總教練蔡明仁
蔡明仁師父生於一九六二年菲律賓馬尼拉市, 祖藉福建晉江泉峰. 自幼好動, 更喜習武術, 在一九七七年加入菲律賓嶺南國術研究社, 跟随師丁有勳，洪龍聲，薛伍強，蔡成都，陳雙敏等兄門學習七星螳螂拳，洪家拳，白鶴派拳，蔡家拳，北少林拳派 等拳術.
一九八八年蔡明仁師父到菲律賓武術協會參加菲律賓國家武術隊訓練班,跟隨李俊峰，陳國榮，莫少能，米金蓓等中國著名武術教練學習長拳，南拳與其它武器。在一九九零年跟香港北佛派潘偉英師父學習傳統南獅舞藝。一九九三年拜山東煙台七星螳螂拳第五代傳人鍾連寶師父為師。一九九四年於香港參加國際龍獅總會主辦之國際獅藝裁判訓練班，休業期滿并經考試合格。一九九五年拜入香港白鶴派拳師陸松茂師父門下。 同年也跟新加坡龍藝名師五枚派掌門人陳源基師父學習福州舞龍. 後跟得到白鶴派師叔邱煜剛的指點。二零一六拜福建少林龍掌門劉浩順師父為師。
蔡明仁師父在教學研究中參加過一九八二年台中市舉辦中華國術第二屆亞洲錦標賽當選手。一九八三年參加台南市舉辦中華國術第四屆世界錦標賽。
一九九零年馬來西亞國際武術節代表菲律濱武術協會參加舞獅比賽項目。一九九一年北京市舉辦第一屆世界武術錦標賽代表菲律濱國家隊參加南拳項目，同年於菲律賓舉辦東南亞運動會武術表演晚會代表嶺南國術研究社蔡師父表演螳螂拳。一九九三年煙台國際螳螂拳代表嶺南國術研究社表演賽榮获三塊金牌。一九九五年參加香港市政局醒獅節國際獅藝邀請賽擔任裁判。一九九八年八月馬來西亞檳城州政府華人武術委員會主辦東南亞硬功,氣功,特技觀摩大會,蔡師父代表嶺南國術研究社表演七星螳螂拳偷桃拳。
一九九五年新成立志清學會武術社，邀請蔡師父與幾位嶺南教練來指教，一九九九志清正式聘蔡明仁師父擔任總教練。二零零零二年蔡師父離開嶺南。二零零六年蔡師父與學生黃正勝成立明勝武術會， 二零一三年明勝武術會改成明勝文揚體育會。二零一八年八月，明勝文揚名稱終止，並重新成為菲律賓文揚體育會，由蔡明仁師父和陳德通管理。
二零零七年蔡師父參加香港首屆國際螳螂拳群英大會之世界武林精英大匯演表演一路摘要拳。二零零八應馬來西亞檳城七星螳螂國術會的邀請參加貴會的周年紀念代表志清學會武術社參加表演會。二零一零年擔任志清武術隊的教練參加全菲武術賽，榮获團體項目冠軍和亞軍。
二零一一年蔡師父擔任教練參加香港第九屆武德盃擔任國家武術代表明勝武術會當教練，同時榮獲大會的優秀教練獎。同年蔡師父擔任明勝武術會教練參加馬來西亞詩巫主辦第四屆婆羅洲杯國際武術邀請賽 。九月蔡師父在第一屆菲律賓舞獅之王錦標賽擔任總裁判。十二月蔡師父擔任菲律賓龍獅聯合會舞獅隊代表菲律賓龍獅聯合協會教練參加新加坡第四屆牛車水新春國際獅王爭霸邀請賽 。
二零一二年十一月，蔡師父在第二屆菲律賓舞獅之王錦標賽擔任總裁判。
二零一三年正月參加育武武術訓練中心舉辦友誼武術公開賽蔡師父擔任武術裁判。
二零一四年蔡師父帶領菲律賓武術協會舞獅隊擔任教練參加第四屆美高梅澳門國際舞獅爭霸邀請賽，榮獲女子傳統舞獅金牌 。
二零一五年蔡師父再次擔任菲律賓武術協會舞獅隊的教練參加第五屆美高梅澳門國際舞獅爭霸邀請賽，榮獲女子傳統舞獅銀牌。
二零一六年蔡師父帶領菲律賓龍獅隊參加香港鱷魚恤世界夜光龍·醒獅錦標賽。十一月蔡師父擔任菲律賓武術協會舞獅隊的教練參加第六屆美高梅澳門國際舞獅爭霸邀請賽，榮獲女子傳統舞獅冠軍。
二零一七年五月蔡師父在第三屆菲律濱舞獅之王錦標賽擔任總裁判 。八月蔡師父領帶菲律賓武術協會參加第四屆亞洲龍獅錦標賽。 十月本會參加“醒獅文淵”國際獅王爭霸，蔡師父擔任裁判。
二零一八年正月蔡師父領帶菲律賓武術協會龍獅隊參加二零一八香港鱷魚恤世界香港夜光龍·醒獅錦標賽。 同時蔡明仁師父擔任大會裁判。
二零一八年六月怡朗華商學院舞獅隊參加二零一八年石獅龍獅公開賽，蔡師父擔任教練。華商榮獲傳統南獅三等獎。
二零一八年十一月參加第七屆美高梅澳門國際舞獅爭霸邀請賽擔任裁判。
二零一八年十一月參加海口國際龍獅友誼賽擔任裁判。二零一九年四月他拜沙坪呂派獅藝掌門人陳紹箕為師。同月代表菲律賓文揚參加新加坡二零一九年沙坪呂派獅藝祭祖。
蔡明仁師父曾經擔任過菲律賓嶺南國術研究社副總教練（一九七七至二零零二年），菲律賓武術協會教務委員，體總武術委員會委員，曙光學校武術隊教練，菲律賓芭蕾舞社武術教練，菲律賓明勝文揚體育會創辦人暨總教練，國際七星螳螂功夫聯合會副會長，菲律賓岷市區青年會武術總教練。現擔任菲華志清學會武術社總教練，菲律賓武術協會龍獅委員主任，國際文揚龍獅聯合會委員，亞洲龍獅總會執行委員，天主教崇德學校龍獅教練與菲律賓龍獅聯合協會會長。
Chief Instructor Arnold Buenviaje
Shifu Arnold Buenviaje was born in 1962 Manila, Philippines, of Filipino- Chinese ancestry. In 1984 he earned a degree in Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas. As a young boy, he was very interested in martial arts, in 1977 he joined Philippine Ling Nam Athletic Association and was trained by co-member instructors like Raymond Ting, Luis Ang, William Soon, Romeo Ong, Tony Tan etc. in the different style of Chinese martial arts like Qixing Tanglang Quan (Seven Star Praying Mantis), Hung Gar, Pak Hok Pai (White Crane), Choy Gar and Northern style boxing as well as fighting and traditional lion dance.
