Robert Jay Arnold (aka Warren Fox), is a U.S. martial arts expert, recorded rap artist, and one of the best non-native speakers of Mandarin Chinese you will ever meet. Robert has been learning martial arts for over 25 years, including extensive training in Taekwondo, Hapkido, Jeet Kun Do, Western Boxing, and Ninjutsu. As an exchange student in college, he fell in love with Baguazhang (八卦掌 Bā Guà Zhǎng), and has been diligently learning the art ever since.
He trains under Master WÚ GuóZhèng (吳國正師父) in XīnDiàn (新店), and placed third at the Asian World Martial Arts Competition (華人武術亞洲初賽), becoming the first foreigner ever be invited to, let alone place, in the event!
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