As a teenager, like many of my peers, I developed an interest in the external arts of Traditional Chinese Martial arts (TCMA) – the jumpy, lightning-fast Kung Fu fighting style.…
Daniel Habibian
Daniel Habibian
Daniel Tawbi Habibian is a martial arts practitioner and instructor. With over 15 years of experience, he recently moved from Paris to Beirut, where he founded his own business offering self-improvement and personal development programs based on the philosophy and principles of Chinese martial arts. He holds a 3rd-degree black belt in Chinese Martial Arts (FFKDA, French Federation of Karate and Associated Disciplines) and is certified as a martial arts instructor by the French Ministry of Sports. Daniel spent one year in China, where he studied Yang Tai Ji, Qi Gong, and external styles in a Shaolin temple under Sifu Shi Yan Kong, 34th generation Shaolin monk. He continues to study under Chinese Tai Ji champion Sifu Xiaofen Fang, and Chinese martial arts Grandmaster Sifu Lee Kam Wing. Daniel also holds a master’s degree in genetics from Paris-Diderot University in Paris, France, a master’s degree in management from ESA Business School and IAE Poitiers, France, as well as a master’s degree in entrepreneurship from ESA-Business School and HEC, Paris, France, and completed an online course in sport physiology from the University of Melbourne, Australia.