Adam Hsu

Xu Ji (simplified Chinese: 徐纪; traditional Chinese: 徐紀 born December 14, 1941),[2] commonly known as Adam Hsu is a martial artist and essayist known for his expertise in various forms of Chinese martial arts.[3][1][4][5] Hsu was born in mainland China in 1941 and later moved to Taiwan, where he has operated for most of his life.

Xú jì (Adam Hsu)
Adam Hsu demonstrating Bajiquan postures in August 2015.
Personal information
Nationality Republic of China
Born1941 (age 80–81)
 Republic of China Nantong, Jiangsu Province
Education
  • Department of Chinese Literature, Soochow University
  • Graduated from the Chinese Institute of National Taiwan Normal University
Alma mater
  • Soochow University
  • National Taiwan Normal University
OccupationMartial Arts instructor,[1] writer, essayist
Website and
Updated on May 13th 2021.
Xú jì (Adam Hsu)
Style Weapons: dāo, jiàn, gùn, qiāng, Yang Ling Dao
Teacher(s)

Background

Hsu was born in 1941 in People's Republic of China, either in Shanghai or Nantong, Jiangsu Province. He has practiced martial arts since childhood. [6] He moved to Taiwan in 1949.[7] There, he studied under many masters of Chinese martial arts, including Liu Yun Qiao.[6][3]

He first began teaching martial arts at "Taiwan Wutan National Martial Arts Promotion Center" (台湾武壇国術推広中心) in Taipei, Taiwan. From 1978, he moved his activity base to the United States and opened a Wushu school at Sidney. Later, he started teaching martial arts in United States, at San Francisco Chuangwu School.[6]

Teaching experience
  • Lecturer in the National Martial Arts course of the Sports Department of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei Normal College, and Political Warfare School.
  • Instructor of National Taiwan Normal University and Taipei Teachers College.
  • Research committee member of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Academy of Sciences Research Institute.
  • Lectures from the National Martial Arts Group, Department of Physical Education, Chinese Culture University
  • Lecturer of the teaching materials of Chinese martial arts for the elementary school teacher seminar (Panqiao).
  • Lecturer of Chinese Traditional Teaching Materials for Middle School Teachers' Seminar (Changhua).
  • Lecturer in the National Skills of the Young Lion Camp of the National Salvation Corps of the Taiwan Provincial Government Training Corps.
  • Touring lecturer of elementary school physical education teaching materials of Taiwan Provincial Department of Education.
  • Lecturer of the National Primary School Physical Education Teaching Material Seminar of the Taipei City Education Bureau.
  • The melee combat training instructors and supervisors of the units directly under the First Corps.
  • Head coach of Wutan National Martial Arts Promotion Center.
  • Guidance of the Chinese martial arts class for overseas Chinese in Normal University.
  • Martial arts teacher in the Republic of Liberia.
  • Founder and head coach of San Francisco Zhige Wushu School.
  • Founder and head coach of San Francisco New Era Martial Arts Center.
  • Teacher of the martial arts group of San Francisco Qingliu Club Summer Youth Activity.
  • Founder of Jianli Gongfa School.
  • Amber China Wushu choreographer.
  • Boxing teacher of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre.
  • Director of Junior Martial Arts in Cloud Gate Dance Classroom.

