Liuhebafa Five Character Secrets: Chinese Classics, Translations, Commentary by Paul Dillon

Liuhebafa Five Character Secrets presents Paul Dillon’s study of a classical text associated with the Chinese internal martial art also called Water Boxing. The volume sets out the Chinese verses attributed to Li Dong Feng alongside pinyin romanization.

Word-by-word, literal and interpretive translations are accompanied by Dillon’s commentary on each verse. The emphasis is on understanding principles of an internal martial tradition, rather than following a general fitness program. Stories connecting the art with Daoist sage Chen Tuan belong to its traditional account of its origins.