mountain temple tai chi
Mick has been doing tai chi for eight years, in that time he has gained much
knowledge both internal and external, with very respected teachers. He met his
first teacher, Ann Gathercole, under the Longfei Taijiquan Association of Great
Britain, she teaches the Yang Style short form, also Chen Style Tai Chi under
the Lineage of Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang. He then, after a break away from Tai
Chi, found Penang Tai Chi Association who taught the Chen Man Ching Yang 37 step
form under teachers Matt & Molly O’Malley but after some thought he decided that
he wanted to pursue the Chen Style & found Sifu Clive Spring, who at the time
had been teaching for over 35 years in different styles of martial arts,
including Chen Style Tai Chi, but after much consideration he wanted to find his
first teacher Ann Gathercole again with whom he had been back training with for
the last 6 years & has been lucky enough to have also trained with some highly
respected teachers along the way. Mick has trained with Grandmaster Chen
Xiaowang, Master Chen Bing & Master Chen Yingjun at seminars. Also he has
trained with Phil Muil & Emma Westlake who are highly respected teachers who
teach the Chen Style & Short Yang Style form at Oxford Chen Bing Taiji Academy.
Mick has learned different hand forms and weapons. He has also learned many
Qigong forms.
