David-Dorian Ross
David-Dorian Ross is "America's favorite" Tai Chi master teacher. He has been studying Tai Chi since 1979 from some of the top Masters in the world. He's also a US and world record holder in Tai Chi forms competition.
David-Dorian began his Tai Chi lineage by studying from Sifu Kuo Lien-ying in San Francisco. Sifu Kuo brought Guang Ping - the predecessor to Yang style - to the US, and was one of the first Chinese masters to teach Tai Chi to non-Chinese students. David-Dorian's Yang family lineage comes directly from Yang Chen-fu to GrandMaster Hu Yuen Jou to GrandMaster Doc Doc-Fai Wong of San Francisco and then to his disciple Jane Hallander. David-Dorian has studied with both Jane Hallander and then GrandMaster Wong after she passed away. In the 1990's, David-Dorian made numerous visits to China to study with coaches there - in particular with Coach Wu Bin, the master who discovered Jet Li. David-Dorian's current teacher is Wei Jingling from Jiangsu province, a former member of the Jiangsu professional Wushu team and a Chinese national Tai Chi champion. Coach Wei's teacher is Men Huifeng, who is considered one of the most knowledgable martial artists in China. Among other accomplishments, he was the person who developed the hand-to-hand system used by the China defense force. He was also on the committee of masters who created the 48-movement combined form. David-Dorian is also currently studying with Huang Chungliang, focusing on the Tai Chi principle of wu wei.
David-Dorian is also an international competitive Tai Chi champion. He is a former member of both the San Francisco Wushu team, the US National Tai Chi team and two U.S. National Wushu teams. He competed at the first World Wushu Championships in Beijing in 1991 and was the only non-Asian out of 42 participating countries to win a medal. He is an 8-time US gold medalist, World silver medalist and 2-time World bronze medalist in Tai Chi forms competition. He is the only American, and the only non-Asian, in the world with this record. Inside Kung-fu Magazine called David-Dorian "the man who brought Tai Chi mainstream."
David-Dorian is the #1 best-selling author of Tai Chi media in the world. He has written, starred in and hosted more than 150 instructional dvds, television specials and television series. He is a Professor for The Great Courses, and his program The Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong is the #1 selling dvd collection in the world. He is a featured expert for YMAA Publications, and his dvd "Tai Chi Fit Over 50" is the #1 best-selling Tai Chi dvd on Amazon. David-Dorian is also the executive producer of "24 Hours of World Peace Livestream," a live webcast of World Tai Chi Qigong Day events. Bill Douglas, the founder of World Tai Chi Qigong Day, dedicated the 20th Year to David-Dorian for his contributions to the theme of world peace and harmony. International action film star Jet Li called David-Dorian "the American Idol of Tai Chi" and brought him to China to be the international face of his online TaijiZen Academy. David-Dorian is the only master of the TaijiZen method outside of China.
David-Dorian is a pioneer in multi-media methods for educating people about mind-body methods like Tai Chi, yoga and meditation. He is the CEO of TaijiFit International, the first Tai Chi school in the world to use live streaming technology. Recently, David-Dorian and TaijiFit were chosen to be the national coordinators of the Tai Chi for Veterans instructor network - a part of the Veterans Administration Community Care Network.
David-Dorian began his Tai Chi lineage by studying from Sifu Kuo Lien-ying in San Francisco. Sifu Kuo brought Guang Ping - the predecessor to Yang style - to the US, and was one of the first Chinese masters to teach Tai Chi to non-Chinese students. David-Dorian's Yang family lineage comes directly from Yang Chen-fu to GrandMaster Hu Yuen Jou to GrandMaster Doc Doc-Fai Wong of San Francisco and then to his disciple Jane Hallander. David-Dorian has studied with both Jane Hallander and then GrandMaster Wong after she passed away. In the 1990's, David-Dorian made numerous visits to China to study with coaches there - in particular with Coach Wu Bin, the master who discovered Jet Li. David-Dorian's current teacher is Wei Jingling from Jiangsu province, a former member of the Jiangsu professional Wushu team and a Chinese national Tai Chi champion. Coach Wei's teacher is Men Huifeng, who is considered one of the most knowledgable martial artists in China. Among other accomplishments, he was the person who developed the hand-to-hand system used by the China defense force. He was also on the committee of masters who created the 48-movement combined form. David-Dorian is also currently studying with Huang Chungliang, focusing on the Tai Chi principle of wu wei.
David-Dorian is also an international competitive Tai Chi champion. He is a former member of both the San Francisco Wushu team, the US National Tai Chi team and two U.S. National Wushu teams. He competed at the first World Wushu Championships in Beijing in 1991 and was the only non-Asian out of 42 participating countries to win a medal. He is an 8-time US gold medalist, World silver medalist and 2-time World bronze medalist in Tai Chi forms competition. He is the only American, and the only non-Asian, in the world with this record. Inside Kung-fu Magazine called David-Dorian "the man who brought Tai Chi mainstream."
David-Dorian is the #1 best-selling author of Tai Chi media in the world. He has written, starred in and hosted more than 150 instructional dvds, television specials and television series. He is a Professor for The Great Courses, and his program The Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong is the #1 selling dvd collection in the world. He is a featured expert for YMAA Publications, and his dvd "Tai Chi Fit Over 50" is the #1 best-selling Tai Chi dvd on Amazon. David-Dorian is also the executive producer of "24 Hours of World Peace Livestream," a live webcast of World Tai Chi Qigong Day events. Bill Douglas, the founder of World Tai Chi Qigong Day, dedicated the 20th Year to David-Dorian for his contributions to the theme of world peace and harmony. International action film star Jet Li called David-Dorian "the American Idol of Tai Chi" and brought him to China to be the international face of his online TaijiZen Academy. David-Dorian is the only master of the TaijiZen method outside of China.
David-Dorian is a pioneer in multi-media methods for educating people about mind-body methods like Tai Chi, yoga and meditation. He is the CEO of TaijiFit International, the first Tai Chi school in the world to use live streaming technology. Recently, David-Dorian and TaijiFit were chosen to be the national coordinators of the Tai Chi for Veterans instructor network - a part of the Veterans Administration Community Care Network.