{"id":8,"date":"2017-03-21T03:28:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T03:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2021-04-27T22:45:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:45:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Grand Master John P. Nieto<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72\" src=\"http:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1398358.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"193\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Master Nieto is a 10th Degree Black Belt and the President of Chuan Fa America. He lives and teaches in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here is a brief list of Master Nieto&#8217;s credentials, rank, and accomplishments:<\/p>\n<p>International Kenpo Hall of Fame, Inducted June 23, 2007, Chicago, Il.<br \/>1995 to Present, Martial Arts Director Sports and Wellness (Downtown)<br \/>Kenpo (Tracy\u2019s) Albuquerque, New Mexico<br \/>1990 to Present, President of Chuan Fa America (Kenpo Karate)<br \/>1966 to 1989 Trained with Traco International Kenpo Karate Tai Chi Chuan Fa America<br \/>1971 to 1975 Kick Boxing, Jujitsu, Weapons, Escrima, Boxing (USN Activity) Manila, Tokyo, Okinawa, Hong Kong, Taiwan.<br \/>1963 to 1966 Ismael Franco, New Mexico, Escrima, Kenpo, Judo, Kendo<br \/>1959 to 1963 Trained with Masutatsu Oyama (Kyokushinkai Karate), Riverside, California.<br \/>9th Degree Black Belt American Chuan Fa Society 1999<br \/>9th Degree Black Belt Tracy\u2019s Kenpo 2001<br \/>10th Degree Black Belt Chuan Fa America August 2010<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73\" src=\"http:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3118579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sensei Shawn Wilson<br \/>1973: Shawn Wilson born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Calvin and Carrol Wilson<br \/>1976-1980: Trained in Moo Duk Kwan with Calvin Wilson (Father)<br \/>1982-1984: Trained Tae Kwon Do with Simon Heffron in Albuquerque, New Mexico<br \/>1985-Present: Chuan Fa Kenpo with Master John P. Nieto in Albuquerque, New Mexico<br \/>1986-1988: Trained in Kajukenbo with Gerald Chavez in Albuquerque, New Mexico<br \/>1999-2001: Trained in Wushu Kung Fu in Albuquerque, New Mexico<br \/>2003-2010: Trained in Army Combatives while serving in the United States Army<br \/>2006-2008: Trained in Kumdo (Korean Kendo) in Seoul, South Korea<br \/>2012: Trained and certified in Defensive Tactics, Krav Maga with Marty Cale through Washington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (WCSO)<br \/>2012: Trained and certified in One-on-One Control Tactics with Steven Jimerfield through WCSO<br \/>2012: Instructor Women&#8217;s Self-Defense for WCSO\u00a0<br \/>2017: In August, Sensei Shawn Wilson was inducted into the Kenpo Hall of Fame<br \/>2021: Promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Master John P. Nieto Master Nieto is a 10th Degree Black Belt and the President of Chuan Fa America. He lives and teaches in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here is a brief list of Master Nieto&#8217;s credentials, rank, and accomplishments: International Kenpo Hall of Fame, Inducted June 23, 2007, Chicago, Il.1995 to Present, Martial Arts &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/?page_id=8\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About Us&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353,"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuanfaamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}