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Sifu
Bob Rosen – Master Instructor
Sifu
Bob Rosen has been instructing in the Martial Arts since 1972
and is the Chief Instructor of the Wah Lum Kung Fu Athletic
Association, established in 1984. He is the first non-Asian
instructor to operate a school in Boston’s Chinatown, and
he has been a 7th generation student of Grandmaster Chan since
1976.
Sifu
Rosen was certified to teach the Wah Lum Northern Praying
Mantis System in 1979 and has helped propagate the style in
conjunction with Grandmaster Chan for many years. He traveled
to China between 1986 and 2004 to demonstrate, compete and
to research other martial arts. In 1989 he was a member of
the first non-Asian group to study Kung Fu in the Shaolin
Temple. In 1994 he won a Gold Medal in the Open Weapons division
at the Beijing International Tournament in China. In 2001
he was the senior coach for the Wah Lum team at the Shaolin
Wushu competition in Zhenghou, China, which won numerous awards.
He has coached many students who have been successful in fighting,
forms, and weapons at local, national and international events.
In
addition to establishing himself as a traditional instructor
of the Wah Lum System, Sifu Rosen has studied Tai Chi Chuan,
Iron Palm (breaking), and Lion Dance from Grandmaster Chan
and other U.S. and China based Masters. He has been invited
to participate as a judge and to demonstrate at various Martial
Arts events around the country.
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