instructing team
Amit Himelstein: Founder and chief instructor of the Lohan Atemi School of Martial Arts and Movement:
* Certified karate and kung-fu instructor. * Twenty years of experience in the world of martial arts.
* Member of Israel’s national team during the years 1996-1998.
* Israeli representative in the Karate World Championship of 1997.
* Israeli representative in the San Da matches in Denfeng (China, 2002).
* Military close-combat instructor.
* Chief instructor in Wuwie Academy in China.
* Founder, coach, and manager of the open-mat league matches.
* Chief instructor of the ITWT- Israel’s national team in kung-fu.
* Instructor of the Israeli delegation as well as one of the competitors in the NTDTV championship in New York, 2008.
* Graduate of Givat Washington Campus of Education and Yezira Academy: Certified Medical Qikong Teacher.
* Graduate of Elbaum College: Certified deep-tissue massage therapist and movement therapist.
* Sole representative of Wuwei Si in Israel.
* Certified directly by Master Jin Kon- Shaolin Si Temple.
Yoel Goldberg: Operation Manager and instructor in the school:
* Has been in training in the school’s senior group for the last three years after training in other schools for several years.
* Sailing instructor and certified shiatsu therapist.
* Operates the therapeutic training program in a special-education school in Katzir.
* Logistic manager of the activity center in Kibbutz Ma’anit.
* Competitor in the Israeli delegation in the NTDTV championship in New York, 2008.
Jordan Shenkar: Administrative Manager and instructor in the school:
* Has been training in the school for the last three years.
* Operates the therapeutic training program in a special-education school in Katzir.
Jordan started her therapeutic work in special-education programs. She currently works as an instructor. Jordan works with children, is an instructor in the children’s beginner groups, and is an assistant instructor of the adult groups.
Amit manages the Lohan Atemi School of Martial Arts and Movement. He is in charge of five adult groups and fifteen groups of children and young adults. Amit also offers therapeutic training and kung-fu lessons in the Menashe Regional Council, as well as the private training program in Israel’s central region (Tel-Aviv and the Dan agglomeration), and the Sharon region.
The school’s primary goal is to “bring martial arts to every person regardless of their physical or didactic abilities.” We are proud to offer and operate our therapeutic project in which we enable children to practice martial arts as an integral part of their daily schedule in school. The project is currently incorporated in several schools in the region. Starting from next year, we will expand the project to Israel’s central region. For the first time, a project as such will take place in an elementary school in Tel-Aviv.
We teach martial arts in the best possible way. Our groups are teeming with children, youths, and adults who view kung-fu as an inseparable part of their lives. The ability to touch each student, whether through our unique therapeutic project or through achievement-oriented training, is one of the most important traits that we develop in every one of our staff members and senior students entering the instructors course!!!
