Anthony Kaikwong Chan is a Chinese-American kung fu champion and American choreographer. He was known as the The Wu shu Wizard. He was born on October 14, 1954 in Hong Kong, British Colony, the son of Wings and Matilda (Yu) Chan. He came to the United States in 1969 and lived in San Francisco.
Mr. Chan began his martial arts training in Hong Kong, eventfully studying Wu Shu, Tae Kwon Do, and Pa-Kua. While a member of the Chung-Ngai Lion Dance Troupe of San Francisco’s Chinatown, Chan studied the Hung-ga style. In 1975, he was the first competitor to use the new wushu forms from the People’s Republic of China in American martial arts competition. He rose to be the U.S. soft-style form champion.
In 1976 Anthony Chan co-authored Wu Shu of China with martial arts journalist Michael Staples. In 1981 they collaborated again on a special magazine edition entitled The Elegant Wu Shu of China.
In 1980 Anthony Chan was named to Black Belt Magazines Black Belt Hall of Fame as “Kung Fu Artist of the Year.”
Anthony Chan won numerous competitions but his most important competition victories include grand kata championships in the 1978-80 International Karate Championships, the 1980 American Karate Association Grand Nationals, and the 1980 West Coast Nationals.
He has been president of the Karate Masters of California, San Leandro, since 1989 and President National Chinese Wushu Association, San Francisco, since 1980.
He got his Bachelors from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1975 and his Master of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley in 1977.
