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Dug Corpolongo - is a Senior Student and Adopted Disciple of Grandmaster Henry Look. He has been studying Chinese Martial Arts since 1979 and teaching
since 1990. Sifu Dug was on the National Executive Board of the United States Amateur Athletic Union/Chinese Martial Arts Division from1999 to 2010 where
he served as the National Chairman, Vice Chairman and National Head Coach. His professional background also includes positions on the faculty the International Institute of Chinese Medicine, Southwest Acupuncture College, San Juan Community College, University of New Mexico, New Mexico Technical Institute,
New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics and the New England Institute of Buddhist Studies. He was inducted into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame in
2002 and Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors in 2010 and 2022.
Bobby Cusak – is a 1st generation disciple of Grandmaster Richard Lee and holds the rank of 1st degree black belt in Bok-Fu-Do. He is a 1st
Tuan and an International ‘A’ referee through The World Kuo Shu Federation. He competed in full contact fighting and represented the US in
the 2003 World Tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is the Deputy Referee General of the International Bok Fu Do Association. He has been
serving as a TWKSF Referee since 2012 at the World Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, 2015 World Tournament is Mendoza. Argentina 2015, World
Tournament at Baltimore 2018, and World Tournament in Rome 2022. For more information on Bobby Cusack and the Bok-Fu-Do System visit
our website at www.bokfudo.com.
Edward Dallas – has studied under Grand Master S.L. Martin since 2000. He has been a top ranked competitor in forms, weapons and sparring. He has been
named outstanding competitor of the year for the International Federation of Chinese Martial Arts. He has won multiple Triple Crown Awards in United Martial
Arts Referees tournaments. He has competed at The U.S. International Kuo Shu Championship Tournaments, for seven years, where he has medaled in forms,
weapons, and point sparring. Master Dallas is an A ranked referee in the United States Kuo Shu Federation and The United Martial Arts Referees Association. He
has assisted Grand Master Martin in the Kuoshu Referee Training clinics since 2006. He has been a member of the Green Dragon Chinese Martial Arts Exhibition
Team. He is a member of the Green Dragon Taiwan Lion Dance Team. In 2010, he traveled to Taiwan with Grand Master S.L. Martin and was a member of the
Green Dragon International Exhibition Team.
Mai Du – is 8th generation of the Wah Lum Tam Tui Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Style, and has been practicing kung fu for 35
years and teaching for more than 20 years under the instruction and guidance of Sifu Bob Rosen, Chief Instructor of the Wah Lum New
England Headquarters in Boston and Grandmaster Chan Pui, founder of the Wah Lum System in the US Sifu Du is one of the few female
certified Wah Lum instructors and kung fu instructors in the Greater Boston Area. She owns and serves as the Chief Instructor for Wah
Lum Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy Malden & Quincy, MA. She competed locally, nationally, and internationally, winning a gold medal
in 1994 and silver and bronze medals in 1994 and 2001 in China. She has also judged at various international kung fu tournaments,
including the International Kuo Shu Tournaments since 2003. Many of her students has competed nationally and internationally, having
won numerous individual and team championships and awards. In 2022, she was humbled by the USKSF Judge of the Year Award.
Christopher Facente – has studied martial arts for nearly 40 years. Starting at the age of 14 in Kempo, he went on to achieve ranks in Judo and Shorin Ryu also.
In 1990 Master Facente started with Master Chi li Keung in the art of Lai Tung Pai. Master Facente has also had the honor of training with Master Li’s teacher,
Grandmaster Kong Hoi in Hong Kong, where he became a closed-door student of the Grandmaster.
Steve Farrington – has many years experience in Martial Arts. He’s a Shaolin Disciple of Master Chao Hai Lan from the New York Shaolin
KungFu Temple. SiFu Farrington has trained in Northern Mantis KungFu, and Chen Style Tai Chi. He’s a member of the Wushu Organization and
became a National Judge and has been a judge at several Championship Tournaments. SiFu Farrington is a KungFu Instructor at Martial Arts
University in Cape Coral Florida. His goal is to teach discipline and balance, which is important in becoming a true Martial Artist.
Jason Field – started studying Kung Fu under Master Eric Sbarge in 2007. Jason has studied Kungu Fu, Taiji, Ba Gua and Shuai Jiao. He currently works in the
IT field designing and managing communication systems around the Microsoft ecosystem. Outside of studying Kung Fu he enjoys spending time in his wood shop
making anything from pens to desks.
Bill Fong - began his formal training under Master Yee Chee Wai, Frank Yee, of the Tang Fung Hung Ga System. Currently Sifu Fong is pursuing his practice and
research in traditional Hung Kuen as well as promoting the Chinese Martial Arts. He has been Deputy Secretary General, and 1st and 2nd Vice President of the
United Kung Fu Federation, former East Region Director for the USKSF In 1998, the Eastern USA International Martial Arts Federation honored Shi-Fu Fong as
National Instructor of the Year, as well as inducting him into their Hall of Fame. Honorary president of the Chow Wing Tak Hung Ga Kuen Association - Hong Kong.
John Gafos - is a 65th Generation student of Tien Shan Pai and a direct disciple of Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang, with whom
he has studied Tien Shan Pai Kung Fu and Tai Ji Quan for over 20 years. He started his direct training under Grandmaster Huang
in 2002, after previously studying under Shi Fu Robert Anderson, a direct disciple of Grandmaster Huang. He is a 4th degree
Black Sash in Tien Shan Pai and a 4th degree Black Sash under the certification standards of The World Kuo Shu Federation. As
a TWKSF International Referee ‘A’, Shi Fu Gafos has performed the duties of Scoring Judge and Executive Referee at USKSF
International Tournaments and the TWKSF 5th World Tournament held in Mendoza, Argentina in 2015. Shi Fu Gafos has assisted
in organizing USKSF tournaments and served as Assistant Director in 2015, Lei Tai Coordinator, Chief Coordinator, and has
served as a Judge in multiple USKSF International Tournaments and TWKSF World Tournaments. As a member of the 2009 US
National Team, Shi Fu Gafos competed at the TWKSF 3rd World Tournament in Ulm, Germany. He was awarded 1st and 3rd in empty hand and weapon forms,
respectively, as well as being awarded Best Male Competitor for Internal Styles. In addition, Shi Fu Gafos has assisted and trained with the Lei Tai Team for
national, international and world tournaments. He has earned a bachelor’s degree from Towson University, Maryland. He currently works as a Data Consultant and
Group Lead for a global provider in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Shi Fu Gafos is currently a Senior Instructor at Grandmaster Huang’s US Kuo Shu Academy in Owings
Mills, Maryland, where he teaches the next generation of Tien Shan Pai students.
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