Sifu Darrell Jordan with staff
Darrell Jordan (Lee Gar Lin) has been studying and practicing Martial
Arts since 1967 starting with boxing, and then moving on to Shotokan Karate
in 1968 while growing up in NYC. He achieved his Brown belt in Shotokan after
4 years of study and then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps
in 1972 Active (infantry/mortars) (and again in 1985 Marine Corp Reserve as a Scout/Sniper).
In 1972 he was subsequently shipped out
over seas to various countries in South East Asia as an Infantryman.
One of those countries was Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate. He
immediately went out to locate a Karate school in which he found
a local Dojo where Isshin-Ryu was taught not far from Camp Hansen.
Sifu Darrell was shipped to the Philippines
where he found to his surprise a Shorin Ryu school and he continued
his study.
In
1975 Darrell moved back to NYC, and after some research he subsequestnly located the LEE MOY SHAN
Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) Kung Fu school, he joined that night when
he went to visit. Darrell recalls " I walked into the school
and met the Instructor at the time Mr. Steve Goericke. (Lee Gar
Xun, Steve has a school in Sag Harbor in Long Island NY), He took
me into the gym area and what I saw going on was absolutely amazing.
All these guys and gals were facing each other in pairs and their
arms seemed to be connected and at the same time they were hitting
each other as best as they could with blinding speed. I asked Mr.
Goericke what were they doing?He told me Chi Sao (sticking hands)."
Darrell joined right then and there after realizing the validity
of what he had just observed. Darrell gives credit to all of his
Si-Hings (older Kung Fu brothers) for his rapid development in Ving
Tsun, but a very special thanks goes to Steve Goericke, Richie Louie,
Vinny Thomas, Paul Field, Robert Ham and Li Ping." It was these
gentleman that had a profound impact on his development. Of course,
without they're beloved Sifu, Master LEE MOY SHAN, none of would
exist as they are today."
Darrell
was accepted as a Disciple of Master LEE MOY SHAN in 1985 and was
given his Disciple name Lee Gar Lin. Sifu
- Darrell then moved to Orlando, Fl. in 1989 where he opened his
third Ving Tsun School. Sifu Darrell traded kung fu with his good friend
Sifu Rocky Byars who taught Shuia Chiao and Ch'ang Tai Chi.
Sifu Rocky was the Vice President of the United States Shuai Chiao
Assn. Shuia Chiao specializes in fast hard takedowns. Sifu - Darrell
has been teaching Ch'ang Tai Chi and Shuia Chiao as a seperate class.
Sifu Darrell has been involved in the Chinese
Martial Arts community in Florida, as a Judge and Referee in numerous
International and State Championship Chinese Kung Fu Tournaments.
It is his desire to unite all Chinese Martial Arts regardless of
style, but most especially, the Ving Tsun community.
Sifu Darrell serves
as the Honorable Advisor to the Authentic Ving Tsun Association,
is a Member of the "Ving Tsun Athletic Assn." of Hong
Kong as well as an International Board Member and Director of Ving
Tsun Kung Fu for the "United States Martial Arts Assn."
He is a member of the "Yip Man Ving Tsun Martial Arts Sifu
Council", and a Board Member of the "International Black
Belt Council," "World Independent Chinese Martial Arts
Federation," "World Independent Martial Arts Organizations"
and the "World Organizations of Martial Arts." He was
inducted into the "Martial Arts Masters, Pioneers and Legends
Hall of Fame" for "Master Instructor of the Year, 1998,"
and the "United States Martial Arts Association" Hall
of Fame for Master Instructor, year 2000."Most recently, Sifu Darrell
has been nominated and inducted into the World Martial Arts Black Belt Hall of Fame
(Malaysia) under the catagory; "Silver Award 2006" for having over 30 years in one particular system.
He is is a certified 8th degree Black Belt awarded by Grandmaster Lee Moy Shan
for 30 years sustained study and teaching in Ving Tsun Kung Fu.
He is the Founder
and President of the World Ving Tsun Athletic Assn., The American
Ving Tsun Athletic Assn., and the Florida Ving Tsun Athletic Assn.
Sifu Darrell has recently become an Ordained Reiki Healing Minister.
Sifu - Darrell is a feelance author for major Kung Fu magazines
such as "KungFu Qigong" magazine, and the "Journal
of Chinese Martial Arts," and has authored the book, "the
Sound of Ving Tsun - the Grandmasters and Masters and his newest release, Ving Tsun Foundation
." Sifu Darrell is a Community Anti Terrorism Instructor and a founding member of the Dept.
of Home Land Security via USCGA SR105 and served as the Chairman, Maritime Area
Port Security (Div.05) as well as a current member of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol,
and was a Security Officer with the Dept. of Army. Sifu Darrell is a
current member of the Orange County Sheriff's Fraternal Order of Police Lodge
93, member- Order of the Lion Rampant, and member of the Naval Order of the United States, member -
NY State Shields and the NYPD/USMC Association.
He is a licensed Private Investigator and owner of AngleRight Investigations & Executive Protection