Sifu Kevin

Sifu Kevin Stewart joined the Shaolin Martial Arts Centre in February 1990 until November 1991 where he learned the family art of Wing Chun Lin Wan Kun. He trained under Bruce Sebrechts where he attained Shi dai level 3.

Wanting to find a more pure form of Wing Chun he left the school to join the British Tai Chi Chuan and Shaolin Kung Fu Association in March 1992.

Here he studied both Wing Chun as well as the Shaolin system of Praying Mantis (Wah Lum Tan Tui). This association functions under the auspices of Grand Master William Chung, the senior instructor of the late Bruce Lee.

Sifu Kevin became junior instructor and started teaching the children’s classes. He then decided to seek out further tuition within the Wing Tsun, (WT), system of Grand Master Leung Ting. Leung Ting was the last closed door student of the Late Great Grand Master Yip Man in Hong Kong. In April 1993 he met Sifu Anthony Jardim, a student of the Leung Ting System and formally took up instruction under Sifu Anthony.

In October 1994 he went to Hong Kong to train at the International Wing Tsun Martial Art Association headed by Grand Master Leung Ting and received private instruction under Master Chen Chuan Fan, (8 th Level Technician/20th Grading).

During his stay in Hong Kong Sifu Kevin also received private tuition under Grand Master Yip Chun at the Athletic Wing Chun Association.

Sifu Kevin attained the 12th Student Level in 2004.

Sifu Kevin was a former Chairman of the South African Wu Shu Authority. This is the Government approved Body for the selection of SA representatives on the International Kung Fu arena. It is the only legal body for the issuance of National / Protea Colors for kung fu.