A Dedicated team with a long history of providing excellence in every training session
Meet our Instructors
Excellence in every class
Ancestral wisdom, tradition and excellence that has been passed down to generations of Masters
8th Generation Grandmaster, Sifu Tai Yim, has brought the wisdom of the Hung Fut System to the Western World. Most importantly, Tai Yim has upheld a legacy of excellence and timeless knowledge that he has passed down to his most dedicated students: those who have met the highest requirements in discipline, persistence and dedication to become the 9th Generation Masters.
The 9th Generation Masters, much like Sifu Tai Yim, carry forward the values, the ancestral wisdom and the tradition of the Hung Fut Style to ensure that we pass the highest standards in martial arts down to everyone of our students.
Senior Instructors

James Whitley
Date Joined: Dec 1995

Lester Solomon
Date Joined: Feb 1997

Jay Beaven
Date Joined: Feb 2004

Patrick Lee
Date Joined: Jan 2008
Instructors

Wai Moy
Date Joined: Aug 2000

David Badner
Date Joined: Jun 1979

Jimi Jones

Jamil Ben Alluch
Date Joined: Jan 2001

Bud Garrison
Date Joined: Jun 1980

David Solow
Date Joined: Jul 1996

Eric Ogata
Date Joined: Nov 1998

Vanessa Merino
Date Joined: Jun 1992

Kevin Lyles
Date Joined: Apr 2008

Harry Nazarian
Date Joined: Nov 2008

Ken Umbarger

Danny Gorman
Date Joined: Jul 1990

Margaret Hardy
Date Joined: Apr 1999

Noah Calderon

Brian Williams

Wolfgang Leitner

Karina Frassrand

Jordan Leach
Date Joined: Dec 2007

Diego Duran

William Antell
Date Joined: Jan 2011

Roger Kormann

Lara Akinmabi
Date Joined: 2006

Chris Li
Assistant Instructors

Luan Vuong

Natalie Posey
Date Joined: Oct 2007
I would like to Thank all past and present instructors for helping teach at the school and to promote the Hung Fut System.
A Special Thank you from Sifu Tai Yim
what They’re Saying
From our Students
I have been happy to attend Jordan’s basics class. He is an amazing instructor, knowledgeable, kind and attentive, encouraging and able to keep dynamic ambience during the class (no slacking with Jordan). I am just a beginner but as long as I am in his class, I feel strong about continuing learning Kung Fu for the rest of my life.
My experience thus far (approximately half a year) at Tai Yim is best described as transformational. Before I started, I was stressed and dissatisfied with a plethora of things in my personal life and had no idea how to manage. Tai Yim Kung Fu teaches me to “know myself”. In addition, these guys are beasts of nature. I am both inspired and humbled whenever I am in the masters’ presence. Thank you.
I can’t say enough good things about Tai Yim Kung Fu. I have been going to this school for over 30 years and I’m proud to say that my twin sons are now attending as well. When it comes to traditional Shaolin Kung Fu there is no other school that comes close. I am also very pleased with the schools ability to continue teaching during Covid-19 with online lessons. Thank you Sifu Tai Yim for years of learning and life lessons.
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