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Mark was
introduced to the internal arts in 1991 by Andrew Sofos
of Wing Chun Kung Fu. After several years of training he
decided to widen his study, taking up Tai Chi Chuan, Chi
Kung and meditation with a focus on the medical and
philosophical aspects of the arts. Mark initially
studied with Rahman Khabir who trained under many famous
teachers including Jou Tsung Hwa, Yang Jwing-Ming and
Mantak Chia. During that period Mark received his Ph.D
from University College London for research on the
pharmacology and physiology of pain. He pursued a
scientific career for several years, published numerous
papers and was invited to speak at a number of
institutions including the Royal Society for Medicine.
In 2001 Mark was awarded the title of Sifu and decided
to leave research to teach the internal arts full-time.
Mark is one of few instructors qualified in both Eastern
and Western medical science, and able to explain the
benefits of Tai Chi and oriental healing arts from both
perspectives.
Mark
currently studies Wing Chun Kung Fu with Andrew Sofos,
Tai Chi Chuan with Zhuo Yang and Li Jing, Meditation
with Kim Nataraja, and Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong with Li
Jun Feng and Li Jing
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