Meet the instructors of Dynamic Martial Arts of Bloomington-Normal...
All of our instructors are:
- Certified by Great Grandmaster Dr. Leung Ting to teach WingTsun™ Kung Fu
- Certified by the International WingTsun Association - North American Section, the official governing body for Leung Ting WingTsun® in North America
Sifu Mike Adams
Sifu Mike Adams is one of the most respected (and one of the most senior) WingTsun instructors in America today. Sifu Adams has been training in martial arts since 1976.
In 1980, Sifu Adams met and began training with Dr. Leung Ting, the Great Grandmaster of WingTsun Kung Fu. This was during the Great Grandmaster's first trip to Texas (and one of his first trips to America) from Hong Kong. Today Sifu Adams is a To-Dai ("Kung Fu son") of Great Grandmaster Leung Ting. He was promoted to 4th Level Technician in the fall of 2006.
Sifu Adams has been teaching WingTsun professionally in Illinois since 1988, and is the father of WingTsun in the Midwest. He is a founding member of the International WingTsun Association - North American Section, and serves on the Board of Directors as the Financial Manager.
Sifu Adams has trained many leading WingTsun instructors in America today. In addition to being the primary intructor at Dynamic Martial Arts of Bloomington-Normal, Sifu Adams also has schools in Chicago, in the Chicago suburbs, and in Fairfield, Iowa.
Sihing Adam VanderWaal
Sihing Adam VanderWaal first began training in WingTsun Kung Fu at Dynamic Martial Arts of Bloomington-Normal under Sifu Mike Adams in 2004. He was promoted to Primary Level Technician in WingTsun Kung Fu in December 2007.
In addition to teaching martial arts, Sihing VanderWaal is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University. He is currently attending medical school through Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois.
Despite medical school, Sihing VanderWaal still drives up from Springfield to Bloomington as often as possible to train and teach.
Sihing Ben Stevens
Sihing Ben Stevens began his WingTsun Kung Fu training in 2002, driving to Pontiac, Illinois every weekend to train with Sifu Mike Adams.
Sihing Stevens is now a Pre-Primary Level instructor at Dynamic Martial Arts of Bloomington-Normal, where he is affectionately known as "Captain Ben" (for his resemblance to Captain Morgan on the TV commercials).
In addition to teaching martial arts, Sihing Stevens is also a professional truck driver. He is married and is the father of two young children.
Sihing Taylor Watts
Sihing Taylor Watts began his training in 2005 as a young teenager. He came to Dynamic Martial Arts to learn WingTsun Kung Fu because of its strong emphasis on practical self-defense skills.
Sihing Watts quickly jumped from the kids' classes to the adult classes. He quickly won the respect of adults twice his age and size through his dedication and hard work. As he continued to train (and grow!), he earned his place as one of the newest Pre-Primary Level instructor at Dynamic Martial Arts of Bloomington-Normal.
Sihing Marcus Bellone
Sihing Marcus Bellone initially trained privately with one of Sifu Mike Adams's long-time students from Rockford, Illinois, Sihing Nate Goetz. In 2008, Sihing Bellone began attending Illinois State University (ISU) in Normal, Illinois and began training directly with Sifu Mike Adams.
Moving quickly through the ranks through his dedication, hard work, and love for WingTsun, Sihing Bellone became one of the newest Pre-Primary Level instructors at Dynamic Martial Arts.
In addition to teaching martial arts, Sihing Bellone is currently majoring in Exercise Science/Kinesiology at ISU.