Dynamic Martial Arts Instructors
At Dynamic Martial Arts, all of our instructors are:
- Certified by Great Grandmaster Leung Ting in WingTsun Kung Fu
- Affiliated with the International WingTsun Association – North American Section (IWTA-NAS), the governing body for WingTsun in America
Master Mike Adams
Sifu Mike Adams, founder and President of Dynamic Martial Arts Inc., is one of the most respected (and one of the most senior) WingTsun instructors in America today. Sifu Adams is a direct student (a To-Dai, or “Kung Fu son”) of Great Grandmaster Leung Ting. He began his training in Texas in 1980 during the Grandmaster’s first trip to Texas from Hong Kong.
Sifu Adams has been teaching WingTsun professionally in Illinois since 1988, and is the father of WingTsun in the Midwest. A founding member of the International WingTsun Association – North American Section, Sifu Adams serves on the Board of Directors as the Financial Manager. He was promoted to 5th Level Practician (Master) by Great Grandmaster Leung Ting in March 2011, and is one of only three Leung Ting WingTsun masters in North America today.
Sifu Brian Carter
Sifu Brian Carter is a long-time student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. Sifu Carter is a 3rd Level Technician in WingTsun and he teaches at our Lisle, Illinois school in the Chicago suburbs.
Sifu Guerman Atanassov
Sifu Guerman Atanassov is a long-time student of Sifu Mike Adams. Sifu Atanassov began his WingTsun training in his home country of Bulgaria. He is a 3rd Level Technician in WingTsun and he teaches at the Wheeling, Illinois school in the Chicago suburbs.
Sifu Adam VanderWaal
Sifu Adam VanderWaal is a long-time student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. Sifu VanderWaal is a 2nd Level Technician in WingTsun and he teaches at our Bloomington, Illinois school when he is in town. Having recently graduated from medical school, Sifu VanderWaal is currently doing his residency in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he may be available for private training by appointment on a limited basis during his residency.
Sifu Ben Stevens
Sifu Ben Stevens is a long-time student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. Sifu Stevens is a 2nd Level Technician in WingTsun and he teaches at our Bloomington, Illinois school.
Sifu Claudio Mascarenhas
Sifu Claudio Mascarenhas is a student of Sifu Mike Adams and a certified instructor. He is a 2nd level Technician in WingTsun and teaches at Wing Tsun Kuen US in New York City (an affiliated school of Dynamic Martial Arts). He is is the only authorized Leung Ting WingTsun® instructor in New York City.
Sihing James Synnott
Sihing James Synnott is a long-time student of Sifu Brian Carter and Sifu Mike Adams Sihing Synnott is an instructor at our school in Lisle, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Sihing Sam Shary
Sihing Sam Shary is a long-time student of Sifu Mike Adams. Sihing Shary teaches at our school in Fairfield, Iowa.
Sihing Taylor Watts
Sihing Taylor Watts is a long-time student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. Sihing Watts is a Primary Level Technician in WingTsun and he teaches at our Bloomington, Illinois school.
Sihing Marcus Bellone
Sihing Marcus Bellone is a long-time student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. Sihing Bellone is a Primary Level Technician in WingTsun. After graduating from college, he returned home to Rockford, Illinois. But he occasionally visits and teaches at our Bloomington, Illinois school.
Sihing Garrett Watts
Sihing Garrett Watts is a student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. Sihing Watts is a Primary Level Technician in WingTsun and he teaches at our Bloomington, Illinois school. Following in the tradition of his older brother, Taylor, his hard work and dedication have made him one of the youngest instructors ever promoted at Dynamic Martial Arts.
Sihing Hunter Watts
Sihing Hunter Watts is a student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. Sihing Watts is a Primary Level Technician in WingTsun and he teaches at our Bloomington, Illinois school. Following in the tradition of his older brother, Taylor, his hard work and dedication have made him one of the youngest instructors ever promoted at Dynamic Martial Arts.
Sihing Noe Cornejo
Sihing Noe Cornejo is a student of Sifu Mike Adams and a certified assistant instructor. Noe has been training in WingTsun since he was 8 years old in 2006. Through hard work and dedication, he became the first student from the Bloomington, Illinois school’s kids class to be promoted to assistant instructor while still in the kids class, and the youngest person ever promoted to this level by Sifu Mike Adams (though a couple others were close). Noe is an assistant instructor at our Bloomington, Illinois school in both the kids and adult classes now.
Sije Victoria Kofman
Sije Victoria is a student of Sifu Guerman Atanassov and a certified assistant instructor. She teaches at our Wheeling, Illinois school.
Sihing Diego Arreola
Sihing Diego Arreola is a student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified assistant instructor. He recently moved to Toronto, California (a suburb of Los Angeles), where he plans to start a WingTsun class.
Sihing John Schmidtgall
Sihing John Schmidtgall is a student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. He teaches at our Bloomington, Illinois school.
Sihing Darrell Taylor
Sihing Darrell Taylor is a student of Sifu Mike Adams, and a certified instructor. He teaches at our Bloomington, Illinois school.
Sihing Len Coppedge
Sihing Len Coppedge is a student of Sifu Brian Carter, and a certified assistant instructor. He teaches at our at our school in Lisle, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Sihing Derek Swirsky
Sihing Derek Swirsky is a student of Sifu Brian Carter, and a certified assistant instructor. He teaches at our at our school in Lisle, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
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