Our Instructors

In 1989 David began his study of the original Yang Family long form, Qigong, Hsing I, Pa Qua, Double Edge and Broadsword forms and their links to Jungian psychology with teacher Graham Horwood, a student of Chu King Hung.  Graham and David’s BUQI teacher Dr Shen are both third generation students of Yang Chen-Fu.

David began teaching Tai Chi, Qigong, Double Edged sword and a version of the Staff form privately to small groups of students in an industrial setting in East London in 1993 and then for Adult Education services in Thurrock, Essex in 2000. 

Holistic studies include Acupressure and Tongue diagnosis with Tony Rusli (1993), study of ritual, symbolism, meditation and astrology with Nina and Douglas Ashby (1993-8), BUQI healing with Dr Shen Hongxun (1995-6), second degree Usui Reiki with Allan Sweeney (2000).  This knowledge has contributed to the study of healing with crystals and the impact of electrical and magnetic fields on our living environments.  Academic study includes stage one of City Guilds in adult education Teaching Practice (2001) and later pursuing an academic career in social work achieving BSc (2003) at APU, BA with Solent University in (2009) and qualifying as a Mental Capacity Assessor (2011) with Bournemouth University.

David started developing a flexible and accessible programme of teaching Tai Chi and Qigong for Health and Wellbeing on the Isle of Wight in 2016.  Today his focus is on the pursuit of a greater understanding into how mindful exercise like Tai Chi improves health and wellbeing.  Specifically, understanding Tai Chi as an internal embodied process, one that can also reconnect us to our natural world – Awe Tai Chi.

As our World shifts, the changes brought about through climate change, pandemic and the resulting challenge to peoples perceived values resulting in the emergence of online conferences on trauma and embodiment.  David has been able to tap into these resources utilising twenty years of professional academic study and practice with thirty years of practical Tai Chi experience in order to expand his practice.  More recently David has been fortunate to study and share conversations with a network of like minded people including the inspiring teacher Paul Linden.

David is an Instructor member of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain.

David welcomes conversations about this work and can be contacted personally via email at; autoworker2@yahoo.com