Founder

Carl J. Kogelschatz
1965 – 1995

• Started studying Tien Shan Pai under Grandmaster Huang Chien-Liang in 1981
• Direct Disciple of Grandmaster Huang
• Received 5th place in two-man-set at the 5th World Chinese Kuoshu Tournament in Taiwan, 1989
• 1986/1989 member of the U.S. Kuoshu Team
• Inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Instructor of the Year in March 1991
• Founded US Martial Arts Academy, Ltd. in 1992.
• Received 2nd Degree Black Sash in Tien Shan Pai in 1993
• Former Secretary General of the United States Chinese Kuoshu Federation (U.S.C.K.F.)

“You are only a champion if you think like a challenger.”

                     -Carl J. Kogelschatz, founder of U.S. Martial Arts Academy, Ltd.