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Robert G. Downey
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Tai Chi Chuan Tou Shou San Shou Tai Chi Weapons Bagua Qigong |
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Bob Downey started studying Martial Arts in the late 60's. After studying a wide variety of Arts he concentrated on the Chinese Martial Arts. He studied in the Chineses Arts - Seven Star and Cross Step Preying Mantis, Shaolin Temple Boxing, Wing Chun and Tai Ch'i Ch'uan until the early 70's and then decided to focus on the internal arts. He studied Tai Chi Ch'uan under Paul Gallagher until 1975 and then moved to the Boston area to study with Grandmaster T. T. Liang. Bob practiced and taught at Grandmaster Liang's Tai Ch'i Dance Association until Grandmaster Liang moved to Minnesota in the mid 80's. He has studied with Grandmaster William C. C. Chen since moving to the Boston area and is a graduate of Grandmaster Chen's school and a Certified Instructor. Grandmaster Chen has asked Bob to write a book on the William Chen system. The book is in process with much information available directly from Grandmaster Chen. Bob has also studied various styles of Baguazhang since 1975 and has been playing Jiulong Baguazhang for the last 15 years. Bob also studies the Yijing and practices Qigong and herbal medicine and studies Tibetan Buddhism. Currently he is teaching at his private studio and spends 4 weeks a year at William C.C. Chen's school in New York. He is employed in the computer security field at a major corporation and has his own private security business. Contact: 781-659-7234 781-659-7767 or by email |