The Instructor

John Connelly has been practising the Martial Arts since 1986, studying Shotokan Karate to black belt level with the United Kingdom Traditional Karate Federation (UKTKF) under Sensei Masawo Kawasoe.

Encouraged to study other martial arts, John began studying Tai Chi and Chi Gung in 1996, and is currently studying Traditional Yang style Sword, and Bare Hand Long Form with the East Winds School of T'ai Chi Ch'uan under Alasdair Sutherland and Master teacher Shelagh Grandpierre, and Chinese medical Chi Gung and meditation with Sue Weston of the Isleworth School of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.

 

Dr Lam & JohnJohn is a Licensed Instructor with the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain and a member of the Martial Arts and Fitness Coach UK (MAFCUK) organisation. He has been accredited by Master Paul Lam to teach his internationally known Tai Chi for Arthritis programme. This programme is recognised by the American Council on Exercise and supported by the Arthritis Foundation of Australia.

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