'To learn the forms for fighting is easy. It ispossible for everyone to do that in two or three months. To achieve serenity, however, to acheve endurance, this is difficult. One can always open the cage and let a tiger out, but it is in its containment that is TAO. Everyone in the position of Shou fu, Sensei or teacher should always remember this. It is not just the fighting that is improtant, for anyone can learn to fight; it is the pursuit of TAO that distinguishes the true martial artist.'-Master Hsu Hong Chi 1975

Contents

Disclaimer
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Table of contents
Forward
In memoriam
Master Hau Hong Hsu
About the author
1 Respect is the key
2 Kung fu: A short history
3 H'sing-I: an explanation
4 The unique chi iof H'sing-I & the su H'sing Ch'uan
5 Overall essence of H'sing-I
6 Improant means
7 5 elements pictorial
8 5 elements linked
9 Common mistakes
10 12 animals
11 Health and physical fitness
12 The internal
13 Shaolin ch'uan
14 International Tang Shou Tao Association 1977
15 Herb recipes
Epilog