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Taijiquan Center - Ottawa, Canada
Contact
- Taichichuan Center
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- ON
- CA K1T 4E6
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- 6138223453
Description
As a teenager, I was fascinated by martial arts. In 1972, I signed in at the local Karate club under John Ducharme. A few years later, I moved to Montreal for six months to study with Master Chong Lee, at which point I realized how little I knew. I also studied kick-boxing in Ottawa with Master George Sylvain. In 1975, I joined the boxing club for a few years as an amateur boxer. From 1980 to 1989 I trained and studied on my own at home. In 1989, Aikido became the path to follow for the next four years. At the same time I also began to study taiji with Michael Babin. From 1994, the internal arts, especially taijiquan became my main focus. I currently study and practice the Yang Style under the guidance of Sam Masich.
My gratitude goes to a great number of instructors and masters that I had the opportunity to study with, either as a student or a participant in on going classes and privately, and through workshops and seminars - Michael Babin, Sam Masich, Dr. Yang-Jwing Ming, Master Dong Zhen Chen, Master Chen Zhonghua, Tim Cartmell, Don Dickie Sensei, Saotome Sensei, Mary Heiny Sensei, Yamada Sensei, just to name a few. Each have made an important difference in his/her own way, whether it was in taiji or otherwise.
In 1995, I began teaching taijiquan at a few locations in Ottawa. I have been at the present location for three years. Teaching has permitted me to deepen my understanding, urged me in my research and given me an opportunity to share my acquired but limited knowledge. I am first and foremost a student and I truly believe that teaching and learning are a part of each other and one cannot exist without the other.
