Instructors
Below are the instructors and other staff for the Sydney school. All instructors are accredited with a First Aid and CPR certificate. In addition, all instructors teaching children have an up to date Working With Children check.
Dragon & Tiger Disciples of Grand Master Chen Yong Fa
Sifu Barry Hale
Instructor (San Da & Lion Dance)
Unparalleled
What is your Favourite Form?
Yam Yeung Ngoi Lem Sau (Yin Yang Internal Hands), Tung Yan Jong (Copper Man Dummy) and Dai Hung Kei Gwan (Big Red Flag Pole)
Sifu Barry has been training Choy Lee Fut since 1989 and has been a Golden Dragon Disciple of Grand Master Chen Yong Fa since 2001 during the first discipleship ceremony in Ging Mui, China. He has participated in numerous tournaments and has decades of teaching experience, having taught both adults and kids, both Kung Fu and Qigong and both nationally and internationally to spread the CLF teachings.
Sifu Paul Nomchong
CLF Sydney Director
Instructor (Kung Fu & Lion Dance)
Awesome
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Joi Baat Sin Kuen’ (Eight Drunken Immortals Form)
Sifu Paul began learning Chan Family Choy Lee Fut in 1995 and is a Fire Dragon Disciple of Grand Master Chen Yong Fa. He has assisted and personally ran seminars in various countries around the world, and competed in national and international competitions. He has also been a qualified and registered personal trainer since 2007.
Sifu Chris Wong
Qigong Instructor
Qigong Department Coordinator
Holistic
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Sup Baat Lohan’ (Eighteen Arhats)
Sifu Chris has been a practitioner in the Chan Family Choy Lee Fut system since 1995. He was admitted into Wing Sing Tong in 1997 and appointed as an International Master in 2011. He is now a Silver Dragon Disciple of Grand Master Chen Yong Fa.
Sifu Michael Fridman
Marketing Coordinator
Kung Fu Instructor
Life-changing
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Ying Cheung’ (Shadow Spear)
Sifu Michael began training in 1998 in the children’s kung fu class. He joined the Chan Family instructors in 2002 and has taught both children and adults since then. He is a Tiger Disciple and has attended multiple international seminars in China, Poland, Canada and Australia.
Leopard Disciples of Grand Master Chen Yong Fa
Sijie Susan Bickel
Qigong Instructor
Lohan (Arhat)
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Siu Lohan’ (Small Arhat)
Sijie Susan is an instructor-teacher of Shaolin therapeutic qigong. Susan began her practice over 14 years ago & is a disciple of Grand master Chen Yong Fa. She has worked in natural therapies for over 25 years. Her passion is to help educate people on their health & well being to have better healthier & happier lives – mind, body & spirit.
Sijie Crystal Mansfield
Lion Dance Coordinator
Instructor (Kung Fu & Lion Dance)
Challenging
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Ching Lung Gim’ (Green Dragon Sword)
Sijie Crystal began training in Choy Lee Fut in 2008. After 5 years of training and progressing through the system, in 2012, she was accepted to become a Hung Sing Gwoon Instructor and began to train directly under Grand Master Chen Yong Fa. Crystal participated in the 2012 Choy Lee Fut World Championship in Chile, competing in the fist and weapon forms divisions.
Sifu Callum White
Qigong Instructor
Journey
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Siu Lohan’ (Small Arhat)
Trained under Master Franco Riggio and later under Master James Lui at the Perth Choy Lee Fut school in Western Australia in kung fu, lion dance and Qigong starting in 1994.
Sifu Ken Chu
Kung Fu Instructor
Practical
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Gum Lung Sin’ (Golden Dragon Fan)
Sihing Ken began training in Choy Lee Fut 2006. In 2011, was accepted to become a Hung Sing Gwoon Instructor and began training directly under Grand Master Chen Yong Fa. Ken participated in the 2012 Choy Lee Fut World Championship in Chile, competing in both Sanda and Forms.
Sifu Dave Collins
Kung Fu Instructor
Genius
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Saam Sing Sa Ba Jong’ (Three Star Sandbag Dummy)
Sifu Dave has been part of Choy Lee Fut for over 17 years. He has trained under Sifu Barry Hale, Sifu Lane Louie and Grand Master Chen Yong Fa. He has taught both the adults and children’s class. He is a member of the Wing Sing Tong masters.
Sijie Miranda Budiman
Qigong Instructor
Infinite
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Siu Lohan’ (Small Arhat)
Miranda’s interest in Lohan Qigong began around 2004. Fortunate to be under the guidance and mentor of Grand Master Chen Yong Fa, her interest turned into passion. Learning qigong is like riding a wave, yet there is so much discipline. And this learning is a lifelong journey.
Sifu Darryl Choy
Kung Fu Instructor
Unlimited
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Mou Git Kuen/Wu Ji Quan/無極拳’ (Without Limit Form)
Darryl started his Choy Lee Fut journey in 1989. Whilst continuing to learn, he is honoured to uphold and enliven the teachings of Master Chen and his forefathers. Darryl has also gained qualifications as a personal trainer in 2002.
Wing Sing Tong Masters
Sifu Jeremy Lie
Qigong Instructor
Ultimate
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Sup Baat Lohan’ (Eighteen Arhats)
Jeremy‘s involvement in Lohan Qigong was rather unplanned. He joined the school in 2006 after suffering pain running down his right arm and in his lower back. Since then he has adapted the practice of qigong in his daily routines and hangs on to the ancient teachings on health and posture that ‘through regular short practices, we naturally shift our focus from what we don’t have to what we have’.
Sijie Glenda Wong
Qigong Instructor
Energised
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Sup Baat Lohan’ (Eighteen Arhats)
Sijie Glenda started Qigong because of health problems in 2002 and has never looked back. Qigong has improved her health and has opened her mind to her health and longevity. She has been training in the instructors’ class with Grand Master Chen Yong Fa since 2005.
Sifu Dennis Lum
Kung Fu Instructor
Designer
Limitless
What is your Favourite Form?
“Baat Gwa Saam” (Heart of the Eight Trigrams)
Dennis began training in 2011 in Sei-lo San Sau courses held by Sifu Paul. From there his interest in the system grew leading him to the head quarters school in Chinatown, Sydney. There he continues to learn and develop his skills in the family that is Choy Lee Fut. He is now a Wing Sing Tong Country Master.
Sihing Ashley Tran
Kung Fu Instructor
Comprehensive
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Wu Dip Do’ (Butterfly Knives)
Ashley Tran has been training Choy Lee Fut since 2006. After exploring several different martial arts systems he felt that Choy Lee Fut was the most comprehensive and decided to make it an integral part of his life. Ashley has assisted in both adults and childrens classes and continues to study under Master Chen Yong Fa. He is now a Wing Sing Tong Country Master.
Hung Sing Gwoon Instructors
Sihing Peter Minton
Qigong Instructor
Life enhancing
What is your Favourite Form?
Siu Lohan
Sihing Peter Minton Began training in Lohan Qigong in 1988 & continues to train with Grand Master Chen Yong Fa.
Other Team Members
Jia Ho
Events Coordinator
Complete
What is your Favourite Form?
‘Ching Jong’ (Balance Dummy)
Jia began training in 2011 in Sei-lo San Sau courses held by Sifu Paul. To further his training he began attending the head quarters school in Chinatown, Sydney. He also participated in the 2012 Choy Lee Fut World Championship in Chile, competing in Sanda.