Faculty

Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., Director

Roger Jahnke, O.M.D. is a doctor of Classical Chinese Medicine with thirty years of clinical practice and eight research trips to China to study its ancient healing traditions. He is director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and serves as a consultant to hospitals, social service agencies, and corporations in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CAM / IM), wellness, and medical cost reduction. Dr. Jahnke is author of The Healer Within (HarperSanFrancisco, 1999) used in body/mind programs worldwide. His most recent book, The Healing Promise of Qi (McGraw-Hill, 2002) has become an instant classic in the western literature on Qigong and Tai Chi. In 2005, Dr. Jahnke was appointed to co-convene a “National Expert Meeting on Qigong and Tai Chi” in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the National Blueprint for Active Aging. For more information, visit http://www.FeeltheQi.com.

Guest Faculty

Jianye Jiang

Shifu Jianye Jiang has studied Wushu from the age of 5, learning from well-known masters such as Yu Mingwei, Yu Hai and many others. He received B.A. and Master's degrees from Qufu University and Shanghai Physical Education Institute. A national and international judge in China and the U.S., he is also a master calligrapher and winner of national and international awards. Sales of his calligraphy have garnered more than $10,000, all donated to the Shandong Disabled Association. He has also acted in movies produced in China, Australia, and Japan. He has publisher over 100 videos on Wushu and the internal sister arts, Bagua, Tai Chi, and Xing Yi. Master Jianye Jiang's official website is http://www.jiangtaichi.com.

Livia Kohn, Ph.D.

Livia Kohn is Professor of Religion at Boston University with a Ph.D., University of Bonn, Germany; Dr. habil., University of Goettingen, Germany. Research associate of Fairbank Center, Harvard University; Center for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University; NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions, Kyoto. Publications include Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques (1989); Early Chinese Mysticism (1992); The Taoist Experience: An Anthology (1993); Laughing at the Tao (1995); Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching (1998); Daoism and Chinese Culture (2001); Monastic Life in Medieval Daoism: A Cross Cultural Perspecitve (2003); Daoism Handbook (2005); Health and Long Life: The Chinese Way (2005); Cosmos and Community: The Ethical Dimension of Daoism (2005).

Matthew Sweigart

Matthew Sweigart is the founder of Zen Gate Living Arts. A practicing Shiatsu Therapist and Instructor for over twenty years, he trained with the Ohashi Sensei and the faculty of the Ohashi Institute, where he himself was a Senior Instructor. He is the Certified Instructor of Zen Shiatsu through the AOBTA and teaches for Zen Gate, Acupressure Institute, the Heartwood Institute, Ohashiatsu Chicago, and the Arcata School of Massage. Additionally, Native American ritual tradition has deeply influenced his healing practice and philosophy. His distinct style of bodywork, combines Shiatsu, Qigong and shamanism to balance and enhance the lifeforce in the body/mind/spirit. He is the author of Touching Qi, Elemental Meditations, and Meridian Expressions. For further information, see www.zengatechiatsu.com.

Chi-hsiu Daniel Weng, Ph.D.

Dr. Chi-hsiu D. Weng is a two time national champion of Shuai-chiao in his weight class. Master Weng holds a First Teng (9th Degree Black Belt) in Shuai-chiao. He began his training with legendary Grandmaster Ch'ang Tung-sheng in 1968 when he was already a second degree black belt and collegiate champion in Judo. Dr. Weng assisted Grandmaster Ch'ang Tung-sheng in the 1970s at the Central Police College R.O.C in Tapei as an assistant instructor, and received his Bachelor's degree . When Weng entered graduate school he continued to assist Grandmaster Ch'ang Tung-sheng and ultimately helped establish the internationally accepted ranking system of Shuai-chiao in 1983. When Weng entered the military service, he was appointed to teach Shuai-chiao, T'ai-chi Ch'uan, Judo and and general physical education courses at the Military Police College. While there, he produced an accredited course videotape text of Shuai-chiao training and techniques, which was accepted as the standard for the Taiwan military.

In 1978, Weng came to the U.S. to accept a teaching associate post at Ohio State University, where he established coursework in Shuai-chiao and T'ai-chi Ch'uan in Ohio States Department of Physical Education. In 1984, Dr. Weng's published the two English textbooks: Fundamentals of Shuai-Chiao and Ch' ang Style T 'ai-chi Ch'uan, Modified Short Form and instructional videos of T'ai-chi Ch'uan and Shuai-chiao, some of the few instructional videos of Grandmaster in existence. In 1987, Dr. Weng received a Ph.D. in Physical Education from Ohio State University.

He is a former chairman of the Division of Chinese Martial Arts at the Chinese Culture University, Taiwan. His current notable positions include: President of Pan-American Shuai-Chiao Federation and Visiting Professor at San Jose State University from 1991 to present. He was also a member of the Arbitrator Committee for the Second World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1993. In 1999, Dr. Weng founded the Tai-Chi Monkey and Cardio-Tai Chi Systems.