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Sifu Myrna Boyer
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Founder, Master Instructor Hsin Lu TaoSM Academy of Martial Arts
sifu myrna boyer began her martial arts career...
in 1972 when she began training in the art of Goju Ryu within Shinjimasu International Martial Arts Association in El Paso, Texas. Life’s changes and her career took her to Los Angeles, CA in 1979, where she continued to train in Tae Kwon Do.
In 2003, she came back to her roots both by returning to El Paso and, too, by affiliating once again with Shinjimasu International, training briefly with Master Clarence Beckmon.
In 2004, Myrna established a direct contact with Grandmaster Charles A. Dixon, Founder of Shinjimasu International Martial Arts Association, and began her training under his precise leadership and guidance. This opportunity to train and work directly with Professor Dixon proved to be one of the pinnacles of her martial arts experience, eventually opening the door to a multitude of other opportunities in her martial arts career.
it was also at this time...
that Grandmaster Dixon proposed to Myrna that she open her own martial arts academy. Shinjimasu Academy of Martial Arts opened its doors to the public in August 2004.
In 2006, Myrna met and began to train with Grandmaster Salvador Moralez, Jr., Soke of Hsin Lu Chuan Shu Tong – a close relative of the Shinjimasu family. Professor Moralez quickly became her undisputed mentor and teacher, the evolution of which forged a powerful professional relationship which culminated in the transformation of her academy to what is now known as Hsin Lu TaoSM Academy of Martial Arts, thus officially establishing its lineage within the Hsin Lu family.
In 2007, Professor Moralez promoted Myrna to 4th Degree Black Belt, and recommended that she be inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Female Master of the Year (Texas). She was Officially Inducted on August 4th, 2007.
Currently, Myrna continues to expand her knowledge of the martial sciences while overlooking the growth and expansion of Hsin Lu TaoSM Academy of Martial Arts where she is Founder & Master Instructor. She stands as the head of the dedicated family of Hsin Lu TaoSM Academy of Martial Arts instructors, and continues to promote what she views as the immeasurable value of the Arts through every aspect of her daily and professional life.