Sifu Adam Hsu was born inShanghai, China and emigrated to Republic of China where he spent twenty-fiveyears studying several northern styles with the most respected kung fu masters.His principle teacher was the late Grand master Liu Yun Chiao. Since his moveto the United States in 1978, he has taught traditional kung fu throughout theSan Francisco Bay Area.

In 1990 he founded the non-profit Traditional WushuAssociation, dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and perfection oftraditional kung fu. The Association has been an outspoken champion oftraditional kung fu in China and throughout the rest of the world. It hassuccessfully introduced kung fu weapons free-sparring into tournamentcompetitions and more recently has focused on creating and developing a rankingsystem for traditional kung fu styles.