Bodidharma (Da Mo)
Shaolin Founder
420 – 479
Obviously, there are many Kung Fu Master leading up to Grandmaster Peter Kwoks training.
Father Of Peter Kwok
Name Unknown
Grandmaster Peter Kwoks Father reported to be his first Shaolin teacher.
Information Unknown
In addition, it is claimed by other Peter Kwok students, Peter studied with many teachers in his time as a student. Below are just two of the porported teachers that have influenced Gransmaster Kwoks training and ultimately our Shaolin system.
Han Ching Tung or Tan
Years unkown
An expert in Chin Na
Our Chin Na Sets are from what is seen being taught by Han Ching Tung.
Han, being from southern China, also where Peter’s wife is from, leads us me to believe the studied with Han Ching Tung.
This is coberated by Master Gary Torres, a senior student of Peter Kwok, who has in Peter’s hand writing this name.
Wang Zi Ping
1881 – 1973
Shaolin Master known for his Cha Chuan and Tan Toi
Wang, Zi-Ping was born in Hebei Province, in a town called Cang, also known as Cangzhou 1881 and died at 93 years old.
He started his Wushu training at age six and became an expert in many styles of Wushu. He was well versed in all the major weapons, in qinna, shuaijiao, free fighting, hard qigong, soft qigong, light body techniques and many more.
He was acclaimed as a well rounded martial artist. At the same time, he was also a famous expert in traumatology. He combined his adept knowledge of qinna with his bone setting skills.
Wang Zi Ping was an expert in Baji, Pigua, Xingyi, Taiji, Chaquan, Huaquan, Hongquan, and Paoquan… He can lift over one thousand pounds of weights and therefore was better known as a Thousand Pound strong man, more than an expert in Wushu.
Grandmaster Peter Kwok
Kwok Wong Ngai/Guo He Yi
Year Born Not Known
Northern Shaolin Chuan
Founder of Peter Kwoks Kung Fu Academy
The Shaolin lineage of the Peter Kwok system is murky at best. Unfortunately, China Hand Kung Fu Academy only knows a couple facts about whom Grandmaster Peter Kwok studied Shaolin with.
We were told that Peter Kwok started his training at the age of 7 years old. His father was a Shaolin Master and his first teacher.
Peter had many teachers throughout his life. The names of those teachers are not available.
However, we were told Peter did study with the late Master Wang Zi Ping, a famous Shaolin, Cha Chuan, Tan Toi, and Ba Gua expert and Han Ching Tung.
Patric Hanvey ~ studied with Peter Kwok
Co-founder of China Hand Kung Fu Academy in 1983.
Pat & Mark took private classes together with Grandmaster Peter Kwok. Dominick Ruggieri studied Shaolin Chuan with Patric and Mark.
Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1951, he moved to New Jersey in 1960. His martial arts background began with studying different styles of Karate with Masters Kim and Amado (1975 – 1978).
In 1978, he began studying Tai Chi with Sifu Gary Torres, a senior student of Grandmaster Peter Kwok. In 1981, he began private study with Grandmaster Peter Kwok until 1984. In 1981, along with Mark Gates, he co-founded the China Hand Kung Fu Academy.
Currently, he resides in Rural North Carolina with his wife, 4 children and 9 grandchildren.
Mark Gates ~ studied with Peter Kwok
Co-founder of China Hand Kung Fu Academy in 1983.
Mark & Pat took private classes together with Grandmaster Peter Kwok. Dominick Ruggieri studied Shaolin Chuan with Mark and Pat.
His background in the martial arts before beginning training in Kung Fu was a few months of Judo in the U.S. Navy and then two semesters of Karate through Brookdale Community College.
He studied Kung Fu as a private student with the Peter Kwok Kung Fu Academy from 1978 to 1984.
In 1981, along with Patric Hanvey, he co-founded the China Hand Kung Fu Academy. He retired from active participation in the affairs of the China Hand Kung Fu Academy in 1997.
Master Dominick Ruggieri
1960 – 2313
Successor of China Hand Kung Fu Academy.
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