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WHY IS LINEAGE IMPORTANT?

Some people are taught in lineages and others are not.  It is not essential to be in, or learn from someone in a lineage school, but it is important to be honest about it if you have, or have not.  There are many talented instructors teaching great material who have learnt from different people and have pieced together their own version of an art.  

 

Belonging to a lineage which can be traced back decades, hundreds, or even thousands of years is essential if you claim that you have particular knowledge, claim to have particular skills imparted to you, or claim to represent a certain school or family.  Like having attended and been educated by a highly thought of academic institution, having learnt your skills from a lineage school usually indicates that you have been well educated to very high standard, which is why people like to make claims.

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If someone currently claims they are from a lineage, they should have no problem telling you who their main teacher(s) are/were in the lineage, who their teacher's teachers were, the years they spent learning with them, their fellow students' names and be able to provide you with proof in the form of photos, certificates or mentions in documents proving that they are currently regarded as a representative.  If they cannot provide any of this proof, then they most probably do not belong to the lineage they claim to be associated to, which is like lying about which University you studied in and the qualifications you have to your name.  

 

Some claim to belong to a lineage because it sounds good and they don't know what it means, some claim it because they are being deceptive and want to sound more authentic than they actually are.  This second group of people are often mediocre practitioners trying to fool people who do not know any better and hide their lack of real knowledge and skill, which may lead to safety concerns during training and at the very least just poor quality of teachings.  Unfortunately there are many of this second group around teaching, so be careful to learn from a reputable school/teacher and don't be afraid to look into their claimed background.

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Below are details of the schools and lineages I belong to for the arts I currently teach and represent.

NAN SHAOLIN WUZUQUAN

Southern Shaolin Five Ancestors Fist

I have been taught this art directly by Shizu (Late Grand Master) Kim Han (Han Kim Sen) since 1990 and continued to learn from him, up until his death in 2023.  Shizu Han was taught by Shizu (Late Grand Master) Chee Kim Thong (Xu Xin Dong) and the two Masters who taught him Wuzuquan were Shizu Lin Xian (Lim Hian) and his sister Shizu Ye Neo.

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I received my 7th Dan in 2017 from the International Wuzuquan Association in China.

Lin Xian. Master Chee's Master, who was born in the late 1800's

Shizu Lin Xian was a gifted martial artist who taught Shizu Chee Kim Thong the Forms and fighting skills of Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan.  

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Shizu Ye Neo was the sister of Shizu Lin Xian who went to great lengths to teach Shizu Chee the "soft" and "internal" aspects of the system, thereby completing Shizu Chee's education of Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan.

Shizu Lin  Xian

A picture of Shizu Chee Kim Thong

Shizu Chee Kim Thong was a renowned Martial Artist, Soldier, Doctor and much more.  After an incredible younger life led in Southern China, where he was a famous fighter and infamous soldier, he moved to Malaysia where he lived a more peaceful life, teaching Martial Arts, Meditation, Qigong and treating his local community with Herbs, Bodywork and Acupuncture.

Shizu Chee Kim Thong

A picture of Shigong Han

Shizu Han was a 10th Dan level Master.  He was the first to teach in Europe and the highest ranked teacher in Europe to teach in the Chee Kim Thong Lineage of Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan and Wujiquan.

​Shizu Han taught in Europe since the 1970's and toured Asia as head of the British Wushu team and on numerous occasions as head coach for the full contact team

Shigong Kim Han

WUJIQUAN

Emptiness Fist

I was taught by Shizu  Kim Han (Han Kim Sen) from 1990, up until his death in 2023.  Shizu Han was taught by Shizu (Late Grand Master) Chee Kim Thong (Xu Xin Dong) and the Master who taught him Wujiquan was, The Reverend Yik Cha'an Chan Sze, the former Abbot of the Southern Shaolin Temple in Putian Fujian Province.

A picture of the steps leading up to the Shaolin temple in Quanzhou, China

The late Reverend Cha'an Chan Sze was living in a cave at the time of meeting the then young man, Shizu Chee Kim Thong, whose reputation as a gifted martial artist had gained the attention of the Abbot.

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The Abbot taught the soft art of Wujiquan and other arts and skills every day over a three year period.

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The Reverend Yik Cha'an Chan Sze

A picture of Shizu Chee Kim Thong

Shizu Chee Kim Thong was a renowned Martial Artist, Soldier, Doctor and much more.  After an incredible younger life led in Southern China, where he was a famous fighter and infamous soldier, he moved to Malaysia where he lived a more peaceful life, teaching Martial Arts, Meditation, Qigong and treating his local community with Herbs, Bodywork and Acupuncture.

