Stan is currently a black belt under Tony Eduardo Lima and the current Director of the Greater China Jiujitsu Federation.

Stan has been training in the martial arts since the age of 13, specialising in the Chinese martial arts until he found his true calling in Brazilian Jiu jitsu. He travels regularly to seek knowledge and train with the best BJJ teachers in the world and has competed internationally, medalling in tournaments such as the International Masters in Brazil and the Asian Open in Japan. Stan is well known as a detailed oriented teacher, he is a much sought after teacher; his interest is in developing a conceptual approach to jiu-jitsu and also in training military and law enforcement.

Stan is officially appointed as the jiu-jitsu/combatives instructor for the Zhejiang Police Academy, Shanghai SWAT team, Beijing Public Security University, Zhejiang Province Prison riot police and to an elite counter terrorism unit in the People’s Armed Police in Shanghai. Stan has been regularly featured in China’s Kong Fu & MMA magazine, providing readers with knowledge on BJJ and cutting-edge training methods. Stan has acted as a referee for Ruff MMA and is a certified referee with the Abu Dhabi Pro BJJ organisation. He is certified in Modern Army Combatives and is certified instructor under the world-renowned fitness guru Steve Maxwell

His other interests include a life-long practice of traditional Chinese qigong health exercises, Taoist cultivation and metaphysics, he is also a qualified naturopath in Australia.