Grandmaster Huang Sian Teh was born in 1919 in Fukian Province, China soon after the fall of the last emperor of the Ching Dynasty. This was a dangerous and violent period in Chinese history with much lawlessness and civil war raging throughout the country. Due to the dangerous times Master Huang's father sent him to study Northern & Southern Shaolin Kung Fu at the age of five. There were many highly skilled Shaolin masters in the area due to the southern Shaolin Temple located in Fukian. In 1939 Master Huang joined the army in order to defend the country from the invading Japanese during WWII. During this time Master Huang's bravery and courage were recognized and he was promoted to General of the Chinese Army. During WWII Master Huang was in Charge of the “Tiger Division” a fierce battalion of fighters which fought in over 100 battles without ever suffering a defeat. After WWII when the country was weakened and in disarray the communist rebels seized the advantage and launched an offensive against the government troops which led the Army of the Republic of China to withdraw to the island of Taiwan. Master Huang relocated to Taiwan at this time and became a police officer to help establish law and order on the dangerous and lawless Island. While working for the police department in Taiwan Master Huang also served as a hand to hand combat teacher at the police academy. Many of the top masters that relocated to Taiwan taught their martial arts to either the military or the police. It was while serving at the Taiwan Police Academy that Grandmaster Huang met and befriended Grandmaster Fan Chi Sau, the two would remain in friends and leaders of the martial arts community in Taiwan for more than half a century. After retiring from the police service Master Huang began teaching Northern & Southern Shaolin Kung Fu and later founded the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association where he met one of his earliest students and disciple Grandmaster Ron Lee.