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Meet the instructors of Pen and Sword Tai Chi serving South Florida
Sifu Arthur Rosenfeld
Pen and Sword
Tai Chi Sifu [teacher] Arthur Rosenfeld has been practicing martial
arts for nearly 30 years. He is an authority on the spiritual
dimensions of Eastern thinking for a Western world, and is a contributor
to national magazines including Vogue, Vanity Fair,
and Parade. He has also been seen on Fox News and other
networks and heard on numerous national radio programs.
Along with the Dalai Lama, Rosenfeld was a finalist for the
prestigious Books For A Better Life award for his bestseller
The Truth About Chronic Pain (Basic Books, New York,
May 2003) and has been cited in national media including Newsweek,
Ebony and Parade. He is the author of the martial
arts thrillers The Cutting Season, The Crocodile And
The Crane, and Quiet Teacher (YMAA Books, Boston,
2009). He has also penned several optioned motion picture screenplays,
the critically acclaimed novel of magical realism A Cure
For Gravity, and the hard-boiled mystery Diamond Eye,
the first and only novel to be promoted by the federal government
and sold on a government web site
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A Yale
graduate, Rosenfeld combines the scientific background and communication
skills gained through post-graduate studies at Cornell and the University
of California with real-world savvy gleaned from creative, high-level
corporate positions. His seminar audiences include prison inmates, healthcare
professionals, and captains of industry.
Jennifer Beimel
Tai Chi instructor in Boca Raton, Florida
I'm originally from Pittsburgh, PA and have been living (and practicing
TaiChi) in South Florida for 10 years. I am married with two young children
and have a typically busy life! I started out just "looking for something
to do" and ended up completely hooked! I found that for some reason
the practice came naturally to me, especially since I have never been
very "athletic" and have no other martial arts background. I like that
I can do the practice as strenuous or as lightly as I wish, and that
I will be able do this for the rest of my life without worry of aging
or injury. There are so many different benefits of the practice, everyone
seems to take something away from it, and sometimes different things
at different times. If you ask what people get out of the practice,
it could be personal (mental) growth, physical work, meditation, connections
with others and the world around us, and on and on. I encourage new
students to give it a real try because sometimes the results come slower
(or differently) than expected, but they do eventually appear! Plus
the classes are always a lot of fun!
Chris Dankowski
Tai Chi instructor in Atlanta, Georgia
[biography coming soon]
Tom Bailey
Tai Chi instructor in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
I am a nationally certified personal trainer, a licensed massage therapist,
a State of Florida licensed Acupuncture Physician, and a 25 year martial
artist. I trained in Tae Kwan Do under Terry Cunningham at the University
of Tenessee from 1983-1986. From 1987-1997 I studied Tang Soo Do under
Master Art Pryor in Plantation, Florida, achieving the rank of 3rd degree
black belt. In the mid-1990s I studied Yang tai chi with Andy Chung
and Debbie Mallow, and then slightly later I studied the Yang style
tai chi short form with Professor Hsinpo Chen at the Atlantic Institute
of Oriental Medicine. I met Arthur Rosenfeld around 1997 and he encouraged
me to take up Chen style tai chi. I found it to be the most profound
martial art, exercise system, and life philosophy I have ever experienced,
and enjoy training and teaching the system. I am interested in the martial
aspects, the profound health aspects and the deep, life-changing potential
of the underlying Daoist philosophy. I am committed to preserving and
growing this original, authentic Chinese martial art. I am grateful
to Sifu [teacher] Rosenfeld for his instruction, his close friendship
and his counsel over many years. I am fortunate to have traveled to
China with him and his teacher in 2006. It was an unforgettable experience.
Since 2005 I have taught Chen tai chi at a local South Florida hospital.
David Hollinshead
Tai Chi instructor in Weaverville, North Carolina
[biography coming soon]
Mary Jane Ward
Tai Chi instructor in Durango, Colorado
My interest in Taijiquan really grew out of my interest is Daoism. When
I was in eighth grade I studied world religions in school and wrote
a ten page paper on Daoism. I have been hooked on the concepts ever
since. For many years I studied the philosophy. My physical outlet for
20 years was yoga but I was never satisfied. I started looking for a
taijiquan teacher and went through several before I found my first teacher,
Yu Wen Hong. Even before I found a teacher, I knew that Taiji was something
that would always be part of my life. She was recently from China and
was amazed that I had read the Tao Te Ching. Her English was
basic so I spent hours helping her to translate her ideas into English.
When she stopped teaching, I started looking for another “real deal”
teacher and found Arthur. At the time, he was teaching Yang style and
I studied that with him until he made the change to Chen Style. Once
I started practicing Chen style, I knew that I could never go back.
For several years with Arthur, I studied open hand, jian and dao forms
and then I moved to Colorado. I started Dancing Heron Taiji to expose
folks to Chen style taiji.
contact our Instructors via email at info@playtaichi.com
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