Who is Sifu Martin Hofmann? My name is Sifu Martin Hofmann. I was born in 1966. In China this was the year of the fire horse. My first experience with the martial arts was in 1981 with Karate. After that in 1986 I changed to Wing Chun, which I am to this day a great enthusiast of. In 1990 under the guidance of different Grandmasters I also studied parallel to Wing Chun the weapons art Escrima and brought it into our system. Since 1989 I teach the academy Schoenenberg-Kuebelberg. In the year 2004 I passed the masters exam in the EWTO organization to the Wing Chun master. It was my realization that who is seeking knowledge has to burst old chains and thus I cut my ties in 2004. To find the true path to the art of the warrior. More than half of my life I dedicated with passion and endurance to find long lost secrets of the martial art and the question :" What is the inner most secret?" If it is just for simple self defense than buying a gun or any other weapon should do the trick to enhance and buy self confidence. Or is it about to find the way? In the civilizations of the ages in the Far East there are still living arts which hold these traditions and the way humans make deep experiences about the truth and themselves through a very demanding education. Best Regards Martin Hofmann