Website author

This website is written by Brett Mahar. I live in Sydney, Australia. My practice of tai chi and qigong began in 1993. My main training was in the 1990s, learning in Sydney from William (Wing Hung) Yeung (a 4th generation disciple of Fu Zhen Sung). William's main internal style teacher was Chen Leung (陳良) in Hong Kong, a student of Fu Zhen Song and formal disciple of Fu Yong Hui. I trained in:

  • Qi gong
  • Yang style tai ji (tai chi)
  • Sun style tai ji (tai chi)
  • Fu style tai ji (tai chi)
  • Fu style ba gua zhang (pa qua chang)

    William's class flyer from the early 1990s. I went travelling to find a good tai chi teacher and was very happy to discover this school in Sydney.


    After leaving Sydney, I visited many schools in my travels, joining classes in Brisbane, Canberra, London, and New York. I attended some seminars at Bow Sim Mark's school in Boston, and some private lessons with Liang Qiang Ya in San Francisco. Today I mainly practice qigong.

    My related studies are:

  • Diploma of Zen Shiatsu, Shiatsu Ryoho 1995
  • Diploma of Yoga Therapy, Shiatsu Ryoho 1996
  • Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies, Australian Shiatsu College 2016
  • Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine), RMIT 2022.

    Other studies:

  • BA, University of New South Wales 2005.
  • MProfAcc, University of New South Wales 2007.

    My other interests include science fiction, computers and programming, film, climate change, history, politics, Chinese philosophy, and Chinese medicine.

    Hope you enjoy the site! Feel free to email me at brettm@coiloptic.org