Founder Carl Kogelschatz

• Started studying Tien Shan Pai under Grandmaster Huang Chien-Liang in 1981
• Direct Disciple of Grandmaster Huang
• Received 5th place in two-man-set at the 5th World Chinese Kuoshu Tournament in Taiwan, 1989
• 1986/1989 member of the U.S. Kuoshu Team
• Inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Instructor of the Year in March 1991
• Received 2nd Degree Black Sash in Tien Shan Pai in 1993
• Founder of the U.S. Martial Arts Academy Ltd.
• Former Secretary General of the United States Chinese Kuoshu Federation (U.S.C.K.F.)
• Former Assistant Tournament Director for the U.S.C.K.F. National and International Kuoshu Championship Tournaments