Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi
Our Owners
Nancy
& Billy
Greer
Nancy and Billy Greer met in 1978 while attending neighboring colleges.
Nancy was a social work major and Billy was biology/pre-med. They
married in 1982 and have been full partners in each others lives ever
since and have worked together almost continuously. They have
exemplified the concept of Yin and Yang, bringing together skills and
ideas that complemented each other and enabled them to do more
than either might accomplish on their own. They are both passionate
about what they do, which is easy to see if you spend a few minutes
talking to them! |
Shifu Billy
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Visiting Instructors and Staff
Grandmaster Willy LinWilly Lin began studying Kung Fu in Taiwan in 1957 with
Wang, Jyue Jen, the martial artist who introduced Tian Shan Pai from China to
Taiwan. |
Grandmaster
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Wang HaiJunWang HaiJun is an In-chamber disciple of Grandmaster Chen ZhengLei and an official 12th generation lineage holder of Chen Style TaiJi. He is a four time national champion of China in Push Hands. For three consecutive years before retiring from competition, he was Overall Champion which meant that he had to win the championship in Forms, Sword, and Push Hands. In many years, there is no Overall Champion because of the difficulty in winning all three categories! Since retiring from competition, he has trained many students that have achieved a high level of skill (both Chinese and non-Chinese) with over thirty winning gold medals and ten winning medals in national push hands competition! Born in January of 1972 in the city of ZhengZhou in Henan Province, Wang HaiJun was nine when he first met Chen ZhengLei. In order for him to continue his taiji studies more extensively, his father arranged for him to move to Chen Village at the age of 11 to live with Chen ZhengLei and study with him. Other than Chen ZhengLei's own children, no other student has had this opportunity. He became the first non-Chen-family student in modern times to be traditionally trained at Chen Village. When he was just 16, Chen ZhengLei invited him to travel with him to help teach and demonstrate his skill. He also accompanied Chen ZhengLei and Chen XiaoWang when they first began traveling outside of Chen Village to teach silk-reeling exercises. Since 2000, Wang HaiJun has lived in England. His ability to speak English makes him one of the most approachable, high level Chen teachers available. In addition, his "hands on" teaching method, his generous willingness to share the principles of tai chi, and his high level of skill make him one of the top Chen coaches you will ever train with. The Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu and Tai Chi is very fortunate to be one of the few schools to have had him visiting regularly for over a decade to share his knowledge with our students. |
Staff
Lane began taking PE classes at Jing Ying in the Fall of
2001. In the summer of 2003, she started the Kung Fu program.
In 2004, she also started studying Tai Chi and finds that
it is a wonderful complement to the Shaolin Kung Fu training. In July of
2008, she earned her Black Sash in Kung Fu.
She quickly fell in love with the physical and mental challenges of learning
Kung Fu. When she started, it seemed like it would be hard to find time to
train twice a week, but now she says it's hard to go for a day without Kung Fu!
Lane taught our Kung Fu Kids program, and organized and helped run the Demo Team. She finds
that instructing others helps her gain a deeper understanding of the forms.
She is Jing Ying's most prolific medal winner with a national
championship in advanced level sparring and in advanced level tai chi
forms. She has won numerous other gold medals for sparring, forms,
weapons and tai chi and is known for her flexibility. She has trained with
Willy Lin, Chen ZhengLei, Chen XiaoWang, Wang HaiJun and others.
She has her BSN and works as an ER nurse.
Glen began taking PE classes at Jing Ying in the Fall of
2001. In the summer of 2003, he started the Kung Fu program.
He likes to push himself to test the limits of his abilities and has
seen big improvements in strength and flexibility. He's known for his
sparse, efficient fighting style and powerful thrust kicks.
In the past, he ran our Kids Kung Fu classes and family classes.
Although no longer actively teaching, he can still be found working out
and helping out at Jing Ying as needed.
In his spare time, he enjoys reading, listening to music,
weightlifting and watching movies.
Lane
Greer
Glen
Greer
Black Sash Students