems in Judo and Karate. Skills learned in one exercise form the foundation for the next, allowing ease of progression. The system can adapt to almost any need, location or time constraint, and requires no special equipment – the book is all you need.  There are no fads, gimmicks or false promises, just a system which is direct, complete and effective.  

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Advanced Techniques for Personal Transformation | BUY THIS BOOK NOW! |

Book2Masters Mind & Body builds on the ideas presented in the original volume. The Advanced Program is delivered over a 12 week period, progressing through increasingly demanding stages from White to Black. As you master one series of skills another is added at the most basic level.  Each lesson is designed to help you understand your objective, provide the best techniques to reach it, and develop the foundation for further growth.  Each chapter revisits basic training principles before presenting advanced conditioning concepts. The Advanced syllabus uses new skills to greatly enhance those you have already acquired.

Mental focus and a positive attitude are critical to success, and the syllabus begins with exercises to put you in the right frame of mind to get the most out of training.  The advanced program builds these positive thinking skills into an upbeat World view using philosophical concepts from Buddhism. Advanced Chi Kung develops basic breathing techniques into sophisticated set of exercises, called The Eight Pieces of Brocade, designed to systematically enhance coordination between mind and body. This establishes the essential foundation for advanced stamina training, combining traditional Form and Mind Boxing with the most up to date techniques.  Developing muscular power begins halfway through the course, having acclimatized ourselves to a markedly increased exercise intensity. The Advanced Program takes another quantum leap in exercise intensity and expression of muscular power through Hard Kung training.

The Masters Mind and Body Metamorphosis program is inescapably more demanding and sophisticated than its predecessor. Your commitment will manifest in significantly higher conditioning and deeper insight into your training, translating to greater leverage in reaching your goals The laurel of mastery is not without cost and, as in most areas of life, our achievements are earned by the effort and sacrifice we are willing to make. But then, as so often proves the case, something simply given has no value.

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Beginning Wing Chun, by Alan Gibson | BUY THIS BOOK NOW! |

Wing Chun is a complete system of Chinese Gung Fu. The victim of an attack who is skilled in Wing Chun can overcome a stronger assailant, making it ideal for women’s self-defence, as well as any age and fitness level.

This definitive and accessible guide to Wing Chun is clearly illustrated with photographs and diagrams, demonstrating all of the key concepts of Wing Chun. In addition this volume contains a complete set of training drills and practical applications.

The author, Alan Gibson, has been training and teaching Wing Chun for over twenty years. His skill and training methods are widely endorsed around the World. Beginning Wing Chun reflects both the depth of his subject knowledge and the clarity with which he communicates to students of all levels. If you’re interested in the functional side of the Gung Fu and the Martial Arts, we cannot recommend this book enough.

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