{"id":31,"date":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusmacharlotte.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T20:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:15:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusmacharlotte.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-376737d elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"376737d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fce9bd\" data-id=\"9fce9bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7410c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b7410c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef3dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef3dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Established in 2006<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-929fbab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"929fbab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edae213\" data-id=\"edae213\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c24de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94c24de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"448\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/focusmacharlotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ryan_wooden_dummy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Training Fighting Techniques with Sifu Ryan Leung\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusmacharlotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ryan_wooden_dummy.jpg 448w, https:\/\/focusmacharlotte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ryan_wooden_dummy-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7983d3\" data-id=\"e7983d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a528e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a528e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">Sifu Ryan Leung is a Hong Kong native with seven years experience in many martial art styles. After studying years of Tang Soo Do and Japanese Karate, Ryan finally discovered Wing Tsun kung fu. Ryan found that the Wing Tsun system does not rely on strength against strength during fighting, which makes Wing Tsun highly adaptable to students of all sizes.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\">Ryan truly found his home with the systematic training from City Wing Tsun Athletic Association. Ryan is todai to Sifu Alex Richter and has been\u00a0expertly taught by him since\u00a02002 as\u00a0a\u00a0member of City Wing Tsun. Ryan currently holds a 2nd Level Technician Grade and has\u00a0had the\u00a0privilege\u00a0to learn Wing Tsun from Grandmaster Leung Ting, Elmond Leung, Master Timmy Lee, Master Leung Kwok Wah, Master Carson Lau\u00a0and Master Jeff Webb.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\">Ryan earned a bachelor\u2019s degree\u00a0in computer science from Southern Connecticut State University. 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