{"id":56,"date":"2015-08-02T21:54:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T21:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bennettfalk.com\/wm\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2019-07-22T10:48:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T17:48:22","slug":"lineage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/whitemagnoliataichi.com\/wm\/our-school\/lineage\/","title":{"rendered":"Lineage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"grandmaster\"<\/a>White Magnolia Tai Chi School is a member school of the Plum Blossom International Federation of Choy Li Fut\/Tai Chi<\/a>, headed by Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong<\/b> (pictured at\u00a0left) of San Francisco.\u00a0 The Plum Blossom International Federation has over one hundred schools world-wide. Branch schools are located throughout the US, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Philippines and Tahiti.<\/p>\n

Grandmaster Wong was a disciple of Tai Chi Master Hu Yuen-Chou<\/b>, a closed-door (close student taught privately) student of the renowned Tai Chi Master Yang Cheng-Fu<\/b>, grandson ofYang Lu-Chan<\/b>, the founder of Yang family style tai chi.<\/p>\n

Grandmaster Wong studied Chi Kung under Professor Peng-Si Yu<\/b> (1902-1983), a Heidelberg-trained medical doctor and renowned medical Chi Kung practitioner who spent his last years here in the Bay Area teaching and participating in medical research at Stanford University. After Professor Yu\u2019s death Grandmaster Wong continued his Chi Kung training under Professor Yu\u2019s wife and Master assistant, Min-Ou Yang<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Miriam Marsolais received her initial Tai Chi\/ Chi Kung instruction from Sifu David Dong<\/b> and Sifu Yadollah Moghaddam<\/b>, two of Grandmaster Wong\u2019s senior students. She continues her training currently at Grandmaster Wong\u2019s studio in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Please click here for a video of Gramdmaster Doc-Fai Wong demonstrating tai chi push hands.<\/a><\/p>\n

Other Federation Schools<\/h4>\n

Listed below are Plum Blossom Federation schools with Tai Chi programs in the USA and Canada.\u00a0 For schools worldwide please visit www.plumblossom.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

California<\/h5>\n

San Francisco:<\/p>\n

Doc-Fai Wong Martial Arts Center<\/a>
\nWorld Headquarters of
\nThe Plum Blossom Federation
\nGrandmaster Doc-Fai Wong
\nSifu Jason Wong<\/p>\n

Marin: Shaolin Martial Arts Center<\/a>Sifu Munzer Dajani<\/p>\n

San Rafael: San Rafael Martial Arts<\/a>Sifu Terrance Thornton<\/p>\n

Albany: Golden Lion Martial Arts Center<\/a>Sifu David Dong<\/p>\n

Concord: Concord Kung Fu Academy<\/a>Sifu Evelina Lengyel<\/p>\n

Fair Oaks: Eastern Ways Martial Arts Schools<\/a>Tai-Sifu Alan Hubbard<\/span><\/p>\n

San Diego: White Dragon Martial Art Schools<\/a>Master Nathan Fisher<\/p>\n

Oregon and Washington<\/h5>\n

Lyons, Oregon: Willamette Valley Tai Chi<\/a>Dwight Campbell<\/p>\n

Bremerton, Washington: Twin Tigers Martial Arts<\/a>Sifu Vernon Miller<\/p>\n

Seattle: White Snake Choy Li Fut & Tai Chi Chuan<\/a>David Akrish<\/p>\n

Minnesota<\/h4>\n

Minneapolis: Chinatown Tai Chi Chuan<\/a>Sifu Phyllis Calph<\/p>\n

Alabama<\/h4>\n

Golden Eagle Martial Arts Center<\/a>Sifu - Steffan de Graffenried<\/p>\n

Flying Eagle Academy of Martial Arts<\/a>Sifu - Jamie Hooper<\/p>\n

Canada<\/h3>\n

Winnipeg: Plum Blossom School of Martial Arts<\/a>Dr. Neil McRitchie and Simo Peggy McRitchie Winnipeg<\/p>\n

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