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Louis Linn (林瑞耀, born in 1947) is a martial artist, teaching his family style of (O Shin Chuen ) (五形拳; pinyin: wu xing quan), a traditional five animal Fukien Shaolin style, in Sweden. He introduced Chinese martial arts, Wushu (武術) also popularly called Kung Fu (功夫), to Sweden in 1975〔”Vår Chefsinstruktör.” Kung Fu nr. 1, 1978.〕〔"Kung Fu i Sverige" Hercules nr.11, 1977.〕 and soon became a well known instructor within the martial arts society there.〔〔"Han tog Wushun till Sverige - Louis Linn" Fighter Magazine nr. 2, 2005〕 He was commissioned to teach hand-to-hand combat to the officers at Kustjägarskolan, the Swedish coastal rangers in the 1st Marine Regiment (1979–1983),〔(Letter from Chefen Kustjägarskolan Oskar Fredriksborg, 1983-06-16 )〕 for which he was awarded the coastal ranger’s statuette (the 12th person to receive this award since 1956).〔"Närkamp vid kust JS" Wushu nr. 2, 1983〕 From 1982 to 1985, he taught Stockholmspolisens särskilda insatsstyrka, the Counter Terrorist Unit of the Stockholm Police Force.〔(Nationella insatsstyrkan historik )〕〔(Letter from Stockholms Polisdistrikt Poliskommissarie chef OC K-G Ohlsson, 1985-01-07 )〕 From 1978 to 1983, Linn taught Wushu at The Royal Opera,〔"Operans Kung Fu Klubb" Kung Fu nr. 2, 1978〕 and later, the Stockholm International School (1997–1998).〔(Letter from the Activity Director of International School od Stockholm, 1999-08-17 )〕 In 1979, he established the (Swedish Wushu Federation ), and was one of the main people in founding the (European Wushu Federation ) in 1985 and the International Wushu Federation in 1990. Later, in 2004, he took part in founding the (European Shuai Jiao Union ). Today he is still active as the chief instructor of Louis Linn O Shin Chuen Union, an organization he founded in 1977 to promote O Shin Chuen. ==Before Arriving to Sweden== Louis Linn was born in Tokyo and grew up in Taipei where he, as a child, came in contact with martial arts in school and through family members. After his military service in the Special Forces,〔 Linn started his own martial arts school in Taipei, and got involved in the film industry in Taiwan and Hong Kong becoming a known movie actor.〔"Louis Lin ... Hong Kong 1972" a translation from Taiwanese newspaper July 26, 1973, published in English in Wushu nr 2, 1983.〕〔"Louis Lin giving up the film career for teaching Kung Fu in Sweden" The Covered-Ups no. 193, a Hong Kong magazine.〕 After a brief career in film, he decided to abandon film to devote himself to teaching and developing O Shin Chuen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Linn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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