Biography

Northern Shaolin / Tai Chi Praying Mantis

Rob Moses began training with Sifu Kam Yuen in 1976 when he was 17 years old. He became certified in Northern Shaolin/Tai Chi Praying Mantis in the early 1980s by Sifu Kam Yuen.

Tai Shan Mantis

Sifu Rob Moses founded "Tai Shan Mantis" after he became certified in "Northern Shaolin/Tai Chi Praying Mantis". The Tai Shan Mantis System is independant from the Northern Shaolin / Tai Chi Praying Mantis System.

Tai Shan Mantis is a complete martial system which incorporates both traditional and neo-classical Kung Fu. Its purpose is to illuminate living concepts.

Nine Psalms Kung Fu

One expression of Tai Shan Mantis is the "9 Psalms Praying Mantis Kung Fu" system created by Sifu Moses. These 9 concepts promote flexible movement and thinking, expand the Spirit, and offer a genuine artisitic release for all practitioners, resulting in positive health and attitude. It allows one to master oneself, while achieving better health, fitness and self-defense abilities. Its expressions take you on a journey of circles, figure-eights, spirals, straight lines, ellipses, and more. They include all the traditional elements of a martial art: kicks, punches, throws and locks.

You can read about Nine Psalms in Black Belt Magazine Here.

The four unique and basic stipulations for the practice are: Seek the truth in your training, help others and do not be selfish, strive to be free-thinking and do not limit your imagination. It's time to make brighter choices and seek the love consciousness. Tai Shan Mantis offers a joyful approach to work worth doing.

To see Sifu Rob Moses Mantis lineage: Descendancy Chart of Wang Lang

Kung Fu : The Legend Continues

Rob has been David Carradine's trainer for over 25 years. Rob's work on the TV show Kung Fu: The Legend Continues includes playing the character "Master Khan".

Rob also traveled to Beijing, China where he was working on another film with David Carradine, Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill".

He has taught both traditional Northern Shaolin/Tai Chi Praying Mantis as well as 9 Psalms neo-classical Kung Fu in California, New York, Toronto, Thailand, China, Vancouver and Hawaii. His goals are to perpetuate the art of Kung Fu, and to offer alternative non-violent imagery through 9 Psalms movement, a from-the-heart, spirit-enhancer for the new millenium.

Kung Fu La Hoops on the Great Wall of China

Rob Discovers the future of Kung Fu

Spiral Energy Fitness in a Stick

Sacred Geometry Toys

Shaolin Pilgrimage

In 2005 Rob was invited to visit the Shaolin Monastery to present the Abbot with the future of Kung Fu. Rob Presented the Abbot with an original rattan prototype, one of only a few made during the development of the future of Kung Fu.