Michael Tang 湯宗澄

Michael Tang

湯宗澄

About our instructor: Coach Michael Tang is a member of Australian Kung Fu Wushu Association, certified NSW martial art instructor, Tai Chi instructor at Sydney Community College, co-coach at UTS Kung Fu Club and the head instructor of M Cube Tai Chi Academy (formerly Sydney Tai Chi Academy). With 10+ years of coaching experience and 20 years of martial arts, he may appear rather young and distant from a typical “Tai Chi Master” image, but his background in material art training, specifically in Tai Chi, is undoubtedly beyond his outlook. Michael officially started training in Chen Style Tai Chi since 1997 under Grandmaster Chen Qingzhou’s (陳慶洲) disciple, Dr. George Cui (崔鵬德), in Auckland, New Zealand. When he moved to Los Angeles, U.S.A., for his bachelor’s degree, Michael also trained contemporary Wushu with Master Qiong Yang and won the grand champion titles in two consecutive years at the San Diego Grand Championship. During the years working overseas, besides the various and numerous Kung Fu styles that he trained under Master Simon Shih, he had the honour to become a disciple of Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang (陳小旺), the Head Master of Chen Style Tai Chi, and trained under his guidance. Michael is currently the only “indoor” disciple of Master Dr. George Cui, and has been officially granted the permission to open classes in the names of Chen Style Tai Chi. Michael is also on his path in obtaining his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, specialised in gesturing and embodied cognition. Incorporating the theories into practices, all of his classes have been carefully designed to meet both the learners’ learning efficiency as well as their bodily performances. In addition to teaching, his integrated and blended perspectives on western and eastern medicine and body mechanics are also incorporated into his resourceful coaching style. 關於師資 湯宗澄 (Michael)老師, 現為澳洲功夫武術學會會員, 新南威爾士洲核准武術教練, 悉尼社區大學太極教練, 悉尼科技大學功夫會太極武術教練, 以及 M Cube 太極學院總教練(前身為悉尼太極學院). 他年經的外型與非"主流太極宗師”的形象, 讓許多人都難以與他超過10年的教練經驗, 與20年的習武經歷做出直接聯想, 但他的武學訓練經歷, 尤其在太極拳的理解, 絕對是超過他的外在年齡. Michael 從1997年在紐西蘭奧克蘭, 開始正式學習陳氏太極拳, 師從太極宗師陳慶洲的徒孫崔鵬德醫師. 當Michael移居至美國洛杉磯上大學時, 他也在楊瓊老師的指導下練習現代武術, 甚至還連續兩年在聖地牙哥武術大賽中奪得全能冠軍. 在他回國工作的那幾年, 他也在施老師(Simon)的指導下, 接觸了多種傳統武術, 尤其在形意拳上下了許多功夫. 並且, Michael 更在那幾年成為陳氏太極拳掌門宗師陳小旺老師的入門弟子, 並在他的門下學習訓練. 現在, Michael 是唯一崔鵬德醫師的入室弟子, 且以獲師門首肯, 取得教學推廣陳氏太極拳的資格. 另外, Michael 同時也在攻讀他的教育心理學博士學位, 專精於身體認知與手勢學習. 將學習理論融入實際教學, 他的課程都經過細心設計編排, 以達到學員最高的學習效率與身體活動所及範圍. 除了教學本身, 他更在他的教練方式中更融合了東西方在醫學與人體力學的觀點, 讓學員可以更全面的了解太極拳的運作.