Noelle Conn, is a Hong Kong born martial artist, scholar, author, yoga teacher, business woman, ceramics artist, chef, and a devoted mother. She embarked on her martial arts journey in 1971. Noelle’s career later found a solid foundation in a formal 20-year ‘closed-door’ 入門弟子 apprenticeship with the renowned martial master, Kwan Yuen Cheong 關潤昌.

Noelle is also a pioneer in multi-disciplinary, multi-lingual research, specialising in the Chinese art of stealth and its rich military history and cultural context. Over the course of decades, she has dedicated herself to exhaustive work within the Chinese classics and ancient martial manuscripts, labouring tirelessly to ensure accurate translations and cultivating a deep cultural understanding for future generations of both Chinese and international enthusiasts alike.

Notably, Noelle has conducted extensive sociological research, inside both the Chinese and Japanese underworlds. Her acceptance into these communities offered profound research insights into the modern use of stealth methods and a chance to compare the modern underworld traditions to those of ancient history.