Shuai jiao, commonly referred to as chinese wrestling has a long history when a type of wrestling known as jiao di was practiced during the zhou dynasty 1122256 bc and as the techniques continued to evolve they became known as jiao li strength skill probably intended to describe a test of ones strength. Nonetheless, shuai chiao still enjoyed an era of progress and development. If you want a complete library of the art, this text cannot be missed. See more ideas about martial arts, martial and kung fu. Shuai jiao project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
This is his text with notable sections on history, photos of chang, introductions by martial arts professionals, and of course illustrations on the throws and training methods of shuai chiao. Chinese martial arts shuai jiao association examining list of ranking promotion a. This ageold technique strikes a combination of every telling trick in blows, kicks, locks and throws as what is known as shuai, the throwing. Shuai jiao concepts shuai chiao is a grappling art form china. This is a book, in english, describing chinese wrestling methods of. This is his text with notable sections on history, photos of chang, introductions by martial arts. He ordered the first burning of books, the construction of the great wall which. The tape begins with a brief introduction to the centuries long history of shuai chiao in china and its arrival in the us. The origins of shuaichiao are as old as these of chinese civilization itself. It specializes in countering against punching and kicking, using defense.
Lavell marshall is a shuai chiaokung fu fighter and nasm certified personal trainer based out of nyc. Volume 1 volume 1 of the combat shuai chiao video series is packed full of exciting content. Weng learned under the iron butterfly in taiwan, the famous and undefeated chang tung sheng. Weng was a direct student of chang tungsheng, famed practitioner and competitor as well as master teacher at the police college in taipei, taiwan until his death in 1986. Shuai jiao is a chinese fighting style with over 4000 years of history. Shuai chiao, the mount everest of chinas martial arts ranges, is a famous killing style paneratium in its sublimity of kung fu package. Shuaijiao manual zhonghua xin wushu, the first serious effort made to codify wrestling. Shuai jiao is the term pertaining to the ancient jacket wrestling wushu style of beijing, tianjin. In the modern era, there were two great masters who brought shuai chiao s legacy into the forefront of chinese combat arts.
Chinese wrestling methods kung fu plum publications. Definitely one of the first books every written in english on the art of chinese wrestling shuai chiao. Daniel wengs fundamentals of shuai chiao was the first book in english on this traditional chinese method of wrestling, aldo spelled shuai jiao. Martial arts books are great tools to supplement the information being. The oldest shuai jiaochinese wrestling club in the u. The differences between san shou shuai jiao and other styles of.