Yau Hawk Tao, created by Sikung (Grandmaster) Lam Sai Tao in Perth, Western Australia in 1990 was the culmination of his thirty years of research and development in the field of martial arts.
Sikung Lam's career in martial arts began as a seven year old in Penang, Malaysia. Over many years he studied different forms of Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, and Choi Kwang Do and under Grandmaster Choi Kwang Do's guidance became Malaysian Tae Kwon Do national champion in 1970.
In 1971 Sikung Lam moved to Perth, WA where he became one of the states foremost martial arts practitioners, representing various organisations for many years and establishing his own very successful school (Lam Tae Kwon Do Jung Do Kwan).
After seeking the assistance of a Chinese philosopher to determine the correct name for his art, beliefs, and concepts he founded the martial art of Yau Hawk Tao.
Yau Hawk Tao is one of the few martial arts to be founded and based here in Australia.