Grandmaster Lohan Sifu

The founder of Lohan martial arts

GM Lohan Sifu has dedicated his life to the study and teaching of our rare martial arts and health practices. Here is a timeline showing some of Lohan Sifu’s advances in the world of martial arts & wellbeing. 

  • 1976 - Born

  • 1980 - 1996 (age 4 - 20 years) learnt Japanese & Korean martial arts, western boxing, yoga, massage, spiritualism and palm reading

  • 1996 - 1998 Hung Sing Choy Lay Fut with Richard Papworth student of Lee Koon Hung

  • 1998 - Joined the Plum Blossom International Federation

 
 
 

  • 1999 - Won title of Grand Champion at the Plum Blossom International Federation European Championship hosted in the Netherlands

  • 1999 - Traveled to San Francisco, Poland and China to learn

  • 1999 - 2000 Mentored by Dai Si-hing Brian Huffman (former instructor at DFWMAC, living in London)

  • 2000 - Awarded black sash by GM. Doc-fai Wong

  • 2001 - Founded the Hung Sing Martial Arts Schools

  • 2001 - Became official student of GM. Doc-Fai Wong

  • 2001 - 2002 Traveling with and learning from GM DFW in Poland, San Francisco, Spain, London, etc

  • 2003 - June - Tested and passed the PBIF Black Fringe. First person in UK to pass this and became the highest rank PBIF member in Europe

  • Traveling to learn from DFW and assist in teaching Italian members in Rome

  • 2004 - Visited the Shaolin Temple

  • 2004 - Won two silver medals at the 1st World Traditional Wushu Tournament in Zhengzhou, China

  • 2004 - 2006 Followed GM DFW learning and acting as assistant instructor in his European seminars

  • 2004 - Magazine article in Budo international

  • 2006 - Won 4th place in the Worlds largest Tai Chi and Pushing hand tournament held in Taipei, Taiwan

  • 2006 - Money raised for the restoration of Chan Heung's Residence in King Mui, Xinhui, China

  • 2006 - Sent students to demonstrate and represent him at the 155th anniversary of the founding of the Futsan branch of Choy Li Fut school. Futsan, Guangdong, China

  • Students sent to demonstrate at the grand opening of the Jiangmen Choy Li Fut Kung Fu Association. Jiangmen (Kong Moon city of China)

  • 2008 - Takes a team to compete in the PBIF tournament, San Francisco, being guest judge for advanced level forms and his students won gold in light middle and heavyweight pushing hands divisions.

  • 2009 - Represented CLF with GGM Wong Gong, at the "Martial Arts World Leaders Forum" in Macao

  • 2009 - Traveling in China with GM Doc-fai Wong

  • 2009 - Became the disciple of Chan Sun Chiu (Keeper of King Mui Choy Li Fut) - then became a 5th Generation of Choy Li Fut - The Keeper granted him the title of Grandmaster

  • 2010 - GM Lohan Sifu’s top two (students at the time) tested under DFW for the black fringe level. He was given the title of Tai-Sifu, ranking him in the top five PBIF members

 

  • 2011 - Lohan Sifu sent a team to represent his schools at the NEC Birmingham “The martial arts show live”

  • 2012 - This year he joined the Masters demonstration “The martial arts show live” Birmingham NEC

  • 2013 - 22/4/2013 the Keeper Chan Sun Chui passed away. GM became a successor of the 5th generation of the King Mui lineage. Stepped away from PBIF to fully follow the Keepers teachings. Founding 'Lohan Martial Arts' in honour of the Keeper

  • 2013 - 'El Budoka' martial arts journal interview and front cover

  • 2013 - National and international seminars and dragon dance

  • 2014 - UK Seminars and traveling to Sri Lanka on a pilgrimage to visit the tooth of the Buddha relic and cave temples

  • 2015 - UK Seminars

  • 2016 - International and UK Seminars

  • 2017 - Pilgrimage to the Three Mountains of Dewa (出羽三山 Dewa Sanzan)Japan, learning an old form of Shinrin-yoku walking in nature

  • 2017 - Updated qualifications in sport injury assessment and treatments

  • 2017 - UK Seminars and awards

2018 - Chinese new year lion dance seminar

2019 - Choy Li Fut wooden dummy (Ching Jong 秤樁) seminar