King's Chamber

Richard Dinsmore studied Kung Fu San Soo under Grand Master Jimmy H. Woo, and has operated his own Kung Fu San Soo School  in Chula Vista California since 1979.  Kung Fu San Soo of Chula Vista has trained SEAL team members, SWAT officers, and Border Patrol Task Force Officers and produced many outstanding Black Belts and Masters who have gone on to teach and operate schools of their own.

Laoshi Richard Dinsmore is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Board Certified Acupuncturist and Independent Medical Examiner in private practice in San Diego California.

Learn Kung Fu San Soo in Chula Vista

Jimmy H. Woo Website

Sonora Kung Fu San Soo Academy's history of San Soo  Sonora San Soo

Sifu Ralph Latimer  Phoenix Rising Kung Fu San Soo

With Professor Emperado, Grand Master and one of the founders of Kajukenbo and an official representative of Choi La Fut Ga, a family style closely related to San Soo.

Sijo Emperado Website

Kung Fu Books by Sifu Dinsmore

 To preview and order: Kung Fu Secrets

You cannot learn Kung Fu from this book, but it's a valuable guide for students, teachers and anyone else interested in the philosophy of real  fighting and what it means to be and live as a Kung Fu man.

To preview and order: Real Kung Fu

Sifu Dinsmore's second book chronicles the origins and development of Kung Fu San Soo from ancient China to its arrival and spread in California, examines the true nature of the art, and the history of the teachers who have preserved its American legacy.  Introduction by Sifu Ralph Latimer.