Sifu Jason Tsou was born in Taiwan, Republic of China, in 1949. At the age of eleven, Sifu Tsou he began his martial arts training in the Northern kung fu style of Mei Hwa Chuan (a form of Chang Chuan - Long Fist) under Master Wu Ti-Pang. Since then, Sifu Tsou has studied various chi kung (or qi gong) systems and TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) as part of his martial arts training from many different masters:
18 Lo Han, 12 Meridian, & 5 Element chi kung - Dr. Su Yu-Chang; Pa Kua chi kung and Pa Chi chi kung - Grandmaster Liu Yun-Chiao; Southern Hung Gar chi kung - Master Deng Kuo-Hua; Tai Chi chi kung - Master Yang Bao-Chien; Tai Chi Twelve-Brocade chi kung - Master Chang Yi-Cheng; Tibetan chi kung - Master Liu Chen-Chun; Acupressure (tui na) - Master Yu Ta-Fong ; Acupuncture and Heavenly Circuit - Master Chang Wu-Chien; and Acupuncture, Herbs, and Heavenly Circuit - Dr. Su Yu-Chang.
After winning the singles championship at the 1971 national kung fu tournament held in Taipei and serving as the chief martial arts instructor for the Taiwan Air Force, Fourth Division, Sifu Tsou immigrated to the United States to study chemistry at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in 1974. While a student, he founded the school's kung fu club and was invited as a guest instructor for the kung fu clubs at Harvard and MIT. Sifu Tsou's martial arts expertise was later recognized by the Massachusetts State Police and was invited to teach riot control techniques during a time of civil unrest. In 1977, Sifu Tsou moved to Los Angeles and cofounded the kung fu club at UCLA with Master Frank Yeh. Shortly thereafter, he opened a kung fu academy in San Gabriel Valley.
A dedicated martial artist and instructor, Sifu Tsou has continued his training and teaching in the Los Angeles area for more than 23 years, and has established himself as truly one of the premier instructors of traditional Chinese martial arts in the United States. Sifu Tsou has been featured in publications such as The Complete Guide to Kung Fu Fighting Styles and various magazines such as Karate and Kung Fu Illustrated, Black Belt, Fighting Stars, The Pakua Journal, Tai Chi Magazine, and most recently in the article "4 Keys to Successful Application" of the October 2000 issue of Inside Kung-Fu.
