Occupation Writer, marketer | Nationality English | |
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Subject Martial arts, travel, history Books Sugong: The Life of a Shaolin Grandmaster | ||
Sugong the life of a grandmaster nick hurst interview part 1
Nick Hurst is an English writer who in 2012 published his first book Sugong: The Life of a Shaolin Grandmaster.
Contents
- Sugong the life of a grandmaster nick hurst interview part 1
- Sugong the life of a grandmaster nick hurst interview part 2
- References
Hurst was born and grew up in London where he began Shaolin kung fu. Having gained a black belt he gave up a job in advertising and went to train with his grandmaster Sugong in Malaysia aged 30.
He was faced with a daunting prospect as his grandmaster had a reputation as an extremely short-tempered man with fearsome martial arts capabilities and a background of run-ins with gangsters. Furthermore Hurst had not received any assurances Sugong would teach him before he left.
Hurst was allowed to train under Sugong and eventually wrote his book about him. This was an undertaking complicated by Sugong's temperamental character which saw Hurst and his translator suffer numerous verbal onslaughts.
Hurst studied at the University of Sheffield and academics from their School of East Asian Studies assisted him to ensure the historical accuracy of his book.
It has been described as 'part biography, part social history, part memoir' and has been greeted with positive reviews.