Yang Family Taijiquan was originally developed in the 1800s as an effective means of combat. More recently it has become a form of moving meditation benefitting practitioners on many levels. 

Taiji uses proper structural alignment combined with regulated breath techniques and the utilization of core muscles to literally rework the body and its systems from the inside out.

Benefits include increased function in the circulatory, respiratory, lymphatic and immune systems. 

While I do offer Yang Family Taijiquan Martial training, I prefer to work with current practitioners to help deepen their own energetic and somatic Taiji experience.

There are many levels of Taiji to experience. Perhaps your purpose in practicing Taiji is purely for health and well-being. Perhaps you practice for a sense of mind, body and spirit integration. Or perhaps it includes the desire for increased confidence and the need for self-defense.

Whatever the case and whatever the style I have an in-depth understanding after twenty years of practice in Yang Style, Hun-Yuan Chen, Chen Style, Wuji Taiji and Baguazhang.

In my opinion all styles effectively deepen the cultivation of the body mind connection and increase body energy awareness. This is what I truly enjoy sharing with others.

I became a Shifu (Master Instructor) in Zheng Manqing’s (Ch’eng Man Ch’ing) style of Yang Family Taijiquan on October 4, 2000. I hold certificates of instruction and lineage under the authority of the Taijiquan Federation of Taiwan, China, the Beijing Martial Arts Association, China, the Primordial Chaos Life Energy Martial Healing Center, Beijing, China and the International Institute of Medical Qigong, USA.

My primary instructor was Shifu Jerry Alan Johnson and I also feel honored to be certified to instruct under Master Duan Zhiliang of Beijing China.

At this point in time I have decided to stop taking new clients in Taijiquan. Since my focus is on health and longevity, I feel my efforts are better spent on instructing Chaoyi Fanhuan Qigong.

 

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