Writing

Books
  • Bā jí xīn fǎ (八極心法 Eight-pole Heart Method) 2020
  • Zhuàngshì xíng hé wèi: Xí wǔ liàngōng bǐjì zhī liù (壯士行何畏 : 習武練功筆記之六 "He fears of the Strong: Wushu and Practicing Notes No. 6") 2020
  • <Life Is Too For Bad Kungfu> Life Is Too For Bad Kungfu 2019
  • ``Yunqiao My Master Rong Bing: Fifteen Years of Letters from Overseas Chinese Americans> 2019
  • "Dancing and Whistling the Long Sword-Wushu Practice Notes Part 5" 2018
  • "Swordsmanship-Wushu Practice Notes Part 4" 2017
  • "Autumn Water Heng at the Waist-Martial Arts Practice Notes 3" 2015
  • <Sancai Sword> 2014
  • 〈Ten Way Bullet Legs〉 2013
  • "Looking at Wu Gou-Volume 4 of Chinese Wushu Review Series" 2013
  • "One Hundred Thousand Hengmo‧Chinese Wushu Review Series 3" 2013
  • "Sword Learning Xiaozha-Notes on Wushu Practice Part 2" 2013
  • "Talking about holding the sword and moving stars-one of the notes on martial arts practice" 2011
  • "Amin Atao Xue Changquan-Serial Boxing, Serial Legs" 2011~2013
  • <Hands familiar with more than talk. The Second Collection of Chinese Martial Arts> 2004
  • "Chinese Wushu Theory Collection One" 2002
  • "A Thousand Miles Without Staying" 1998.
  • Lone Sword Against The Cold Cold Sky, 2006/2007 ISBN 978-0979015915
  • Sword Polisher's Record, 1997 ISBN 978-0804831383

Columns and essays
  • Editor of "Wulin Celebrities in Mainland China".
  • Specially written and written by "Wulin" magazine in Mainland China.
  • Special correspondent and columnist of "Shaolin and Tai Chi" magazine in the United States of Mainland China.
  • Columnist and special author of Japanese "Bujutsu" magazine.
  • Columnist for the American Black Belt magazine.[8]
  • American "Inside Kung Fu" magazine, special selection.
  • Columnist of American <Wu Shu Kung Fu> (Martial Arts Kung Fu) Magazine.
  • Columnist for American "Martial Art Training" (Martial Art Training) magazine.
  • Member of the compiling committee of the national sports textbook and national martial arts curriculum of the National Institute of * Compilation and Translation.
  • Editor-in-chief of the Department of Physical Education, Ministry of Education, "Collection of Historical Materials on Martial Arts".
  • Editor-in-chief and president of "Wu Tan" magazine.
  • "Changchun" monthly columnist.
  • United Daily News Family Edition columnist.
  • Columnist for "Future Youth Monthly", Vision World Culture Publishing Co., Ltd. Since 2017

See also

Notes
  1. Bajiquan, Piguazhang, Baguazhang, Mizongquan
  2. Jiàomén Chǎngquán, Méihuā Chǎngquán, dāo, jiàn, gùn, qiāng
  3. Xingyiquan
  4. Eight-step praying mantis boxing
  5. Liuhe Tanglangquan/Six Harmony Prating Mantis
  6. Plum Blossom Mantis Boxing
  7. Chen style Taijiquan old frame, sudden thunder frame.
  8. Bǎodìng kuài jiāo

References
  1. 何定照 (2013-09-27). "雲門彈腿祕笈 展功夫" [The secret art of Cloud Gate Dance Theater's Tán Tuǐ. Demonstrating kung fu]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. A25. The article notes: "武術家徐紀十三年前開始教雲門彈腿、內家拳，奠定雲門更豐富的東方特色。... 徐紀昨天發表「十路彈腿」（聯經出版）新書，希望藉圖文並茂的動作講解，讓更多人受惠彈腿好處。「武術就像農業，我是老農，在雲門舞蹈教室教授武術的老師是小農；我們一起沾滿兩腿的泥、滿手弄髒，不論晴天下雨，都像面向大地背朝天的農人一樣，希望能耕耘出一些東西。」... 擁有師大國文碩士學位的徐紀，高中起隨父學彈腿，展開武術生涯至今近一甲子，曾入選全美十大武術高手等。他表示來自北派武術的彈腿，是中國武術入門基礎，「就像學英文要先學文法，學好了就能活用無窮。」"
    From Google Translate: "The martial artist Adam Hsu started teaching Cloud Gate Tán Tuǐ and Internal Boxing 13 years ago, laying the foundation for the richer oriental characteristics of Cloud Gate.... Adam Hsu published a new book "Ten Ways Kickboxing" (Lianjing Publishing) yesterday, hoping to borrow pictures and texts. The explanation of the movements will allow more people to benefit from the benefits of kicking. 'Martial arts is like agriculture. I am an old farmer. The teacher who teaches martial arts in the Cloud Gate dance classroom is a small farmer. Together, we are covered with mud on our legs and dirty hands. No matter it is sunny or rainy, we are like farmers facing the earth with their backs upside down. I hope I can cultivate something.' ... Adam Hsu, who has a master's degree in Chinese literature at the National Normal University, started to learn Tán Tuǐ from his father in high school. He said that the Tán Tuǐ from the northern school of martial arts is the foundation of Chinese martial arts. "It's like learning English before you learn grammar. Once you learn it, you can use it endlessly."
  2. The Sword Polisher's Record, 1998:CIP t.p. (Adam Hsu) data sheet (b. Dec. 14, 1941) ISBN 9780804831383
  3. 地平綫月刊, Issues 1-13 (in Chinese). 地平綫月刊. 1997. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

