INSTRUCTOR RESUME'

Instructor Resume' 

Donald Madson, Instructor
Dragon T’ai Chi Association
Relaxation……with an attitude!

Resides:  Basking Ridge, New Jersey
   
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Began studies: 1992

Teachers:   Sifu Sydney Austin   
                 Simu Angela Soucy   
                 Sifu Al Bender, Jr.
                 Laoshi Andy Lee

 Style:      Yang style T’ai Chi Ch’uan (Mark)
               Traditional Guang Ping Yang style T’ai Chi Ch’uan (Kwok)
               Traditional Yang style Taiji Dao (Saber) (Yang Family)  

       
Forms:    12-posture “Taste of T’ai Chi” Form of Master Bow Sim Mark
             24-posture “Simplified Short Form” of Master Bow Sim Mark
             24-posture “Simplified Short Form” of Grandmaster Peter Kwok
             “Cane” weapons form of Grandmaster Peter Kwok
             Traditional 8 Pieces of Brocade Qigong Exercises
             Traditional Yang Family Taiji Dao (Saber) 
             "Serenity" T'ai Chi form of Laoshi Andy Lee

           


Mr. Madson studied with Sifu (Master Instructor) Al Bender, Jr., for 9 years, has attained the ranking of “Sisuk”, and is certified by Sifu Bender to teach the 12-posture “Taste of T’ai Chi” and “Simplified Short Form” of Master Bow Sim Mark.  Sifu Bender is owner and chief instructor of the Kung Fu Academy of New Jersey in Bloomfield, NJ.  Sisuk Madson continues his studies with Laoshi Andy Lee at TAICHI USA (Yang Chengfu T'ai Chi Center) in East Brunswick, NJ.  Laoshi Lee is an Indoor Desciple of GrandMaster Yang Zhenduo, recently retired Lineage Holder of the Yang Family.

The 12-posture “Taste Of T’ai Chi” is highly suited to the time strictures of limited-availability situations, such as vacation resorts, cruises, or short-term education opportunities.  As few as 12 hours of instruction can instill the basics of this ancient system of mental/physical health maintenance in a student, and is a complete start-to-finish exercise experience that can be utilized with no equipment, special clothing, or particular level of fitness required.  

The 24-posture “Simplified Short Form” of T’ai Chi Ch’uan from the lineage of Master Bow Sim Mark is a natural progression for those who wish to advance beyond the Level I stage. 


Mr. Madson is available for private or group lessons, in private homes or at the facility of the client.  He has also taught at the Westfield YMCA,The Montclair YMCA,  at USA Karate in Clark, Powerhouse Gym in Bloomfield and Gold’s Gym in Whippany, and at the Cranford Recreation Department, Kip Community Center in Rutherford, the Bloomingdale Community Center, and NJ Chito Ryu Karate Academy in Belleville. The Livingston, NJ School District has twice invited Mr. Madson to present a program to educators at their September in-service day, offering an overview of T’ai Chi.  He is currently teaching classes at the Montclair Public Library (Terra at the Isabel Rose Café’), at the Somerset Hills YMCA in Basking Ridge, the Madison, NJ YMCA, and at the Somerset Medical Center campus of Robert Wood Johnson Hospital (Steeplechase Cancer Center), as well as an evening class in the community where he lives.

Although T’ai Chi Ch’uan is an extremely efficient self-defense system, Dragon T’ai Chi Association promotes the practice of T’ai Chi Ch’uan for mental, physlcal, and emotional health. It is particularly suited for mature individuals, and those with mobility issues, such as connective tissue damage or disorder, Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Fibromyalgia.  It is becoming increasingly popular as an effective tool for range-of-motion improvement and for post-operative therapy.  It is also used to enhance the mobility of Parkinson’s Disease patients, those with balance and posture problems, etc.  T’ai Chi Ch’uan promotes proper posture, lowers blood pressure, increases breathing efficiency, and regulates heart rate. 

T’ai Chi Ch’uan has long been used as a meditative practice, encouraging conscious serenity, muscle relaxation, stress reduction, and energy enhancement.  Recent studies link the practice of T’ai Chi to improved and enhanced recovery from Cancer.

In short, there may be no other activity that has the wide range of benefits as the regular practice of T’ai Chi Ch’uan.


If you are interested in a presentation/program about T’ai Chi, or wish to consider me for instruction, contact me at your convenience.  don.madson@gmail.com