Hosts
Below you will find information about the hosts of the Austin Martial Arts Festival.
Master Shifu Hwang
Festival Chairman
Shifu Hwang, the founder of
TaiChi People as well as the Austin Martial Arts Festival,
was born in 1948 and started TaiChi at 24 years old. In 1977, he
learned Shuai Chiao from Master John Wang, the disciple of Gm. Chang Tung Seng.
Shifu Hwang is a Martial Artist and a Chuan Zen School Taoist. His martial
arts contribution is his creation of the Waving Lotus Bagua Zhang form.
Linda Runyan
Festival Director
Linda Runyon is a Director of the Austin Martial Arts Festival, and a partner in the TaiChi People Herb Co.
Ross Henderson
Festival Coordinator
Ross Henderson is a Director of the Austin Martial Arts Festival, and a senior student at the TaiChi People martial arts school.
