Wushu Skills (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781492734734)

Master Kenny Perez has been involved in martial arts for over 40 years. He is a pioneer of American Wushu and has had the opportunity to help it grow from its infancy. He began his training in judo in 1972 at the age of nine. This sparked an interest in unquenchable desire to learn more about the Orient and Asian martial arts. Master Perez has taught law enforcement and has worked in various areas of the security field. Master Perez is also skilled in the well-guarded secretive performing art of "Bian Lian"- Face-changing. Master Perez has competed in many major martial arts tournaments since the 70s he was a three-time member of the U.S. Wushu team. His highlight was competing against Zhao Changjun and Yang Siwen. He has even sponsored exchanges with Chinese teams, athletes and Masters. His skills have given him opportunities to work in the movie industry as an actor, stuntman and fight choreographer. He has worked with legendary director Yuen Wo Ping and actors Donnie Yen and Jet Li. He has also worked in the German television industry in a series titled "Der Puma". In the entertainment industry he has portrayed a boxer, a police officer, a gymnast, and a break dancer, the red Power Ranger and a gangster. On stage she has worked with opera, ballet, symphony, drama and dance companies. He was a model for the Xbox game "Too Human". From magazines to stage productions to television, motion pictures to video gaming to security, Master Perez has had the opportunity to use his skills in a wide variety of venues. Master Perez continues to learn, teach and promote Wushu to this day through performances, seminars, articles for magazines, books, television appearances and a video training series. His goal is to make Wushu as accepted and as popular here in the U.S. and the