The Grandmaster of Wah Lum praying mantis kung fu reveals the fighting secrets of kung fu's most ancient, revered-and devastating-weapons in a step-by-step guide to perfect mastery. "When the flute comes out as a weapon, someone is going to die!" Thus cried the kung fu masters of Old China, who knew that the flute, a simple musical instrument, was one of the most deadly weapons of all. The same held true for the staff: simple, seemingly easy to learn-and deadly. In the hands of a master, both the fatal flute and the simple stick could crush the life out of an enemy. Now, Sifu Chan Poi, one of the great kung fu masters of the 20th century reveals the techniques, forms, and combat applications of two of kung fu's greatest weapons-weapons whose principles of combat can be applied to meet the needs and demands of today's self-defense.

Contents: Foreword by David E. Jones, Introduction, The fatal flute, The fatal flute form, Combat applications of the fatal flute form, The fighting stick, The basic stick form, Combat applications of the fighting stick, Appendix: Basic stances