Beginnings

Master Michael Phillips who lives in Tucson Arizona, was a student of Benjamin Lo and William Chen (famed Wushu master in New York) among others and was Rose’s late husband Rey’s first Taiji teacher over forty years ago.

Michael teaches a wide array of high-level Taiji, push hands and sparring principles alongside some excellent sets of Qigong and body opening exercises, which were very well received when Rose and Rey hosted him in the UK back in 1994 and 1996 at their Taiji school, which was dedicated to promoting health, understanding of Chinese Internal Martial Arts and Chinese culture.

Introduction to Michael

They organized some seminars around the UK, mainly in the East Anglian region and Cambridge, to allow Michael to share his knowledge and expertise with other Taiji enthusiasts in Britain, helping to bring Taiji and Chinese health and wellness systems to a wider audience.