I began training Yang style tai chi in September 1989 in Sydney, Australia with Sifu Peter Yu. I was never able to find a Yang instructor to equal him so I turned to Wu style when I returned to Michigan. I began studying Wu style on January 10, 1996 in Ann Arbor with Sifu Michael Ashmore.

I feel extremely fortunate to have been instructed by Sifu Mike, Sifu Sandy Zenisek, Sifu Genie Parker, and Sifu John Marchewitz, in addition to Sifu Stephen Britt and Grandmaster Eddie Wu.

It has been very enlightening to receive the same teachings from the perspective of each individual instructor,  I was accepted as a disciple of Sifu John Marchewitz in 2005 and continue to train and assist in teaching. It is an honor to be able to teach these skills to others.