Training, philosophy, CMA history.
very deep in theory and ability....
A true master of his craft
A friend
Deep condolences to family, close friends, and students.
Some of his history
Grandmaster David Chin is an exponent of two major styles born from dissident teachings. His martial forefathers changed the identities of their arts, either to evade political oppression or as a protest against a totalitarian regime.
Coincidentally, both styles also had deep connections to that very regime through the imperial guards, classic examples of one of kung fu's time-honored thirty-six strategies: "Fool the Emperor to cross the sea." Likewise,
Grandmaster Chin crossed the Pacific to pioneer these anti-Imperialist arts in America.
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