Our Chief Instructor
Sifu Bryan Talbot
Wing Chun Chief Instructor
All Locations
Certification through Samuel Kwok and Wing Chun Kung Fu Council / Master Ron Heimberger/Ip Ching as Master Sifu allows him to teach ALL levels including Master Sifus worldwide.
Experience:
51 Years Martial Arts
39 Years Ip Man Wing Chun
33 years teaching Ip Man Wing Chun
Reiki Master
Mission /Perspective:
To present Wing Chun’s Principles and Concepts as a blueprint for Wing Chun in order to foster and encourage limitless application that works.
Present a clear and defined set of teaching methods to best deliver Wing Chun in a way that all can understand and benefit from.
Our Certified Wing Chun Master Instructors
A Wing Chun Master or Sifu is an instructor of martial arts who has dedicated him/herself to learning the entire Wing Chun system and has acquired great skill and full comprehension in the art.
In our organization, a Wing Chun Master must undergo rigorous training and evaluation. In addition, they must acquire a minimum of four hundred hours of Ip Man Wing Chun instructor experience, and are required to participate in advanced instructor training courses as continued education.
The following Wing Chun Master Instructors have met all of the requirements and hold certification for full instructor in BOTH the West Coast Wing Chun Organization and the Samuel Kwok Wing Chun Martial Art Association. They have upheld themselves in an ethical manner and have abided by Ip Man’s Code of Conduct. They are the ONLY certified full master instructors in the West Coast Wing Chun Organization and Family and have met all the requirements expected of them.
Sifu Sung Choi
Wing Chun Senior Master Instructor
All Locations
Certification through Samuel Kwok and WCWCO as Master Sifu allows him to teach ALL levels including Sifus at all locations.
Experience:
34 Years Martial Arts
21 Years Ip Man Wing Chun
20 years teaching Ip Man Wing Chun
Mission /Perspective:
Empower individuals with the ability to defend themselves and their loved ones sufficiently.
Build a community that fosters positivity and respect to others.
Develop leaders of today and tomorrow who create a positive impact wherever they go.
And to build a community that “pays it forward” through creative thoughts manifesting in respectful words and good works.
A community that ignites the little spark of confidence and an upright spirit of individuals, when united, becomes a flame that consumes in a positive way.
“Even a little spark brings light into the darkness”
Sifu Kim Squiers
Wing Chun Lead Master Instructor
Certification through Samuel Kwok and WCWCO as Master Sifu allows her to teach ALL levels of training at all locations.
West Coast Wing Chun Long Beach
Experience:
16 Years Martial Arts
16 Years Ip Man Wing Chun
15 years teaching Ip Man Wing Chun
Reiki/Energy Master
Mission/Perspective:
Empower and inspire others to benefit from Wing Chun in a deeper way. To guide them in self-transformation through Wing Chun’s Principles so all can live a life of self-expression, creativity and joy.
To encourage and guide others in the direct ability to “Look at nothing, see everything”. To use internal focus to better perceive and navigate the external, physical world.
Sifu Lee Kim
Wing Chun Lead Master Instructor
Certification through Samuel Kwok and WCWCO as Master Sifu allows him to teach ALL levels of training at all locations.
Experience:
34 Years Martial Arts
14 Years Ip Man Wing Chun
13 years teaching Ip Man Wing Chun
Mission:
To share and partake in something bigger than ourselves and beyond our imaginations.
To make the world that we live in to be a better place by shaping the next generation of student(s). To teach them what it means to work hard (Kung Fu) towards something they desire in learning.
To teach student(s) what traditional martial arts means, and its ways of conduct, according to our Ip Man Code of Conduct.
To preserve this Chinese Martial Arts and its Ways for cultivating and propelling each individual to realize their potential as a Kung Fu Martial Artist.
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Sifu Craig Hosman
Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Master Sifu allows him to teach ALL levels of training at all West Coast Wing Chun locations.
Experience:
47 Years Martial Arts
22 Years Ip Man Wing Chun
21 Years teaching Ip Man Wing Chun
Mission:
Utilize a structured training system while maintaining the Chinese philosophical influence Wing Chun grew from.
Promote the growth of Wing Chun by training disciplined, well-balanced students.
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Sifu Michael Gutierrez
Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Master Sifu allows him to teach ALL levels of training at all West Coast Wing Chun locations.
West Coast Wing Chun Long Beach
Experience:
16 Years Martial Arts
12 Years Ip Man Wing Chun
10 Years teaching Ip Man Wing Chun
Wing Chun Instructor
In our organization, all of our instructors must undergo rigorous training and evaluation. In addition, they must acquire a minimum of four hundred hours of Ip Man Wing Chun instructor experience, and are required to participate in advanced instructor training courses as continued education.
The following Instructors hold valid teaching permits for the year 2022 and are allowed to teach at any West Coast Wing Chun location or an independent location. They have upheld themselves in an ethical manner and have abided by Ip Man’s Code of Conduct. They are the ONLY certified full instructors in the West Coast Wing Chun Organization and Family and have met all the requirements expected of them.
Jyun Lo Si Garrett Vice
Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Jyun Lo Si allows him to teach levels through Biu Gee at all West Coast Wing Chun locations.
Experience:
Years Martial Arts
12 Years Ip Man Wing Chun
5 Years teaching Ip Man Wing Chun
Mission:
Along with Wing Chun, Garrett has a passion for all martial arts and has trained in other styles including, American Kenpo, Shorin Ryu, Tae Kwon Do, Choy Li Fut, and Krav Maga. His exposure allows him to bring in a range of fighting experiences and techniques to work Wing Chun with and against. Not only does Garrett have a passion for martial arts, but also giving back to the community. He regularly volunteers and has set up scholarships for struggling college students. Garrett and his Kwoon’s motto are, “Respect All, Fear none”.
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Jyun Lo Si Jessica DeFalco
Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Jyun Lo Si allows her to teach levels through Biu Gee at all West Coast Wing Chun locations.
West Coast Wing Chun Long Beach
Experience:
10 Years Martial Arts
10 Years Ip Man Wing Chun
9 Years teaching Ip Man Wing Chun
Wing Chun Junior Instructor
In our organization, all of our instructors must undergo rigorous training and evaluation. In addition, they must acquire a minimum of four hundred hours of Ip Man Wing Chun instructor experience, and are required to participate in advanced instructor training courses as continued education.
The following Junior Instructors hold valid teaching permits for the year 2022 and are allowed to teach at the locations mentioned below only. They are not allowed to teach independently. They have upheld themselves in an ethical manner and have abided by Ip Man’s Code of Conduct. They are the ONLY certified junior instructors in the West Coast Wing Chun Organization and Family and have met all the requirements expected of them.
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Siu Lo Si Jonathan Chay
Junior Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Siu Lo Si allows him to teach levels through Siu Lim Tao at San Diego and Sacramento locations only.
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Siu Lo Si Peter Kuhlman
Junior Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Siu Lo Si allows him to teach levels through Siu Lim Tao at Layton, Utah location only.
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Siu Lo Si Brian Gooden
Junior Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Siu Lo Si allows him to teach levels through Siu Lim Tao at Long Beach location only.
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Siu Lo Si Lin Files
Junior Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Siu Lo Si allows her to teach levels through Siu Lim Tao at San Diego location only.
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Siu Lo Si Jerome Gilles
Junior Instructor
Certification through WCWCO as Siu Lo Si allows him to teach levels through Siu Lim Tao at San Diego location only.