Terry Lim is an
Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee,
Martial Arts Australia Martial Artist of the year Masters Awards recipient
and renowned
martial artist
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who has had a short documentary made about him titled ''It's him... Terry Lim'' by
Angus Sampson
Angus Sampson is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his performances as Tucker in the ''Insidious'' film series, Ray Jenkins in ''The Mule'' (2014), The Organic Mechanic in '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) and '' Furiosa: A M ...
. He is Founder of the Loong Fu Pai Martial Arts Academy in 1981, with over 350 active students.
Loong Fu Pai is one of the most successful martial arts schools in
Melbourne
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founded by one person, grading over 60 black belts.
He began running inter-club martial arts tournaments in 1985, and since then these tournaments have run 3 times each year. His Branches total 19 making it one of the largest independent Academies in the one state.
Early life
Terry Lim was born on the 2nd of December 1940 in
Kedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...
Malaysia
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. He first began training in combat judo (
Jujitsu
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) in 1956, at his brother's police unit in
Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...
,
Malaysia
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, under Jacky Ong. His training later continued into new styles, as he learned
Aikido
Aikido ( , , , ) is a gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practic ...
and Mushindo under Shihan Francis Ramasamy and was taught
Hokkien
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Shaolin martial arts by
Shaolin Master Ang Ah Hock.
In 1960, Lim graduated from Chung Ling High School, and two years later his parents sent him to
Melbourne
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to complete his education. After arriving in
Melbourne
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, Lim joined the Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne, where he was taught
Hung Ga
Hung Ga Kuen (Cantonese) or Hongjiaquan (Mandarin) ( zh, 洪家拳, link=no, meaning "fist of the Hung family") - alternatively shortened as either Hung Ga () or Hung Kuen () - is an ancient southern Chinese martial art, which roots lie in th ...
Kung Fu
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by Sifu Albert Lau.
Lim later studied San Chi Kai
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
under Grandmaster Malcolm Lomax who graded him to Shodan (First dan
Black Belt).
In 1968 Lim graduated from
Swinburne University of Technology
The Swinburne University of Technology (or simply Swinburne) is a public university, public research university in Melbourne, Australia. It is the modern descendant of the Eastern Suburbs Technical College established in 1908, renamed Swinburne ...
, and began work at Ensign Laboratories as an industrial chemist, where he was later promoted to Chief Control Chemist. In 1992, Lim retired from Ensign.
Martial Arts Achievements
35 year Club Anniversary
In October 2016 Lim's Loong Fu Pai martial arts Academy celebrated its 35-year anniversary with a wide range of demonstrations and his Tai Man Jo ceremony to honor the highest ranking disciples. Among the VIP guests were Zang Tong of Australia's 100 year old Tai Chi Kung Fu institution, Blitz Hall of Fame's, George Kolovos who is one of the biggest names in K1 Kickboxing promotions for over 30 years in the country and Street Wing Chun Kung Fu. Lim's academy currently has over 350 active members and 69 black belts, over the last 35 years more than 10,000 students have attended his clubs.
Since 1999, Lim has been taking his students to
Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...
,
Malaysia
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, every two years for training and grading purposes. With 18 branches of the Loong Fu Pai Academy it is one of the most successful
to be created by a single individual.
File:Terry Lim anniversary 2.jpg , Loong Fu Pai 35th club anniversary
Kali Sticks
Lim holds a 4th Dan in International Philippine Martial Arts Federation (
Kombatan
Kombatan is a Filipino martial arts system. The founder of the system was GGM Ernesto Amador Presas (10th DAN). The current head of the system is Ernesto Presas Jr. The style is known for its double stick techniques, but it features other stick ...
), Kali sticks being a specialty and very popular weapon. In 2015 Lim held a Kali stick (
Arnis
Arnis, also known as kali or eskrima/escrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines. These three terms are, sometimes, interchangeable in referring to traditional martial arts of the Philippines (" Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), wh ...
) fighting seminar at CrossFit Riseup owned by Ben Poon.
File:Kali seminar drills.jpg , Kali Sticks sticks seminar
Tournament Circuit
Lim has been running his inter-club tournaments three times per year for over 30 years and has been inviting outside martial arts clubs to participate.
The last Loong Fu Pai tournament was held at the Gloria Pyke Netball Complex in
Dandenong
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this is one of Melbourne's largest sports halls.
Hall of Fame
For Lim's 70th birthday and Hall of Fame demonstration, he prepared and bent a two-meter metal rod with his throat as shown in his documentary by the acclaimed award-winning director
Angus Sampson
Angus Sampson is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his performances as Tucker in the ''Insidious'' film series, Ray Jenkins in ''The Mule'' (2014), The Organic Mechanic in '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) and '' Furiosa: A M ...
. In 2016 Lim was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the
Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame and World Karate Union Hall Of Fame, which was held at the
Hotel Grand Chancellor on Hindley Street,
Adelaide
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.
Filmography
In 2011,
Angus Sampson
Angus Sampson is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his performances as Tucker in the ''Insidious'' film series, Ray Jenkins in ''The Mule'' (2014), The Organic Mechanic in '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) and '' Furiosa: A M ...
produced a documentary about Lim called ''It's him... Terry Lim!''; the documentary was shown at the
Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venic ...
.
Lim is also an actor, known for;
*
Trojan Warrior (2002) as Hng Sng.
*
Macbeth (2006 film)
''Macbeth'' is a 2006 Australian adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare of the same name. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast led by Sam Worthington in the title role. ''Macbeth'', filmed in Melbourne and ...
as the Chinese Businessman.
* It's Him... Terry Lim! (2011) as himself.
* Metal Warrior (2011) as The Secret Weapon.
*
Better Man (miniseries)
''Better Man'' is a four-part Australian television biopic mini-series which originally screened on SBS TV on 25 July 2013, and replayed in February 2014. It was written and directed by Khoa Do and produced by Stephen Corvini. It starred Davi ...
(2013) as father Giang.
References
External links
Official Website
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1940 births
Living people
Australian martial artists
Australian chemists
Malaysian emigrants to Australia
People from Kedah