| MEDITATIVE TRADITIONS IN THE CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS Mele) =a) JAN DIEPERSLOOTJAN DIEPERSLOOT has been studying the meditative martial arts, since 1975. His teachers have been among the best known and most respected in the field, including Fong Ha, Han Xingyuan, Yu Penxi eri hie Me Ue RSME UME RIE ee cum cone) the internal martial arts since 1981, and is the founder and Director of the Contra Costa Center For Healing & The Arts in Walnut Creek, Ca World-wide praise for Volume 1 of Warriors of Stillness | just finished reading Warriors of Stillness. | believe it's the most detailed book to date on internal martial arts. It's an excellent read and a great referencel very much appreciate you sharing your knowledge as you have. It's so difficult to find martial arts books with any substance. Your book has already influenced the way I'm doing my martial arts. Thank you and keep writing!-Carl Peck,Emory University Your book, Warriors of Stillness V. 1, has proven to be extrememly helpful to me in my meditation and energy training. Thank you so much for your marvelous work!-Linda Barbely,Pitataway,New Jersey | read Warrios of Stillness and would like to thank you for the quality and insight it gave me in my own practice!-Sai’ah Mohammed, Paris ,France Thank you for your book warriors of Stillness. | enjoyed reading it and would like to order three more copies.-lan Fok,Hong Kong, | am really impressed that you attain such high level in Chinese Martial Art in a foreign country and have written a book that can so intensively cover Tai Chi and Qigong.-Lo Soi Hon,Macau, | was impressed with the attention to detail and with the amount of information offered to students of many levels. The focus on intent was especially exciting because, except for a brief mention here or there, itis rarely addressed in writings on Tai Chi Chuan.-John Adams, Fairbanks,Alaska Thank you for your excellent book Warriors Of Stillness, V. 1.-Bernard Lee,Sydney,Australia Congratulations on this profound piece of work! | look forward to volume Il and III and other material.-Gerhard Ackermann, Vienna,Austria Your book Warriors Of Stillness, V. 1 is wonderful! Its wealth of information will keep me absorbed in the coming months and years. The depth of knowledge as generously offered in the book, synthesizing eastern mysticism with psychophysiological explanations, gives an admirable and useful guide to me.-Jow Yuzo,Los Angeles,CA (continued on inside back cover) Iara ISBN 0-9649976-0-6 Visit the webpage: || | || | www.warriorsofstillness.comWorld-wide praise (continued from back cover) Jan Diepersloot's new book Warriors Of Stillness, V. 1 is the first book which addresses the meditative traditions in the Chinese Martial Arts in a comprehensive fashion. Diepersloot not only addresses the theory, philosophy and technical aspects of the standing practice, he also expounds on how this practice is applied in practical two person drills and martial applications.Dan Miller,Pacific Grove, CAThanks for the first shipment of books! I got them and they are going like hotcakes! I don't ever indorse specific books but | am in this case. Why? because it is lucid, and it gives how | will need more soon,Bob Hudson,San Diego,CA | saw your book, Warriors of Stillness (Vol. 1), in the bookstore yesterday and was fascinated by your descriptions of standing meditation. | have been practicing tai chi (solo form and pushing hands) and related arts for a number of years, and would be honored and delighted to find out more about your school(s) in the hopes of learning wuji digong. Thank you for the rare opportunity to read about the application of qigong as a martial art.-Chris Oei,San Francisco,CA I read with great interest and considerable edification your superb book Warriors of Stillness, Vol. 1 on Tai chi Chuan.-Aristotle Hadjiantoniou,Edmonton,CanadaYour book Warriors of Stillness was great! When is Vol. 2 coming out?-Andy Stronski,Montreal,Canada | just finished my first of what | know will be many journeys through your excellent book Warriors Of Stillness, V. 1. The book is superb; obviously a labor of love on your part. It is the best internal arts book | have read .-Ed Boates,Orangeville,Canada 1 am enjoying and attempting to employ your advice in your most informative book Warriors Of Stiliness, V. 1.-William Stewart Aurora,CO | sent for your book a few months ago and wanted to write you back and say thanks for the much needed information.-Bing Lee,Glenwood Springs,CO | want to thank you for your wonderful book Warriors Of Stillness, V. 1. It was very refreshing to read such an interesting subject. | couldn't put the book down until | finished it! will be coming to san Franbcisco in a few weeks. | was hoping it would be possible to taske ‘some private lessons from you, John Lee, Littleton,CO I recently purchased a copy of your book Warriors of Stillness, which | am in the process of working through and which I think is excellent.-John Davies,London,England