MEET OUR TEAM

Head Coach Janel Tjiong (張艾寧) began her martial arts training in 2001 and has studied Wushu, Tai Chi, Shaolin Kung Fu, Hung Ga Kung Fu, and Taekwondo.  She is a world champion, certified judge, and professional instructor recognized by the International Wushu Federation, Pan American Wushu Federation, and Chinese Wushu Association. Coach Janel has trained Wushu at the East China Jiaotong University (ECJTU), Nanchang, China as part of an on-going partnership and exchange program between ECJTU and WKFFC. She is a recipient of the President’s Award for Educational Achievement.

• 2022 International Wushu Federation Taolu Judge A
• 2018 International Wushu Federation Taolu Judge A
• 2018 to present University Wushu Games Wushu Taolu Judge
• 2017-2019 USA Traditional Wushu Team Member
• 2015-2017 USA Wushu Taolu Team Member
• 2013-2015 USA Wushu Taolu Team Member
• Wushu Coach Certificate of Achievement awarded by Chinese Wushu Association, Vice Chairman Shao Shiwei
• Performed at the White House to celebrate CHINA-U.S. Tourism Year (September 5, 2016)
• NJ International Wushu Kung Fu Tournament Official Judge (May 2016)
• Performed with China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition at the United Nations(February 13, 2016)
• Performed with China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition at the Lincoln Center (February 2015)
• Performed with China World Champion Junior Wushu Team in on August 22, 2015 (Fairfax, VA)
• Performed with China Kung Fu Champion World Tour  at the Ernst Cultural Center in Annandale, VA to celebrate the Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month China Week Festival 2014. (May 17, 2014)
• Performed with China World Champion Wushu Team at the United Nations on August 18, 2011 in a special presentation to member countries - “Wushu in the United Nations, Peace, Friendship, Health”.

AWARDS

• Awarded 24 gold, 10 silver, and 8 bronze medals in collegiates, national, international and world kung fu tournaments for Long Fist, Spear, Staff, Straight Sword, and Double Straight Swords.
• Bronze Medalist at the 2017 7th World KungFu Championships (Emeishan, China)
• Five time New Jersey State Champion in Taekwondo tournaments for Hand Forms and Sparring.​
• 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo​
• Black Sash in Wushu

Coach Sam Zhang has been training Kung Fu from an early age and mastering the Wing Chun (詠春) system under the lineage of the late Grandmaster Yip Man (業問) as Official Disciple and Instructor.  He is also an instructor of Yang Style Tai Chi and Chen Style Tai Chi (陳氏太極) with expertise in Chen traditional long forms and weapons forms.  Coach Zhang also has great passion for training and teaching Chinese traditional weapons including the Meteor Hammer (流星錘), Double Head Double Spear (雙頭雙槍), Bagua Deer Horn Swords (八卦子午鴛鴦鉞), Bagua Broadsword (八卦刀), and Kwan Dao (關刀).  He has performed at numerous Master’s demonstrations and invited to be Judge at major Wushu - Kung Fu tournaments in the United States and abroad.

WING CHUN
TUESDAY    8:00pm to 9:00pm

THURSDAY 8:00pm to 9:00pm

SATURDAY 10:00am to 11:00am

*Registration Required at Wushu-Kung Fu Fitness Center

TAI CHI
TUESDAY    7:00pm to 8:00pm

SATURDAY 8:00am to 9:00am

COACH SAM ZHANG VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNnssbA7zVg

Coach Eddy Martell was born in New Jersey and grew up with a strong passion for martial arts and computers. He attended Passaic County Technical - Vocational High School and New Jersey Institute of Technology where he studied Computer Science and Computer Engineering.

Coach Eddy's martial arts training began in 1990.  He trained in Hapkido and Taekwondo under the tutelage of Sa Bom Nim Jose Nacarrato at a private Han Moo Kwan school.  Coach Eddy was introduced to Kung Fu in 1992 and began training under the guidance of Sifu Pedro Cepero Yee at Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy.  In addition to Hung Ga Style Kung Fu, Eddy has expertise in traditional Chinese Lion Dance and currently teaches the Lion Dance and Wushu classes at the Wushu - Kung Fu Fitness Center.  Chinese lion dance is performed during Chinese New Year celebrations, business grand openings, Kung Fu demonstrations, and other special events.

PRAYING MANTIS

Saturday     12:00pm - 1:00pm

LION DANCE

Saturday     3:00pm - 4:00pm

Associate Coach Annie Shen has been training martial arts with Wushu-Kung Fu Fitness Center since she was eight years old.  She also trained Wushu at the East China Jiaotong University (ECJTU) as part of an on-going partnership and exchange program between ECJTU and WKFFC.  Prior to Wushu, Coach Annie danced ballet for four years.  Her training includes Long Fist, Snake Fist, Straight Sword, Spear, and Chain Whip.  

• 2019 - 2021 USA Traditional Wushu Team Member
• 2016 - 2018 USA Junior Wushu Team Member
• 2018 USA Junior Wushu Team Trials (Lubbock, TX)
• 2014 USA Junior Wushu Team Trials (Maryland, VA)
• Performed at the White House to celebrate CHINA-U.S. Tourism Year (September 5, 2016)
• Performed with China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition at the Lincoln Center, February 2015.
• Performed with China World Champion Junior Wushu Team in Fairfax, VA on August 22, 2015.

