INSTRUCTORS

Sifu Alan Baxter

Sifu Alan (right) with his teacher, Master Chan Yong Fa

Alan Baxter is a fully certified Martial Arts Instructor, Personal Trainer, Fitness Leader and Gym Instructor.

Alan has had over twenty five years experience in the martial arts, studying a number of different martial styles, including Judo, Karate, Muay Thai and several styles of Kung Fu. Alan has Instructor certification from the UK, the US and Australia. In 1996 Alan won the British Wutan Federation National Championship title. He has lived and taught in Sydney since 1997, now a dedicated student and teacher of Chan Family Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu & Qi Gong.

Alan’s health and fitness credentials are from The Fitness Institute Australia, one of the world’s leading Fitness Training Schools.

Alan is continuously studying to improve his knowledge, which includes further Health & Fitness qualifications through the Fitness Institute Australia and regular ongoing Kung Fu training both in Australia and China.

Some of Alan’s professional qualifications are listed below.

Martial Arts:

* Wing Sing Tong National Master, Chan Family Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu
* Combat Sports Worldwide International Coaching Diploma
* Ancestral Mountains Martial Arts Assoc. Coaching in Martial Arts
* Also graded in Judo, Wado-Ryu Karate, Lau Gar Kung Fu, Wutan Kung Fu

Health & Fitness:

* Certificate IV in Fitness – Personal Trainer
* Certificate IV in Fitness – Trainer of Special Populations
* Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training – Fitness
* Certificate III in Fitness
* Gym Instructor
* Certificate of Attainment – Advanced Resistance Training
* Certificate of Attainment – Advanced Aerobic Conditioning
* Certificate of Attainment – Nutrition and Weight Management
* Certificate of Attainment – Professional Practice

Sifu Alan with Gim

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Si Jeh Halinka Orszulok

Si Jeh Halinka is Sifu Alan’s wife and a Hung Sing Gwoon Instructor in Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu. She is the Assistant Instructor at the Illawarra Kung Fu Academy. Halinka has studied kung fu since 2001 under Sifu Lane Louie & Sifu Barry Hale as well as Sifu Alan Baxter and now also studies regularly with Master Chan Yong Fa.

Halinka also has many years of child care experience which she brings to the Kids Kung Fu classes to make those classes a fun and safe learning environment.

Both Sifu Alan and Si Jeh Halinka are qualified Senior First Aiders.

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Alan is also an author with two novels and several short stories published. If you’re interested to learn more about Alan’s writing, visit his dedicated site The Word.

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