Tien Shan Pai: Huang Chien-Liang (黃乾量)

Grandmaster Huang Chien-Liang is a man of many talents, interests, and commitments.  All of these focus on his devotion to the martial arts principles, philosophy and technique.  He is a humanitarian dedicated to sharing his gifts with his students, colleagues and spectators.

Grandmaster Huang completed his academics by completing his college education earning a B.S. degree from the National Chung Shing University, Taiwan, R.O.C.   Since then, he developed his dedication for Kuoshu and has trained in it for 45 years and taught for more than 35 years.  In his devotion to this doctrine, he was the founder, Chairman of the Board and President of the World Kuoshu Federation, President of the United States Kuoshu Federation, and in 2000, he was the first inductee into the Kuoshu Hall of Fame.

Grandmaster Huang Chien-Liang performs his famous weapon, "Divine Double Hook" during a charity demonstration in 2002

Since 1984, Grandmaster Huang has promoted and sponsored numerous national and international Kuoshu championship tournaments; from 1986 to 2000, he served as Head Coach of the United States Kuoshu Team, which competed in the World Cup and other international tournaments.  Grandmaster Huang has been called the “Coach of Champions” because of the many competitions his students have won in forms, weapons and full-contact Lei Tai fighting.  At the 2nd World Kuoshu Federation Tournament, 2006, his students won Gold medals in Tai Ji Quan form, weapons, and Push Hands.  Grandmaster Huang founded the U.S. Kuoshu Academy in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA, and teaches Tien Shen Pai Kung Fu, along with other Northern styles, as well as Tai Ji Quan, Xing Yi Quan, and Ba Qua Zhang.  He was Director and Chief Arbitrator of the 7th World Cup Kuoshu Championship.

Grandmaster Huang Chien-Liang

Grandmaster Huang is the only full heir to the 63rd generation Tien Shen Pai Supreme Master Wang Chueh-Jen, “the Double Broadsword King of China”.  As the outstanding supporter of Tien Shen Pai in the world, Grandmaster Huang has concentrated his efforts in the arena of the United States, Europe and South America.  He is known internationally as “Kuoshu World Bao Qing Tian”; China’s most famous judge, and is an international Kuoshu Coach/Instructor and international Kuoshu Referee “A”, the highest ranks, by the International Chinese Kuoshu Federation (ICKF).  In 2004, Grandmaster Huang received his 10th Tuan degree, the highest rank from TWKSF and was certified at the 10th Tuan level by the World Traditional Martial Arts Union.

Grandmaster Huang travels world-wide teaching seminars, and he has produced videos on Tien Shen Pai, Qin Na, Tai Ji Quan, Xing Yi Quan, and Dao Meditation.  He designs and implements instructor, judge and referee certification programs, and has also introduced a new grading and ranking system for TWKSF.   He has been an adjunct professor in Tai Ji Quan at the Community College of Baltimore County in Essex, Maryland for over 20 years, and recently began teaching Tai Ji Quan at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.  He has spent much time assisting in the training of Lei Tai full-contact fighters from the United States and other countries; these fighters have  gone on to win full-contact competitions at national and international Kuoshu tournaments, including the World Kuoshu Tournament.

The list of accolades awarded Grandmaster Huang is quite extensive.  His accomplishments have been acknowledged by many notable politicians, martial arts associations, magazines and television.  He was named “One of the Most Influential Chinese Martial Arts Masters of the Past 30 Years” by Inside Kung Fu magazine; “One of the Greatest Impact Martial Artists of the 20th Century”; being inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame as “Instructor of the Year”,(2007),  and named among “Famous Chinese People in the World” by RenMonRiBao, the Chinese people’s daily newspaper.

Grandmaster Huang has had television interviews in Cincinnati, Ohio, Philadelphia, PA, on Philly Live, and in Spain.  In Paraguay, South America he was on the news show PM Magazine in a feature on “Maker of Champions, Builder of Character, and was awarded as a “Living Legend” by the Eastern USA International Martial Arts Association.

Locally, Grandmaster Huang has been invited to meet with many state and federal officials. In 1996, he met with Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. former Congressman and Governor, about Kuoshu.   He has received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from then-Congressman Ehrlich, a Citizen Citation from former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, an Executive Citation, “Huang, Chien-Liang Day,” from Congressman, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, and a Governor’s Citation from former Governor Parris Glendenning.

Demonstration to benefit Johns Hopkins Children's Center, 1990

Grandmaster Huang was honored with a proclamation from Governor Glendenning proclaiming April 26, 1998, as “Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang’s 25th Anniversary of Martial Arts Instruction in the U.S. Day” for his unstinting promotion of Kuoshu.

Charity Demonstration for Grandmaster Huang's 35th Anniversary of Teaching in the United States to benefit the Children's Home of Baltimore.

More recently, Mayor Sheila Dixon said “…based on his tireless efforts promoting Chinese martial arts within the local community and the world we are proud to honor Grandmaster Huang on this special day….” .

Unquestionably, Grandmaster Huang’s commitment to excellence in the Chinese martial arts has earned him a place in the history of Martial Arts, not only for his innovations, but his caring and devotion to all people.

1998 Charity Demo for Multiple Sclerosis