If you could ask a master of Kung Fu any question at all, what would it be? That is the question that came to mind as I sat down one morning for breakfast. Sitting across from me was my teacher of fifteen amazing years. He was a kind, but demanding man with admirable skills honed from over forty years of training. Like most traditional teachers, he was reluctant to answer a lot of questions. He preferred that students get their answers from training as he had. But today was different. "e;I'm getting older and it's time to discuss some things you've wanted to know,"e; he said. But of course some things a Master never shares except with his most prized students. The inner circle or disciples as they are called. Some things are not even shared with them. But today Sifu Li was in a generous mood, willing to share some things about his life, training, and about martial arts. What started out as an early morning conversation between Sifu and student, turned into the following pages of this book. This is the story of my journey from student to Master. It is by his gracious and unselfish love for people and the martial arts that our early morning conversations and classes were allowed to be put down on paper. Utmost respect and thanks to Sifu Li for sharing the "e;The Tao of Kung Fu.'