Jin Yi Ming was a well-known author and publisher of Chinese Martial Arts books. Born in Jiangsu, China. Engaged in traditional styles of Chinese Martial Arts from his childhood. He studied under the famous martial arts masters Tang Dian Qing and Sun Lu Tang in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic Era of China. In 1920, he graduated from the Jinling Police Academy. Jin Yi Ming was also the Vice Chief of the Editorial and Review Board for the Central Guoshu Academy in Nanjing.