About Niagara Kung Fu Academy
We started in 2005 with a passion for helping others by introducing them to the martial path of self-cultivation, where they could reach higher levels of their potential and improve their quality of life, their mind, and their relationships
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Sifu Atalick
The Owner and Master Instructor at Niagara Kung Fu. Sifu Atalick is a 9th generation Master of Praying Mantis Kung Fu whose lineage is from the Hong Kong Branch of the Chin Woo Athletic Association. The Chin Woo school was made famous by Bruce Lee in his 1972 Film Fist of Fury and its popularity was again bolstered by Jet Li’s remake of the same story in “Fist of Legend” in 1994. Sifu Atalick is one of the highest-ranking active 9th generation teachers of Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu in North America. He has been actively teaching at his school, Niagara Kung Fu Academy, since 2005, and was certified as a 6th degree Black Sash and master of the system by Grand Master Philipman Chow in 2012. In 2020 he published his first book, "Be Like Tea: Holistic Kung Fu Principles for a Life of Success and Fulfillment", available on Amazon and Kindle.
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Mrs. Ralitsa Atalick
Mrs. Atalick is a 4th Degree Black Sash in Praying Mantis Kung Fu. She began training in martial art at a very young age in Sofia, Bulgaria. She continued her martial art training in 2003, studying Kempo and Kickboxing. In 2008 she committed fully to Praying Mantis Kung Fu and has been studying it and teaching ever since. She specializes in teaching intermediate family classes.
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Mr. Dan Numainville
Mr. Numainville is the Chief Instructor at Niagara Kung Fu. He is a 4th Degree Black Sash. He began his training at Niagara Kung Fu Academy fifteen years ago.
