Jef Sutherland began his martial arts journey in 1977 with judo and has been training ever since. He has trained Shaolin, Taiji, Xingyi, Bagua, Tong bei and Qi gong since 1990 and Wing Chun since 1999. He is a disciple of Grandmaster Sha Jun Jie. In 1998 Jef founded the Jeffrey Alexander School of Martial Arts (JASMA). Its aim is to preserve and promote traditional Chinese Martial Arts. Jef combines traditional teaching values with contemporary sports science training methodology.