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Sifu greg Hatza

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  With over 42 years of martial arts experience, Greg started his first training in the late '60's in Shotokan karate. After five years of Shotokan, he started to gravitate to the Chinese martial arts.

  At that time, he joined one of the only kung fu schools in Baltimore, called "System Kung Fu." He learned street-oriented Wing Chun/Jeet Kun Do style, some Yang Tai Chi styles (both Cheng Men-Ching and Yang Long Form), and a hard hitting style called Snow Tiger. Greg soon became an instructor at the school where he taught through the '70's until the school closed.

  In the early '80's, he joined a Northern Shaolin school run by Anthony Goh. Here he learned Northern Shaolin and more Yang Long Form Tai Chi and Straight Sword. With an increased interest in the internal styles, Anthony Goh introduced Greg to Ken Fish. In the mid '80's, he became a student of Ken Fish and studied Chen Pan-Ling Tai Chi, Hsing-I, and Pa Kua.

  In 1990, Ken Fish introduced Greg to Sifu Pak Bok Nam so he could continue his studies in Baguazhang (Pa Kua Chang) (a long time interest for Greg). From 1990 to the present, Greg continued his studies with Sifu Park; and in 1999, became a lineage disciple and licensed instructor of the Wu Tang Baguazhang (Pa Kua Chang) School. During the '90's, Greg also attended seminars with Yang Zhen Duo to continue his refinement of Yang Tai Chi Long Form and Straight Sword.

• "The way of Chinese martial arts is a personal path that can be traveled throughout one's life. It is a never ending search for the elusive goal of perfection or mastery. But it's not so important the want of the gold at the end of the rainbow as is the wonders one sees on the studied path. Each spiraling level one reaches gives new and important insight to previous tasks of practice. Did you ever say to yourself, "so that's what he meant." This little thought is the revelation from hard dedicated practice. The phrase, "taste the bitter," has a whole new meaning. New levels of revelation only can come from hard practice. Vocal jousting or sparring, about this kung fu is this or that, lead to no results. When one has "tasted" something through hard dedicated practice, the resulting reward will never be forgotten." 
• "It is my goal to keep the arts pure and not deviate from the original source. To maintain the philosophies and principles as I was taught. Only pure transmission will ensure the arts legitimacy for the future generations." – GH