Armando Sainz, Master Instructor Innovative Wing Chun

Instructor: Armando Sainz, Master Instructor

Sifu Armando Sainz - Master Instructor, Personal Security Consultant

Sifu Armando Sainz specializes in private, personal consultation and training. His martial system and training methods lend themselves perfectly to complete customization and personalization for the individual practitioner. He is renowned for his expertise in martial arts and for his effective training methods with a career of over 30 years.

Armando was nominated by the Florida Black Belt Hall of Fame as "2005 Sifu of the Year", "2006 Master Instructor of the Year" and "2011 Hall of Fame Silver Life Award" for 30 plus years in martial arts presented by the International Independent Martial Artists Association.

He has had the privilege of training all kinds of people including many patriotic Military Personnel and Civilian Law Enforcement including Military Police, State and Local Police, U.S. Marshals and FBI as well as many friends and students from around the world. Armando has improved the lives of countless people and is known for his warm, approachable personality.

Qualifications
Armando Sainz is a professional martial artist and master instructor. He started martial arts in 1979 and earned a black belt in Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan karate and Hapkido self-defense under his earliest instructor, Master Robert E. Beaudoin (Seventh Dan). Master Beaudoin earned his black belt under Jae Chul Shin, along with Chuck Norris, while in Korea in 1962-63.

Armando began teaching regularly for Mr. Beaudoin around 1982 when he earned his black belt. He attended and trained in several of the seminars and workshops hosted by Mr. Beaudoin with teachers like Hyun Chul Hwang, Kun Tao Grandmaster Joe Rossi and Bill "Superfoot" Wallace. As time went by Armando studied several martial arts including Bare-Knuckle Boxing, Modern Boxing, Kodenkan Ju-Jitsu, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Dim Mak, Chin-Na, Iron Palm, Tae Kwon Do, Kick Boxing and Filipino knife and stick fighting. He has also trained with firearms on a regular basis and is licensed.

Armando's Wing Chun training began in Sifu Bill Graves' public classes but then he became a predominantly private student when Graves closed the doors to his school culminating in 12 years of solid training. Armando was officially certified a full instructor (Sifu) of Wing Chun in 1999 and was the first to complete Graves' entire Wing Chun curriculum. Although Armando is not Graves' oldest student, he is the most skilled student among his peers to this day. Armando also trained frequently through the years with legendary Wing Chun master, Karl Godwin and hosted several seminars for him. Karl is arguably the best Wing Chun master of his time. Armando has been immensely influenced by Karl's spearhead approach and groundbreaking work in Wing Chun's development. In addition, Armando has traveled periodically to San Francisco to train with Kenneth Chung, Ben Der and Jack Ling during Ken's yearly five day seminars. Armando's Wing Chun lineage goes back directly to celebrated Grandmaster Ip Man.

Armando was also a private student of Sifu Frank J. Paolillo and trained in Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan, Chen Pao Choi (Cannon Fist), silk reeling-spiraling power Chi Kung (Chan Ssu Chin), Dragon Ba Gua Zhang, Tao Style and the classic Shantung weapons of China. Sifu Paolillo was instrumental in Armando's martial arts development. Paolillo always encouraged him to make whatever he learned his own and to never be limited by men's traditions. Sifu Paolillo was a senior student of world famous Grandmaster Poi Chan, and also trained under Internal Martial Arts Masters; Kay Chi Leung, Li En Jiu, Zhang Xia Xin, and Hing Lun Kwan.

Our Programs

Each one of these programs are carefully crafted concept based systems. The Innovative Wing Chun program contains all Sifu Armando's programs in one fully expanded system. The others are aspects of the one system that can be taught separately as effective facet systems of self-defense. The idea is to take the average man and give him above average skills.

Whether you are interested in our programs for personal well being and self-defense or for more sophisticated self-protection in your occupation; our programs will fit your developmental needs and your busy schedule.

About Innovative Wing Chun

Innovative Wing Chun is Armando Sainz' complete martial arts system with a detailed curriculum that combines the best in private, personal self-defense training with the high level skill of advanced Wing Chun Kung Fu. Every aspect of self-protection is taught whether standing, on the ground, one opponent or multiple, armed or unarmed. Everything that Ip Man taught is in this system. None of the excellent Wing Chun attributes have been lost. In fact, they have been enhanced and taken to their highest levels by careful study and incorporating Western thought.

The bottom line is you will be able to do what any good Wing Chun practitioner can do, but they will not be able to do all that you can do.
This system teaches students to effectively adapt to different situations and be proficient in all fighting ranges including close-quarters, mid-range and long-range combat. You will learn to successfully nullify any attacker with minimal effort within seconds.

Training Location

Innovative Wing Chun
Franklin, NC • Jacksonville, FL
Phone: 828-216-2927

Home Website: http://www.innovativewingchun.com

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