Ronald Wheeler

Ron Wheeler has been involved in the martial arts for over three decades. He first began training in what he called Back Alley Kung Fu in 1977 when he would learn techniques from his friends who studied at the various martial arts schools in the Washington, D.C. area. He then began his formal training in Jow Ga Kung Fu 1981 first under Sifu Randy Bennett and later continued his training in the school of Master Dean Chin.

Sometime later he began to study the Hung Ga system of kung fu under Sifu Joe Colvin who was himself an early student of Dean Chin. After the death of Master Dean Chin in 1985,Sifu Wheeler decided to dedicate himself solely to the Jow Ga system and completed his studies under Sifu Raymond Wong in 1990.

Sifu Wheeler's training and dedication to the martial arts and to the Jow Ga system has enabled him to become one of the most successful competitors of his generation. He has been a two time National Champion and three times Regional Champion sanctioned by the United States of America Wu Shu/Kung Fu Federation. The 2003 Male Competitor of the Year under the United States Chinese Kuoshu Federation, ranked 3RD in Men Light Weight Fighting under the United States of America Wu Shu/Kung Fu Federation in 1998. Member of the 2004 United States Traditional Wu Shu Team where he competed in the 1st Traditional Wu Shu Festival & Championship held in Zhen Zhou, PRC where he gave Gold Medal performances in the categories of Southern Fist Form and Long Pole. In 1995 Sifu Wheeler was the first Jow Ga stylist in North America to put out a series of instructional Video/DVD on the Jow Ga system through ESPY-TV in New York. He was also a cast member of the martial arts stage production Voice of the Dragon produced by Big Red Media and backed by Columbia Artist in 2003.

His skill in the martial arts has also led him into the Fitness Industry where he has been one of the most sought after Group Exercise instructors in the Washington D.C. area. He is also an instructor of Western Boxing and Chinese San Shou. As a professor under the Department of Exercise Science at George Washington University, Ron has developed the first accredited class on Southern Shaolin Jow Ga Kung Fu in the nation.