Yuan Qi Acupuncture and Health Center
Acupunctuur en Traditionele Chinese Geneeswijze
Chinese Medicine Center - 中醫診所
Grand Master Su Jin Miao 蘇金淼
Grand Master Su is responsible for introducing the Shun Wu Tang system to South Africa and sharing his family’s martial arts tradition with the Western world.
While in South Africa, Grand Master Su built up a core group of instructors in the Shun Wu Tang system. These instructors were the basis of Shun Wu Tang in South Africa, who were tasked to grow the Shun Wu Tang family. Grand Master Su was also instrumental in establishing the South African branch of the International Chinese Kuoshu Federation, the South African Chinese Kuoshu Authority.
Grand Master Su grew up in Taiwan within his family Kung Fu village. From age of 3 years old, he was taught the family system of Shun Wu Tang. In High School, from about the age of 16 to 18, Grand Master Su studied Western boxing and Northern Shaolin Quan.
While studying for his degree in Economics at Tong Wu University in Taipei, he began studying Yang Tai Chi and many other styles of Chinese martial arts. It was also while at university, that he began teaching martial arts.
During his compulsory 3 year military service, Grand Master Su, due to his martial art background, was selected to be part of the President guard in the Military Police. The training further complimented his already extensive martial art background. He had to undergo intense Tae Kwon Do training, attaining the rank of 3rd dan, and training in military Chin Na, Shuai Jiao, Chen Tai Chi, as well as exposure to various other styles of Chinese martial arts.
During the mid 1980’s, Grand Master Su was tasked by the International Chinese Kuoshu Federation to start a South African branch of the ICKF. He was resident in South Africa during the latter 1980’s and early 1990’s.
During this stay in South Africa, a group of instructors was established under the Shun Wu Tang banner. Under Grand Master Su’s guidance and under the SA Chinese Kuoshu Authority’s banner, Shun Wu Tang exponents took part and excelled in numerous Kuoshu tournaments both nationally and internationally.
Grand Master Su has also been instrumental in getting Yunlin County to adopt martial arts in all local schools. In mid 2002 , 90 local (Taiwanese) schools adopted martial arts to their curriculum. 85 percent of the schools started teaching traditional Kung Fu, 10 percent Tae Kwon Do and the remaining 5 percent, Tai Ji Quan.
Grand Master Su has been teaching Kung Fu, Taiji and lion dancing at 82 local schools in the county (Taiwan). The schools cover the full spectrum from primary, junior & high school. The biggest school is a high school with around 1200 students. It must be noted that when it is mentioned that the student body is being taught, it is meant that the full student body is taught. This means that currently around 30 000 students are taught by Grand Master Su in Taiwan ranging from the age of 5 upwards.
In 2002, Grand Master Su arranged two National Taiwanese Kuoshu tournaments in his home county. The opening ceremony consisted of a 1000 person demonstration of hand form then of weapon form. The weapon form section consisted of 4 weapons, that is Jian, Dao, Pu Dao and Qiang. This was a co-ordinated set with 250 of each weapon being performed simultaneously.
Grand Master Su frequently travels to different parts of Taiwan and China, to conduct research and to teach Traditional Chinese Martial Arts, making sure that the Tradition is not lost. The senior instructors from around the world travel annually to the Kung Fu Village to live and train with Grand Master Su. This is an ancient tradition that has long been lost in most martial arts today. Grand Master Su believes in students going to the source to see and experience the tradition in person. Hence, all instructors MUST make the pilgrimage to the Kung Fu Village to discover the Taiwanese culture, and to understand what Traditional Chinese Martial Arts truly is.
