Nick Hurst

Nick Hurst is an English writer who in 2012 published his first book Sugong: The Life of a Shaolin Grandmaster. Hurst was born and grew up in London where he began Shaolin kung fu. Having gained a black belt he gave up a job in advertising and went to train with his grandmaster Sugong in Malaysia aged 30. He was faced with a daunting prospect as his grandmaster had a reputation as an extremely short-tempered man with fearsome martial arts abilities and a background of run-ins with gangsters. Furthermore Hurst had not received any assurances Sugong would teach him before he left.

Nick Hurst

Nick Hurst is an English writer who in 2012 published his first book Sugong: The Life of a Shaolin Grandmaster. Hurst was born and grew up in London where he began Shaolin kung fu. Having gained a black belt he gave up a job in advertising and went to train with his grandmaster Sugong in Malaysia aged 30. He was faced with a daunting prospect as his grandmaster had a reputation as an extremely short-tempered man with fearsome martial arts abilities and a background of run-ins with gangsters. Furthermore Hurst had not received any assurances Sugong would teach him before he left.