Chinese Martial Arts for the Serious Practitioner
l. Col. Chang, c. Dennis Rovere, r. Major Chang Yen Fan Ying (1988)
My name is Dennis Rovere and if you are like me, you have a deep rooted love for authentic and practical Chinese martial arts. In response to this interest, I have decided to devote this website to exploring various topics in both the Chinese martial arts I have studied and their application in a modern context.
Background
I first began training in Chinese martial arts over 50 years ago with Colonel Chang Hsiang Wu (張嚮武 上校) and his wife, Major Chang Yen Fan Ying (閰英 少校). In 1974, I received instructor’s certification in Taiji, Xingyi (Hebei style), and Bagua from him.
For more information on my background and teaching visit Byron Jacobs' Drunken Fist podcast # 40 here
Qualifications
- Court qualified expert witness – use of force, training standards and standards of care
- Invitation to train US Army Special Forces
- Only civilian to train with the Chinese Government’s Bodyguard Instructor’s Unit. PRC.
- Trainee and guest demonstrator Chinese Number One Public Security Training School (Chinese Police). Shanghai, PRC.
- Only civilian invited to submit training proposal for MCDV Drug Interdiction and Anti-Smuggling Boarding Parties (Canadian Navy) as requested by Rear Admiral Bruce Johnstone (commander MARPAC).
- Award of appreciation from 1 CMBG HQ & Signals, Canadian military for Pre-deployment training including methods of safely handling prisoners during NATO and military peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia.
- Recommendation to teach advanced close combat instructors courses for the Canadian military.
- Award of appreciation and badges from the PPCLI (Canadian military) for training close combat instructors for reconnaissance operations.
- Chinese Special Forces/ Reconnaissance Commandos (Taiwan)
- First non-Chinese to receive special recognition as an outstanding martial arts instructor from the Taiwanese Government.