Sifu Barber may be younger but he has been training the art of Tai Shing since he was 18 years old. Like most kids he grew up with doing Tae Kwon Do starting at age 8. Even at such a young age he won 2 TKD tournaments and placed 2nd in the young adult overall competition. At age 12 he left TKD for Atemi Ryu Karate taught by the late Sensei Joe Hess and Sensei Joe Williams.
Throughout his training he won several local tournaments and moved on to training with adults by age 14. Over the next 4 years Sifu Barber focused on boxing while refining his Karate art.
At age 18 while studying in a local library Sifu Barber met Sigung Ah Sang. There was an instant connection and Sigung took Sifu Barber under his wing. At this time Sifu Barber was 6′ tall but only 140 lbs! In order to train Tai Shing it was time to put on some serious mass.
For the first year Sigung never taught a single punch, kick or even history of the art form. Daily he took Sifu through vigorous body workouts like pushups, dips, lunges, pull-ups and squats. Over that 1st year Sifu Barber transformed from a scrawny teen to a strong well rounded student.
For the next 10 years Sifu Barber lived with Sigung Ah Sang to develop all 6 Monkeys of Tai Shing. Daily conditioning, meditation, forms and sparring led Sifu Barber to become one of the youngest masters of Tai Shing since its inception in 1911.
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