The World Chinese Martial Arts Federation was founded by Grandmaster Huang Sian Teh in 1967. Over the years the association grew as many students and masters came to teach and study with Grandmaster Huang. Grandmaster Huang was soon recognized as a leader in the martial arts community of Taiwan. Due to great popularity and many masters joining the W.M.A.P.E.A. Master Huang saw the need to reorganize the association. In order to accomplish this the association was reorganized and given the new name of World Chinese Martial Arts Federation and then subdivisions were created within the association in order to organize the large number of masters and students according to style. The subdivisions include the World Chi Kung Society, the Chinese Martial Arts Association of R.O.C., the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association and the Chinese Medicine Research Association. In addition to this the World Chinese Martial Arts Federation publishes a magazine on Chinese martial arts and physical fitness titled, “National Gymnastics Monthly.” The Shaolin Wu-Yi Institute is directly under the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association, U.S.A. which is lead by Grandmaster Ron Lee. Master Lee is the senior student and disciple of Grandmaster Huang Sian Teh. The Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association oversees all the schools teaching the Northern & Southern Shaolin style taught at the association headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.. The World Chinese Martial Arts Federation oversees over 400 martial arts schools throughout the world. The Association is also a host of the World Kung Fu Championships which are held yearly in China. Grandmaster Huang is a highly respected Master and has been interviewed regarding Chinese martial arts on television in China many times. Grandmaster Huang Sian Teh founded the World Chinese Martial Arts Federation in 1967 and has been an important and active leader of the martial arts community in China and throughout the world ever since. The Shaolin Wu-Yi Institute is proud to be a part of such a large and prestigious Association.

Grandmaster
Dr. Huang Sian Teh

Grandmaster Huang Sian Teh was born in 1919 in Fukian Province, China soon after the fall of the last emperor of the Ching Dynasty. This was a dangerous and violent period in Chinese history with much lawlessness and civil war raging throughout the country. Due to the dangerous times Master Huang’s father sent him to study Northern & Southern Shaolin Kung Fu at the age of five. There were many highly skilled Shaolin masters in the area due to the southern Shaolin Temple located in Fukian. In 1939 Master Huang joined the army in order to defend the country from the invading Japanese during WWII. During this time Master Huang’s bravery and courage were recognized and he was promoted to General of the Chinese Army. During WWII Master Huang was in Charge of the “Tiger Division” a fierce battalion of fighters which fought in over 100 battles without ever suffering a defeat. After WWII when the country was weakened and in disarray the communist rebels seized the advantage and launched an offensive against the government troops which led the Army of the Republic of China to withdraw to the island of Taiwan. Master Huang relocated to Taiwan at this time and became a police officer to help establish law and order on the dangerous and lawless Island. While working for the police department in Taiwan Master Huang also served as a hand to hand combat teacher at the police academy. Many of the top masters that relocated to Taiwan taught their martial arts to either the military or the police. It was while serving at the Taiwan Police Academy that Grandmaster Huang met and befriended Grandmaster Fan Chi Sau, the two would remain in friends and leaders of the martial arts community in Taiwan for more than half a century. After retiring from the police service Master Huang began teaching Northern & Southern Shaolin Kung Fu and later founded the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association where he met one of his earliest students and disciple Grandmaster Ron Lee.

Grandmaster
Ron Lee

Grandmaster Ron Lee began his studies of Chinese Kung Fu in the early 1960’s under the Instruction of Grandmaster Huang Sian Teh. Grandmaster Lee has spent many years in the Republic of China training and teaching. Master Lee is a Kung Fu Advisor to the World Kung Fu Championships. In 1969 Master Lee returned to the United States and Founded the White Tiger School of Chinese Kung Fu in San Francisco, California. Over the Past thirty years Master Lee has taught many thousands of students Chinese Kung Fu. Master Lee is a 10th Degree Grandmaster certified by the World Chinese Martial Arts Federation under the Direction of Grandmaster Dr. Huang Sian Teh. Master Lee served as a Police Officer in the reserve battalion of the Richmond, California Police Department and Retired Several Years ago with the Rank of Captain of Police. Reserve Police Officers deserve special recognition for the fact that they are police officers who take the same risks as full time officers yet they perform their duties in a volunteer capacity receiving no pay or benefits. Master Lee retired from teaching martial arts in 1999 and is currently the President of the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association, U.S.A.