Zoran
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 Frank DeMaria Grandmaster of Chinese Kenpo/Kung Fu
 DeMaria and Master Frank DeMaria and Grandmaster
Ch’ang Tung Sheng
 DeMaria’s School Crest His Crest for the American Center for Chinese Studies  ACCS and Shaolin The ACCS and Shaolin affiliate ceremony
 DeMaria and Sheng
Martial Arts History
Frank DeMaria began his training in the martial arts at the age of nine. Much of his training was in Kung Fu. He had many a teachers, most of which were Chinese.
Mr. DeMaria has a rich history. I’d love to give you all I have found but I’m not writing a book. So here is some information of two of his instructors.
John McSweeney: Mr. DeMaria met Mr. McSweeney some time in the 1960’s, in New York. At the time Mr. DeMaria had over ten years of Shaolin Kung Fu experience. Besides learning Kenpo, he credits Mr. McSweeney with giving him insight and understanding into much of the knowledge he had gained in his Kung Fu training.
Ch’ang Tung Sheng: While Mr. DeMaria was in Taiwan for a fight between himself and a well known fighter, he met Ch’ang Tung Sheng. Mr. Sheng was impressed with his fighting abilities and said so. It wasn’t until his return visit to Taiwan, that they developed a close relationship. Mr. Sheng adopted him as his son (an oriental custom of great honor that is difficult to explain). Mr. Sheng was a Grand Master in Shuai Chiao. To be taken as his student is great honor by itself. This gave Mr. DeMaria a very rare opportunity to study under a man that was a legend in his own right. The relationship he had with Ch’ang Tung Sheng lasted to Mr. Sheng’s death in 1986.
Grandmaster Frank DeMaria founded the ACCS (The American Center for Chinese Studies). The center is a traditional organization dedicated to the cultivation of the mind, body, and spirit. Its mission is to promote the traditions of China’s Henan Shao-lin Monastery, In 1995, the ACCS became the first officially appointed direct affiliate in North America.
Mr. DeMaria Today:
Grandmaster Frank DeMaria is still actively teaching at his school. He has written more articles than I could list here, has taught at police academies, has appeared in several movies. He is constantly promoting the martial arts and striving for growth. As a true martial arts master should. Kenpo Thoughts Note:
Building this site has given me a broader perspective. Let me get in to more detail about that.
I have heard nothing but good things about Mr. DeMaria. I’ve heard he is a great fighter, martial artist, and instructor. I contacted him about my site and asked him for his martial arts bio. He sent an email to me to show his support of my endeavors and even put a link to my site on his website. I never did receive his bio, so instead of asking for it again, I took matters into my own hands and researched his website. Now you must understand that his website is not really about him, but about his organization. So in order to learn more about the man, I had to research most of the information on his site. As an ex-programmer, research is not my forte, design is more what I’m used to. So I did the research and came out of it with more than this bio.
So, I wish to thank Mr. DeMaria for not giving me his bio. It was out there, I just had to look for it and learn something in the process. Maybe if more people did this, there would be less GIGO (an old computer term for garbage in, garbage out) in the world.
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