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SKEMA - Suny Kamay was born in Switzerland. After practicing Judo and Pencack Silat in Europe he learnt the basic Wing Chun techniques. As he was not satisfied with what he had learnt so far, he went to Asia to search for the roots of Wing Chun. He was the first Caucasian to ever learn the Butterfly-Knives technique. There are a total of three original schools of Wing Chun in Midland-China. The oldest of them being Yun Chun Zhuang, the second oldest Fuzhou and the youngest and most widely-spread simply called Hong-Kong School. SiGung Suny Kamay researched and practiced Eskrima and the ¿internal styles¿ like Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Pa Kua and Palakabanate after his Wing Chun study. He had the opportunity to learn all these styles from Chinese and Philippine masters. Two of these masters have sadly already passed away. He lives together with the third of these masters, Luo Mei Cheng, a doctor in medicine, on the Philippines. A master of martial art must master more than mere technique. He must also find perfect balance mentally and emotionally. Even after more than 42 years of intensive martial arts study, Suny Kamay does not see himself as a master. Years ago, he already began fusing all his skill and knowledge of all his learned styles together, creating Ta Kuen Tao: because it contains many aspects of many styles, it is hardly possible to describe it in words. The deeper meaning and knowledge of Ta Kuen Tao cannot be understood intellectually, it can only be felt. Ta Kuen Tao can only be grasped upon and understood by students who have already learnt another martial art style like Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Eskrima or Pa Kua. Ta Kuen Tao is both for self defence and for a better health. Ta Kuen Tao isn¿t a style above all others, quite on the contrary it is a style within and through all styles. With each new idea entering Ta Kuen Tao, Suny Kamay¿s style grows and changes. He follows the Taoist principle: ¿nothing is constant, but the principle of change¿.