Thong is fond of saying, what he teaches is movement. When I joined this class several months ago, I was stiff and brittle–almost as if my joints had ossified. If you had told me then that I would be dodging knife attacks, rolling backwards over a floor without pads, and taking un-gloved strikes to the face–all without suffering injury–I would have said you were crazy. Yet here I am. I have no prior extended experience with martial arts and was never particularly athletic, but, in what feels like no time at all, Thong now has me moving in ways I never thought possible. He is truly a gifted teacher. Coupling his profound understanding of the body with his uncanny ability to instantly read an individual’s strengths and weaknesses, Thong has created an environment where progress is especially quick and injury especially rare. His classes are challenging, energizing, relaxing and fun. I have never experienced anything like this. KaizenTao is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Danny Kampf
BA Political Science, George Washington University