Albert F. Moore, Sr.
Albert F. Moore, Sr., formally known as Da Shifu Moore, was the founder (Sijo) and Grandmaster of Shou Shu Kung Fu in the United States. Born. February 28, 1926, Al Moore, Sr., studied The Martial Arts beginning at age thirteen with the Chin family in the San Francisco bay area.
After many years of study, he eventually received a degree in engineering and served in the United States Navy (Pacific campaign) during World War II. To further his martial arts training, he was sponsored by the Chin family and studied kung fu in China in the city of Tianjin. In addition to the fighting aspects of kung fu, he also was taught Tui Na. Upon returning to the US, he eventually studied other martial arts including Parker Kempo, Jujitsu, and Shuai Shu. After some time in teaching martial arts, in particular Kenpo, and only teaching Shou Shu to those kenpo black belts who had achieved 4th Dan, he started the Moore's Shou Shu Martial Arts schools which solely taught principles of Shou Shu Kung Fu. For over forty years, Da Shifu Al Moore, Sr., his brothers (Ralph and Vern Moore), and his son Jung Moon Al Moore, II, taught and preserved Shou Shu kung fu. In 2001, Al Moore, Sr., died in California on January 2, 2002.
Prior to his death, Da Shifu Moore, Sr., returned to China in 1992 with his son to visit the school (Quan) where he studied Shou Shu.