Sifu Guro Dan Donzella began his martial arts training in 1973 under the tutelage of Sifu Gary Galvin. Sifu Galvin was a student of the late Grand Master Willem Reeders.also known as Liu Seong. Grandmaster Reeders was of dutch/ chinese descent,born in east Java,Indonesia. At the age of 4 Willem Reeders began his training in the chinese arts under his great uncle Leong Liu Seong. Master Reeders had the opportunity to also study under numerous Pentjak Silat masters. The list of silat teachers are,Nes de Vries,Theo Schrijn,Tji Petjut,Puk Soverbier,Leo Sjel,Abu Saman and Suro Djawan. Nes de Vries is the brother of John de Vries. Both studied under Johan de Vries from the serak lineage. The de Thouars family now carries on the lineage. During world war 2 Master Reeders trained and fought with a small elite commando unit. His field of operation was Burma and Siam, now present day Thailand. Master Reeders
infiltrated Japanese occupied territory disguised
as a shaolin monk.
With a Chinese Indonesian base Sifu Guro Dan Donzella expanded his knowledge in these arts over the years as well as adding the Filipino arts.
Sifu Donzella has been teaching the Martial Arts in Syracuse, New York for over 30 years. His combat course is being taught at the Syracuse Police Academy by his student Lt. Stephen Lynch
Sifu Donzella'a weapon and holster techniques have been taught to the defensive tactics instructors, uniform and detective divisions with excellent results
. Sifu Donzella has personally taught the Onondaga Native American Police.
Sifu Dan teaches seminars throughout the country.
For more information or questions e-mail Sifu Donzella.
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