About our studio

We strive to teach a new generation the practices of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts in order to promote a healthy lifestyle and improve our practitioners’ confidence in themselves.

Our Historical lineage

 

Master Yun’s Studio was founded in 2018, however, its beginnings have a foundation that reaches far into history. Our studio is a center for traditional Chinese Martial Arts. Our focus is to bring these arts and traditions to our practitioners in order to

enhance their understanding of their bodies and improve their overall health. Seven Star Praying Mantis, Wu Style Tai Chi Quan, and Shang Style Xing Yi Quan, all complement each other. It is a perfect balance of external and internal forms.

 

Instructors

 
 

Master Yun

 

Biography

Master Yun (Yun Chao Zhang) has been studying Traditional Chinese Martial Arts since he was six years old. His first master taught him Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu along with other external styles. In 1991, he became interested in internal styles and began studying Wu Style Tai Chi Quan. In 2003, he added Shang Style Xing Yi.

He has been practicing for more than 50 years. He is the recipient of numerous awards for Kung Fu, Swordsmanship, and Tai Chi Quan. For the past 20 years, he has been teaching in various cities around the world. He recently settled in Santa Barbara, CA.

Honors & Awards

  • International Chinese Martial Arts Championship (ICMAC) | Swordsmanship Champion

  • World Martial Arts Competition | Mantis Boxing Champion

  • National Martial Arts Competition | Mantis Boxing & Swordsmanship Champion

  • International Martial Arts Tournament | Mantis Boxing Champion & Swordsmanship Runner-up

  • National Martial Arts Tournament | Deputy Chief Referee

  • International Martial Arts Tournament | Referee

  • Leader of the US National Team | Mantis Boxing Runner-up & Swordsmanship Third Place

Daniel Nash | Assistant Instructor

Biography

Daniel Nash has been studying with Master Yun since 2016. He has over 30 years of experience in Martial Arts. He holds the rank of second-degree black belt in Aikido and spent more than 15 years studying Yang Style Tai Chi with C.K. Chu in New York City. In addition, Daniel also holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Yale University and was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. He retired in 2013 before moving to Santa Barbara.

linda peng | Assistant Instructor

 

Biography

Linda has been practicing Chinese Qigong for nearly twenty years. She has a strong interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and continues to study and learn from it.

In her daily practice, she prefers to combine Qigong practicing with Meridian opening. She loves the feeling of building up more Qi to store in the Dantian, which will nourish her in the future.

Practicing Qigong allows her to connect with nature with both her heart and her breath. Through persistently practice of Qigong, she is grateful to have found inner peace and balance, comfort and harmony in this busy world.