Terry Lim is an Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee, and renowned martial artist who has had a short documentary made about him titled It's him... Terry Lim by Angus Sampson. He is Founder of the Loong Fu Pai Martial Arts Academy in 1981, with over 350 active students. Loong Fu Pai is one of the most successful martial arts schools in Melbourne founded by one person, grading over 60 black belts. He began running inter-club martial arts tournaments in 1985, and since then these tournaments have run 3 times each year. His Branches total 19 making it one of the largest independent Academies in the one city.
Early life
Terry Lim was born on the 2nd of December 1940 in KedahMalaysia. In 1960 Lim graduated Chung Ling High School, and 2 years later his parents send him to Australia to complete his education. In 1968 he graduated and began work at Ensign Laboratories as an Industrial Chemist, and was promoted to Chief Control chemist. After 24 years, he retired from Ensign. Lim first began training in Combat Judo in 1956, at his brother's police unit in Penang, Malaysia, under Jacky Ong. His training later continued into new styles, as he learnt Aikido and Mushindo under Shihan Francis Ramasamy and was taught HokkienShaolin Martial Arts by Shaolin Master Ang Ah Hock. After arriving in Australia, Lim joined the Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne, where he was taught Hung GaKung Fu by Sifu Albert Lau. Lim later studied San Chi KaiKarate under Grandmaster Malcolm Lomax who graded him to Shodan.
Martial Arts Achievements
In October 2016 Lim’s Loong Fu Pai martial arts Academy celebrated its 35-year anniversary with a wide range of demonstrations and his Tai Man Jo ceremony to honor the highest ranking disciples. Among the VIP guests were Zang Tong of Australia's 100 year oldTai Chi Kung Fu institution, Blitz Hall of Fame’s, George Kolovos who is one of the biggest names in K1 Kickboxing promotions for over 30 years in the country, and Maurice Novoa head instructor of Melbourne Sport and Street Wing Chun Kung Fu. Lim’s academy currently has over 350 active members and 69 black belts, over the last 35 years more than 10,000 students have attended his clubs. Lim holds a 4th Dan in International Philippine Martial Arts Federation, Kali sticks being a specialty and very popular weapon. In 2015 Lim held a Kali stick fighting seminar at CrossFit Riseup owned by Ben Poon, this CrossFit center was where Lim's friend Maurice Novoa trained and he organised the seminar for him, then in March 2016 Novoa arranged another Kali stick fighting seminar for Lim at Essential Defence Academy. sticks seminar Since 1999, Lim has been taking his students to Penang, Malaysia, every two years for training and grading purposes. With 18 branches of the Loong Fu Pai Academy it is one of the most successful to be created by a single individual. Lim has been running his inter-club tournaments three times per year for over 30 years and has been inviting outside martial arts clubs to participate. The last Loong Fu Pai tournament was held at the Gloria Pyke Netball Complex in Dandenong this is one of Melbourne's largest sports halls. For Lim's 70th birthday and Hall of Fame demonstration he prepared and bent a two meter metal rod with his throat as shown in his documentary by the acclaimed award winning Director Angus Sampson. In 2016 Lim was awarded with Life time achievement at the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame and World Karate Union Hall Of Fame which was held at Hotel Grand Chancellor on Hindley street, Adelaide, Grandmaster Felix Leong and Maurice Novoa were there to support him at the black tie dinner.
Filmography
In 2011, Angus Sampson produced a documentary about Lim called ''It's him... Terry Lim!"; the documentary was shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Lim is also an actor, known for Macbeth as the Chinese Businessman, It's Him... Terry Lim! as himself and Metal Warrior as The Secret Weapon.
