Tag: Honors
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Ben Kanani | 2025 Leadership Award
Sifu Kanani is the head instructor at Golden Tiger Kung Fu, with federation authorized locations in Los Angeles and Culver City, California, USA. Sifu Kanani is a 4th generation certified master instructor of the Fu Jow Pai, Tiger Claw Kung Fu system, and a member of it’s board. He started training under the 3rd generation,…
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Rosa Trenado | 2025 President’s Award
Rosa Trenado began her studying under Master Donald Hamby in 1995. After a decade of diligent practice and participation in tournaments, Rosa was bestowed instructor. Over three decades, she has achieved feats that she once deemed beyond her capabilities. Rosa has emerged victorious in numerous Grand championships, triumphing over Formidable opponents, instilling a profound sense…
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Tom Farrar | (Posthumous) 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
Grandmaster Tom Farrar overcame significant early-life health challenges to become a revered figure in the martial arts world, leaving behind a profound legacy through the students he trained and the disciplines he mastered. Beginning his martial arts journey at seventeen, Alongside his lifelong friend and business partner Darrell Gooden, opened their first Chinese Martial Arts…
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Johnny So | (Posthumous) 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
Grandmaster Johnny So was a dedicated student of the great Grandmaster of Northern Shaolin style, Yim Sheung Mo. Master So was born in Zhongshan, GuangZhou in 1947. In the 1970’s he opened his first Northern Shaolin Kung Fu School in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. He went back to Hong Kong in the late 1970’s and passed…
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Ron Quan | 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
Western Boxing – Developed & trained as an amateur boxer; rigorously trained 6 days a week. South China Lion-dance – Trained on weekends at the Los Angeles Lung Kong 4 Family Society under grandmaster Lew Wai; performed with the Lung Kong lion-dance team. Northern Kung-fu – Trained in Northern Shaolin, Mi-Tzung Lo Han, & Tai-ji…
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Lily Lau | 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
Grandmaster Lily Lau is the eldest daughter of the 7th Generation Eagle Claw Late Grandmaster Lau Fat Mang. GM Lau Fat Mang passed away on March 17, 1964. Lily Lau rose to her father’s position at the age of 19 due to the circumstances and cultural expectations. Since kung fu has been regarded as an…
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Kee Ling | 2024 Leadership Award
Kee C. Ling began his martial arts training 61 years ago when he was in his early teens. He started out in Tai Chi for a brief period at a Buddhist temple in Malaysia where he was born, before he moved on to Goju-Ryu Karate and Taekwondo in his high school days. In 1969, he…
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Jay Lima | 2024 President’s Award
Sifu Jay Lima, originally from Sao Paulo Brazil started practicing Eagle Claw Kung Fu at the age of 16 with his first Sifu, Master Li Wing Kay. Three years later after many challenges and trials he competed in his first competition in both traditional forms and Sanda where he achieved first place in both. This…
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Jonathan Schucolsky | 2024 Rising Star Award
Sifu Jonathan’s Schucolsky’s martial arts journey began at the age of seven and has since spanned over three decades, during which he achieved a fourth degree black belt in American Taekwondo and became a Pennsylvania State Champion. His dedication to teaching led him to instruct students across a broad age range, host numerous seminars, and…
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