Alfedo Paderni
Praying Mantis Shifu
The information presented in this chart was collected from different sources -see bibliography-, therefore the romanizations in Pinyin according to the Mandarin pronunciation of the characters sometimes is not available. If you find any mistakes or inaccuracies please contact me.
Accepted as bai shi (disciple) by shifu Dai Shi Zhe.
Shifu Alfredo Paderni was the kids instructor at the "Danza del Dragon" school in Caracas. He travelled with shifu Dai Shi Zhe to Taiwan in 1982 and was part of the Venezuelan exhibition team.
In Taiwan he had the chance to meet his Ba Ji Quan shi gung (shifu Liu Yun Qiao).
Shifu Alfredo Padierni established the guan "Tang Lang" in Vargas (Venezuela) where he trained many students. In that school he taught his students Tang Lang Quan, Ba Ji Quan, Pi Gua Zhang, Shaolin Quan, Tai Ji Quan and Japanese Kempo. He also taught weapons (spear, double broadsword, staff and sword).
Shifu Paderni moved to Miami (USA) and later in 2006 to Dallas, Texas (USA). He is not actively teaching but his students in Venezuela teach only Japanese martial arts.
Page Updated: 1st October 2008.
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Fernando Blanco-Dopazo .