The CRCA's international popularity is a result of many years of hard work by Randy, carrying out the teachings of Wing Chun that he received from Sifu George Yau, Sifu Augustine Fong and Sifu Ho Kam Ming.

Randy has worked with world-famous celebrities such as Al Pacino, Andy Garcia and Antonio Banderas. He has worked as a bodyguard for such stars as Steven Seagal, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and U2.

Sifu Randy Williams is one the world’s most well known and respected Wing Chun Gung Fu artist in history to date. He is featured on the cover of numerous Martial Arts magazines both national and international. Sifu Williams also has the world largest selection of Wing Chun Gung Fu instructional books and videos. Sifu Randy Williams is the founder of the Close Range Combat Academy network and has academies in the U.S, Italy, Chile, Australia, Austria, England, Germany, Singapore, South-Africa, Spain and Sweden. Sifu Williams travels the globe teaching seminars at each of his academies to spreading his method of Wing Chun Gung Fu.