BIOGRAPHY

  • 1941: Born in Hong Kong.
  • 1947: Due to poor health, began training in the martial arts in Hong Kong under Master Chin King Woon (Choi Lee Fut and Fut styles).
  • 1949: Emigrated to New York city; continued training first under Master Leung Hung (Tai Chi, Yang style) and Master Chan Kwong Ming (Choi Gar style) and later under the Master of the Fu Jow Pai system, Wong Moon Toy.
  • 1959: After the death of Master Wong, became Chief Instructor of the Fu Jow Pai Kung-Fu Federation in New York.
  • 1965: Moved to California; began teaching in the San Jose area and studied under Sifu Wong Jack Man.
  • 1967-69: Served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. During this time he continued to teach kungfu as Chief Instructor of the Red Catcher Combat Ranger training camp at Long Binh (2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade) and of the Military Police Battalion at Choloon. During this time he also became a disciple of the Praying Mantis Master Chiu Chuk Kai, studying first in Saigon and later in Hong Kong.
  • 1969: Returned to the San Francisco area; together with Sifu Raymond Wong and Sifu Kam Yuen, formed the Tai Mantis Kungfu Association and opened schools in Palo Alto, San Jose, and Belmont.
  • 1971: Sifus Raymond Wong and Kam Yuen moved to the Los Angeles area; Sifu Eng remained to teach in the Bay area.
  • 1979: The Tai Mantis Kungfu Association moved to its present location in Campbell, California.

    • In addition to teaching at his own school, Sifu Eng has led classes at schools, colleges, YMCAs and community centers and has taught Tai Chi at the Kaiser Hospital Physical Therapy Department in Santa Clara. He has written four books, produced a DVD, and has plans to produce more in the series, in order to preserve and promote the techniques and applications of Praying Mantis Kungfu.

     

    Kungfu Lineage


    Sifu Eng has studied with the following Masters, and acknowledges his deep indebtedness to them and appreciation for their teaching: