SiFu Jim Gera - St. Charles, MO
SiFu Jim Gera first began studying Chen/HunYuan Taiji with Sifu J. Justin Meehan
in 1997 and became his Assistant Instructor in 2001 with the approval of Master
Zhang Xue Xin. He accompanied Sifu Justin to San Francisco and Beijing, China to
study directly with GrandMaster Feng Zhiqiang. He has made many trips to San Francisco
to study with Master Zhang Xue Xin and has also taken the opportunity to take classes
with other famous Masters including Chen Xiang (HunYuan) and Chen Zheng Lei (Chen
Village HeadMaster). SiFu Jim has successfully competed in national tournament competition
in both form and Push Hands and won gold medals in both Stationary and Moving Push
Hands Competition at the prestigious 2001 Chin Woo National Tournament. In 2007,
at the urging of his teacher, Sifu Justin, Jim was accepted as a formal Disciple
of Master Zhang Xue Xin. He spends his time traveling and working between St. Charles,
Mo. and New York City.
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