Shi Zheng Zhong
Praying Mantis Shifu
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His name is also romanized as:
Shi Zheng Zong / Shih Cheng Chung .
A native of Tainan County, shifu Shi Zheng Zong was born in the Lunar Year 38 (1949).
As a kid shifu Shi Zheng Zhong studied Southern gong fu styles until he saw praying mantis being about 16 years old. Then, he decided that was the style to follow.
His main teacher was shifu Zhang De Kui from Qi Xia County in Shandong province who taught him Mi Men Tang Lang Quan (Secret Door Mantis Boxing). In addition to his training in Mi Men Tang Lang Quan studied other tang lang quan styles under the following masters:
* Shifu Sun Rong Zhai from Mou Ping County (Shandong province) taught him Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan (Seven Stars Mantis Boxing) and Mi Zong Quan (Lost Track Boxing)
* Shifu Zhu Jing Chang from Qing Dao (Shan Dong Province) taught him Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan (Seven Stars Mantis Boxing)
* Shifu Luan Xing Fu from Qing Dao (Shan Dong Province) taught him Mei Hua Tang Lang Quan (Plumb Flower Mantis Boxing), San Hui Jiu Zhuai, Yang Qi Gong and Pai Da Fa conditioning methods.
* Shifu Hao Geng Sheng and shifu Wang Yan Yi from Shan Dong Province taught him Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan (Seven Stars Mantis Boxing)
* Shifu Li Hong Jie taught him Mei Hua Tang Lang Quan (Plumb Flower Mantis Boxing), Da Qiang (Big Spear), Qi Gong and Tai Ji Quan. Shifu Shi Zheng Zhong would drive his motorcycle 2 hours North every weekend to study under shifu Li Hong Jie.
* Shifu Zhang Xiang Shan from Shan Dong Province taught him Liu He Tang Lang Quan (Six Harmonies Mantis Boxing)
* Shifu Wei Xiao Tang from Shan Dong Province taught him Ba Bu Tang Lang Quan (Eight Steps Mantis Boxing)
* Shifu Gao Dao Sheng taught him Chang Quan Tang Lang Quan (Long Boxing Praying Mantis).
* Cui Song Shan, elder brother of shifu Li Hong Jie, from Ji Long (a port city that is located in north of Taiwan) taught him Mei Hua Tang Lang Quan (Plumb Flower Mantis Boxing)
* Shifu Zhao Zhu Qi in Hong Kong in 1990, taught him Tai Ji Tang Lang Quan (Supreme Praying Mantis Boxing).
In addition to tang lang quan he studied other gong fu styles, for example when he was 10 years old he started learning from 80 years old master, shifu Chen Kai the Bai He Quan, White Crane Boxing. Shifu Shi Zheng Zhong also studied:
* Bei Shao Lin Chang Quan (Northern Shao Lin Long Boxing) under shifu Jiang Xun Shi from Qing Dao (Shan Dong)
* Tai Ji Quan, Xing Yi Quan and Ba Gua Zhang under shifu Zhang Shi Rong from Hebei Province
* Bei Pai Luo Han Quan, (Northern School of Luo Han Boxing) under shifu Gong Wen Dou; and
* Chang Quan (Long Boxing) and San Da exercises under shifu Wang Jue Zhen from Si Chuan.
Shifu Shi Zheng Zong has original notes written shifu Li Kun Shan as well as his medal that shifu Li won in the spear competion in 1933.
Shifu Shi Zheng Zong is renowned in Taiwan for his extensive knowledge on the history, theory, and application of Tang Lang Quan. He prepared a study of tang lang quan and make some adjustments and revisions, worked on tang lang quan body exercise training method and unified the applications and the use of the techniques. His favorite forms are Mei Hua Tang Lang Zhai Yao Route 2 and Mi Men Tang Lang Lan Jie.
Shifu Shi Zheng Zong graduated from the Taiwan Police Academy and later served with the Taiwan police force for several years.
He is quite active within the Kuoshu Association and has been sent several times overseas as delegate and head coach of the Chinese Taipei wushu team from 1990 to 1998. For his role in promoting Kuoshu, the Taiwan government awarded him with a financial grant, which Shi has made use of in expanding his school in Tainan.
Shifu Shi Zheng Zong teaches in Kaoshiung (Taiwan) and in 2000 visited the USA, teaching in Florida, Texas, and Mississippi.
Page Updated: 1st June 2003.
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