I am from Alameda , CA I am a 36 generation Northern Shaolin Shifu under the Wong Jack Man linage. Also 9th generation Shifu of the Chuk Kai Tai Chi Praying Mantis System. Shodan rank in Shotokan Karate. I currently hold a Nidan rank with the all Nippon Kyudo Federation. This makes me the second highest ranked Black American male in the USA, perhaps the world. Also holder of a bronze medal for the First World Kyudo Championship. I am a certified sailing instructor for the American Sailing Assoc and a US Coast Guard licensed Boat Captain, former professional musician, ceramic artist, photographer, retired graphic designer, certified Feng Shui Consultant ( Feng Shui Research Center- Canada, w/ Master Joseph Yu and American Feng Shui Institute w/ Master Larry Sang), certified Minister and a Chan practitioner under Taiwan Grand Chan Master Teacher Wujue Miaotian vice abbot of the Shaolin temple. Chan Master Miao Tian is the 85th Patriarch of Chan Buddhism and the enlightened spiritual teacher of the Chan School based in Taiwan.
I joined expat.com on 22 July 2013.
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