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Sifu Eric Oram began his martial arts studies age 11 when he enrolled in a branch of Ed Parker's Kempo Karate in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was born and raised. After three years of study, Sifu Oram began training in Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu as a personal student of Grandmaster William Cheung. At age 16, Sifu Oram began his teaching career as an assistant to Grandmaster Cheung in New York City.
During the next two years he travelled across the country leading seminars on Wing Chun in numerous cities including Los Angeles, New York, Milwaukee, Reno, and in Bermuda. At 18, after only four years of study, Sifu Oram received his Level 10 rank from Grandmaster Cheung and became the youngest certified instructor of Traditional Wing Chun in the world. While studying for his B.A. in Theater at UNLV, Sifu Oram continued teaching small groups of students in Las Vegas and continued his seminar tours as time allowed.
In 1993, he relocated to Los Angeles, and the folloWing year created the Los Angeles Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy; the only certified Traditional Wing Chun school west of the Rocky mountains.
Over the past 12 years, Sifu Oram has taught Wing Chun to police officers, accomplished martial artists, public officials, Hollywood celebrities, and members of the F.B.I.'s prestigious Hostage Rescue Team.
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