    The article notes: "這些武館大都是名師執教授藝,如止戈武塾的徐紀師傅,不但精通八極披掛,還對陳式太極、八卦、形意、螳鄉等拳術深有研究,他是八極拳名師劉雲樵的入室弟子,練拳已有二三十年,教拳也有廿多年了,他的徒弟已遍布全美,其中不少人也已開館授徒。"

    From Google Translate: "Most of these martial arts are taught by famous teachers, such as the master Adam Hsu of Zhige Wushu. Not only is he proficient in Bajiquan, he also has deep research on Chen style Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi, Tanglang and other martial arts. He is Bajiquan. The disciple of the famous teacher Liu Yunqiao has been practicing boxing for 20 to 30 years, and has been teaching boxing for more than 20 years. His apprentices have spread all over the United States, and many of them have also opened schools to teach apprentices."

  4. DeMarco, Michael, ed. (2020). Chinese Combatives: An Anthology. Via Media Publishing. ISBN 9798637688630. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

    Via Media Publishing published the Journal of Asian Martial Arts. The book provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The book notes: "Adam Hsu, a prominent bajiquan/piguazhang teacher and martial arts scholar summarizes it well within the following: [quote]"

  5. Cohen, Kenneth S. (1997). The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 374. ISBN 0-345-42109-4. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

    The book notes in a footnote: "9. Adam Hsu, "Matching Kung Fu's DNA," Qigong Kung Fu (Winter 1996), p. 21. Hsu, director of the Traditional Wushu Association, is arguably the finest writer on Chinese martial arts in the English language. His articles generally appear in popular American and Taiwanese martial arts magazines. Information about Hsu's work and writings can be found in the journal he publishes, the Celebrated Mountains Journal, P.O. Box 1075, Cupertino, CA 95015–1075."

  6. 家庭, Volumes 224-227 (in Chinese). Taiwan: zh:台視文化公司. Taiwan Television. 1995. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

    The article notes: "自幼習武的徐紀,從武術大師劉雲樵等名家這樣的練功,不但可以改變情緒(穩定浮躁、不為師。自大師疫,徐紀成為欲攀登武林極拳的「安、緊張、易怒) ,同時也能促進血液循環、新陳代謝、減緩衰老。由此前進」者,他在美國舊金山創武塾授徒十幾在高談生活品質可以 ..."

    From Google Translate: "Adam Hsu, who has been practicing martial arts since his childhood, has practiced from martial arts master Liu Yun Qiao and other famous masters, which can not only change his mood (stable and impetuous, not a teacher. Since the master’s epidemic, Adam Hsu has become a "safe, nervous, irritable" who wants to climb martial arts. ), at the same time it can promote blood circulation, metabolism, and slow down aging. From this forward", he taught more than a dozen disciples at the San Francisco Chuangwu School in the United States to talk about the quality of life..."

  7. "Adam Hsu, Master Teacher, (1941 - present)". 24 January 2007.
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