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Iowa Wing Chun/Illinois Chapter

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New School open in Des Plaines!!! 1171 S Elmhurst (Rt 83) just north of Algonquin Rd (Rt 62).In the infant stages of this page...Updates soon.Classes Tues and Thurs evenings from 8:30 to 10:00 pm. Call for more info at 847-875-0458 Visit us at IowaWingChun.com

Our school is like an extended family. The students give extra effort to working together and being respectful of each other. Our instructor, Danny Halligan, cultivates this family concept. Danny Halligan studied various other arts prior to finding wing chun kung fu in 1991. He currently trains under Eric Li, and Eric Li trains under Ip Ching, the son of the great Ip Man. Danny teaches wing chun for the love of the art and for the enjoyment he gets from passing his knowledge on to his students. Danny cares deeply for his students and runs his school as a family. For this reason he screens prospective students to assure their fit into his wing chun family. Danny believes kung fu should be taught from the heart.

My Interests

In addition to teaching traditional wing chun, for the past few years Danny has been providing physical skills training for various law enforcement agencies. These agencies include; from Illinois, North East Multi-Regional Training and the Illinois Tactical Officers Association, and from Texas, the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association. You can find more information on Danny's law enforcment programs at www.halliganstraining.com.
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Get this video and more at MySpace.com Instructor Dan Shannahan has been with Sifu Danny for 7 year and has been a member of the Des Plaines Police Dept for the last decade. Dan has been a member of the Des Plaines TRT Team as well as US Customs. Dan has studied under Sifu Danny extensively and has assisted in seminars with Danny for various police agencies. Dan's dedication to tradional Wing Chun can best be described as passionate and true. Dan's dedication to his students is one of teacher and friend.

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Instructor Dan Shannahan has been with Sifu Danny for 7 years and has been a member of the Des Plaines Police Dept for the last decade. Dan has been a member of the Des Plaines TRT Team (SWAT)as well as US Customs. Dan has studied under Sifu Danny extensively and has assisted in seminars with Danny for various police agencies. Dan's dedication to tradional Wing Chun can best be described as passionate and true. Dan's dedication to his students is one of teacher and friend.

Louis Wittmer - Instructor Louis Wittmer currently works as a Detective with the Des Plaines Police Department. Louis is certified by the State of Illinois Training and Standards board to teach hand to hand combat skills and has assisted Danny with numerous law enforcement training seminars throughout the State of Illinois. Louis has also instructed hand to hand combat skills for the Des Plaines Police Department. In Louis’ previous assignments as a Patrol Officer, Gang Enforcement Officer, and Narcotics Investigator, he has first-handedly seen the need for police officers to have advanced hand to hand combat skills.Louis was a member of the Des Plaines Police Tactical Response Team (SWAT) when he was introduced to Danny. After participating in the training that Danny provided to the team, Louis was invited to take part in traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu. Louis has been able to take the valuable skills that he has learned from Danny and apply them to his daily work and personal life.Louis has been practicing traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu with Danny since 1999.