Alex Dong International Taijiquan Association: Pacific Northwest School

Welcome and thank you for visiting the Pacific Northwest School of the Alex Dong International Taijiquan Association.

Andy is Back! Beginning Thursday December 7th at 6:15pm, I will resume teaching at Fusion in downtown Olympia. The one-hour class 'Introduction to Tai Chi Chuan' will include short routines, flex and flow movements, and other standing exercises designed to train people in basic principles. Another class, 'Advanced Concepts' will follow at 7:30. This second class will include more extended practice of dynamic form work and various interactive drills, depending on actual participants. This new class schedule shall continue every thursday until further notice.

Join more than 200 million practitioners worldwide who utilize Taijiquan, an ancient Chinese form of movement as a preventative and healing health strategy.

Investigating Taiji is like knocking on the door of a very large mansion that has many interesting and unknown rooms. Begin your own journey by exploring the PNW website. Information on what Taijiquan is and how it can improve your daily life, as well as students' own testimonials, current class and workshop info, and reference documents are all available.

Andy was recently interviewed about Tai Chi by author Carole Marshall. He was asked about some of the healing qualities of Tai Chi practice and how he teaches special classes for those with health challenges. His quotes appear in her book "Maximum Fitness, Minimum Risk" which is available from Caveat Press, 2005.

photo taken by Andy on his travels with master Alex in Bangkok Thailand 2004

Andy Holmes is an active student of Master Alex Dong, who moved from Hawaii to New York in 2003. Master Alex started his training in martial arts in 1976, and he learned taiji from both his father, Dong Zeng Chen, and his grandfather, Tung Hu-Ling (Fu-Ling). The Dong (Tung) family spans four generations of Tai Chi Chuan. For some historical background on the origin of the Dong Style click here (pdf file).

Andy's teaching objectives are to promote the principles of Taiji, and to perpetuate the reputation of the Dong Family as highly skilled practitioners by passing the lessons of Master Alex on to his own students.

For more information on Master Alex click here.

Last updated on 12.05.06

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Alex Dong International Taijiquan Association
Pacific Northwest School - Andy Holmes instructor
P.O. Box 4056, Tumwater, Washington 98501