Between Heaven and Earth with Kam Yuen
Kam was born in Hong Kong, where he spent his formative years. When he moved to the United States with his parents he furthered his studies in New York. Over the years he visited to refine his styl…
Kam was born in Hong Kong, where he spent his formative years. When he moved to the United States with his parents he furthered his studies in New York. Over the years he visited to refine his style with help from his teacher in Hong Kong.
After receiving his degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1965 from Manhattan College, he moved to the San Francisco area and received an advanced graduate degree in Engineering Studies from the University of Santa Clara. It was while he was employed at Lockheed Aircraft near San Jose as a structural and mechanical engineer in research and development that he opened his first dojo.
In 1969, after a brief stay in Los Angeles, Kam returned to Hong Kong to further his study in the martial arts. After training for several months, and achieving the status of Grandmaster in Shaolin Kung-Fu, Tai Mantis Kung-Fu, Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong he returned to the United States.
Back in Los Angeles, he held numerous classes at local YMCAs, the Chinatown Recreation Hall, Cal State, UCLA, and USC. Kam is the founder of the “Shaolin West Healing Center” and co-founder of the “Tai Mantis Kung Fu Assoc”. He has been the featured speaker at the world medical Qi Gong conference in Beijing as well as at several Whole Life and New Life Expos here in the US.
Early in 1972, Kam was called by Warner Brothers Studio to act as technical advisor to David Carradine in the Kung-Fu series. Mr. Carradine has been quoted as saying that he based the Caine character in that show on Kam. Mr. Carradine dedicated his book The Spirit of Shaolin to Kam.
Kam holds licenses in the following healthcare fields: Doctor of Chiropractic, Herbalist, Nutritionist, Chinese Energetic Medicine, Martial arts and Sports Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine and Acupuncture.
Kam currently lives in California, but travels extensively teaching and giving lectures and demonstrations of the technique he spent a life time developing, The Yuen Method of Chinese Energetics
Bridging’s website is: www.HeavenToEarth.com
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