Professor / Shifu Alan Phung
Alan brings over 25 years of martial arts experience, blending his unique style of martial arts disciplines. He is a certified Shaolin Kung Fu instructor under Shifu Shi Guo Song, and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and black belt under Professor Troy and Master Sylvio Behring.
Alan has competed in Taolu , winning multiple gold medals in Canada and internationally, including at the 10th Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival in China. He continues to share his passion for martial arts in Hinton.
Professor Troy Sorensen
Professor Troy is a certified instructor and a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Prof. Mike Yackulic and Master Sylvio Behring. Troy has fought in 12 cage fights and even fought for the King of the Cage Canadian Light-weight title. Troy has won numerous gold medals in BJJ and submission wrestling. Troy also holds a 2nd degree black belt in Karate.
Professor Mike Yackulic
Prof. Mike was introduced to Mestre Sylvio Behring in the spring of 2004. That summer he traveled to Brazil in July where he spent a month training and received his Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
On May 7 of 2009 Sensei Mike received his Black Belt in BJJ making him the 2nd person in Edmonton, the 4th in Alberta and the 87th in Canada to receive this special honor.
Master Sylvio Behring
Master Sylvio Behring was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 1962. Being the son of a prestigious black belt such as Flavio Behring, it was predictable that Sylvio would start practicing Jiu Jitsu from an early age, and indeed he did.
In 1980, Sylvio (then a purple belt) joined one of Brazil’s top Judo schools run by George Mehdi. Training under Mehdi he was eventually awarded his Judo black belt.
Sylvio Behring received his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt in 1984. In 1987 Sylvio Behring became the head instructor of the famous Corpo Quatro academy in Copacabana’s Rua Francisco Sá, a small academy famous for having had the elite of BJJ as coaching staff.
It was around 1992 that Sylvio started working on the development of his “Progressive System of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu”. Sylvio Behring was promoted to red and black belt (coral), 7th degree, in 2008 by Grand Masters: João Alberto Barreto, Alvaro Barreto and his father Flavio Behring. Sylvio also became the vice president of FJJDRio (Federação de Jiu Jitsu Desportivo do Rio de Janeiro).
Shaolin Warrior Monk Shi Guo Song
Master Shi Guo Song began learning martial arts at the age of six and was accepted into the Shaolin Temple at the age of thirteen. He is one of the Ten Famous Arhats (Top Temple Guards) in the Shaolin Temple and held the post of Chief Coach of the Shaolin martial arts monk group.
In 2007, he emigrated to Canada to spread the knowledge and culture of the Shaolin arts and founded the Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute in Canada. He has celebrated over 15 years of teaching in Canada and continues out of his head school located in Markham, ON