Ip Sun Black Belt Instructors

Sa Bum Nim Vince Cobalis has 29 years of martial arts experience and is in charge of the Tukong Moosul Ip Sun program in Austin, Texas. He was awarded the rank of 4th Dan from Grandmaster Wonik Yi. Currently, He teaches classes at Casa De Luz in Austin and periodically at the University of Texas at Austin Informal Classes.

Sa Bum Nim Jeff Poehlman has been studying the Martial Arts and Yoga since the age of 15. He has been teaching Korean Shaolin Ip Sun Tai Chi for more than nine years and currently holds a Third Degree Black Belt in the style from his training with Grandmaster Wonik Yi. Jeff emphasizes relaxation and fluidity in his teaching and focuses on self-defense and other practical applications of Tai Chi.

Sa Bum Nim Nell Newton serves as one of the Austin Ip Sun program's head instructors.

Kyo So Nim Jerry Moore, formerly with the Austin Ip Sun program, now teaches in Odessa, Texas.

Kyo So Nim Jobe Smith recently received his Second Degree Black Belt in Ip Sun and is a newly qualified instructor.

Ip Sun Black Belt Family

Left to right: Andy Menchu (Ip Sun First Degree), Jobe Smith (Ip Sun Second Degree), Nell Newton (Ip Sun Third Degree, Instructor), Vince Cobalis (Tukong Moosul/Ip Sun Fourth Degree, Ip Sun Head Instructor), Jim Brown (Tukong Moosul/Ip Sun Fourth Degree Black Belt, Tukong Moosul Head Instructor), Jeff Poehlman (Ip Sun Third Degree, Instructor), Mary Burns (Ip Sun First Degree), and Roger Krueger (First Degree). Not pictured: Jerry Moore (Ip Sun Second Degree).

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