Shizu Chee Kim Thong

A picture of Shizu Han

Shizu Han was a 10th Dan level Master.  He was the first to teach in Europe and the highest ranked teacher in Europe to teach in the Chee Kim Thong Lineage of Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan and Wujiquan.

​Shizu Han taught in Europe since the 1970's and toured Asia as head of the British Wushu team and on numerous occasions as head coach for the full contact team.

Shizu Kim Han

BAGUA, QIGONG, NEIGONG,
MEDITATION & TAI CHI

Internal Arts

I have been taught this art directly by Master Bruce Frantzis and Paul Cavel since 2001 and continue to be taught by them regularly aswell as teach others myself within the Water Method school.  Paul Cavel has been taught by Master Bruce Frantzis since the late 1980's and has become one of three Senior Instructors within the school allowed to teach future instructors.

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I have been certified to teach Bagua by Master Bruce Frantzis since 2009.

A picture of Shizu Liu Hung Chiew, MAster Bruce Frantzis' last and main teacher

Shizu Liu Hung Chieh was a Taoist Lineage Master who had mastered the arts of Tai Chi, Hsing-I, Bagua, Meditation and was also a Master Calligrapher and scholar.

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Shizu Liu had led a very interesting life before settling down (he was the last student to be allowed into the original Beijing Bagua school) and focusing on the mastery of his Taoist practices. 

Shizu Liu Hung Chieh

A picture of Master Bruce Frantzis

Master Bruce Frantzis has been practising martial arts since the 1960's and spent a significant amount of time learning from a range of very high level Masters in Taiwan, China and Japan.

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Master Bruce lives and teaches in Colorado where he is passing on the teachings of Taoism from his final teacher, Shizu Liu Hung Chieh. 

Master Bruce Frantzis

A picture of Paul Cavel

Paul Cavel has been teaching the internal arts since the mid 1990's initially in Europe and now also in the USA.

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Paul runs The Tai Chi Space in North London, has online programs available and also teaches at the main school in Colorado.

Paul Cavel

SYSTEMA

Holistic Arts

I have been taught this art directly by Robert Poyton and Gareth Ashby (another very experienced instructor) since 2011 and have attended regular seminars with Vladimir and Mikhail in the UK and abroad.

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I have been certified to teach Systema by Vladimir Vasiliev since 2018.

A picture Mikhail Ryabko

Mikhail was a lifelong martial artist having been taught Systema by his father since he was a young child.  He was the Chief Instructor at the school in Moscow, where he teaches regular classes and allows instructors and students from around the world to attend.

Mikhail Ryabko

A picture of Vladimir Vasiliev

Vladimir Vasiliev has been involved with Martial Arts for decades.  Like many of his contemporaries he trained in Boxing from a young age and later trained Systema under Mikhail Ryabko.  He became the first instructor to teach and live in Canada where he now resides and has a large school, which accepts international instructors and students on a regular basis.

Vladimir Vasiliev

A picture of Rob Poyton

Robert has been a lifelong student of the Martial Arts and has studied extensively and deeply the art of Tai Chi.  Robert was one of the first people in the UK to study and teach Systema from Vladimir and Mikhail, becoming one of the most sought out instructors, instructing regular weekly classes, seminars and retreats in the UK and abroad.

Robert Poyton

YIN STYLE BAGUA DAOYIN

Healing Art

I have been taught this art directly by Andrew Nugent-Head (since 2011), who was the only person to live and train with Dr Xie Peiqi and gain all three branches of the Yin Style Bagua System (Medical, Martial & Health practices).  Dr Xie (1920-2003) was the last student of Men Baozhen (1872-1957), who was one of the top students of Yin Fu (1841-1909) who was himself regarded as the top student of Dong Haichuan (1804-1880), the founder of Baguazhang.

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In 2018, alongside a small group of senior practitioners of the medical and health branches of the system, we were encouraged to teach others and encourage the spreading of the practices through mentorship and teaching.

A picture of Men Baozhen, who was  Xie Peiqi's teacher

Men Baozhen was a direct student of the famous Yin Fu, top student of the origintaor of Baguazhang, Dong Haichuan.  He became a famous teacher and practitioner in Beijing himself as well as author and an authority on Baguazhang.

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Men Baozhen

A picture of Shizu Xie Peiqi

Dr Xie was a famous martial arts practitioner and Doctor, working his whole life in Beijing and with Andrew Nugent-Head in his later years, toured the West teaching and demonstrating his art.

Dr Xie Peiqi

A picture of Andrew Nugent-Head

Andrew lived in China for 28 years as a direct Disciple and inner door student of some of the most notable teachers and masters alive in China during his time there from the 1980's until the 2014.  On his return to the West, he has become one of the most prominent and well sought out teachers who has the excelled in all areas of practical skils, as well as scholastic study.

Andrew Nugent-Head

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