Kung Fu San Soo's Basic 45 Lessons [Paperback]

Master Ronald L. Gatewood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 12, 1998

The term Basic 45 Lessons is really an understatement. Within these 45 well explained techniques you can develop an arsenal of skills that are invaluable. This book thoroughly explains the details within eah lesson so you will understand why and how the technique is performed effectively. An introduction to Kung Fu San Soo is included for those new to this devastating and highly effective art.

These lessons are shared with you by a San Soo Master who studied directly with Grand Master Jimmy H. Woo in El Monte, CA for over 28 years. The author taught these lessons to his students for years so you can be assured of their accuracy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is the most detailed and easy to understand explanation of the "Basic 45 Lessons" taught by Grand Master Woo. Each lesson was designed to teach a specific action and once these techniques are mastered you have a strong basic foundation of self-defense skills. -- Master Barbara J. Wallace

About the Author

Master Ron Gatewood is the author of Kung Fu San Soo: Secret Art of the Fighting Monks and Editor of the San Soo Journal. He studied over twenty eight eyars with Grand Master Woo and is one of the Senior Masters in the Art.

Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Walgate Publishing (December 12, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 0967528313
• ISBN-13: 978-0967528311
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,205,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent work from our main archivist., January 3, 2004

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W J Vermillion (Olympia, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kung Fu San Soo's Basic 45 Lessons (Paperback)

While Grandmaster Jimmy H. Woo (Lo Sifu Chin Siu Dek) was teaching in Southern California a variety of students recorded the lessons. Since Grandmaster Woo was the first to teach this martial art to anyone who wasn't Chinese, no one was sure about what was the best way to write out the techniques in English. So, those records vary greatly in the quality and clarity of what was written. Master Gatewood kept meticulous records, including many 8mm films and later video tapes. I have a number of copies of these lessons from varying sources and feel that Master Gatewood's book explains the lessons with particular clarity and stresses the priceless principals involved with each technique.

Some reviewers have complained about the book lacking enough photographs. That would be true if one were trying to learn Kung Fu San Soo from a book alone. You can't, there's too much to it. If you are an experienced martial artist, looking to gain a familiarity with Kung Fu San Soo, this book will be very informative about our basic techniques. (There are hundreds of Kung Fu San Soo techniques-- the Basic 45 are the foundation for the rest.) So, if you want to learn Kung Fu San Soo, you must learn it from a knowledgeable instructor. For anyone who is, this book is very well written and invaluable.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book on the basic 45, December 2, 2000

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clyde (pasadena,ca usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kung Fu San Soo's Basic 45 Lessons (Paperback)

i was a student of grand master woo from 1964 to 1966. this book is the best i have read on the basic 45. grand master woo gave us the first 22 lesson's already printed but no pictures and descriptions, the rest of the lesson's we wrote down as we went. this book is an accurate depiction of what grand master woo taught me.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing it all back, November 8, 2003

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"biermyster" (Palm Desert, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kung Fu San Soo's Basic 45 Lessons (Paperback)

I have been out of the art for over 13 years for a variety of reasons and was lucky to find this book. Starting with lesson one, it all began to come back. I recommend this book for anyone interested in the art of Kung Fu San Soo.