YOUR INSTRUCTOR
More than 50 years of martial arts experience. A lifelong student. Red Dragon’s president and head instructor.
President & head instructor · Red Dragon
Robert began martial arts training in 1971. His background includes Judo, Kenpo Karate, Hung Gar Kung Fu, and multiple styles of Tai Chi Chuan.
He has studied with GrandMaster Yang Zhen Duo, GrandMaster Yang Jun, and GrandMaster Zhang Yuanming. His pursuit of the art has included international competition and a continuing commitment to learning.
These disciplines form part of Robert’s training history. Tai Chi is the program Red Dragon teaches today.
THE JOURNEY
Robert begins martial arts training in 1971. That starting point anchors a career spanning more than five decades and explains why continued study is central to his biography. His experience is built on years of participation in the arts, rather than a recently acquired interest in teaching.
Robert’s background includes Judo, Kenpo Karate, and Hung Gar Kung Fu, alongside the study of multiple styles of Tai Chi Chuan. His Tai Chi teachers include GrandMaster Yang Zhen Duo, GrandMaster Yang Jun, and GrandMaster Zhang Yuanming. These are documented parts of his training history, not additional programs currently advertised by Red Dragon.
At the Yang Family Style Invitational Tournament in China, Robert wins four gold and two silver medals. His accomplishments also include over 40 awards in the United States and recognition as a Master of Chinese Kung Fu. The China competition is a significant part of that history: it connects his study of Tai Chi to participation in the Yang Family Style Invitational Tournament, rather than simply to a general claim of international experience.
Red Dragon School of Martial Arts was established in 2001. Its history includes teaching multiple martial arts disciplines in Western New York. That broader history remains part of the school’s identity, even as its present program has become more focused.
The school now specializes in Tai Chi, preserving its martial arts roots while welcoming new students to the practice. Robert remains its president and head instructor. Prospective students can learn about his full background while knowing clearly that Tai Chi is what they are contacting Red Dragon to study.
Training history and accomplishments are documented on Red Dragon’s original website. Undated milestones are presented without assigning a year.
YOUR FIRST STEP
You don’t have to know the movements. Just start with a conversation.