Tchoung Family Instructors and Schools

Sifu Harvey Kurland - Chief Instructor and the Southwestern Director for Northwest T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association. Mr. Kurland is Certified Chief Instructor (Sifu) by the Chinese Tai Chi Chuan Association under Grandmaster Tchoung Ta-tchen. This is the Southwest Chapter's web page with more information on tai chi and our organization.

Sifu Andrew Dale - Director of the Internal Wushu Arts in Seattle, WA. IWA is an off-shoot of the NWTCCA and CTCCA in Seattle. Master Dale is one of the five American students of Tchoung Ta-tchen that were directly taught and certified by Tchoung to teach his taiji system.

Sifu Eric Eastman - Chief Instructor and founder of the Kootenay Tai Chi Center in Nelson BC. Mr. Eastman is a certified Chief Instructor under Grandmaster Tchoung Ta-tchen and the CTCCA. Sifu Eastman has been studying Tai Chi since 1969
and began teaching in 1974.

Scott Mullen - A Level Six (assistant) Instructor for the NWTCCA. Mr. Mullen is a student of Harvey Kurland since the beginning of the UC Riverside T'ai Chi Ch'uan Program in 1989. Scott has studied internal and external martial arts since 1978.

Gene Burnett - Mr. Burnett has taught Master Tchoung's Tai-Chi system since 1985. He trained with Andy Dale in Seattle and with Master Tchoung himself. Gene is currently teaching classes in Ashland Oregon.

VIDEOS AND BOOKS

Asian Mind-Body Techniques Revealed: Secrets for Reducing Stress and Improving Health. Harvey Kurland, MS, CSCS. Stress is a major health threat to us in today's society. A unique feature of many forms of Asian exercise is the goal of achieving serenity. The exercises in this book were created to reduce the negative effects of stress on you. This manual, designed for both teachers and students, demystifies the methods and explains the science behind Asian Mind-Body exercises, including the techniques and theory to practice: T'ai-Chi Ch'uan, Ch'i Kung, Pa-Kua Chang, Hsing-I Ch'uan, Yoga, Aikido, Karate and Meditation.

Symmetrical Yang Style T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Volume One: Basic Exercises and the First 10 Movements of the 28 Form. This is an introduction into a comprehensive training program designed to learn t'ai-chi concepts to reduce your stress, improve your balance and help you learn the first section of the Symmetrical t'ai-chi ch'uan form.

Yang Style T'ai-chi ch'uan (Taijiquan) is an excellent low intensity aerobic exercise that will improve your balance and coordination. It is a wonderful Stress Reduction method. This DVD is the first of two DVD's covering Section One of the long form.

Symmetrical Yang Style T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Volume Two: The 28 Form of Yang Style T'ai-chi ch'uan. This video will review the first ten movements and then go into the last 18 movements of the form. It will include some adaptations of the movements for students who have orthopedic problems. Basic concepts are explored in detail as well as methods to adapt problem movements for at risk students.

FRIENDS:

Jim MacInnis - Choy Kam Man Tai Chi, Spokane, Wa. Sifu MacInnis studied with Master Choy in the 80's and has been teaching in Spokane for over 20 years. His system includes Yang forms and weapons.

Master Gao Fu -  It is with great sadness that our friend and teacher Madam Gao has passed on. Madam Gao was an accomplished Taiji master from China living in Seattle.  Master Gao had taught Qi Gong workshops in Spokane. She will be greatly missed. January, 2005


Supplies and Resources:

Qi: The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health and Fitness



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