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PROLOGUE

Prospective police officers must first complete a set course of study before gaining a mandate to serve. Besides having extensive knowledge of the law, police officers must also understand unarmed and armed martial skills, so that when facing any situation in the pursuit of their work, they can respond effectively and efficiently.

The martial aspects of police curricula include Judo, Tae Kwon Do, and other assorted techniques such as grappling, use of the police club, and skills for arresting a suspect. This curriculum undergoes revisions from time to time, to suit the needs of the police force in their ultimate goal of maintaining public order.

The author of this book, Master Lo Man Kam, has a profound understanding of martial arts, having studied Choy Li Fut kung fu under Master Chan Lu in Futshan, Canton, and later Wing Chun kung fu with his maternal uncle, the Grandmaster Yip Man. He is the third elder kung fu brother of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, and has continuously studied the fighting arts to enhance his already deep understanding.

Master Lo was born in Hong Kong, and later moved to Taiwan, where he graduated from Shihpai Military Academy and served in the Ministry of Defense as a martial arts instructor. He has also worked in the intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense, taught the Dominican Republic’s ambassador to the Republic of China, is an instructor of martial arts at the Chinese Culture University, and further trained members of the Special Investigation Department, Ministry of Justice. He currently holds the position of instructor to both the police SWAT teams and the bodyguards to the president, as well as being a member of the Chinese Kuo-Shu Federation Development Committee.

Besides this book, Master Lo has also published textbooks on basic Wing Chun kung fu and articles on Wing Chun techniques and self-defense. Outside of martial arts circles, he has also published articles in the monthly Mainland China Studies on mainland industries.

Police Kung Fu can give the reader new insights on martial arts, taking into consideration the concept of using natural human motions and enhancing martial theory with physics. His theories indeed correspond to strategies of war and military principles. The chapters of this book include “How to Train for Hand-to-Hand Combat,”“Techniques Against a Knife,” “Techniques Against a Gun,” “Use of the Police Club,” and “Unarmed Combat”; these form the basis of the police curriculum.

Liu Shou-de

Peace Preservation Corps

Taipei, Summer 1993