Paul started his martial arts journey back in 1997 when he was 17 under SiGung Neal Gilding. He has been training progressively over the years and now owns, runs and manages the Black Crane Kung fu schools.

On top of his training, Paul has performed over 10,000 teaching hours across students, instructors, course, private instruction and groups. With an IT background, he has a thirst for knowledge and enjoys testing and validating as new knowledge is acquired.

Previously the style had been passed down verbally through generations. Paul has undertaken the task as the first person within this system to fully document the style. This task is likely to take decades due to the wealth of available learning that is in the system.

Paul receives weekly training with SiGung Neal and continues to improve his physical skills and martial knowledge.