Dragon and Lion Sports Training

Author: Lei Junrong
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Lei Junrong is a lecturer, female, born in October 1970 in Jishou, Hunan. She graduated from the Physical Education College of Hunan Normal University in 1993 and has been teaching there ever since. In 2004, she officially enrolled as a graduate student in National Traditional Sports at Wuhan Physical Education Institute, currently pursuing her studies. She is primarily engaged in the theory and methods of national and folk sports, as well as teaching and training in martial arts and taekwondo. She is a national-level referee for dragon and lion dances, an international-level referee for dragon and lion dances, a first-class martial arts referee, and holds the 6th dan in martial arts. Currently, she serves as the Competition Director and Head Coach of the Hunan Aodu Dragon and Lion Club. She has trained teams for international and domestic dragon and lion dance competitions, achieving outstanding results. Among them, in October 2004, she won the gold medal in the free-style routine at the 5th National Dragon and Lion Dance Championship, and silver medals in speed, obstacle, and all-around categories. In January 2002, she won gold medals in the men's free-style routine, prescribed routine, and all-around categories at the 4th National Dragon and Lion Dance Championship. In December 2002, she represented China at the 2nd World Dragon and Lion Dance Championship, where she won the silver medal in men's dragon dance. She also served as the head coach for the college's taekwondo representative team. In June 2004, she led the team to the 7th National University Taekwondo Championship, achieving excellent results: gold medal in the men's 62 kg category, silver medal in the men's 85 kg category, fifth place in the women's 51 kg category, and eighth place in the men's team total score. In academic research, she has published over 10 papers in national and provincial academic journals. Her works include "Training Science of Dragon and Lion Dance" and she served as the chief editor of "Dragon Dance: A National Traditional Sports Curriculum." She also co-authored two textbooks: "Modern Karate Teaching and Training" and "Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance." She has participated in three provincial and ministerial research projects. She has been awarded multiple teaching excellence awards by the college and university for her classroom art teaching. The book "Training Science of Dragon and Lion Dance" meets the needs of the current international and domestic dragon and lion dance movement and fills a gap in the field of dragon and lion dance training in China. The publication of this book undoubtedly promotes the popularization and advancement of dragon and lion dance training both domestically and internationally. May it become a key—opening the door to elevate the practice of dragon and lion dance to rational and theoretical thinking. The book is divided into twelve chapters, providing a detailed introduction to the origin and development of dragon and lion dance, basic techniques, training principles, training methods and techniques, training plan development, physical fitness training, psychological training, talent selection, prevention and treatment of sports injuries, team management, as well as competition organization and refereeing. During the writing process, special attention was paid to knowledge, scientific rigor, and practicality to meet the needs of dragon and lion dance enthusiasts, athletes, coaches, and experts, thereby promoting the development of dragon and lion dance.