"Kung fu is much more to me than just a tool towards physical fitness. Practicing kung fu has led me to a very deep appreciation of the lessons of life and continues to help me grow as a human being. For this I am grateful every day to my teachers."

STEVE MARTIN

• Founder, chief instructor at Sojourn Past Martial Arts Institute
  
  
• over 30 years experience in the martial arts
  
  
• black belt in Uechi-ryu Karate (1976)
  
  
• studied and taught in China and the U.S. since 1977
  
  
• won numerous trophies, created training films
  
  
• published author of articles about martial arts
  
  
• extensive training in
  Kung-fu, Karate, and Judo
  
  
• repeated visits to Hong Kong and China since 1983 to study traditional Kung-fu, Chi Gung, and herbal medicine.

• senior instructor for the tai-chi, push hands, water boxing and women's self-defense classes
  
  
• studied martial arts since 1984, training in the US and Hong Kong
  
  
• nationally ranked among women black belts
  
  
• published author in martial arts magazines
  
  
• certified fitness instructor
  
  
• trained as self-defense instructor by the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women
  
  
• currently refines her own practice of advanced Tai Chi through studies with San Diego based master teacher Abraham Liu