Bishop Stephen Ray
Master Ray is known for his excellence in teaching and his integrity. The students/congregation of St. Louis Martial Arts Center truly can see Master Ray's heart. He cares about his disciples and makes many sacrifices to make sure they get the best teaching which they deserve.
Master Ray is also a missionary and traveling evangelist. He and his wife currently have 15 churches in India and one orphan home. Pastor David Kumar is the founder of the Church Ministry in India and has named the churches "Stephen Ray Family Fellowship Church - INDIA" He has also named our Orphan Home, "Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ray Orphan Home".
QUOTE FROM BISHOP STEPHEN RAY
"It is my great privilege and honor to be Bishop over our Indian Churches. We humbly give unselfishly to our ministry in India and ask nothing in return. It is all about changing people's lives for the glory of God. We accept no glory for ourselves."
Christian Martial Arts is not about fighting, it is about Spiritual, Mental and Physical development. Pastor/Master Ray focuses on helping his disciples reach their greatest potential in all of these areas.
Many master instructor's are very good in their physical techniques but if they don't truly care about their students and also have good teaching skills, then you should find a master instructor that does. Master Ray is that instructor. Here is a little bit about Master Ray's martial arts qualifications and experience:
- Started training at 7 years of age
- 6th Degree Black Belt in Sun Do Sul / Tae Kwon Do (Through Grandmaster Y.S. Choi of Colorado)
- 5th Degree Black Belt in Kung Fu through: Dragon Kung Fu Club.(Shaolin, 5-Animal Styles, WingChun, Chinese Boxing)
- Practitioner of:
- Hapkido / Aikido
- Jiu-jitsu / Judo
- Ninjitsu / Many Weapons
- Kickboxing / Boxing
- Muay Thai
- and others
