David Chang
Founder & CEO
My name is Sifu (Master) David Chang, and my passion is turning children into successful adults. One of my favorite success stories is about a 5-year old boy named Samrit who ...
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Lawrence Reyes
San Jose Director
Coach Larry is a 3rd Degree Black Belt, and next to Sifu Chang is our most senior instructor. Known for his ability to teach lessons that are effective and disciplined, yet at the ...
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Troy Duchene
Palo Alto Director
Sifu Troy has been training at Wushu Central since he was 5 years old. He coaches many of the high-level classes including the elite Hyper Pro Training team. Besides martial arts, ...
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Tan Kien
Director of Instructor Training
Coach Tan started training at Wushu Central when he was a young teen, and has been coaching for over 10 years. He loves life and being his real true self. He also practices ...
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Michael Maniquiz
Ellery Carlson
Instructor
Ellery Carlson is 18 and grew up in San Jose and Palo Alto. He started wushu at the age of 5 and earned his first black belt at the age of 10. He enjoys teaching kids and seeing ...
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Kayvon Imanverdi
Instructor
My name is Kayvon Imanverdi, a student and also an instructor here at Wushu Central Martial Arts Academy. I began attending classes at Wushu Central back in 2008. I started off ...
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Cameron Lamons
Senior Instructor / Fitness Specialist
Coach Cameron grew up in East Oakland and currently resides in Hayward, CA. He is the oldest of three children. Cameron was raised by a very loving family who always encouraged ...
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Kyle Chang
Instructor
Kyle Chang has been training in Wushu since the age of 3, and earned his Black Belt at the age of 12. He finds teaching children incredibly rewarding, and enjoys delighting them ...
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Saumi Mehta
Instructor
Saumi Mehta is 16 and grew up in Milpitas, California. She began Wushu at the age of four starting with Little Heroes and earned her second degree black belt in 2018. Saumi ...
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Calvin Lui
Instructor / Tai Chi Specialist
Coach Calvin has been studying Wushu since 2012 as a freshman at UC San Diego, learning basics at a competition level. He spent a couple summers at Wushu Central while being home ...
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Joshua Meier
Instructor
Coach Josh has been training at Wushu Central since he was 5 years old, and is a popular instructor amongst children and adults alike. Besides martial arts, his hobbies include ...
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Tyler Te'o
Anish Sen
Instructor
Anish Sen is a high schooler who lives with his parents in San Jose, CA. He has been attending Wushu Central for the last nine years having started when he was 7. Anish is a 2nd ...
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Neil Shenoy
Instructor
Neil Shenoy is a 4th Degree Black Belt and instructor at Wushu Central. He began as a student at Wushu Central over 12 years ago and is currently striving to earn his 5th Degree ...
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Paulo Barr-Gutierrez
Instructor
Paulo Barr-Gutierrez is a 5th Degree Black Belt and is actively training to accomplish Sifu Rank. He grew up in San Jose, California, and has been attending Wushu since he was 3 ...
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Austin Tong
Senior Instructor / Media Specialist
Austin Tong is 17 and grew up in Cupertino, California. He has been attending Wushu Central since he was four years old. Austin worked his way up from Little Heroes to his ...
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Mayu Takaishi
Instructor
Coach Mayu was born in Japan and worked as a language teacher. She has been practicing Wushu for 9 years with her sons and has a 5th degree Blackbelt. She enjoys making friends ...
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Jefferson Araujo Lizana
Instructor
Coach Jefferson started Wushu in May 2021. Even though he is relatively new to this style, he is learning quickly and aiming for his Black Belt. Aside from Wushu, Jefferson ...
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