Grandmaster Li, Mao-Ching (fi) was born in Qingdao city (F r), China, on July 5, 1927. He first began training martial arts in 1934 when he was eight years old, under the instruction and guidance of his father and his cousin Shang, Huan. The first fundamental training exercise he learned was Horse Stance (Ma Bu, R). His training initially consisted of holding Ma Bu steadily for five minutes. He eventually worked his way up to holding Ma Bu for 30 minutes. Only then did his teachers allow him to learn martial sequences (Tao Lu, 83). At the age 16, he began training basics for staff (Gun, t), saber (Dao, J)), and sword (Jian, ). In 1946, he also began training spear (Qiang, ). When he was 23, he began training (Qin Na, ), joint lock-and-control techniques. When Master Li was 16, he was drafted into the army. Much of the military training was run and overseen by many of the most renowned Chinese martial artists of that time. Thus, Master Li had the unusual opportunity of learning from more than one teacher. He learned Long Fist (Changquan, &) from Han, Qing-Tang ( E ¥), Praying Mantis (Tang Lang Quan, ₩¥t¥) from Fu, Jia-Bin (7), and Sun Bin Quan (IRR¥) from Gao, Fang-Xian (34t). At one point in time, Gao, Fang-Xian was one of Chiang, Kai-Shek's most esteemed generals.
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