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Sifu Kong started studying martial arts when he was 6 years old in
his native Hong Kong. Two years later, he began studying Hung Gar
with Lam Jo, providing a direct link to the origins of Hung Gar
and to the famous Wong Fei Hung, popularized in such movies as
Drunken Master and Once Upon a Time in China. In his teenage
years, Kong moved to Hawaii with his parents and continued to
practice Kung Fu tirelessly. By 1961, he became an American
citizen and was drafted into the army where he taught hand to hand
combat to U.S. soldiers in Korea. Returning to civilian life in
1963, Kong opened his first school in Hawaii and became one of the
first to teach traditional Kung Fu to non-Chinese practitioners.
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In 1977, Kong moved to Los Angeles with his wife Nancy and three
children, Andrew, Angela and Annice and opened his school in
Hollywood. His students have gone on to continue Kong's teachings
and today his Siu Lum Pai Association spans from the original
school in Hawaii to Los Angeles, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Mexico and
Germany. Kong travels continuously to teach his art to students of
the Sui Lum Pai Kung Fu Association Schools worldwide. Kong has
been featured in the magazines of Black Belt, Inside Kung Fu and
Karate Illustrated . In 1974, he was inducted into the
Black Belt Hall of Fame. |
