Shoko Zama
John Blue
Ray Yueh
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Mo ZhiCheng (Harrison Moretz),
莫至城, 俗名莫承華 Founder of the Taoist Studies Institute, Master ZhiCheng has been practicing and teaching Taoist cultivation and internal martial arts for over 40 years. He has dedicated his life to penetrating and disseminating the essence of traditional Taoist practice and culture. Mo ZhiCheng is 21st generation Longmen Taoist priest, 19th-Generation Chen-style Taiji and 2nd-Generation Hunyuan Taiji Master. He is a formal disciple of Chen-style Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan founder Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. As a teacher, he has an extraordinary skill to transmit the subtleties of internal martial arts and the Tao. Many students over the years have gone through life changing experiences under his tutelage. Shoko Zama
Shoko Zama began her study of Taiji and Qigong in Japan in 1980. She had moved to Seattle in 1988 and met Madam Gao Fu in 1989 , started to study Chen Style Taiji with her. After she met Master Feng ZiQiang in 2000, he prompted her to study Hunyuan Chen Style in depth. Shoko has taught in Bellevue Community College for 13 years, and has been teaching for Taoist studies Institute for 20 years.She has also studied Alexander Technique since 1989, and is an ATI certified Alexander Technique teacher. She brings her unique skill of combining those two modalities to help students understand Taiji principles. John Blue
John Blue is a formal disciple of Master ZhiCheng, studying with him since 2015. An experienced Qigong instructor who lives and trains at Xuan Xiu Gong Monastery, John also holds a Master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. He takes great joy in helping people heal and is passionate about sharing these methods of transformation. Ray Yueh
Ray Yueh, began studying at TSI shortly after moving to Seattle in 2004. First training in BaGua Zhang and then in Hunyuan Taiji. In 2014, Ray became a formal disciple of Harrison Moretz as a 20th-Generation Chen Style Taijiquan and 3rd-Generation Hunyuan Taijiquan lineage holder. He began teaching in 2016. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)
Sunday, September 15
4 - 9 p.m. Xuan Xiu Gong Taoist Sanctuary Spend the afternoon exploring trails and relaxing in the Sanctuary's natural beauty. Connect with the community, attend demonstrations, and see the progress we have made on the temple and retreat center. Let Taoist musings guide you while you view the harvest moon.
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