In 1988, he was sent by Ling Nam to Wushu Federation of the Philippines to trained under Wushu coaches from China, among the coaches he have trained under were Li Junfeng, Chen Guorung, Mo Shaoneng and Ms. Mi Jinbei. With his perseverance in training he later became a member of the Philippine National Wushu Team.
In 1990 he was able to improve his traditional lion dance skill under Poon Wai Ying shifu of Hong Kong, and by 1993 he became Qixing Tanglang Quan (Seven Star Praying Mantis fist) 5th generation master Zhong Lianbao’s disciple in Yantai, China.
In 1995 he was accepted as disciple of Pak Hok Pai master Luk Chung Mow. He received his international lion dance judge license and certificate from the International Dragon and Lion Dance Association and was invited to judge in the 1995 International Lion Dance Invitation Tournament in Hong Kong. A year after, he studied Fuzhou Dragon Dance from Wu Mei Pai leader Ting Wan Kee shifu of Singapore. Later he was fortunate to study with Pak Hok Pai shifu Yau Yuk Kong. In 2016, he became the disciple of Fujian Shaolin Dragon Grandmaster How Soon Low. In April of 2019, he bowed to Sar Ping Lion Dance Grandmaster Chan Siew Kee to become his 4th generation disciple.
In the past shifu Buenviaje have been invited and have competed or performed, among them were the 1982 he competed in the 2nd Asian Chinese Kuoshu Tournament in Taichung, Taiwan; 1983 he performed in the 4th World Chinese Kuoshu Tournament in Tainan, Taiwan ; 1990 he competed in International Wushu Championship Lion Dance Event, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 1991 he competed in the 1st World Wushu Championship, Beijing, China as a member of the Philippine National Wushu team; 1991 he performed in the Southeast Asian Games Wushu Night, Manila Philippines; 1993 he competed International Tanglang Wushu Competition, Yantai China, where he won 3 gold medals;. 1998 he performed in the Southeast Asian Wushu and Qigong Exhibition Show, Penang, Malaysia.
In 1995 he was one of the instructor to the newly organized Chi Ching Wushu Association, by 1999 he was given position of Chief Instructor of the Chi Ching Wushu Association. In 2000 he left the organization of Ling Nam Athletic Association. In 2006 he and his student Manuel Sy established the Ming Sheng Wushu Association, in 2013 Ming Sheng Wushu Association was renamed Mingsheng Wenyang Sports Association. In August of 2018, Mingsheng Wenyang name was terminated and was reestablished as the Philippine Wenyang Sports Association. Now under the management of shifu Arnold Buenviaje and Mr. Mario Tan.
