Instructors of Five Claw
ShiZong Dan Sandelin is the founder of Five Claw. He has been studying and teaching Kung Fu for over 27 years. His teaching style encourages students to achieve levels of technical skill and power that far surpass their expectations. Meet ShiZong Sandelin at our original Sonora School.
Shigong Zach Leslie began training in Shòu Shù Kung fu when he was 12. A well respected martial artist, he is known for presenting inspiring lessons that are rich in detail.
Shun Shifu Nicco Sandelin has been studying kung fu with Shizong Dan Sandelin since the age of three. In the course of his training, he also had the privilege of training extensively with Shigung Zachary Leslie. By the age of 15, he was teaching adults, and was already being acknowledged as having excellent teaching skills.
Now, as an adult himself, and a skilled instructor, he runs our Vallecito schoo
Shifu Rebecca Lance has trained in a variety of martial arts, from judo and hapkido, to Kuk Sool Won. She once told Shizong Dan Sandelin, however, that this was the art she was looking for, and had she been able to find a school like Five Claw when she was younger, she never would have left it. She has been training closely with Shizong Sandelin for 6 years.
In addition to training in combat arts at Five Claw, she is a Certified Medical Qigong Practitioner. She teaches Kung Fu and Tai Chi at our Sonora school. She occasionally teaches workshops in Qigong to Five Claw students and interested members of the public.
Shifu Jonathon Verceles began training in martial arts when he was about three. He has been training closely with Shizong Sandelin for over 6 years. He is certified in knife training and knife tactics as well as urban combative tactics.
