Systems of Internal Arts that are taught are from CHEN PAN LING.

James Sumarac is a direct student to Chen Yun Ching, son of Chen Pan Ling and heir to this unique and Traditional system of Chinese Internal Boxing.

Born in Hsi Ping Hsien Henan Province China in 1892 to a Martial Arts family, his Father was responsible for teaching Chen Pan Ling Shaolin Boxing from the age of seven.

As Chen Pan Ling grew his well connected father sought out the cream of Chinese Boxing masters for his son to study under.

After moving from the mainland to Taiwan he quickly became the leading authority on Chinese Martial Arts, writing a myriad of texts in the Chinese language including Chen Pan Ling's Original Textbook; now fortunately - thanks to Y.W. Chang and Ann Caruthers - this sensational text is available in English.

The time of his passing he was the head of the Chinese Martial Arts Association in Taiwan in addition to a being a National Assembly member of the Chinese Nationalist Government and hydraulic engineer.

A highly motivated and hard working person he taught thousands of students and left behind a legacy that will remain for many generations.

Chen Pan Ling was a bit of a rebel in his day he never accepted teaching fees and greatly opposed secrecy and exclusiveness of training in any way.

A great visionary, he was keen to standardize Chinese Boxing training methods, forms and theories and saw this as the only way for the Arts to survive for future generations.

The 99 Pattern Tai Chi that he formulated in 1941 at Nanking Institute and called the Authentic Tai Chi Chuan of China is perhaps the greatest example of his philosophy that the best of the Chinese Martial Arts need to be presented in a clear and concise manner with as little ego and personality emphasis as possible.