Dwight Edwards – Chen-Style Taijiquan
Dwight Edwards has been involved in the martial arts since 1973. In high school he signed up for his first taijiquan class at the local YMCA. The following year he began studying Shorei-Goju Karate with Dave Suzuki.
In his twenties he began exploring other styles like Wing Chun, Lama White Crane, and the progressive eclectic style that synthesized elements of Wing Chun, Kali-Escrima and Muay Thai taught by Paul Vunak.
Throughout the 1980s he taught Wu-style taijiquan for the local Park District, then in the late 1980s began studying Shaolin and Mantis Boxing with Keychung Song. Between 1995 and 2005 he studied Seven Star Praying Mantis with Jon Funk and Chen-style taijiquan with Yang Yang, while teaching at the YMCA.
In 2024 he joined the CTN Academy, began studying with Nabil Ranné, and received instructor status on October 27, 2026.
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Peoria, Illinois · USA
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