中華武術源遠流長，門類繁多。 少林武術源自嵩山少林寺，因寺齊名，是我國拳系中著名的流派之一。少林寺自北魏太和十九年建寺以來，已有一千五百多年的歷史。而少林武術也決不是哪一人哪一僧所獨創，它是歷代僧俗歷經漫長的生活歷程，根據生活所需逐步豐富完善而成。 據少林寺志記載許多少林僧人在出家之前就精通武術或慕少林之名而來或迫於生計或看破紅塵等諸多原因削髮為僧投奔少林，少林寺歷來倡武，並經常派武僧下山，雲遊四方尋師學藝。還請武林高手到寺，如宋朝的福居禪師曾邀集十八家武林名家到寺切磋技藝，推動了少林武術的發展，使少林武術得諸家之長。 本書作者自幼習武，師承素喜、素法和螳螂拳李占元等多位名家，當年如饑似渴在少林寺研習功夫，曾多次在國內外大賽中獲獎。創辦的孟州少林武術院亦是全國著名的武術院校之一，他示範主講的36集《少林傳統功夫》教學VCD已由人民體育音像出版社發行。 本套叢書的三十多個少林傳統套路和實戰技法是少林武術的主要內容，部分還是作者獨到心得，很值得一讀，該書還採用漢英文對照，使外國愛好者無語言障礙，為少林武術走向世界做出了自己的貢獻，亦是可喜可賀之事。張耀庭題甲申秋月Preface ChineseWushuisoriginatedfromancienttimeandhasalonghistory,ithasvariousstyles. ShaolinWushunamedfromtheShaolinTempleofSongshanMountain,itisoneofthefamousstylesintheChineseboxinggenre.Shaolintemplehasmorethan1500yearsofhistorysinceitsestablishmentinthe19thyearofNorthWeiTaiheDynasty.NoonegenreofShaolinWushuiscreatedsolelybyanypersonormonk,butcompletedgraduallybyBuddhistmonksandcommonpeoplefromgenerationtogenerationthroughlong-lastinglivingcourseaccordingtotherequirementsoflife.AsrecordingofRecordofShaolinTemple,manyShaolinBuddhistmonkshadalreadygotamasteryofWushubeforetheybecameaBuddhistmonk,theycametoShaolinfortonsuretobeaBuddhistmonkduetomanyreasonssuchasadmiringforthenameofShaolin,orbyforceoflifeorseeingthroughthevanityoflife.TheShaolinTemplealwayspromotesWushuandfrequentlyappointsWushuBuddhistmonkstogodownthemountaintoroamaroundforsearchingmastersandlearningWushufromthem.ItalsoinvitesWushuexpertstocometothetemple,suchasBuddhistmonkFujuofSongDynasty,itonceinvitedWushufamousexportsof18schoolstocometothetempletomakeskillinterchange,whichpromotedthedevelopmentofShaolinWushuandmadeitabsorbadvantagesofallotherschools. TheauthorlearnedfrommanyfamousexportssuchasSuxi,SufaandLiZhanyuanofMantisBoxing,hestudiedChineseboxingeagerlyinShaolinTemple,andgotlotsofawardsbothathomeandabroad,healsosetuptheMengzhouShaolinWushuInstitute,whichisoneofthemostfamousWushuinstitutesaroundChina.Hemakesdemonstrationandteachinginthe36volumesteachingVCDofShaolinTraditionalWushu,whichhavebeenpublishedbyPeoplessportsAudioVisualpublishinghouse. Therearemorethan30traditionalShaolinroutinesandpracticaltechniquesinthisseriesofbooks,whicharethemaincontentofShaolinWushu,andpartofwhichistheoriginalthingslearnedbytheauthor,itisworthyofreading.TheseriesbooksadoptChineseandEnglishversions,makeforeignfanshavenolanguagebarrier,andmakecontributiontoShaolinWushugoingtotheworld,whichisdelightingandcongratulatingthing.TitledbyZhangYaoting
