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Dan began his journey
in the Martial Arts over 15 years ago when he was
seven years old, studying Judo under Sensei John
Hawk. This began a long relationship with both oriental
fighting and healing arts that has endured through
adolescence and into adulthood. This early stage
of his training encompassed competition fighting
and Aikido and Kenjitsu. He then began to study Wing
Chun Kung Fu under the tutelage of Sifu Andrew Sofos
during his teens. It was at this stage that Dan first
began to understand the significance of the internal
aspects of his training. Meeting Dr Mark Green in
1999 proved to be a turning point, Dan's focus shifted
away from combat arts and onto Tai Chi, he has had
the good fortune to train under several great masters
including Li Jun Feng, Zhuo Yang, Rahman Khabir,
Mantak Chia and Paul Brecher. Dan has also spent
some time studying Bagua Zhang under Sifu Wen Li
Jun.
During this time Dan has also enjoyed
a successful career as a session musician, touring
the globe with several well known acts and more recently
living and working in Los Angeles.
Dan is a motivated and
enthusiastic instructor and has studied and worked
closely with Sifu Dr Mark Green over the last six years
much to the benefit of both his teaching and tai chi
skills.
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