| Tess Schwartz
Background Rank: Blackbelt-Five Ancestors Fist Kungfu 2nd Degree Blackbelt-Tae Kwon Do Level 3 Practitioner Chen Style Taijiquan Green Sash - Southern Praying Mantis Kungfu Training/Awards and Achievements: January 1995- January 2000. LEE'S MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY: Cary, IL- Studied Tae Kwon Do under Grandmaster Chul Wu Lee, 8th Degree Blackbelt 1995 - Gold and Silver Medal - Forms, Breaking and Sparring. Mid-Western Open. Schaumburg, IL 1996 - Gold Medal - Forms, Breaking and Sparring. Chung's Tae Kwon Do Open Championships. Hanover Park, IL 1997 - Triple Gold Medal- 19th Illinois State Tae Kwon Do Championships. Palatine, IL. Qualified for State Level. 1997 - Received 1st Dan Blackbelt Tae Kwon Do. Instructor- Children and Adult classes, Member- Demonstration Team, SWAT Team, Competition Team and Blackbelt Club. Program Coordinator- school community services. 1999 -Gold Medal - Forms, and Breaking. 1st Illinois State Pro-Am Championships. Chicago, IL 2000-2003 -ACTION KUNGFU, Algonquin, IL: Studied Southern Praying Mantis Kungfu under Sifu Rick Gamboa. 2004- to present- TAIJI KUNGFU ACADEMY, Jacksonville, FL: Studying Five Ancestors Fist Kungfu and Chen Taijiquan under Sifu Kam Lee. 2005- Gold Medal- Southern Style Kungfu Weapons Form, International Chinese Martial Arts Championship- Orlando, FL 2006 - Ist Place Kungfu Weapons Form - Gainesville Challenge, Gainesville, FL 2nd Place Chen Taiji Empty Hands Form- Gainesville Challenge, Gainesville, FL 2006- Bronze Medal in Kungfu Weapons Form, Bronze Medal in Chen Taiji Empty Hands Form. International.Chinese Martial Arts Championship- Orlando, FL 2006- Triple Gold Medal- Chen Taiji Empty Hands Form, Southern Style Kungfu Weapons Form, Southern Style Kungfu Empty Hands Form. AAU Chinese Martial Arts National Championship. Dunedin, FL 2007- Gold Medal- Chen Taiji Empty Hands Form, Gold Medal - Southern Style Kungfu Form FCMAA First Strike Championship, Dunedin, FL 2007- Gold Medal- Chen Taiji Empty Hands Form, Gold Medal- Southern Style Kungfu Form, Gold Medal - Southern Style Kungfu Weapon FCMAA HERO Challenge, Lakeland, FL 2007- Gold Medal- Southern Style Kungfu Form, Bronze Medal - Chen Taiji Empty Hands Form International Chinese Mart Arts Championship-Orlando ,FL 2007- 4th Jouzou Taiji Exchange- Jaouzuo, China 14th place- Chen Taiji Empty Hands Form Participant- Chen Taiji Sword Form 2008- Triple Gold Medal- Five Ancestors Fist Kungfu, Chen Taiji Empty Hands and Weapons Form- Taijikungfu Academy, Jacksonville, FL 2008- Disney Martial Arts Festival, Orlando FL Gold Medal- Chen Taiji Empty Hands Form Silver Medal- Southern Style Short Weapons Form Bronze Medal- Southern Style Long Weapons Form Bronze Medal- Southern Style Kungfu Barehands Form TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND CLASS LOCATION OUTSIDE TAIJI KUNGFU ACADEMY: Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL- Taiji Instructor for Mayo Clinic Employees. Renaissance Healing Center, 228 3rd Ave., Jacksonville Beach, FL- Taiji Instructor The Foundation Academy, San Pablo Road South, Jacksonville, FL- Taiji Instructor Membership Affiliation: Florida Chinese Martial Arts Association United States Wushu Kungfu Federation World Tae Kwon Do Federation |
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