Hello and welcome!

Let me share a bit about my experience and goals:

I developed a fascination and love for martial arts as a kid watching the masters - I was fascinated by their effortless movement, the speed and the technique. They were amazing and I wondered where these, almost magical, skills came from. It took me a while but I finally began my training in 1988 while in college. I trained arts like Shotokan Karate and Uechi Ryu, later I moved on to Jeet Kune Do and Wing Chun Kung Fu. It didn’t take long to fall in love with Wing Chun, as it’s deep simplicity was inspiring and practical - it became my foundation. I was fortunate to have spent many years of training in NYC’s Chinatown, working with the best people I could find, direct students of Ip Man and more . It was an honor to be a 2nd generation Ip Man student in those days.

Years went on and I expanded my focus to include modern combative theory, the science, emphasizing de-escalation, preemption & reality driven street tactics as well as, the import of how to manage the body’s natural responses under stress. Most traditional schools focus on techniques and forms but neglect real-world pressure, application and don’t seem to understand how to apply the system. Many will emphasize unrealistic movements, teaching techniques that break down and fail when faced with real violence and resistance. While core drills and forms are essential, done correctly, they become ineffective if students don’t experience applying under pressure in an “alive” manner.

This led me to develop a training system that connects the core of Ip Man’s Wing Chun with modern combative strategies for real-world self-defense challenges like HAVs. In short we teach Evidence Based Defense. Wing Chun’s focus on practical, close-range encounters makes sense when you keep it real with mental preparation, stress management, and adaptability—critical for handling real-world chaos & HAVs. My goal is to ensure students aren’t just prepared to play fight—they’re prepared to survive real attacks.

We are not a large, commercial school designed to pack kids in; Instead, we offer small group training at reasonable prices, to train classical Kung Fu within a modern context. If this approach resonates with you, I encourage you to register.

Thanks for stopping by!