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ACSCA
Carolina NC/SC Chapters
SoCal (Southern California) Combat Shuai-Chiao Club
Atlanta, Georgia Chapter
Austin, Texas Chapter
Chicago, Illinois Chapter
Dallas, Texas Chapter
San Antonio, Texas Chapter
Texas Shuai-Chiao Chapters
Shuai-Chiao's Modern Evolution &
the Birth of American Combat Shuai-Chiao Association
During ancient times, Shuai-Chiao's earliest usage was as a military
hand-to-hand combat training system. Following the Chin Dynasty (after
246 B.C.), the art of Shuai-Chiao began to disseminate into the general
populace with the establishment of safer competition rules. Even from
its earliest beginnings, most of the well-known Shuai-Chiao practitioners
were also experienced in other forms of martial arts. Because of this,
some teachers incorporated the striking techniques from other systems
while teaching their students. Thus, strong techniques from other striking
arts can be seen during combat situations when Shuai-Chiao is applied.
In order to preserve the essence of Shuai-Chiao's original fighting
science and its true application in combat, some of Gransmaster Ch'ang
Tung-sheng's students organized the American Combat Shuai-Chiao Association
in 1990. Currently, there are four main branches of the American Combat
Shuai-Chiao Association. These branches are overseen by the senior-most
members of the association who trained with Grandmaster Ch'ang. The
contact information for each branch is listed below, as is a short instructor
bio for each of the branch holder.
In addition to the sport-style competition, we also have developed the
combat-style Shuai-Chiao competition. For the safety of the participants,
body armor is worn to allow the fullest expression of combat technique
under the most realistic situations possible, while mitigating the risk
of permanent or serious injury.
Carolina NC/SC Chapters
Instructor: Sifu Norman “Omar” Harvin
email: omar@combatshuaichiao.com
Check out an introductory video of our SC/NC chapter under Sifu Omar
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtWIck4a67M
Sifu Omar has trained for over twenty-five years in the American and Chinese disciplines. He started his training at the early age of nine in various American and Greco Freestyle wrestling systems, while living in New York. Omar moved to South Carolina with his family and continued training in the American Freestyle wrestling system. He ultimately started training in the Chinese disciplines of Hung Gar and years later Combat Shuai Chiao. Omar continues to train and study in the system of Combat Shuai Chiao, through Master David Lin, Combat Shuai Chiao?s foremost authority. He has won countless awards, in both national and international tournaments. His most current achievements, all in the open weight divisions are as follows: the Ohio State USSA, Shuai Chiao Nationals (2008); Austin Texas AAU Shuai Chiao Kung Fu Nationals (2008); and Wong Fei Hung Internationals (2008).
Omar works in the entertainment industry. He is also the head instructor and teaches Combat Shuai Chiao and Hung Gar at the two Combat Martial Arts Fight Schools in Columbia, South Carolina. The Combat Martial Arts Fight Schools places emphasizes on real combat for real streets, along with high moral ethics.
For more information, please contact Sifu Omar
Atlanta, Georgia Chapter
Master David Lin
email: david@combatshuaichiao.com
Master David C.K. Lin is the senior-most practitioner of Combat Shuai-Chiao.
He trained the longest with Grandmaster Ch'ang and first coined the
term "Combat Shuai-Chiao", which is now trademarked. Relocating from
Taiwan to the US at the invitation of Sionics, a prestigious Georgia-based
Anti-terrorism school, Master Lin now teaches and lives in the outskirts
of Atlanta, traveling occasionally for seminars and workshops.
For an article on Master David Lin that appeared in the Feb. 2000 issue
of Black Belt Magazine, please click here.
Chicago, Illinois Chapter
Instructor: Master Brian Wu
email: brianwumd@hotmail.com
Dallas, Texas Chapter
Instructor: Master Victor Ke
email: victor.ke@gmail.com
Dallas Shuai-Chiao Classes w/ Master Victor Ke
New class on Jan 27, 2013 from 12:50 ~ 2:50 pm
Location: Small gym @ 1820 North Floyd Road, Richardson, TX
Please see previous flyers below for more info about Shuai-Chiao
See Class Info 1
See Class Info 2
San Antonio, Texas Chapter
Instructor: Sifu Kirk Woller
email: kwoller@satx.rr.com
Sifu Kirk Woller is the Head Instructor of Combat Shuai Chiao in San Antonio. He has trained for over twenty-five years in a number of Chinese Martial disciplines with his primary training being in Shuai Chiao (7th deng / 3rd degree black belt) under Master John S. Wang. Additional arts include concepts from Shaolin Long Fist, Wing Chun, Filipino Stick Fighting, and ground controlling techniques. Competing in various tournaments through the years, he placed 3rd in the 1984 National Shuai Chiao Tournament as a light middleweight and has performed in demonstrations in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. Sifu Woller has trained personally with Grandmaster Ch?ang Tung Sheng in the United States and with Grandmaster Ch?ang?s brother during a competitive goodwill tour in The People?s Republic of China.
For more information, click on the following picture to go to the school link:
Texas Shuai-Chiao Chapters
Instructor: Sifu Paul Wayne Gerald
email: kungfupaul2002@yahoo.com
website: www.texas-shuai-chiao.com
A 3rd degree black belt since 2003, Sifu Paul Wayne Gerald has been actively teaching for over 20 years.
The school under Sifu Paul Wayne has held multiple tournaments, workshops, and demonstrations internationally.
Active in combative martial arts tournaments, his students competed internationally and placed 1st and 2nd in ACSCA Italy tournament in 2004.
Withi his in-depth experience in Martial Arts, Sifu Paul Wayne Gerald has much to offer for Shuai-Chiao enthusiasts:
Combat Shuai-Chiao
San Da (San Shou)
Chang Tai-Chi
Check out this excellent international demonstration from Sifu Paul Wayne Gerald and his students:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bne1zvmbRs
For more information, please contact Paul Wayne Gerald
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