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A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SIFU JOHN LONGOBARDI
Sifu John Longobardi had a burning desire to learn martial arts at an early age and by the time he was 15 years old, he began his personal journey by studying Okinawan Ishinru Karate, a martial art that stemmed from the original Okinawa Te (Okinawan Hand). Through the years he also trained in western boxing, Shotokan Karate, Praying Mantis Kung Fu, and Aikido, developing a deep interest and appreciation for all martial arts.
Sifu Longobardi's Wing Chun training began in 1975 at the New York Wing Chun Kung Fu Club, in Queens, New York, with Sifu Chung Kwok Chow. He later continued his training with Sifu Jose' Colon, a direct disciple of Chung Kwok Chow. Sifu Longobardi has devoted over 20 years to the study of Yip Man lineage Wing Chun under the tutelage of Sifu Jose’ Colon. He was a founding member and former assistant instructor of the first Wing Chun Original Kung Fu Club of South Jersey which was formed in Brigantine, New Jersey, in the year1993.
Sifu Longobardi is a fifth generation instructor in Yip Man lineage Wing Chun Kung Fu who is passionate about passing on the system to those who are of serious mind and heart.
Sifu Longobardi states; "In ancient times, Martial Arts was a birthright, in these modern times, it is a calling. What this means is that in days of old, Martial Artists were born into a family of Martial Artists, today it is something inside of a person which calls them to it."
Sifu John Longobardi had a burning desire to learn martial arts at an early age and by the time he was 15 years old, he began his personal journey by studying Okinawan Ishinru Karate, a martial art that stemmed from the original Okinawa Te (Okinawan Hand). Through the years he also trained in western boxing, Shotokan Karate, Praying Mantis Kung Fu, and Aikido, developing a deep interest and appreciation for all martial arts.
Sifu Longobardi's Wing Chun training began in 1975 at the New York Wing Chun Kung Fu Club, in Queens, New York, with Sifu Chung Kwok Chow. He later continued his training with Sifu Jose' Colon, a direct disciple of Chung Kwok Chow. Sifu Longobardi has devoted over 20 years to the study of Yip Man lineage Wing Chun under the tutelage of Sifu Jose’ Colon. He was a founding member and former assistant instructor of the first Wing Chun Original Kung Fu Club of South Jersey which was formed in Brigantine, New Jersey, in the year1993.
Sifu Longobardi is a fifth generation instructor in Yip Man lineage Wing Chun Kung Fu who is passionate about passing on the system to those who are of serious mind and heart.
Sifu Longobardi states; "In ancient times, Martial Arts was a birthright, in these modern times, it is a calling. What this means is that in days of old, Martial Artists were born into a family of Martial Artists, today it is something inside of a person which calls them to it."
