Mr. Liu, a Prize-Winning Cricket Fighter, poses for a portrait in his home in Beijing.

Some of the tools used to train crickets.

Mr. Liu demonstrates one of his training techniques.

A scale used to for weighing so crickets can be classified into different categories.

A cricket waits for some training.

Cricket coffins.

Some of Mr. Liu's other prize-winning pupils.

Pigeon cages line the Liu household, another one of his hobbies.

Xiao Ma gets a scolding by Mr. Liu after "complaining" too much.

Mr. Liu relaxing in his Courtyard Home.