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Fang Shen Do Training Guide: Volume # 1 is the first of an on-going series oftraining guides written by Fang Shen Do founder Sijo J. Patenaude. This guidecovers the basic techniques and training that the beginner and intermediatestudent will require to understand and apply the upcoming advanced manuals. Fang Shen Do does not contain any aesthetic or tournament techniques, butconcentrates on material that is easily applicable by all types of students. Fang Shen Do dedicates a significant amount of time to providing the student withinstruction in goal setting, personal discovery process, progressive charts,growth pyramid and many other exercises designed for personal growth. This doesnot take away from the fact that the martial arts are based on self-defense. Fang Shen Do contains techniques and material from all of the six ranges ofcombat: weapons, kicking, punching, trapping and grappling and theoften-misunderstood, physiological range. The result is a martial art that gainsresults for all the students that walk through our door.