Our Instructors
Master Alan Nakamoto
Master Alan has had the privilege of training directly under Grandmaster James Shyun since 1997, and is currently a 6th duan Disciple Master. He has continually been impressed with Grandmaster’s knowledge and skill of the martial arts, including the healing arts. Since becoming a Shifu in 1999, Master Alan has taught at the San Francisco schools and now in San Mateo. He enjoys working with adults and children, always seeking to improve their technique to overcome what they may lack in size and strength, something which he embodies so well. His goal is always to try to make the next generation better than he was, and to maximize each student’s potential.
Master Jenny Hsiao-Nakamoto
I have been teaching Eight Step Mantis Kung Fu & Taiji as a Shifu since 2011, originally at the San Francisco school, and am currently a 5th duan Master. I love interacting with adults and children, helping them to become more coordinated in both mind and body. The changes we see in people even after just a few classes often influence their daily lives in small but impactful ways, helping them use their bodies with more effortless power and intention.
In 2019 I became certified to teach radKIDS, a children’s safety and empowerment course. This has led me down a path that includes women’s and adult self defense. This is a passion that I feel so grateful to have found, and to have the background to be able to make a powerful impact.