Bio on Robert Phillips

He could not believe it, at the ripe age of sixteen, Robert's dream was finally coming true. As Robert stood in front of his fellow students, family, and closest friends, Master Dan Pastre was about to present him with his life long dream, a black belt. Robert has been training in the art of Kung Fu San Soo non stop since the day he walked into master Pastre' school.

Robert was born and raised in northern California. Moving to a small community in the foothills with his mother and two sisters when he was in the first grade. After being inspired by what most young martial artist were inspired by, Bruce Lee, Robert started his quest of concurring the world of martial arts at a very young age. He experimented in several different styles of martial arts before discovering the art of Kung Fu San Soo. Robert began his training in San Soo at the age of twelve. Training a minimum of 25 hours a week in the studio, plus devoting the majority of his spare time practicing at home. The hard workouts and grueling training soon paid off. At the age of 16, Robert received his black belt, and started teaching children's classes for his instructor. Graduating high school when he was 17, Robert then started commuting to college as he continued to teach kung fu. When Robert turned 19, his instructor decided to retire, and Robert bought the school from him. Robert continued to train under the supervision of Master Pastre, and received his Masters degree in April of 1996. Just a few short years after graduating from California State University of Sacramento with a Bachelors degree in Organizational Communication and Public Relations.

Currently, Master Phillips operates the oldest and largest martial arts school in Nevada City, California. His school, Phillips School of Kung Fu San Soo, is the largest San Soo school in Northern California, and one of the largest San Soo schools in the state. Master Phillips has his eyes set on his next big goal, becoming a Grand Master. Traditionally first training your son to the minimum of black belt level, and then training your grandson to black belt level can only accomplish this. Seeing that Roberts oldest son is only 6, and currently holds a yellow belt, Master Phillips goal of obtaining the level of Grand Master is several years away.

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