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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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