Sifu Cardona teaches Wan Yi Chuan kung fu at his school Renaissance Martial Arts in Rochester New York. Growing up in Rochester he started his official training in Northern Shaolin and then found Sifu Milton Newsome who started training him in Tai Kou Kung fu. The system is based on several of the classical animal styles including Monkey and Drunken Monkey. The use of the animals applies to the ranges and types of energies as they change in combat. The key elements to Wan Yi Chuan are adaptation and flow in all situations.

Sifu Cardona has been training for approximately 20 years in a variety of Chinese based martial arts. He also has experience in Aiki Jujitsu and Kali. When not teaching at RMA you will most often find him training with other local instructors or traveling to attend several seminars such as the Saratoga Martial Arts Festival, where he attends to both further his knowledge and share his experiences with the martial arts community.