'George Prulski, Jr....has learned the powers to destroy and the powers to heal and amassed so great a wealth of information on the philosopy and techniques of kung-fu that he must be considered one of the leading authorities/practitioners of the art in the United States.'-from the forward by Al Weiss, Editor, Official Karate magazine, Editor/Publisher, Warriors magazine, Sixth-degree Black Belt, American Combat Karate

Kung-fu, one of the most popular martial arts practiced in America, is also the most elusive. Kung-fu is a way of life, encompassing meditation, combat, medicine, ethics, morals, and philosopy. This one book, appealing to both beginning and advanced kung-fu students, offers the most thorough explanations of these many aspects-all essential to the traditional art-ever compiled.

It has long been the practice of kung-fu masters to withhold from their students a portion of their knowledge. George R. Parulski has broken through this barrier and acquired a deep knowledge of the philosophy and techiques of kung-fu. Unlike masters of the past, he has agreed to share this knowledge; this comprehensive book is the result.

The Secrets of Kung-Fu, illustrated with ovaer 500 action photos, covers the complete fundamentals of teh Shaoolin style, breaking donw each technique by hand, foot, and blocing categories with special chapters on animal movements and classical patterns.

George R. Parulski, Jr., has studied kung-fu for 15 years. He is alicensed herbalist through the Chinese Kung-fu/Wu-shu Federation and a frequent contributor to Offical Karate, Warriors, Muscle-Up, East-West Journal, and many other magtazines. He is also the author of A Path to Oriental Wisdom, The Art of Karate Weapons, and The Complete Book of Judo.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Basics
1 The history of kung-fu
2 The philsophy of kung-fu
3 The theory of kung-fu
Part II: Hard stylels (Wai-chia)
4 Preliminaries: Conditioning and stance training
5 Blocking methods
6 Punching and striking methods
7 Kicking techniques
8 Kung-fu patterns: the Plum form
9 The animal movements
Part III: Soft styles (Nei-chia)
10 Tai ch'i ch'uan: the grand ultimate fist
11 Pa-kua and Hsing-yi: internal kung-fu
12 Medicine and kung-fu
Afterword
About the author
About the assistant
Index