THE TEAM
behind
PHOENIX WUSHU NATIONALS
Jane Ho
Producer & Head of Marketing
• Host of Phoenix Food Fair
• Owner of WushuBaoBao
• Youngest PAWF Grade A Taolu Judge
• First Female USAWKF National Sanda Judge
• Top Wushu Coach with multiple award winning students in the US Traditional Team and US Contemporary Taolu Team
• Producer, Videographer & Editor for critically acclaimed theater productions, featured film trailers and global sporting event reels
• Editorial journalist for Yes Magazine & 1Next Weekly, (two of the largest Asian magazine companies in the US).
Coach Yi-yuan Lee
Head of Sanda Department
• 7x Taiwan Sanda National Champion
• 2x International Sanda Champion
• Vice President of USAWKF Sanda
• Executive Board Member of USAWKF
• Chair of the US Sanda Committee
• Head Coach of US Sanda Team (2007-Present)
• Treasurer of USAWKF
• Head Coach of United Martial Arts Training Center
Grandmaster Benny Meng
Head of Wing Chun Department
• Founder of Hung Lung Sin Fu Faat Mun Paai
• The principle founder and Grand Master Instructor of Meng’s Martial Arts in Dayton, Ohio
• The principle founder and Curator of the Ving Tsun Museum in Dayton, Ohio
• Over 30 affiliated locations and instructors, worldwide
• Certified Instructor in Shaolin Kung Fu by the Shaolin Temple, China
• Certified Suhu in the Shaolin Wing Chun Wing Chun, 5th Generation Disciple and 5th Degree Master Level Senior Instructor
Ray Petersen
Vice Chair of Lion Dance Department
• Vice-President of Education of the United States Dragon and Lion Dance Federation
• Certified USDLDF National Level Dragon and Lion Dance Judge
• Chief Judge 2018 & 2019 USDLDF National Dragon and Lion Dance Championships
• Scoring judge for the 2015 & 2017 Colorado Lion Dance Competition
• Director, Jing Mo Tong Athletic Association Lincoln Nebraska
• Director of Nebraska's first competitive lion dance team
• Head Coach, Jing Mo Tong Martial Arts Competition Team
Mark Vuong
Chair of Rules & Regulations of Lion Dance Department
• Vice President of Media and Marketing of the United States Dragon & Lion Dance Federation (USDLDF)
• Certified USDLDF National Level Dragon and Lion Dance Judge
• Technical Judge at 2018 and 2019 USDLDF National Dragon and Lion Dance Championships
• Executive Editor of the USDLDF Rules and Regulations Committee
• Co-organizer of Colorado Lion Dance Competition 2017
• Founder of No Limit Arts and Gifts
• Head Coach of Texas Teo Chew Association: Unicorn Dragon and Lion Dance Team
Sifu Brad Ryan
Head of Phoenix Wing Chun Nationals 2022 Divisions
• 7th Level Senior Instructor, Ving Tsun Athletic Association
• 6th Degree Master Rank Black Sash in the Ving Tsun Museum grading curriculum( 1 of 8 Worldwide)
• World Title Gold Medal Wing Chun Competition Winner( 1 of 2 people from USA)
• 3x National Gold Medal Wing Chun Competition Winner
• Featured in Multiply Internationally Sold DVD’s
• Instructor and Contributor to the Wingchunkungfuonline.org.
• Certified Wing Chun Judge and Referee for the Wu Shu Kung Fu Federation
• Coach to National San Da Fighters
• Name Listed on the Wing Chun Plaque at the Shaolin Temple ( 1 of 133 Worldwide)
Brandon Sugiyama
Mock Team Trial Judge
• Certified USAWKF Judge
• Certified IWUF International Judge
• Founder of Jiayo and Wushu At Home
• Represented US Wushu Team at World wushu Championships, World Traditional Wushu/Kungfu Championships, World Taijiquan Championships and the Pan-American Wushu Championships.
Lou Immendorf
Editor for Rules & Regulations of Lion Dance Department
• Secretary and Membership Director of the United States Dragon & Lion Dance Federation
• Certified USDLDF National Level Dragon and Lion Dance Judge
• Scoring Judge at 2019 MGM Lion Dance Championship - Macau International Invitational Scoring
• Scoring Judge at 2018 USDLDF National Dragon and Lion Dance Championships
• Editor of the USDLDF Rules and Regulations Committee
Master Ho
Host
• First US Team member to medal at the World Championships
• Silver Medalist at the 1st World Wushu Championships
• 6X US Wushu National Champion
• Starred in action films in Hong Kong
• Action choreographer of large martial arts theater productions.
• Head Coach of Phoenix Wushu Academy (2009-Present)
Nelson Ferreira
Chair of Lion Dance Department
• President of the United States Dragon & Lion Dance Federation (USDLDF)
• Vice-President of the World Sar Ping Federation (WSPF)
• Direct Northern Shaolin disciple of the late Grandmaster Dr. Wu Chaoxiang (1917-2000)
• Direct disciple of Grandmaster Chan Siew Kee of the Sar Ping (Lui Pai) Lion Arts
• North Region Director for United States Kuo Shu Federation (USKSF)
• US Kuoshu Team Coach for World Championships in 2006
• US Kuoshu Team Coach for Pan-American Championships in 2001
• Founder and Master of the Zhong Yi Kung Fu Association
Hannah Gao Chao
Mock Team Trial Judge
• China Professional Wushu Taolu Athlete
• IWUF Grade B Taolu Judge
• USAWKF Judge (2015-present )
• Judge at 7th world junior wushu championships in Brazil.
• Judge at 29th summer Universiade Games
• US National Wushu Team Coach 2016-2019
• Head Coach Of Elite Kung Fu Learning Academy