Who We Are.

A martial art style is a skill, no more and no less. The people make all the difference!

Introduction

A number of martial art styles exist just because the practitioner was so good that their style survived past their deaths. Most recently, Bruce Lee made such an impact with his style that it became entrenched as a martial art even possibly giving rise to the term free-style leading to MMA. Another such person was Ip Man, who possibly single handily made Wing Chung one of the most popular styles of Kung Fu in the world. A lesser know person, founded the style of White Eyebrow Kung Fu, so named based on his appearance. This is all to say that the tool, the style is important, lineage may count, but really, it is the teacher, master and/or practitioner that makes all the difference. So, let's have a look at Shaolin Academy's active instructors, and masters.

Sifu Anthony C, 5^th Degree, Master

Started with the Academy in 2005 while still at school, Sifu Anthony took to Shaolin Kung Fu like a fish to water. Since then, Anthony graduated, married, and had two children, with his wife, of course, and is still training and teaching at least once-a-week. Pictured, Anthony received his third degree Black Sash in 2017. His expertise is fitness workouts and style forms is second to none, and brilliant. He is also a nice guy and a popular instructor.

Awarded student of the year on five separate occasions!

Sifu Martyn M, 5^th Degree Master

Sifu Martyn was a bit like me in that he joined the Academy after his elder brother Robin was already a member. Actually, it became a family affair with Emily, their younger sister also joining. Robin continued until he was a Red Sash and then he joined the State Emergency Services. Martyn stayed with us achieving five students of the Year Awards, his lst Degree in Weaponry as well as his full Sifu Accreditation. in 2017, Martyn was also awarded his 3^rd degree in 5 Animal Kung Fu Forms. Marty likes to know the exact detail of each technique and has spent hundreds of hours helping Sijo update his Kung Fu on-line home training program, Cyber Kung Fu.

Also awarded student of the year on five separate occasions!

Sifu Robert

Father of an autistic child, a daughter and a second son, Robert is also a football coach, and has the patience of an angel. Robert brought with him many of the skills and abilities needed to be a superior martial art instructor. With a love for detail Robert is a perfect teacher when someone needs a bit of extra attention.

Instead of only watching, Robert joined the academy watching his son, Thomas training. Tom is a senior and approaching his Black Sash while navigating his music career and university. He has become a very skilled kung fu'ist.

Sifu Damon H

Father of three, Damon started in our Camberwell Kwoon and when this closed, transferred to Mordialloc, almost the other side of town. He is a brilliant operator, involving his whole family in the Shaolin Academy. He also like working on the hardening and toughening aspects of kung fu.

Sijo Robert Z, Founding Master

Training Martial arts since 1962 (Judo 6y, Karate 6y, Aikido 6y), kung fu since 1983. He attends almost every trainign session so if you wish to speak to him about your training, come in on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 6pm or Saturday at 10.30am and see if what we do is for you. Three free sessions, no contracts, and no BS.

So, come on in and see if what we do is for you!

We are happy to hear from you and answer you martial art, health and developmental questions. If you wish to train with us, the first 3 sessions are free. It is best to try these before making any commitment. If you have any other questions or would lust like to explore some possibilities, you can;

Mountains of Information on this WEB site

You may have noticed the looooooong list to the right side of this page. Those are the main pages; there are a lot more and it is easy to get lost whilst exploring the Shaolin Academy WEB site and all the information on kung fu, martial arts, training, etc. We suggest that when you do get lost, just come back to this Home Page and close all the other Tabs in your browser. The whole site is SSL secured (hover with your mouse over the SSL for info) and any links to the few pages other than our own have been vetted by us. You are safe when on the shaolin.com.au sites as both are Shaolin Academy sites!