Taiji Credentials
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Started 1963 Shotokan Karate (Japan Karate Assn.)- Rank 2nd degree Black Belt
Started 1985 Grand Master William C C Chen’s Tai Chi Chuan- Rank Sifu (Instructor Diploma)
Three Chi Kung work shops with Chung-liang Al Huang, head of Living Tao Foundation
Two Chi Kung workshops with Michael Craft, instructor at Omega Institute
Four workshops with Dr. Ping-Siang Tao of Wu Liu Hall, Shan Yin, Chi yang
Workshops with Senior Sifus Nathan Menanged and Charles Pearce
Assisting Grand Master William C C Chen at Omega Institute
LINEAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Yang Chengfu -- The Yang Taiji Form is named for this family
Cheng Man Ch'ing -- Famed in many disciplines he brought Taiji to the U. S. in the 1950s.
William C C Chen -- A Premier student, then famous teacher and practitioner.
Many Senior Sifus and Sifu Al Christensen
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William CC Chen Tai Chi Chuan Inc.
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Studio location:
1 East 28th Street (corner of 5th Ave) - 7th fl. (Buzzer #11)
New York, NY 10016 |
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Phone 212-675-2816
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Fax 212-677-5352
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Website: http://williamccchen.com
Email: wmccchen@aol.com
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Master Chen & Sifu Al at Omega Institute
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Fred, Master Chen, Al at NYC Studio
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Sifu Fred Urich
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Sifu Bob Acee
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Sifu Pete Yanginski
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Sifu John Bulson
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Martial and Teaching Credentials
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I started Taiji Quan in 1985 and taught since 1990, recently I have discontinued teaching Karate. I earned a second degree in the Japan Karate Association in 1981 and am a Sifu (teacher) in William C C Chen's school of Tai Chi Chuan. I retired in 1989 from teaching civil engineering after twenty six years. Teaching more than anything has been my occupation. Teaching Martial Arts has been a particular pleasure and it was my luck to study with some of the best.
In remembrance, Joseph Castillo,
Police Officer, Combat MP, Third degree Black Belt, and a pioneer introducing JKA Karate into the USA. He was granted one of the first JKA Charters in the USA and the first to teach in Denver Colo. 1963.
Note: videos and manual available to students
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