Gallery

Tropicarnival 1993 - Sifu as an Orange Belt.

Kung Fu Demo at Shark Fin Chinese Restaurant 1994.

Graduation Night 1995 - Green Belt Level 2 - 1st Place.

Sifu receiving his disciple jacket after achieving Blue Level 1 in 1996.

Some of the Gold Coast school disciples - 1996.

Sigung on drums, Si Po on cymbals and Sijair Danielle on the gong - Chinese New Year 1997.

Sifu and Sibuk Jason in full flight for the wake up section of a Lion Dance.

A mudcrab was fed to the lion this year. Check out that claw. Pinching this lion was the last thing that crab ever did!!

1,000 crackers going off, Chinese New Year 1997, Helensvale. Sifu had a cracker burn through the tail and blister his back.

Demonstration for Si Tai Gung Nat Yuen's visit in 1998. Dai Sihing Brad is in the centre of the front row, Sihing Dean is first on the left of the second row, Sifu is behind Sigung, and Sijair Danielle two to the left of Sifu.

Tropicarnival Parade - Broadsword demo - 1998.

Asia Pacific Masters Games - Official Opening 1998.

The Chinese Kung Fu Academy Lion Dance leads the atheletes from Southport CBD down to the Broadwater Carpark.

Graduation Night 1998 - Purple Level 1.

Gold Coast and Brisbane Disciples with Sigung and Si Tai Gung 1998.

Sifu and Sibuk Jason before they took centre stage at the Sydney Olympics Torch relay event at the Southport Broadwater, 2000.

On the big screen - Sydney Olympics Torch Relay event.

Mudgeeraba Branch's Dai Sihing Brad makes up some of the support team for the 2000 Olympics Lion Dancing team.

Graduation Night 2000 - Sigung announces the 3 of us acheive the highest grades he has awarded in 35 years. We were training all the time, consistently at school and outside of school.

Sifu breaks concrete tiles against Sibuk Terry's back with a Gou Choy. Kung Fu demo, Chinese New Year 2002.

Sifu stands on Sibuk Jason's shoulders during a Lion Dance in Cavill Mall, Surfers Paradise. Chinese New Year 2002.

Sifu receives his Masters jacket from Grandmaster Dr Nat Yuen, who bought the art of Chow Gar Tong Long Kung Fu to Australia.

The graduating Masters of 2002.

5th, 6th, and 7th generation Tong Long Masters.

Lion Training in 2003 under the guidance of Sigung Henry Sue and Master Leung. Master Leung has won many Lion Dance Championships in Hong Kong.

Our first training hall, situated in the Mudgeeraba RSL, 2003. Darran, Steve, Darren, Daniella, Zak, and Cassie make up the back row.

Our youngest student at the time. Zak begins his training at 4 years old.

Sihings Dean and Jody begin their instructors training with Sifu at Green Level 2.

The Mudgeeraba Branch of the Chinese Kung Fu Academy attends its first Graduation Night at the Brisbane Headquarters, 2003.

Gold Coast Masters 2003, and young Zak as a White Belt.

Sihing Dean receives his Disciple Jacket from Sifu, 2003. This is given when a student achieves Blue Level 1 and has shown adequate commitment to the art, their training, and their school.

Sihing Jody receives his Disciple Jacket from Sifu in 2003.

In 2004 our Branch school moves to the new Firth Park Sporting Complex, Mudgeeraba. We join in their Open Day celebrations. Here Sifu is calling Sihings Dean and Jody through a series of jongs.

In 2004 Si Tai Gung Dr Nat Yuen visits Australia again. A talk is held at Sigung's apartment with Masters from Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, and the Gold Coast invited to attend. Here Sigung presents Si Tai Gung with a laser drawn Mantis within a glass cube.

Si Tai Gung presents Sigung and the CKFA with the Tibetan symbol for eternity, or infinity. Si Tai Gung had just spent time travelling through Tibet and brought this flag back for our Brisbane headquarters.