Shifu Sal Redner
Monday, March 3, 2014 at 11:26AM As an American pioneer of the Shaolin arts, Shifu Redner is revered by many as a leader in the Kung Fu community. Shifu works tirelessly to promote the traditional Chinese martial arts in America and throughout the world. His productions have been featured on national television and throughout the world in live showcases.
At the age of 8, Shifu Redner began studying Jeet Kun Do in a local YMCA in San Pedro, California. The course was taught by a top level student of Dan Inosanto and included training in Fillipino Stick Fighting known as Escrima and Bruce Lee's famous style known as Jun Fan Gong Fu. After experimenting in various martial arts including Judo, Aikido, and Shotokan Karate, Sal began studying Tae Kwon Do and Tang So Do with Sensei Ruben Gonzalez. Upon receiving a 1st Degree Black Belt on January 8th 1999, his father began searching for a more comprehensive martial arts system. After researching Kung Fu schools in Los Angeles, he began studying traditional Shaolin Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu school in Lomita, California. During many years of training, he was prevledged to study with numerous Kung Fu experts at the Shaolin Temple Lomita.
At the age of 18 Years old and with a decade of intense training, Redner was honored to receive the Grand National Champion title after defeating many competitors in numerous divisions at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The competition featured martial artist from every discipline and included Hand Forms, Weapon Forms, Sparring, and Brick Breaking.
In 2004, Shifu Redner began traveling across the globe to the birthplace of Martial Arts to study Wushu in Beijing and Shaolin Kung Fu in Deng Feng, China. During repeated pilgrimages to the Shaolin Temple, Shifu has developed great friendships with great Kung Fu teachers and Shaolin Monks. In China his training included modern routines compilled by the International Wushu Federation and traditional Kung Fu styles taught at the Shaolin Temple in China.
