Sam Masich

Sam Masich is a taijiquan instructor, performing songwriter and filmmaker residing in Vancouver, Canada and Berlin, Germany.

Biography

:Sam Masich was born February 7, 1962 in Prince George, British Columbia Canada. He began his career with an intensive apprenticeship in taijiquan and judo at age 18 with Brien Gallagher in Burnaby, BC. By age twenty, he was teaching in community centres in Vancouver BC and in 1985 was selected to Canada's national Chinese martial arts team to compete in the 1st World Wushu Invitational tournament in Xian, China. Between the years 1985 and 1988, Masich competed in tournaments around the USA gaining a reputation as a top taijiquan/neijiaquan competitor.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Masich became a formal disciple of Dr. Yang Jwing Ming and Liang Shouyu. As well he furthered his studies with Yang Zhenduo, Chen Xiaowang and Jou Tsung Hwa. During this time he began teaching workshops and seminars in his native Canada and elsewhere. He created the "5 Section Taijiquan Program" and has published articles on taijiquan, taijijian, pushing hands) and other subjects.

From the 1990s, while continuing his research and teaching in the field of Neijiaquan, Masich began a parallel career as a performing songwriter and recording artist, working primarily with Christine Duncan and Michael Friedman and in collaboration with Michael Creber, Miles Black and others.

Other endeavours have included stints as a film and television special skills trainer and choreographer, workshop facilitator for professional actors and martial arts instructional-film maker. He is the subject of two internationally airing documentaries including Quiet Places: A Tai Chi Retreat by Omni Films.

Works

Discography

Internal Arts Filmography

Documentaries on Sam Masich

The Ancient Arts of Tai Chi and Qigong (Osiris Films 1998)
Quiet Places—A Tai Chi Retreat (OMNI Films 1999)

External links

* [http://www.sammasich.com/index.php Sam Masich official website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=148749123 Sam Masich/Aldous Orwell music at MySpace]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=153414508&MyToken=5ca57f8a-e785-408f-ac30-4383d2ee9fe3 Sam Masich Internal Arts at MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/friedmanfortinmasich FFM at MySpace]

References

Liang, Shou-Yu & Wu, Wen-Ching. Kung Fu Elements; Wushu Training and Applications Manual. pp. 372, 423, 444, 445 ISBN 1-889659-17-7
Dr. Yang Jwing Ming and Bolt, Jeffery. Northern Shaolin Sword. (Foreword by Sam Masich) ISBN1-886969-85-X
Master Liang Shou-yu, Dr. Yang Jwing-ming, Mr. Wu Wen-ching Ermei Baguazhang. ISBN 0-940871-30-0
Master Liang Shou-yu, Dr. Yang Jwing-ming. Xingyiquan ISBN 0-940871-41-6Babin, Michael. Yang-style Taiji. p. 328 ISBN 10: 1-58160-618-4; ISBN 13:978-1-58160-618-8

* [http://www.sammasich.com/index.php?content_id=1103&main_menu_id=2 Sam Masich: Taiji biography]
* [http://www.sammasich.com/index.php?content_id=1088&main_menu_id=1 Sam Masich: music biography]