AWARDS

1. Awarded 20 Gold, 6 Silver, 2 Bronze medals in national, international and world Kung Fu tournaments for Long Fist, Straight Sword, Spear, and Chain Whip.
2. 2nd Prize for Qiangshu at the 2021 IWUF Wushu Taolu Virtual Competition 
3. 3rd Prize for Changquan at the 2021 IWUF Wushu Taolu Virtual Competition
4. Gold Medalist for Chain Whip at the 2019 8th World Kungfu Championships (Emeishan, China)
5. Silver Medalist for Long Fist at the 2019 8th World Kungfu Championships (Emeishan, China)
6. Gold Medalist for Spear/Qianshu at the 2016 Pan-American Wushu Games (Lubbock, Texas)
7. 7th Place for Long Fist at the 2016 Pan-American Wushu Games (Lubbock, Texas)
8. 2016 Team Member Junior Taolu   https://usawkf.org/usa-team/#2016
9. WKFFC Coach Internship and Training Program

Associate Coach Ethan Tung has been training martial arts since he was ten years old.  In addition to  training Wushu, Coach Ethan volunteers as an Overseas Youth English Teacher and also supports local volunteer organizations in the New York and New Jersey area.  He is an active member of our Lion Dance and Demonstration Teams. His training includes Long Fist, Southern Fist, Tiger, Nandao, Nangun, Jianshu, Nunchaku, and Chain Whip. Coach Ethan 's other extracurricular activities include Formosa Association Student Cultural Ambassador Vice President and varsity volleyball. 

• 2022 - 2024 USA Traditional Wushu Team Member (South Windsor, CT)
• 2022 USA Junior Wushu Team Trials (Lubbock, TX)
• 2019 - 2022 USA Traditional Wushu Team Member (South Windsor, CT)
• 2018 - 2019 USA Traditional Wushu Team Member (South Windsor, CT)
• Performed with LCCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the Livingston High School, 2022.
• The President's Volunteer Service Silver and Bronze Awards
• Overseas Community Affairs Council AID International English Teacher to Taiwan for children ages 6 to 12

AWARDS

1. Awarded 10 Gold, 3 Silver medals in national, international and world Kung Fu tournaments for Long Fist, Southern Fist, Straight Sword, Broadsword, Southern Staff, and Double Broadswords.
2. 2018 to 2022 US KungFu Team Member   https://usawkf.org/usa-team/#2022
3. WKFFC Coach Internship and Training Program

Associate Coach Brandon Wong started training at the Wushu-Kung Fu Fitness Center at the age of seven.  Coach Brandon is an active member of our Lion Dance and Demonstration Teams. His training includes Long Fist, Broadsword, Staff, Xingyi Quan, Nangun, Chain Whip, Nunchaku, Nandao, Nanquan, Praying Mantis and Lion Dance.

Aside from martial arts, Coach Brandon is an accomplished musician and competes in fencing.

• 2018 USA Junior Wushu Team Trials (Lubbock, TX)
• 2018 University Wushu Games - Male All Around Champion (College Park, MD)
• 2017 USA Traditional Wushu Team Member (Atlantic City, NJ)
• 2016 USA Junior Wushu Team Trials (San Jose, CA)
• Performed at the White House to celebrate CHINA-U.S. Tourism Year (September 5, 2016)
• Performed with China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition at the United Nations, February 13, 2016.
• Performed with China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition at the Lincoln Center, February 2015.
• Performed with China World Champion Junior Wushu Team in Fairfax, VA on August 22, 2015.
• Performed with China Kung Fu Champion World Tour  at the Ernst Cultural Center in Annandale, VA on May 17, 2014 to celebrate the Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month China Week Festival 2014.

Awards:

• Awarded 22 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze, and 1 mens all around champion at national and international Wushu tournaments
• Outstanding Achievement Award for 2017 USA Traditional Wushu Team
• 2022 Captain Fencing Sabre Team
• WKFFC Coach Internship and Training Program

COACH BRANDON W's VIDEO

https://youtu.be/LyT0_ucmyU0

Coach Allen Tjiong (張 廣 美) was born and raised in New York City, New York.  He received his BA from Columbia University and MA from New York University.  Coach Allen grew up with a strong interest in martial arts and began training in Kung Fu at the early age of eight taught by his father, Tjiong Wing Tak, who founded "Shang Wu Ti Yu Hui" (尚 武 體 育 會) in 1954.  He was further inspired by the legendary Bruce Lee - a close family friend who starred in movies with Allen’s mother Sally Tjiong (aka Kwong Siu Sing or screen name “Yan-Yan”),  when they were child stars in Hong Kong.

Coach Allen has trained in three styles of Kung Fu (Wing Chun, White Crane, and Pak Mei / White Eyebrow System) and Shotokan Karate.  He is an international champion winning gold and silver medals at the US International Kuoshu Championships, USA Wushu–Kung Fu Nationals, Wong Fei Hung All Kung-Fu Championships, Tiger Claw National Elite Championships, and the Disney Martial Arts Championships.

Coach Allen is recognized as "Outstanding Coach" by the Chinese Wushu Association and is Advisor / Adjunct Professor in the School of Physical Education and Health of East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, China.

Wushu Coach Certificate of Achievement awarded by Chinese Wushu Association, Vice Chairman Shao Shiwei

Four time gold medalist and a silver medalist in national / international kung fu and karate tournaments for hand forms.

Inducted into Action Martial Arts Magazine 2012 Hall of Honors for “Outstanding Achievements in the Martial Arts” award.

Judge

Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival Tournament

Karate Tournament of Champions

NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Martial Arts Championship

JET LI RINGS NYSE CLOSING BELL 

ARRANGED BY ALLEN TJIONG

https://youtu.be/675NSl_Ykug