Head Instructor

Conway Wong is the head instructor of Shuri-Ryu Karate of St. Louis.  He has studied the martial arts since 1987.  Mr. Wong began studying Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do in Phoenix, Arizona under the martial arts pioneer Grandmaster Robert A. Trias at the Trias International Institute of Karate and Judo.  Amongst the many instructors at Trias International that taught Mr. Wong karate include Master Dale Benson, Master Tony Bisanz, Master Larry Heimer, and Master Chris Hoshiyama.  Sadly, Trias International was soon closed after Grandmaster Trias passed away in 1989.  

Mr. Wong then became a student of Master Milt Calander in 1991 training with him privately and then at his All-American Martial Arts Academy in Mesa, Arizona.  All of Mr. Wong's black belt ranks in karate come from Master Calander.  Mr. Wong continues his relationship with Master Calander to the present day and is always thankful for his mentor and teacher.

After moving to St. Louis, Mr. Wong became a student of Tenshin Aikido in 2004 and began studying under Sensei Elliot Freeman at Three Rivers Aikido.  Mr. Wong taught Aikido to both children and adults as well as defensive tactics and violent behavior management.  Mr. Wong regularly teaches Aikido classes at Five Oaks on Warson (Olivette Community Center) in Olivette, MO.  In 2023, Mr. Wong received an internationally recognized 1st Degree Black Belt in Aikido from the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters of Tokyo, Japan).

Mr. Wong continues to research new methods, techniques, and tactics through his attendance of martial art seminars and classes both locally and throughout the country.  In 2005, he began training in the White Crane Fist Style and Okinawan Kobudo with Grandmaster Robert Bowles of the International Shuri-Ryu Association and White Crane International.  In 2022, Master Troy Price of the Shuri-te Bujutsu-Kai presented Mr. Wong with a Renshi title (expert instructor).

Mr. Wong has placed numerous times in fighting, forms, and weapons competitions and has been rated on the state, regional, and national levels.  This includes placing in weapons, forms, and fighting in black belt divisions at the United States Karate Alliance Nationals and World Championships.

Mr. Wong was a member of the United States Karate Association (USKA) and currently holds memberships with the United States Karate Alliance , the International Shuri-Ryu Association, White Crane International, Shuri-te Bujutsu-Kai, and the Gospel Martial Arts Union .

Mr. Wong is a Christian, married, and father of two children.  Outside of teaching martial arts, he works as an engineer, holds undergraduate degrees in aerospace engineering (Arizona State University) and philosophy (University of Missouri St. Louis) with some graduate coursework in philosophy, and is active in his church.