Master Shira Chungsanim

Master Shira Beery is a 3rd Dan HuBae in HapKiDo. She was born and raised in New York City, and began training under SaBumNim in 1998 at age 10, along with her older brother Tal. She was hooked during her first class, when SaBumNim told her to do a jump front kick and she succeeded! After a short stint in the children's classes, she began training with the adults and became an Assistant Instructor at 12. Shira is extremely fortunate to have grown up with SaBumNim and the WMAC community, her second family, and sees her training as the path to an empowered, healthy, and meaningful life. She holds a BA in International Relations from Stanford University and an MBA from Yale University.