COVER STORY Virgin Kung Fu By Gene Ching FEATURES Venerable Shi Yongxin Abbot of Shaolin Temple By Gene Ching, translated by Gigi Oh The Muscle Tendon Change Classic: Yijinjing By William Oh The Origin of Shaolin Taizu Changquan Grand Ancestor of all Shaolin Boxing By Salvatore Canzonieri Tai Chi and the Emperors Fist By Gene Ching Shaolin Shibashi Jibengong By Scott Jeffery The Legend of the Tiger: Stories from Shaolin By Paula Bailey with Shi Yanran and Diana Hong 74 Featured Weapon Black Tiger Broadsword Following the Thread Examining Shaolin Spear Techniques By Zhang Kunlun (with assistance from Jeff Hung) Dan Hardy An Outlaw in Shaolin Temple By Melissa Leon-Guerrero Do Embroidering Shaolin with Flowers Modern Wushu versus Shaolin Theater By Gene Ching Should Warrior Monks Disrobe? By Gene Ching TOURNAMENTS - EVENTS - NEWS Afterschool Youth Program Teaches Academics with Traditional Kung Fu By Zhao Xiaohu Chinese Wushu Research Institute Names New Expert Committee By Gigi Oh, with Wu Bin and Zhao Xiaohu World Ving Tsun Athletic Association Names 2009 Hall of Fame Recipients By Zhao Xiaohu ICMAC National Kick-Off in San Diego a Success! By Nick Scrima
