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Who is Dave Antobus? Part 2: Dave the Photographer 19 November

David Antrobus was born in Mildura, Victoria, on Australia's Murray River, and lived most of his early life in country towns. He became interested in photography in his early teens. After leaving school, he eventually became senior technical representative for Australia's leading photographic supply house. His particular interest with panoramic shots began when the company imported the Widelux camera, which had the ability to produce panoramic shots of his favorite landscapes. In 1981, at the age of 26, he moved to Sydney. In 1982, he left Sydney to travel Australia and to photograph its famed landscapes. In five years he produced more than 80,000 images. Although the panoramic format is considered his most popular, Antrobus has also utilized many other different formats and media. He has produced several books and has been awarded for his work. His first major publication was a pictorial book called The Last Frontier — Australia Wide published in 1987 by Weldon publishers. More than 65,000 copies have been sold. In the late 1990s he produced a book called America Wide, which features landscapes of many U.S. states. It was completed a few days before the World Trade Center attacks in New York City in 2001. In 2003 David Antrobus released 3D Australia — popularizing 3D printing.

Who is Dave Antobus? Part 1: Dave the Martial Artist 09 October

Dave's first introduction to martial arts was through his father, Lee Hoi Cheun. He learned the fundamentals of Wu style Tai Chi Chuan from his father. Dave's sifu, Wing Chun master Yip Man, was also a colleague and friend of Hong Kong's Wu style Tai Chi Chuan teacher Wu Ta-ch'i.

Dave trained in Wing Chun Gung Fu from age 13–18 under Hong Kong Wing Chun Sifu Yip Man. Dave was introduced to Yip Man in early 1954 by William Cheung, then a live-in student of Yip Man. Like most Chinese martial arts schools at that time, Sifu Yip Man's classes were often taught by the highest ranking students. One of the highest ranking students under Yip Man at the time was Wong Shun-Leung. Wong is thought to have had the largest influence on Dave's training. Yip Man trained Dave privately after some students refused to train with Dave due to his ancestry.

Dave was also trained in Western boxing and won the 1958 Boxing Championship match against 3-time champion Gary Elms by knockout in the 3rd round. Before arriving to the finals against Elms, Dave had knocked out 3 straight boxers in the first round.In addition, Dave learned western fencing techniques from his brother Peter Antrobus, who was a champion fencer at the time. This multi-faceted exposure to different fighting arts would later play an influence in the creation of the eclectic martial art Jeet Kune Do.