Kung Fu Dragon Pole Book by William Cheung (Preowned)

Hall of Fame (1983, Kung Fu Artist of the Year), covers the techniques and history of the dragon pole, wing chun warm-up exercises and training drills. This weapon, the most effective form of the staff and long pole, was developed by Grandmaster Gee Sin. Combines wing chun with dragon pole techniques, making the techniques more effective. Fully illustrated.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Dragon Pole
Exercises for developing strength and coordination—conditioning, footwork without the dragon pole, long arm strength, and accuracy training.

Chapter 2 Dragon Pole Technique
Basics of Dragon Pole Technique and uses which can be applied to any dragon pole between four and 13 feet in length.

Chapter 3 Target Areas of the Body
The ten important targets for the dragon pole, including wrists, elbow, knees, ankles, solar plexus, throat, temple, side of head, forehead, and groin.

Chapter 4 Kwun (Six-and-a-Half-Strike Form) 
Louk Kim Book Kwun pole form for developing strength, speed, coordination, balance, reflexes, and mobility. A traditional dragon pole form.

Chapter 5 Dragon Pole Against Shorter Weapons
Techniques and strategies for the dragon pole against weapons of shorter range—the staff and saber.

Chapter 6 Sticky Poles 
Chi Kwun (Sticky Pole) exercise for training contact reflexes with the dragon pole. A unique exercise to sense the opponent's force and intentions.

Chapter 7 Techniques and Applications 
The most common dragon pole parries, combinations, and counters are explored through set exchanges between two opponents.

Length: 128 pages

Publication date: 1989