Our Instructor, Shane
Coop, first began martial arts in 1981 with a style called Silat Perisi Deri. Two and a half years later he began studying Chou Gar Tong Long Kung Fu with the Australian School of Kung Fu and Tai Chi under Di Si Heng Tony Conly.
Shane also studied Tai Chi and Qigong under his Si Fu Master Dennis-Su-Tin who continues to operate the Australian School of Kung Fu and Tai Chi.
Shane has studied Tong Long Kung Fu and Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan since 1986 and continues studying and teaching Kung Fu and Tai Chi today. He went on to establish the Imperial Tai Chi Academy based in Brisbane's southern districts.