长拳拳术入门

　　Long-style boxing （Chang Quan） is one of the boxing schools of Chinese Wushu， characterized by its hand and leg attacks for a long distance and fully extended movements. It is one of the compulsory events in international Wushu tournaments.　Specially written for beginners， this book describes the basic technical features and skills of Long-style boxing， as well as providing directions on how to practise its movements， combinations and routines. Its descriptions of the basic skills， movements， essential technical points and steps for practice are detailed and easily understandable. The author also cautions beginners against mistakes they are apt to make， and describes methods for correcting these mistakes. The entire book contains 250 illustrations.

　　Cheng Hui kun，born in Zhongshan city，Guangdong Province，1955，started practising Wushu at the age of eight．She began her career as aninstructor at the Beijing Spare．Time Sports School in 1971，and became acoach for the Beijing Wushu Team in1974．Ten years later，she worked in the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission．She received a diploma from the Beijing Institute of Physical Culture in 1985，and currently works inthe Teaching and Research Section，Chinese Wushu Research Institute．Amember of the Wushu Society，under the Chinese Spots Science Society，she is also a member of the Beijing Wushu Association，and a national Wushu referee．