David Ross (martial artist)

Sifu David A Ross is a disciple of the late martial arts instructor Chan Tai San and is currently the director and founder of New York San Da in Manhattan. He is also a founding member of San Da Training Systems, an organization that promotes combat sports training including San Da, Mixed martial Arts, Thai boxing, Jiu Jitsu, etc

Ross has been involved in The Martial Arts most of his life. He began training in Western boxing at the age of 8. A few years later, he began his study of Korean Taekwondo and Hapkido, achieving a second degree black belt in both arts. Ross was also two time AAU New York state full contact champion. Ross continued to study many martial arts including Judo, Karate, Jiujitsu, Sambo and various forms of Chinese martial arts. He eventually dedicated himself to the Lama Pai style of the late Master Chan Tai San and San Da.

In the 1990's, David Ross traveled around the US interviewing instructors of related Tibetan/Chinese martial arts such as Lama Pai, Hop Gar and Tibetan White Crane. He also translated various sources in Chinese. Based upon these InterViews and translations, he published in various martial arts magazines the first authoritatize history and descriptions of these arts in the English language.

References

(12/07 still in ProgresS)

  • Kungfu Wushu Winter 1995
  • Kungfu Wushu Oct/Nov 1996
  • Kungfu Wushu May 2000
  • Kungfu Wushu June 2000
  • Inside Kungfu Oct 1989
  • Inside Kungfu Sept 1993
  • Inside Kungfu Jan 1995
  • Inside Kungfu Feb 1995
  • Inside Kungfu Nov 1995
  • Inside Kungfu April 1995
  • Inside Kungfu May 1996
  • Inside Kungfu Oct 1996
  • Inside Kungfu Feb 1999
  • Black Belt May 1997
  • Grappling Dec 1997
  • Martial Arts legends Oct 1995