{"product_id":"sword-polishers-record-the-way-of-kung-fu-9780804831383","title":"Sword Polisher's Record: The Way of Kung-Fu","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Sword Polisher's Record\u003c\/i\u003e, originally a monthly column that appeared for more than a decade in three magazines, including Kungfu magazine and Black Belt magazine, brought a sense of authenticity to the kung fu, which had long been overly-commercialized and filled with misconceptions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlighted with over 60 illustrations, \u003ci\u003eThe Sword Polisher's Record: The Way of Kung-Fu\u003c\/i\u003e, is an anthology of the monthly column, is organized into eight inter-connected sections, each examining a different aspect of kung-fu including its foundations, theories, important concepts and principles related to kung-fu styles and forms, usage, and training, and discussions on the future of kung-fu and it's place in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdam Hsu spent twenty-five years living in Taiwan where he studied several northern kung-fu styles under the most respected kung-fu masters, including Sifu Han Ching Tan and the late Grandmaster Liu Yun Chiao. When he moved to the United States in 1978, he taught traditional kung-fu throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1990 he founded the non-profit Traditional Wushu Association, dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and perfection of traditional kung-fu. He has been featured on the cover of over a dozen martial arts magazines throughout the world, and his monthly columns have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBlack Belt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMA Training\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWu Shu Kung-Fu\u003c\/i\u003e magazines.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461185900818,"sku":"9780804831383","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_668b2dcd-bed8-49ad-9071-a70872f20c70.jpg?v=1730059529","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sword-polishers-record-the-way-of-kung-fu-9780804831383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}