Chinese Kung-fu Academy

Sifu was brought up in an era when the Chinese often fell victim to bullying from biker gangs and his kung fu training saw him overcome many, many vicious battles. His reputation as a fighter was well known and he is respected by all martial artists for his accomplishments and teaching ability.

In 2004 Sifu was appointed Chairman of the Queensland AKWF before resigning in 2010 to focus on developing and spreading our new style of Kung Fu - Henry Sue Circular Tong Long (Yuen Mo Pai Tong Long).He has trained for over 56 years and been teaching martial arts for over half a century in what is Queensland's longest running Kung Fu Academy.

Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu is a complete martial arts system based on the rapid, powerful moves of the Praying Mantis. It is renowned for its devastating hitting power. If you train consistently you will develop formidable weapons to defend yourself. We will train you in rapid, repetitive heavy strikes using fingers, hands, elbows, knees, feet, and head.

An amazing opportunity to train with Sifu Henry Sue and friendly, qualified and helpful Masters and instructors. Henry Sue Circular Tong Long is everything I have ever been searching for in a martial art. I am truly amazed at each level I progress, and wonder what could possibly come next. I look forward to experiencing every step of this journey and passing this incredible art on to my children and beyond.

Our Sifu (teacher) is an AKWF and CKFA Accredited Coach of Chinese martial arts with a current first aid qualification and a current QLD Blue Card or equivalent state certification to teach children (and adults) in Australia. After taking at least 10 years to achieve the first degree of Master Level each subsequent CKFA masters degree takes, on average, an additional 4 years to achieve.

The best way to learn Kung Fu is to find a good school with a qualified teacher (Sifu) and then be a good student by watching, listening, copying and training well. It is difficult to find good schools and good teachers so our advice to all prospective students is to search many different martial arts schools until you find the one you like before you commit your time and fees to a school that may not deliver what you expect.