Tai Chi Youth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity education organization founded in 1996 by Richard Del Connor "Buddha Zhen Shen-Lang." Buddha Zhen is the founder of Shaolin Chi Mantis Traditional Buddhist Kung Fu & Taoist Tai Chi Chuan founded in 1984 after graduating the Tai Mantis Federation. In 1994 Buddha Zhen was certified as a Chinese JingMo School by Grandmaster Wong Jack Man (who fought Bruce Lee in 1964).