About Us
Fire Dragon School of Fighting Arts is directed by James L. Daniels. Mr. Daniels has been studying and teaching the martial arts for 35 years. He has been trained in Muay Thai, Wing Chun, Pentjak Silat, Kali, Tai Chi Chuan, and Chinese Kenpo. He holds the title of Master Instructor in the southern Chinese system of Kung Fu known as Hung Gar (Tiger-Crane). Mr. Daniels is also widely recognized for his edged weapons expertise. He has been a student of Zen and Taoist meditation for more than 20 years. Mr. Daniels has taught in excess of 5,000 students, including law enforcement personnel and members of elite military units, both foreign and domestic.
Mr. Daniels has a Master's Degree in Education and is a graduate of the Executive Security Bodyguard/Counter-Terrorist Academy in Aspen, Colorado—a school whose rigid standards are only surpassed by the United States Secret Service. He has provided protective service for such celebrities as Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Goldie Hawn, and Don Johnson, as well as chief executive officers of many U.S. corporations.
Mr. Daniels is a nationally recognized instructor in the use of lethal force and deadly weapons. He is a firearms instructor certified by the world-famous Smith & Wesson Academy of Springfield, Massachusetts. He is a national trainer in weapon retention and disarming techniques, and is a member of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers as well as the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors.
Sifu Daniels' variety of skills and experience are blended into a unique program of ancient and present-day training methods, classical and modern weaponry, the anatomy and physiology of combat, and the complete mental and physical development of the modern-day warrior. These qualities are bound together by the glue of Zen and are reflected in any teacher's most prized asset: the students.
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