In 2007 he performed at the First Hong Kong International Praying Mantis Competition Championship and he was invited by Penang's Tang Lang Martial Arts Association to perform during their founding anniversary. In 2010 he lead his Chi Ching Wushu team at the National Wushu Championship, they won the Champion and the second place of the Group event.
In 2011 he coach the Philippine National Traditional Wushu Team that saw action at the 9th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship. Later that year his coached the Mingsheng Wenyang team that saw action in the 4th Borneo Cup Martial Art Competition at Sibu, Malaysia. September that same year he assumed the position of head judge during the First Philippine King of Lion Dance Championship held in Manila. In December 2011, he was the head coach of the Mingsheng Wenyang team representing the Philippine Dragon and Lion Union who competed in the Singapore International Lion Dance Competition.
November of 2012, he was the head judge of the 2nd Philippine King of Lion Dance Championship.
January 2013 he was invited to be one of the Wushu judge during the Wushu Discovery Friendship Games at the SM North Edsa.
In November of 2014 he was the coach of the lion dance team representing Wushu Federation Philippines Lion Dance team that competed in the 4th MGM Macau International Lion Dance Championship where they capture the gold medal for the Women’s Traditional Lion Dance Event.
November 2015 he again led the Philippine Wushu Federation Lion Dance team and representing Wushu Federation Philippines to the 5th MGM Macau International Lion Dance Championship, where they capture the silver medal for the Women’s Traditional Lion Dance Event.
In January 2016 he led the Philippine Dragon and Lion Dance team in the Crocodile World Hong Kong Luminous Dragon and Lion Dance Championship and he was invited as a judge during the competition. July of the same year, he led the Mingsheng Wenyang lion dance team to Fo Guang Shan Kaoshiung upon the invitation of Mabuhay Temple for the International BLIAYAD Conference. By November, he was the coach of the Philippine Wushu Federation Lion Dance Team during the 6th MGM Macau International Lion Dance Championship, which they won the championship (1st place) for the women’s traditional lion dance.
In May 2017, he was the head judge for the 3rd Philippine King of Lion Dance Champioship. August 2017, he was the team leader and coach for Wushu Federation Philippines to the 4th Asian Dragon and Lion Dance Championship in Macau and in October that year he was the coach of Mingsheng Wenyang lion dance team and assumed as judge at the “2017 Awakening Lion City” International Lion Dance Championship in Qiandaohu, Hangzhou, China. Where the team won 5th place for the Southern Lion Traditional Lion event.
In January 2018, He was the coach of the Philippine Dragon and Lion Dance Team in the Crocodile World Hong Kong Luminous Dragon and Lion Dance Championship and was assigned as a scoring judge during the competition. June of the same year, Iloilo Hua Siong College Lion Dance Team competed in the 2018 Shishi Dragon and Lion Open Championship. He was invited to be designated as the coach Hua Siong Team, the team eventually won the 3rd place for the Southern Lion Traditional Event. In August, the Mingsheng Wenyang Sports Association was finally dissolved. Shifu Arnold Buenviaje and Mr. Mario Tan organized the Philippine Wenyang Sports Association. In November the Philippine Wenyang represents the Wushu Federation Philippines in the 7th MGM Macau International Lion Dance Championship. He was assigned as a scoring judge during the competition. In late November Philippine Wenyang competed in the Haikou International Dragon and Lion Dance Championship. He was the judge during the said competition.In December he lead the Wenyang Wushu team to the 50th Anniversary Malaysia Pak Hock Pai Association in Johor Bahru. In mid December he was the coach of the Philippine Wenyang Lion Dance team that performed in the 8th Anniversary of Malaysia Wenyang Sports Association and 4th Anniversary of International Wenyang Federation.
He have held different position in many organization in the past, like Philippine Ling Nam Athletic Association as assistant chief instructor (1977-2005), coaching staff of Wushu Federation of the Philippines, member of Filipino Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation Wushu Committee, Wushu instructor of Su Kuang Institute, Wushu instructor of Ballet Philippines, co-founder and chief instructor of Philippine Mingsheng Wenyang Sports Association and vice president of International Qixing Tanglang Kung Fu Federation,.
He presently holds the position of chief instructor of Philippine Wenyang Sports Association, chief instructor of Philippine Chi Ching Wushu Association, , chief instructor of Sukuang Wushu Center, Wushu instructor of Manila Downtown YMCA, chairman of the Wushu Federation Philippines Dragon and Lion Dance Committee, committee member of the International Wenyang Federation, member of Asian Dragon and Lion Dance Federation, St. Jude Catholic School dragon and lion dance instructor and the president of Philippine Dragon and Lion Dance Union.
