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A.T. Dale
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| Qi Gong | Yang Taiji | Chen Taiji | Bagua Zhang | Xing-I Quan | |||
| Yang Shou Hou | Chen Yanxi | Cheng Ting Hua | Guo Yun Shen | ||||
| Tian Shan - Emei Shan | Tian Zhao Lin | Chen Fake | Zhang ZhaoTung | Liu Bin | Cheng Yulung | Wei Fangshi | Wang XiangZhai |
| ' - Abbot Kung | Shi Dao Mei | Feng Zhiqiang - Tian Xiaochen | Wang Xujin | Lui Xinhan | Sun Xikun | Wang Xujin | Yuan Dao |
| Fook Yueng - T.T. Tchoung | T.T. Tchoung | Gao Fu | T.T.Tchoung | Zhang Jie | T.Y. Pang | T.T. Tchoung | |
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Andrew T. Dale
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Dale is the chief instructor
and founder of Xin Qi Shen Dojo.
He has been continuously
training in the internal arts since 1968. In addition to the
internal arts listed above his other studies and training include Aikido
(sandan), Aikijujitsu (rokudan), Judo (ikkyu), Shito Ryu Karate, Wing
Chun, and Yueng Quan.
In 1973 he began teaching Aikido under the guidance of
Yoshihiko Hirata,
a student of the founder and disciple of Koichi Tohei. In 1974 Dale was a founding
member of the Washington Aikikai. He began teaching Yang Taiji
Quan in 1974 under the guidance of
Grandmaster Tchoung Ta Tchen who presented him with a teaching
certificate in 1976. Master Tchoung trained him in the old
Yang method of Taiji Quan, Shang Tung Bagua, Emei
Qi Gong, and Xing-I Quan. In 1996 at Master Tchoungs request he presented a Bagua seminar for
the Vancouver Taiji Conference. Dale's study and practice also
includes Chen Taiji Quan
and Chen Xin Yi Huayuan Taiji with Master
Gao Fu since 1987. He
is also qualified to teach the Tian Shan Qi
Gong method under the direction of Master
Fook Yueng. In September
2000 he was presented with Master Yueng's family sword as a member of
his lineage. In July 2001 he had the privilege to train briefly
with Chen Taiji Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. Dale's Bagua teachers
include Tchoung Ta Tchen (Shang Tung Method), Pang Tse Yao (Six
Harmonies Method), and Zhang Jie
(Cheng Ting Hua Liu Bin Nine Palace Method). Though his
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"It's my
belief that the internal styles have become too stylized
and the principles of the internal arts are overlooked.
Students and teachers seem to be concerned with looking
exactly like their teachers, or pictures of the masters,
instead of studying how the principles of the internal
arts apply to their own body and life." "Students of the Xin Qi Shen Dojo are here to study the art, principles and functions. It's more important to have one movement that is understood and natural than to know several forms superficially. Quality and integrity, not quantity or performance. "
"I prefer to have students
who want to study the art rather than
"Just think about the
practice time wasted writing blogs!"
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Sifu
Dale
currently focuses his practice and study on the internal arts for health
and spiritual purposes. He has conducted demonstrations, classes
and seminars in: Vancouver B.C., Nelson B.C., Skudeneshavn (Norway), Los
Angeles (CA), Spokane - Anacortes - Mt. Vernon - Tacoma - Port Townsend
- Walla Walla (WA), and Bandon (OR). He conducts a yearly retreat
in Bandon, Oregon, and conducts a yearly Internal Arts Festival in
Seattle.
Dale
is ranked shodan (1st) in Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido awarded by Koichi Tohei, sandan
(3rd) in Hombu Aikido and rokudan (6th) in
Icho Ryu Aikijujitsu awarded January 2007. Dale's primary Aiki instructors have been:
and