The Making of a Butterfly

Sports & Recreation
The Making of a Butterfly

Author: Phillip Starr

Publisher: Blue Snake Books

ISBN: 1583941517

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 244

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The only American heir to W. C. Chen, Phillip Starr continues the master’s teachings in this useful guide that also profiles the exciting early years when martial arts were still new in America. Through this entertaining collection of personal anecdotes involving Master Chen, the author, and his classmates, readers learn a particular aspect of the traditional martial arts. Included are explanations of the importance and meaning of courtesy and the custom of bowing, the significance of training with weapons and how it impacts bare-handed skills, and the value of traditional forms and how they relate to actual combat.
The Making of Yeats's A Vision
Language: en
Pages: 326

The Making of Yeats's A Vision

Authors: George Mills Harper
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: SIU Press

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Ibsen, Scandinavia and the Making of a World Drama
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Pages: 294

Ibsen, Scandinavia and the Making of a World Drama

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Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-16 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Henrik Ibsen's drama is the most prominent and lasting contribution of the cultural surge seen in Scandinavian literature in the later nineteenth century. When he made his debut in Norway in 1850, the nation's literary presence was negligible, yet by 1890 Ibsen had become one of Europe's most famous authors.
88 Keys - The Making of a Steinway Piano
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Pages: 145

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Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-10-01 - Publisher: Amadeus Press

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Pages: 86

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