Instructor 2nd Degree
Sifu Sarah Scerri
Sifu Sarah the Eagle

Sarah has always danced to her own tune. In the past this has caused her to seem a bit aside from the general crowd. She has chosen many adventures for her self including being a nanny in the US for a year, full contact sparring, specialist weaponry, demonstration team and now in her own venue teaching.

Over the past few years she has come to her own. graduated as a 2nd Degree Black Sash and level 3 Instructor, she has impressed many people whith her strong sense of honor. She still chooses her own way and now is having many successes working towards being who she want's to be. This includes;

  • Black Sash (achieved, twice)
  • Senior Instructor (achieved)
  • Eagle Kung Fu Graduated (Achieved)
  • Full Contact, Ring Bout (in Progress with tai Pan Muay Thai)
  • State or National Champion in Weapons Forms (Achieved)
  • State or National Champion in Bare Hand Forms (Achieved)
  • Sate or National Champion in Point Sparring (Achieved)
  • Own Teaching venue (in progress, opened in Greensbourough)
  • 3rd Degree specializing in Shaolin Crane Kung Fu (just starting in 2005)

Following is a shortened version of dates and achievement (not everything included just the main achievements)

  • Promotion to White and Yellow Sash with Credit - Mar 1997
  • Persistency & Consistency Gold - June 1997 (and a few more times after that)
  • Promotion to Orange & Green Sash with Credit - Sep 1997
  • Promotion to Red & Purple Sash with Credit - June 1998

  • Forms Winner, Intermediate Women - March & April 2000
  • Promotion to Purple & Blue Sash with Credit - Jun 2000
  • Promotion to Black Sash Sash with High Credit - 26 Dec 2000
  • Accreditation - L1 Instructor - 26 Dec 2000
  • Accreditation - L1 Examiner - 26 Dec 2000
  • 1st Class taught - 10 Feb 2001
  • Winner Woman's Forms - Mar 2001
  • Accepted by Sher She Gung, Chief Instructor - Shaolin Temple Training School, Henan, China - 14 May 2001
  • First Inclusion into the Shaolin Kung Fu White Sash Work Book - 25 Oct 2001
  • Accredited - L1 Judge & Referee at the National All Styles Tournament - 5 May 2001
  • Accredited - L2 Instructor - 26 Dec 2002
  • 1000 classes trained - Oct 2003
  • Accredited - L3 Instructor - 26 Dec 2004
  • Promotion to 2nd Degree Black Sash, specializing in Eagle Kung Fu - 26 Dec 2004

It is often the way that what seems important, once achieved is less important. Sifu Sarah has 'donated' all her trophies for decoration in the Shaolin Kung Fu Australia HQ where they will be kept until . . .

Sarah has now in the process of 3 great challenges.

  1. She has started teaching in earnest, 3 times a week. The aim is to have enough students that the venue is financially viable and also earns some pocket money.
  2. Shaolin Crane Kung Fu is a tough challenge as she will also need to go to Ballet classes and pass their first level to achieve 50 points (250 points required per Degree level upon achieving Black Sash).
  3. Possible a Black Singlete in Tai Pan Muay Thai which includes a full contact bout in the ring accredited by the Boxing Federation

Sarah has learned one of the most important lessons in life, one that is often commented on but very rarely understood;

Failure is a part of success

It is not your mistakes that judge you,
but how often you make them and
how well you 'fix' em.

If you have any questions or would just like to write to Sarah just click on the following line Sifu Sarah J Scerri or if you wish to write to Sijo Robert Z click on the underlined.


Sifu Sarah





Sifu Sarah putting her best foot forward.





Sifu Sarah for CD artwork





Sifu Sarah putting her best foot forward.