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Kung Fu Elements: Wushu Training and Martial Arts Application Manual

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Kung Fu Elements is the Wushu training manual that martial artists have long awaited. It is the first of its kind in the English language. It contains the essence and elements of both Internal and External Styles of Wushu. It is an invaluable training reference for any instructor or serious student of any style of martial arts! This book contains seven chapters, plus an extensive glossary, *Classifications of Wushu styles, history, and philosophy
*Traditional methods for building a strong foundation
*Techniques for developing powerful kicks
*Sanshou fighting applications and combinations
*Effective uses of grappling (Qinna) and takedown (Shuaijiao) techniques
*Iron Sand Palm training and Cavity Press (Dianxue)
*Internal Strength, Light Body, and many other Kung Fu attainment methods
*A Glossary of Wushu styles, practitioners, and terms Kung Fu Elements includes the training methods used by ancient Wushu masters to achieve great heights. With this book at your finger tips and your desire to excel, you too can achieve great heights in your martial arts training!

512 pages, Hardcover

First published December 10, 2001

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Shou-Yu Liang

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Grandmaster Shou-Yu Liang began studying qigong at age 6. He is one of China's top Coaches of Excellence.

Shou-Yu Liang was born in 1943 in Sichuan, China. At age six, he began his training in qigong, under the tutelage of his renowned grandfather, the late Liang, Zhi-Xiang. He was taught esoteric qigong and the martial arts of the Emei Mountain region, including Emei Dapeng Qigong.

At age eight, his grandfather also made special arrangements for him to begin training Emei Qigong and Wushu with other well-known masters of the time.

By the time he was twenty, Shou-Yu Liang had already received instruction from 10 of the most well-known legendary grandmasters of both Southern and Northern systems. His curiosity inspired him to learn more than one hundred sequences from many different styles.

As he grew older, through and beyond his college years, his wide background in various martial arts helped form his character, and led him to achieve a high level of martial arts and qigong skills.

Some of the training he concentrated on included: the Emei Styles, Shaolin Long Fist, Praying Mantis, Chuojiao, Qinna, vital point striking, many weapons systems, and qigong methods.

Shou-Yu Liang received a university degree in biology and physiology in 1964 then taught high school in a remote village in China. This was part of his re-education program enforced on him for being born in a bourgeois family, by the government during the political structure of the time.

During the years of the Cultural Revolution, all forms of martial arts and qigong were suppressed. To avoid conflict with the Red Guards, Shou-Yu Liang left his teaching position and used this opportunity to tour various parts of the country. During his travels, he visited and studied with great masters in Wushu and qigong, and made many friends with people who shared his devotion. His mastery of qigong and martial arts, both technically and philosophically grew to new horizons.

At the end of the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese government again began to support the martial arts and qigong. During the reorganization and categorizing of the existing martial arts, research projects were set up to seek out living masters and preserve their knowledge. It was at this time that the Sichuan government appointed Shou-Yu Liang as a coach for the city, the territory, and the province.

Many of Shou-Yu Liang's students were among the top martial artists of China.

In 1979, he received the title of Coach of Excellence since 1949, by the Peoples Republic of China.

Many of these students are now professional Wushu coaches in colleges, in the armed forces, or have become movie stars.

In 1979, Shou-Yu Liang received several appointments, including committee membership in the Sichuan Chapter of the Chinese National Wushu Committee and Coaches Committee.

In 1981, Shou-Yu Liang visited Seattle, Washington. This trip marked another new era in the course of his life.

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June 24, 2008
This is a good book covering a wide range of basic exercises and such for Chinese Martial arts. I would recommend this to anyone interesting in Chinese Kung fu, but I would only recommend practicing the things in here if you have had instruction or are currently undergoing instruction so that a qualified teacher can help.
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