| Sifu Angel Giboyeaux is the chief instructor at Wai Sing Kwoon. An accomplished martial artist, he started his martial arts training at a young age on the lower east side of New York City.
By the age of 10 he had enrolled in schools of both Judo and Karate disciplines, but his desire to learn never stopped. The more he learned, the more he searched for a more effective technique. This search led him to the rigorous sport of boxing. He continued to train in boxing until he was well into his mid-teens; still boxing was not enough. At the age of 17 something stopped his search. That was Wai Hong's Fu-Jow Pai (Tiger Claw System) and he became a student of Master Wai Hong.
Sifu Angel Giboyeaux trained long and hard. He made Fu-Jow Pai his way of life. His progress was noticed by Master Wai Hong. His devotion and achievement earned him the respect of his teacher and other martial arts instructors in general.
He has studied Fu-Jow Pai (Tiger Claw Kung-Fu) since 1973. In 1976 and 1978 he was Fu-Jow Pai's Middle Weight Full Contact Champion. In 1979 he founded the Wai Sing Kwoon School which still exists today. His students have competed in tournaments and have won many championships. He is fully trained & highly effective in applied Tiger Claw concepts & techniques, and fully informed in Chinese martial arts culture & background. He appeared in New Martial Hero magazine in Hong Kong. On April 13th, of 1986 he was quoted in the New York Times on the subject of martial arts and kids. He is also a Senior Board Director of Fu-Jow Pai Federation. In addition, Sifu Giboyeaux is a member in good standing of the two largest kung-fu organizations in this part of the world. They are The Eastern United States Kung-Fu Federation, and The United Kung-Fu Federation of North America.
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