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Jennie Mitchell - is a 1st generation disciple of Senior Grandmaster Richard Lee and holds the rank of 2nd Degree Black Belt in Bokfudo.
She is a 2nd Tuan and an International “A” Referee through The World Kuo Shu Federation. She started competing at the USKSF in 1999 and
competed in full contact fighting and advanced forms divisions. She is the Secretary General of the International Bok Fu Do Association. She
has been serving as a TWKSF Referee since 2012 and Executive Referee since 2015 at national and international tournaments. For more
information on Jennie Mitchell and the Bokfudo system visit our website at www.bokfudo.com.
Derek Nester – has been studying Lai Tung Pai Kung Fu with Master Chris Facente for 20 years. He had the privilege to study with Master Li Keung in Charlotte
NC and was a disciple of Master Li. Derek was accepted to study with Grandmaster Kong Hoi in Hong Kong and has made the trip several times, gaining instructor
status in 2008. Sifu Derek is and Advisor and Senior Instructor at Mint Hill Kung Fu School in Charlotte, NC.
Morgan Newman- is a first-generation disciple of Senior Grandmaster Richard Lee and holds the rank of 5th degree black belt in Bok-FuDo. She is a 6th Tuan and an International ‘A’ referee through The World Kuoshu Federation, as well as serving as the TWKSF Secretary
General. She is the Vice President of East West Kung Fu Schools and the International Bok Fu Do Association. Master Newman is a
three-time World Champion, placing 1st in the full contact lei tai division at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd TWKSF World Championships held in
Brazil (2003), Singapore (2006), and Germany (2009). She has also been selected four times as USA Team Coach for the World Championships in Malaysia (2012), Argentina (2015), United States (2018) and Italy (2022). She was selected as the United States Chinese
Kuoshu Federation’s Female Competitor of the Year in 2000. For more information on Master Newman and the Bok-Fu-Do System visit
our website at www.bokfudo.com.
Augustin Ngu - is the highest ranking Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu master in North America and is the first Shi-Fu to bring the White Crane Kung Fu to Canada.
He has over 42 years of experience in Wushu training and, he has founded numerous Kung Fu societies and schools all over Canada. Since 1989, he was certified as Wing Shun Kung Fu Gold Sash Master, and in 2002, he was officially conferred to 8th Degree Master Level by the Confederation of Canadian Wushu
Organizations. He is currently the President of the Canadian International Kuoshu and Wushu Federation, President of the Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu Society
of Canada, and Chairman of the United Wushu Federation of Canada. Master Ngu studied White Crane Kung Fu under Grandmaster Lee Kiang-Ker, and Northern Shaolin under Master Xu Gong-Wei and Master Niu Wei-Lu, and Wing Chun under Master Sunny Tang. Besides being an oriental herbalist as well, Master
Ngu also teaches the art of traditional Chinese Lion Dance and Dragon Dance. He has received five and ten year Volunteer Service Awards from the Ontario
government.
Terence Nicholson- studied Tien Shan Pai under Master CC Liu at the Wah Shing Kung Fu and Tai Chi school in Chinatown Washington
DC from 1994 until Liu’s Retirement from Kung Fu instruction in 2004. In 2004, With CC Liu’s blessing, Nicholson became a 19th Generation Disciple of the Wudang Longmen lineage under Grandmaster Xiaoling Liu. Under Xiaoling Liu, Nicholson has been and is presently
training in Xingyi, Xin Yi Liu He Quan, Taiji, Liu He Ba Fa, Bagua, Tongbei, and Wudang forms and weapons. He has competed in several
tournaments and teaches children and adults. In July of 2018 Terence won the World Champion in Xingyiquan and the 6th Annual World
Kungfu Competition held in Hunt Valley, MD.
April Nordman - has studied Tien Shan Pai kung-fu for over 25 years. She is the Highest Ranking and 1st disciple of Master Martin Ware of Cincinnati, Ohio. As a
competitor Shi-fu Nordman competed in many National, International and World tournaments. She fought Lei-Tai and Shuai Jiao for over a decade, dominating in
whichever weight class she was in after her first year in 1999. Eventually, at 40 years of age Shi-fu Nordman retired from full contact fighting. Since that time she
has focused her energies on promoting the Tien Shan Pai way of life. Passing on knowledge to the next generation and judging at tournaments. In 2011, Shi-fu
Nordman became a TWSKF International Referee and has judged in multiple events throughout the years.
John Ozuna- is a first generation disciple of Senior Grandmaster Richard Lee and is a Master Black Belt in Bok Fu Do with over 40 years
of experience. He is the owner KO Kung Fu - Karate in San Jose, CA since 1989. He is the Deputy Referee General of the TWKSF, an Executive Committee member with the USKSF, and the Executive Vice President of the International Bok Fu Do Association. He holds a 6th
Tuan Red Sash and is an International Referee ‘A’ through the TWKSF. Master Ozuna has represented the United States in international
and world competition in Spain at the European Cup in 1992, and at the 7th World Kuo Shu Championships in the R.O.C. in 1992. He is
also a two-time Guinness World Record holder, for the Most Martial Arts Punches in 1 minute (713), and the Fastest Martial Arts Punch
(43.3 MPH). Master Ozuna was inducted into the Kenpo International Hall of Fame in 2011 and the United States Kuo Shu Federation Hall
of Fame in 2017. In 2010 he was the USKSF Judge of the Year.
Gideon Padgett - began his martial arts journey in 1997 while serving in the USMC. He started out learning the kung fu style of Lai Tung Pai from the Mint Hill
Kung Fu where he competed in local, regional, and national competitions. When he was promoted to 7th generation Sifu in 2014, he was permitted to become
his final closed-door student of Master Li Chi Keung. Gideon became a lifetime member of the Hong Kong Martial Arts and Lion Dance Association in 2015 and
currently teaches at several venues in the Charlotte area.
Art Panella - began his journey into martial arts in 1991 when he first began taking lessons at Richard Lee’s East West Bok Fu Do. An Endodontist by profession,
Dr. Panella earned his Black Belt in 2004. He is a first-generation disciple of Grandmaster Richard Lee. Dr. Panella holds the rank of 2nd Degree Black Belt in the
Bok Fu Do system, and a 2nd Tuan (black sash) in Chinese Kuo Shu. He is also a certified International Referee “A” by the World Kuo Shu Federation. Dr. Panella
represented the United States in forms and weapons competition at the 1st T.W.K.S.F. World Kuo Shu Tournament in Brazil (2003), the 2nd T.W.K.S.F. World Tournament in Singapore (2006), the 4th T.W.K.S.F. World Tournament in Malaysia (2012). At the 2012 World Tournament in Malaysia, and the 5th T.W.K.S.F. World
Tournament in Argentina (2015), Dr. Panella also represented the United States as an Executive Referee. Currently, he acts as Medical Advisor to the IBFDA.
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