In April 2002 Si Gung Henry Sue, six Masters and seven brown sashes were invited by the Shaolin Temple monks in the Henan Province (China), all this was organised within 4 weeks.
Si Gung Henry Sue's Sifu who resides in Hong Kong was there to greet the entourage as Representatives of the Australian Dong gong Chow Gar Tong Long Kung Fu.
Upon arriving in the Honan Province - China, they were greeted by Shi De Yang - the headmaster of Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple, this is a great honour and a rare occasion.
A short History- The Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu style was part of the Shaolin/Fukien temple in Fukien , during the feudal wars the temple was burnt and our Si tai tai tai Gung escaped from Mainland china to Hong Kong.
The Shaolin had not seen the Tong Long Preying Mantis style for over 150 years.
Why the journey to meet the abbots - It was one of historic importance that the monks themselves acknowledged by the reception welcoming back a long lost style to the temple exchanges of knowledge were made and significant written contributions to historical manuscripts were documented for the occasion, and a number of secretive discussions took place.
The entourage from the Chinese Kung Fu Academy was made up of:
Grandmaster's:
Dr Nat Yuen and Henry Sue.
Masters:
Greg Barry, Stephen Locke, Paul Laird, Tim Grubi, Jason Stinson, Adam Hansen and Matthew Hansen.
Disciples:
Richard Walker, Terry Verlander, George Pharmacis, Jason McInnes, Mark Webster
