“I live in Palm Beach Gardens, FL and I found out about Thong after returning from attending a Systema seminar in Montreal. Upon my return, I was browsing the various systema videos and I came across KaizenTao. What impressed me the most was how good his students were and how meticulous he was in instructing (transmission). I decided to contact Thong and it took about 2 years to finally meet in person. I scheduled a 1-2 hour private lesson which ended up to be in excess of 4 hours! Thong never looked at the clock instead he was determined to impart to me the importance of body awareness and elimination of tension.
The depth of Thong’s understanding of movement is derived from decades of martial arts, dance, sports and an extremely active lifestyle. The advantage his students have is, Thong has a deep tool box that he can reach into to help his students achieve their goals. It can be dance, MMA, golf, biking,mountain climbing, law enforcement or you name it…
For me the lessons have been fun, challenging and offered me tremendous insight about myself. Thong has carefully stringed tasks that build on each other. The advantage of a Skype lesson is there is no hiding or pretending. Thong’s focus is 100% and if a student can’t or is struggling on a particular task, you are not told to “practice” instead you are given multiple ways to achieve the task at hand.
If you are not near DC or can’t attend regular classes, please consider Skype lessons. I’m certain you will like it and it will improve your life in more ways than one. I’m approaching my 4th year with the KaizenTao Remote Coaching lessons and it has enriched my life.”
~ Ephrem Degefu
Student of various arts over the past 20 years including Wing Chun, Hsing-I, Silat, Systema, Ju-Jitsu, Judo