My training
Whilst acknowledging the martial aspect of the art, my approach is essentially non combative, focussing on health, fitness and relaxation.
I have followed two main lines of study - the Yang style following Cheng Man-Ch'ing’s adjustments and the Chen style. My principal teachers have been Dr Chi Chiang Tao and Chen Xiao Wang.
Dr Chi Chiang Tao was a senior student of Cheng Man-Ch'ing and studied with him in Taiwan for 20yrs. He had studied under a Yang family member in China for 10 years before he moved to Taiwan.
Chen Xiao Wang is titular head of Chen family and 19th generation Chen family successor.
I started my training in T’ai-Chi Ch’uan in 1978 with the ‘British Tai Chi Chuan Association’. I have also made significant studies with; William C C Chen, Wen Lin Jun, Dr Shen Hong Xun, Zhu Xing Wang. I have made brief studies with several other instructors, many of note, and I have visited a good many schools from China to USA.
My T'ai Chi Ch'uan studies have encompassed open hand form, partner work and straight sword. I am proficient in ‘Cheng Man-Ch'ing’ Yang style and Chen style and have also practiced Wu Hao style. My studies and teaching of T’ai-Chi Ch’uan have taken me across China, Canada, USA, Europe, and Most of Britain.
Along side T’ai-Chi Ch’uan I have studied Chi Kung practices such as Zhan Zhuang, White Crane chi kung, Yin Yang chi kung, Swimming Dragon chi kung.