{"product_id":"shaolin-yin-shou-gun-staff-workbook","title":"Shaolin Yin Shou Gun 少林阴手棍 · Student Reference Workbook (PDF)","description":"\u003cp\u003eYin Shou Gun is the first weapon form taught at Shaolin, and the one every other weapon rests on. Its name is not about concealment: 阴手 is the yin-hand grip, both palms down, the tiger's mouths facing each other. 棍不露势，力藏其中. The staff reveals no force; the power is hidden within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a 33-page reference workbook for the full form, demonstrated by Shifu Shi Yan Jin 释延津, 34th Generation Shaolin Disciple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll 26 postures, one per page, photographed in sequence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish name, Chinese characters and pinyin for every posture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlank key-points space beside each plate for your own notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe name and the grip explained, character by character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere the form comes from: General Yu Dayou at the temple in 1561, the Jian Jing of 1577, and Cheng Zongyou's 1616 description of 阴手\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe five paired principles of the method, with the six core staff techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the form travels its four lines, and what to have in place before you begin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents learning Yin Shou Gun, teachers who want a clean reference for their own classes, and anyone who wants the form's history alongside its movements. Print it, mark it up, take it to the training hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelivered as an instant PDF download. A4, print-ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e阿弥陀佛\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shaolin Worldwide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48814988230850,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8208\/9410\/files\/thumbnail-dark-1x1_4bb6f7a6-f57c-4055-8e6f-83884ec038a3.png?v=1789532772","url":"https:\/\/www.shaolinww.com\/products\/shaolin-yin-shou-gun-staff-workbook","provider":"Shaolin Worldwide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}