Master Instructor

Stephen Thomas have spent many years devoted to training in the art of T'ai Chi and other martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify him as a teacher.

Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students. Here are a few of Tai Chi Martial ARTS.COM's instructors and other staff members, starting with:

 

    Master Instructor Stephen Thomas

 

Has been in martial arts for over 25 years. He holds a black sash in Ho Chen Pai, Tien shen pai, and Hua Mountain Kung fu. Indoor student of Master Luping Zhang for 13 years where he studied Tan Tui, Hua Mountain Kung fu, Shaolin Kung fu, Ba Gua, Xing Yi, Yang Tai Chi Chuan and Chen Tai Chi Chuan. He also has experience in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
 
    He currently studies old frame chen village chen style Tai Chi chuan under renowned Master Wang Haijun (China's 3 year national push hands champion).

    Stephen Thomas is the winner of 2006 US Koushu Tai Chi Chuan Push Hands Grand Championship, 12 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals in Tai Chi Push Hands.
Elected in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2005 and again in 2006.

    He teaches Tai Chi Chuan as a complete combat martial art for self defense.

 

 

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

I started in the late 70's with Yang tai chi as a teenager growing up in the projects of Northview Heights in Pittsburgh , PA. I learned tai chi because that is what my older brothers were practicing along with other styles of karate, judo, and kung fu. I learned it for self defense, period. At that time I never saw all of the flower tai chi you see today. Nothing wrong with practicing for health but self defense was my initial purpose.