Luis Mendez

Head Instructor

Started Studies of Martial Arts at the age of 4 years old, in Venezuela, where begins the practice of traditional styles, after practice some years Japanese Karate he started his journey in the Chinese Martial Arts with the Master Yuri Jimenez who some years later accepted him as a “Close Door Disciple” or Di Tzi. Throughout his martial arts life, he has been medalist in the first three places in state, national and international levels in Kung Fu (forms and combat) tournaments but beyond the sports field he has focused on the research and development of the traditional styles to keep them as they were transmitted by the predecessor masters and to design methodological strategies for teaching the Chinese martial arts for all ages analyzing the independent skills of each student and adjusting the level of demand according to the aptitude he/she has. He has the ability and experience teaching different modalities of traditional Chinese martial arts: Forms, combat, weapons, Chinese wrestling, among others. He has participated in the organization of national and international events such as exhibitions and competitions. Furthermore, he possess a Juris Doctor Degree and has been Professor of Philosophy and Political Economy at University level. In the free time he likes to drink tea in the traditional Chinese way called “kung fu tea” and ride his motorcycle.