Master Pesina

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Hehas trained under many masters including Guo Jian Hua (In door student of Wen Jingming and Lui Yuhua), Zhu Baozhen (Luo Chengli, He Zhong Xiang, He Zhong Qi), Hu Jianqiang (Shaolin Temple movie fame), Wai Lun Choi (Lui He Ba Fa grandmaster), and Lin Jian Hua (head judge for international Wushu federation), to name a few.

Master Pesina is perhaps most famous for his work as Johnny Cage and the ninjas in the first two Mortal Kombat games. He has also worked on films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze, Book of Swords, Press Start, and Mortal Kombat Fates Beginning, winner of the 2015 Urban Action Showcase Best MK Film award.

In addition to continuing his personal practice, he teaches weekly classes in Chicago, IL and travels throughout North and South America to teach seminars on martial arts and choreography.

Master Pesina, a dedicated practitioner since 1970, boasts a lineage steeped in tradition. He has trained under renowned masters, including Guo Jian Huaand Wai Lun Choi, honing his skills in a multitude of disciplines.

Beyond his martial prowess, Master Pesina is widely recognized for his contributions to video games. His expertise brought characters like Johnny Cage and the iconic ninjas Scorpion and Sub-Zero to life in the Mortal Kombat I and II arcade games.

He has trained under many masters including Guo Jian Hua (In door student of Wen Jingming and Lui Yuhua), Zhu Baozhen (Luo Chengli, He Zhong Xiang, He Zhong Qi), Hu Jianqiang (Shaolin Temple movie fame), Wai Lun Choi (Lui He Ba Fa grandmaster), and Lin Jian Hua (head judge for international Wushu federation), to name a few.

his formal training with Master Guo Jianhua in 1989 studying both external and internal Wushu. Master Pesina has also studied under many other Chinese living treasures and instructors including Hu Jianqiang (former Chinese National Champion), Zhu Bao Jian Bagua Zhang Grand Master, and Lin Jianhua, to name just a few.

Jehue Williams started his martial arts training at the age of 12. He started his training with 7 Star Praying Mantis and Iron body and Iron Palm training.He trained with various Chinese Martial arts coaches throughout the Chicago land area, then he finally started his formal training at the Chicago Wushu Guan with Master Daniel Pesina. During the last 8 years of training with Master Pesina, he has learned Northern, Northwestern, and Southern styles. Jehue specializes in San Da also has specialized in Tong Bei, Long Fist, Broad Sword and Pu Dao.

Jehue Williams traveled to China in 2001 and 2007 to practice with Coach Liu Zhen Dong in Tie Ling, Liao Ning Province. In 2002, he trained San Shou, (Chinese Kick-boxing) with the head coach Tang Hong Yuan of Shen Yang San Shou Team. When he is not perfecting his art he likes to unwind by playing online games. You can see his favorites by clicking australianonlinecasino casino for more information.

Pek Pongpaet has been practicing wushu for over 8 years with Master Daniel Pesina. He has also studied with other wushu instructors including Tian Hai Hong, former member of the Lianing wushu team, Jian Zeng Jiao, former member of the Beijing wushu team, Li Qiang, former member of the Beijing wushu team and all-around national champion. His specialties include long fist, staff, and broadsword.

Yusuf has competed in numerous regional and International tournaments and won many awards in empty hand, sparring and weapons. Yusuf finished 3rd in the MidWest Circuit 1998 martial arts competition in forms, weapons and sparring and 2nd in the International Pro-Am all styles martial arts circuit in 1999.

A World Martial Arts fan, a neighbor of two Wing Chun masters, and a child influenced by popular Hong Kong Kung Fu movies, he tried to copy the fighting moves he saw when he was young. As opportunity arrived, he first started training in Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu and Tai Chi and began searching around for good instructors.

Besides teaching Chinese Martial Arts, he was also a Taekwondo instructor for some years. He has also practiced some other Martial Arts styles such as Thai Boxing, Karate, Aikido, Hapkido, Judo, and Fillippino Martial Arts, etc. to challenge himself with different practice partners and to improve his sparring and technique efficiency.

He has constantly practiced different styles of Chinese traditional Northern and Southern Internal and External Martial Arts and a variety of hard and soft, short and long weapons. Gaining experience for more than 30 years, he has mostly focused on Traditional Chinese Kung Fu, Contemporary Wushu, Tai Chi and BaGua. He has had many years of Martial Arts teaching experience in Chicago and Evanston. As a Martial Arts Instructor at our school, his main lessons are Tai Chi, BaGua, LongFist (Chang Chuan) basics, Traditional Shaolin, Hung Gar and weapons forms and applications.

