Professor Kang initiated his martial arts at an early age with Qin Peng. In 1964 he began following Shao Guo Zheng and He FuSheng. In 1973 he finished his postgraduate work at the Beijing University of Physical Education and was awarded a Masters Degree in Education.
At present he is a head researcher for the Wushu Research Institute of the Chinese Bureau of Sports, as well as serving as director of the Research Section of the Wushu Management Center. He is also the secretary general of the Chinese Academy of Sports Science, the secretary general of the Chinese Wushu Association and the vice president of the Traditional committee of the International Wushu Federation.
He has published many monographs and texts, such as the Chinese Martial Arts Practical Encyclopedia, The Spring and Autumn of Chinese Martial Arts, A Course in Bagua Zhang Boxing (DVD), and the Spring and Autumn of Chinese Martial Arts (English Edition). He is also one of the authors of A History of Chinese Wushu, a Complete Dictionary of Chinese Wushu.
