About The Authors
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James R. Martin is the author of Create Documentaries Films, Videos and Multimedia (3rd Edition) and numerous articles and reviews of documentary films (Jrmatinmedia. com). He is the author of Actuality Interviewing and Editing, Documentary Directing and Storytelling, Listen, Learn, Share, and Silhouettes and Shadows, a novel.  He has recently translated, written, and edited two books from Chinese sources. Office and Home Tai Chi and The Shaolin Temple Story. Currently working on a new novel and a nonfiction work.

 James R. (Jim) Martin is an Emmy, award-winning Producer, Writer, and Director of Film, Television, Video, Multimedia, and Digital Media Productions.   Professor Martin taught film production at Columbia College in Chicago for 13 years. He also taught Directing at the University of Central Florida as adjunct faculty.

Credits include two Emmy nominations and an Emmy Award for the Nationally aired PBS documentary – Fired-up Public Housing is My Home and Chicago Film Festival, Golden Plaque for Best Network Documentary for Emmy nominee, Wrapped In Steel, also seen nationally on PBS stations—2008 Telly Award of Best Short Documentary on Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Author Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin is the Abbot of Shaolin Temple and Monastery in China. He began his life at Shaolin over forty years ago as a sixteen year old novitiate monk. The Shaolin Temple Story is based on his writing and experience at Shaolin. He has written other nonfiction books about Shaolin Temple and his experience.

Author of Office and Home Tai Chi.

Yue Zhang, born in Shandong, China holds a master’s degree from Shandong Normal University. He majored in Physical Education as an undergraduate and Native Traditional Sports as a graduate student. He has excellent abiliites in Kung Fu, Tai Chi and traditional healthcare technologies. He has written and done research into the application and training of attacking skills of Wushu Sanda for the Journal of Wushu. He teaches at the Institute of Physical Education, University of Jinan. He taught Tai Chi and moving meditation at the University of Arizona.