Instructors

Sifu Jerry Gardner is the co-owner, director and master instructor of Red Lotus School of Movement. He has been training in the martial arts for 40 years and teaching for over 32 years.

Sifu Gardner has earned the titles of Seventh Level Black Sash in Wing Chun Kung Fu under Master Sifu Duncan Leung (who is a direct disciple of Grandmaster Yip Man) and Fourth Dan Black Belt in Neisi Goju under Master Chaka Zulu and Fifth Dan Black Belt under Master Ronald Van Cleif. In Tai Chi Chu'an (Yang Style), Sifu Gardner has studied with the disciples of Master Cheng Man Ch'ing (Jonathan Gaines, Maggie Newman, Ed Young, Lou Kleinsmith, and Jane and Batan Fargo).

In addition, Sifu Gardner has studied the Tung style Tai Chi Chu'an with Master Bing Lee and Chi Quiong with Master Chan. He also has extensive meditation training from mumerous Tibetan Buddhist meditation masters.

At Red Lotus School, Sifu Gardner teaches the advanced classes of Wing Chun Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chu'an.

Jean LaSarre Gardner is co-owner and manager of Red Lotus School of Movement. Jean also teaches creative dance at Wasatch Elementary School; coordinates art workshops for teens and adults at Art Access/VSA Utah; and teaches Buddhist and meditation classes at Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa—Tibetan Buddhist Temple.

Sifu Gary Larsen, Sifu Solomon Blaz, Sifu Lena Toritch, Sifu Clair Hamill and Sifu Toni Lock are senior Tai Chi Chu'an students/instructors at Red Lotus School. These instructors teach the Level I-III+ classes in Tai Chi Chu'an.

Sifu Robert Jarmin, Sifu Mark Ogea, Sifu Solomon Blaz and Sifu Lance Drake are disciples of Sifu Gardner and instructors of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Sifu Lena Toritch, teaches the Fundamentals of Wing Chun class.

John-Michael LaGarde, disciple of Sifu Gardner, teaches the Youth Wing Chun Kung-fu class, assisted by Kim Mellin (student of Sifu Jerry Gardner).

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