Masters   


The Shaolin schools under the Shaolin Grandmaster Sin Kwang The', trace their heritage back to the Fukien Temple through a succession of three remarkable Shaolin Grandmasters.

The First of the three Grandmasters was born in 1849, He cam into the world covered with hair from his head to toe. His horified parents, convinced that they had given birth to a demon, abaondoned the infant in a forest near the Fukien Temple. A passing monk rescued to the infant and presented him to the Shaolin Grandmasters. The masters realized that it would be nearly impossible to find a family willing to adopt such a child, so they decided to raise him themselves. They named him Su Kong T'ai Djin.


Great Great Grandmaster
Su Kong T'ai Djin

In the year 1849, a very special child was born. Unfortunately, this child was born with a rare desease Hypertrichosis Languinosa, which covers the entire body with hair. His parents were supersticious as were most Chinese at that time. When they saw his affiction, they thought he was a demon and left him in the forest to die. A Shaolin monk passing - traveling in the forest, came along the child and took him back to the Shaolin Temple. There he was raised by the monks and they named him Su Kong T'ai Djin.

They trained him in martial arts and quickly discovered he was an exceptional human being. Each master passed their knowledge to Su Kong. He was the first to master over 200 different empty hand systems and over 140 weapon systems. Some of his specialties were in the sixth sense training and Chi Ma (Death Touch) training. After several years of extensive training, Su Kong became the first Grandmaster of Shaolin and the first to master all skills of all seven Shaolin Temples.







Great Grandmaster
Ie Chang Ming

Great Grandmaster Ie Chang Ming inherited the Shaolin forms , techniques and training as master of the fukien temple under Su Kong T'ai Djin. He recieved title of Grandmaster after the burning of the last Temple. During his time at the Temple, Ie Chang Ming left the Temple only to return there shortly after. He decided to take a shortcut through a field only to find out there was an army camping there. Ie Chang noticed that he was quickly surrounded by about thirty (30) military members and that they had began to taunt him, then they started to beat on him. Noticing no other way out after they had pulled their weapons on him, he defeated them all leaving them dead on the ground. The military then put a hit out on Ie Chang, so he left China to settle in Indonesia, where he began to teach Shaolin. They used Japanese uniforms to fool anyone who may come looking for him. Ie Chang can be seen sitting in the chair in the painting above.
 







Grandmaster
Sin Kwang The'

Grandmaster Sin Kwang The' started by sitting outside the Shaolin walls where the monks would study his behavior as they did with all student wanting to enter into the Temple. Many of time, Grandmaster Ie Chang Ming would venture to where the children would sit to try their patience and give them trials. One of the many trials given to Grandmaster The' was one about the rice bowl. Grandmaster Ie dropped his bowl of rice in front of grandmaster The' and told him that he was on a very stricted diet and could only have so many grains of rice. Grandmaster Ie asked Grandmaster The' to pick up the rice, dust each one off and keep all the colors sorted.

Grandmaster Sin Kwang The' began his training at the age of five under Ie Chang Ming. At 28 he became Grandmaster after learning the entire body of Shaolin weapon, empty hand, animal and internal systems. Grandmaster Sin Kwang The' specializes in the highest animal system - The Golden Snake.






 Elder Master Garry Mullins-is an 8th degree black sash certified by Grand Master Sin Kwang Thé. He is one of only four people in the world to attain this rank.  Master Mullins has studied with Grand Master Sin Thé since 1973.  His training includes various forms of physical conditioning such as Mayflower Post, Iron Hand, I Ching and five animal training. He is also skilled in the internal systems of Tai Chi Chuan, Pa Kua Chang, Hsing I and Chi Kung; as well as many 36 traditional Chinese weapons. Elder Master Gary has been inducted to the Black Belt Hall of Fame by USA Martial Arts.

 

 Associate Master Mike Mullins-is a 5th degree black sash who has studied exclusively with Master Garry Mullins and Grand Master Sin Kwang The' for 17 years. He has a powerful and aggressive style, the Tiger forms are his specialty.

 

 Associate Master Kevin Mullins-is a 5th degree black sash who has studied exclusively with Master Garry Mullins and Grand Master Sin Kwang The' for 15 years. The Dragon forms, with explosive kicks and fluid movements, are his specialty.

 

 Associate Master Allen Collins-is a 5th degree black sash who has studied exclusively with Master Garry Mullins and Grand Master Sin Kwang The'.

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