Pro se petitioner Anthony Cook ("Cook") filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, under 28 U.S.C. 2254, on August 2, 2001 (the "Petition"), attacking his June 30, 1998 state court conviction of second degree burglary and petit larceny, violating New York Penal Laws 140.55 and 155.25, respectively. Cook claims that the conviction violated his right to due process of law, guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, because the trial court *260 erroneously permitted the State to admit a particular videotape into evidence. Further, Cook claims that his constitutional right to a "fair trial" has been infringed because the trial court improperly refused to give an interested witness charge to the jury with respect to certain of the State's witnesses and also curtailed the defense's cross-examination of these same witnesses regarding their personal and professional interests in the disposition of the case. For the reasons set forth herein the Petition is denied.

Cook was convicted, after a jury trial, in New York State Supreme Court, New York County, for burglary and petit larceny. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of seven years on the burglary count and one year on the petit larceny count.[2] Cook's conviction stemmed from a June 29, 1996 incident involving the burglary of the Manhattan apartment (the "Apartment") of a young woman, Pardis Sabba ("Sabba"), in the early morning hours as Sabba and her boyfriend, Jonathon Brenner ("Brenner"), slept in the bedroom.

At trial, the State presented, among other evidence, eyewitness testimony, a videotape (the "Complex Videotape") depicting the physical layout of the apartment building complex (the "Complex"), and the testimony of Complex employees. Sabba testified that she encountered Cook in her Apartment during the early morning hours of June 29, 1996. Sabba identified Cook as the person who burglarized her Apartment. Keith Galley ("Galley"), the Complex concierge, testified that, after responding to Sabba's telephone call reporting the burglary, he found a copy of the Complex's master key (the "Copied Master Key") in the Apartment's key hole. Moreover, Galley testified that sometime after the burglary he viewed the Complex's surveillance videotape (the "Surveillance Videotape") and identified Cook, who matched Sabba's description of the intruder, as the only person leaving the Complex shortly after the burglary.[3]

Manu Agyei ("Agyei"), a security guard at the Complex, testified that he saw Cook enter and leave the Complex on several occasions during the night of June 28, 1996 and in the early morning hours of June 29, 1996. Moreover, Agyei testified that he witnessed Cook leave the Complex shortly after Sabba reported the burglary to Galley. Kenneth Centeno ("Centeno"), assistant superintendent of the Complex, testified that he also viewed the Surveillance Videotape and identified Cook leaving the Complex shortly after the burglary. Finally, John Tenety ("Tenety"), the building manager of the Complex, testified that he examined the Copied Master Key recovered at the crime scene and determined that it had been copied from the Complex's original master key (the "Original Master Key"), but not with the Complex's legitimate key copying equipment.

In addition to the trial testimony, the State presented the Complex Videotape. *261 The Complex Videotape was prepared by Tenety to help capture and convey to the jury the unique physical layout of the Complex.[4] The State's theory of the case was that Cook, a former Complex security guard with knowledge of the Complex's physical layout and prior access to the Original Master Key, had entered Sabba's Apartment with the Copied Master Key, and upon being confronted by Sabba, exited the Apartment and went up to the rooftop, where he crossed to a different building and then descended and left the Complex through the plaza. The Complex Videotape, the Surveillance Videotape, and the trial testimony of Sabba, Galley, Centeno, Tenety, and Agyei all support the State's theory.

In his defense, Cook presented only one witness, Brenner. Cook's defense also relied heavily on cross-examination of the Complex employees to discredit their testimony. Cook tried to persuade the jury that the Complex employees each had a personal interest in seeing Cook convicted for this crime, and therefore had a motive to frame Cook. Cook alleged that the Complex employees were trying to cover up their failure to prevent the burglary by asserting that this was an "inside job," carried out by a former employee with extraordinary access to resources that "outsiders" lacked. Cook alleged that the employees were lying to avoid any personal liability for the crime and perhaps to shield the Complex from any further litigation.

The jury found Cook guilty. Cook appealed the conviction to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (the "Appellate Division"), arguing that: (1) "[t]he conviction was against the clear weight of the evidence;" (2) "[t]he [Complex] [V]ideotape was entirely speculative and unfounded, and its admission was a violation of appellant's due process rights;" and (3) "[t]he [trial] Court's refusal to give an interested witness charge relating to the apartment management deprived appellant of a fair trial, and the court's abridgment of defense counsel's cross-examination on the building employees' interest in the investigation was a denial of appellant's constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him."

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