Kung Fu

Kung Fu — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Cover Photo Gurinder Osan AP Images Interior Photos Gurinder Osan AP Images 1 13 19 44 Kin Cheung AP Images 4 5 30 top Chen WS Shutterstock Images 7 10 11 17 30 bottom 31 top 37 38 Shutterstock Images 8 Chen Yehua Xinhua Press Corbis 14 Yang Lei Xinhua Press Corbis 18 32 33 AF archive Alamy 20 21 Corbis 23 Aleksandr Markin AP Images 24 26 In Tune Shutterstock Images 28 Ragnar Schmuck Corbis 31 bottom Henry Westheim Photography Alamy 34 Hon Keong Soo Demotix Corbis 40 41 Yang Shiyao Xinhua Press Corbis 42 Editor Thomas K Adamson Series Designer Becky Daum Library of Congress Control Number 2014944209 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Howell Brian Kung Fu Brian Howell p cm Inside martial arts ISBN 978-1-62403-604-0 lib bdg Includes bibliographical references and index 1 Kung Fu Juvenile literature I Title 796 815 9 dc23 2014944209

Kung Fu — page 2 — Table of Contents Chapter 1 Great Kung Fu Moves 5 Chapter 2 Techniques and Moves 11 Chapter 3 Training 21 Chapter 4 Advanced Kung Fu 33 Chapter 5 Competitions 41 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48

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Kung Fu — page 4 — 5 Kung fu artists perform a series of moves during changquan competition CHAPTER 1 GREAT KUNG FU MOVES Performing in front of a large crowd in Beijing China a master went to work Jayden Yuan twisted his body in midair He then ran a few steps before again launching himself into the air He performed another twist This time his body rotated 540 degrees He made one and a half complete turns He landed in a full splits The crowd roared

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