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MastaFighta
11/24/2007 5:23am,
I hope this is the right place to ask this since the following books do deal with Chinese Martial Arts:

"I Ching"
"Hsing I"
"Tao Te Ching"

Well, I looked up these three books on Amazon, but to no surprise there was more than one version of each book. So, I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a specific version for each book.

NJM
11/24/2007 11:28am,
This is a very good translation of the Tao Te Ching: http://www.chinapage.com/gnl.html
I'm afraid that 90% of the translations in book form are translated badly to sound "mystical."

MastaFighta
11/24/2007 1:35pm,
This is a very good translation of the Tao Te Ching: http://www.chinapage.com/gnl.html
I'm afraid that 90% of the translations in book form are translated badly to sound "mystical." Thanks for the link, I really appreciate it.

Now I just need "I Ching" and "Hsing I".

NJM
11/24/2007 6:26pm,
The problem with translating the I Ching is the pattern; The patterns created by the Chinese characters and the poetic nature therin is impossible to translate.

Or so I've heard; I'm no Chinese speaker.

It is Fake
11/25/2007 1:10pm,
I'll recommend some books if you tell me what you need them for.

MastaFighta
12/09/2007 5:33pm,
I'll recommend some books if you tell me what you need them for.
The "I Ching" and "Tao Te Cheng" for philosophy and "Hsing I" for Martial Arts philosophy.