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Terry Lim (born 2 December 1940 in Kedah, Malaysia) is an award-winning Australian martial artist. Founder of the Loong Fu Pai Martial Arts Academy in 1981, one of the most successful in Melbourne founded by one person, his inter-club tournaments have been running 3 times a year since 1985. His Branches total 18 making it one of the largest independent Academies in the one city.

Early life
(born 2 December 1940) was born in Kedah Malaysia, In 1960 Lim graduated Chung Ling High School in 1960 2 years later his parents send him to Australia to complete his education. in 1968 he graduated and began work at Ensign Laboratories as an Industrial Chemist there he was promoted to Chief Control chemist after a long career he retired from the company in 1992.

Lim first began training Combat Judo (Jujitsu) at his brother's police unit under Jacky Ong in Penang Malaysia 1956. His training continued into new styles with under Francis Ramasamy in Aikido (Mushindo) and Ang Ah Hock in Hokkien Shaolin. After arriving in Australia, Lim joined the Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne there Albert Lau taught him Hung Kah Kung Fu. Lim later studied San Chi Kai Karate under Malcolm Lomax who graded him to Shodan (Black Belt). In 1981 Lim founded the Loong Fu Pai Academy which currently has 18 branches around Melbourne, this Martial arts academy is seen as one of the most successful in Australia that has been founded by one Grandmaster.

Martial Arts
Lim holds a 4th Dan in International Phillipine Martial Arts Federation, Kali sticks being a specialty and very popular weapon. In 2015 Lim held a kali stick seminar at Crossfit Riseup owned by Ben Poon, this crossfit center where Lim's friend Maurice Ruiz trains and organised the seminar for him. Most recently in March 2016 Maurice Ruiz arranged another Kali seminar for Lim at Essential Defence Academy owned by Marcos Dorta.

Lim has been running his inter club tournaments three times per year for over 30 years and has been inviting outside martial arts clubs to participate. The last Loong Fu Pai tournament was held at the Gloria Pyke Netball Complex in Dandenong this is one of Melbourne's largest sports halls. This venue is set to be where a new tournament is to be held, Lim with his 30 years experience as tournament Director and guided by Maurice Ruiz's instructor Anthony Arnett who has won over 4000 trophies in martial arts competitions since 1974 in the USA, will make it like no other previously run in Melbourne.

In 2016 Lim was accepted as a nominee of the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame and World Karate Union Hall Of Fame which is to be held at Hotel Grand Chancellor on Hindley, Adelaide

Filmography
In 2011, Angus Sampson produced a documentary about Lim called ''It's him... Terry Lim!"; the documentary was shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival.