Which lineage of Shaolin do these books focus on, Songshan, Northern, or both? Any opinions on these books?
Taguo
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The books are Songshan Shaolin. Taguo is the biggest school at Songshan, possilby the biggest in the world. I did an article on Taguo in DEC 2000 - http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/kunmag20deci.html
As for the books, I refer to them a lot. There’s really nothing quite like it. A lot of material. The translation can be a little sketchy at times, but not unreadible. I think it would be hard to learn the forms from the figures alone, but it’s a great reference for anyone familiar with Shaolin.
Thank you Gene. I like the new weapon master kits also. The variety is nice.