First practical program from the San Shou series -free fighting techniques, instructed and demonstrated by coaches from a famous Shi Tianlong Martial Arts School; detailed step-by-step instruction explaining numerous throwing techniques, grappling (famous art of Qin'na or Chin na) in attack and defense, etc.

This learning free sparring program is divided into 4 parts: Practical throwing, active grapping; passive grapping and counter grapping.

San shou or san da (free sparring, free fighting) is a new modern wushu variety which is based on the tradition of martial arts. The combative arrangements include offence, defense and counterattack. The Chang Quan (long-style boxing) sparring includes in its program, jumps, leaps, hops and rolls, and the program requires practitioners to be quick and agile. The holding practice is an exercise which uses catching, seizing, holding, locking, moving and pointing at certain parts of the body to arrest, control or extricate oneself, by forcing the opponent to maneuver their joints in reverse directions. In San shou the contestants compete with such techniques as kicking, hitting and wrestling under certain regulations. They are permitted to use both hands and feet, which facilitates flexible moves and tricks.