Martial Arts Sensei
Rev. Fudo Myoo (The Immutable One)
Sensei Teja Bell
Teja Bell began his martial arts training in 1965, beginning with Judo and Kung Fu under the tutelage of Sensei Tatsum Makami. As a compliment to this training he began the study of Yoga, meditation, and Buddhist thought in 1968. In 1975 he began his life-long study of Yang Style Tai Chi and related Qigong, with Li Leita (lineage master of Yang Style Tai Chi). In 1979 he extended his continuing study of Aikido with Senseis Robert Nadeau and Frank Doran at City Aikido in San Francisco. In 1984 he traveled to Japan to study Aikido with Saito Sensei, living at the Iwama Dojo.
Over the years Teja has studied all six Qigong systems:
- Dragon and Tiger
- Marriage of Heaven and Earth
- Bend the Bow
- Energy Gates
- Spiraling Energy Body
- Gods Playing in the Clouds.
In addition, he has studied in-depth the three major systems of Chinese internal martial arts:
- Wu Style long-form and short-form
- Xing-Yi
- BaGua.
He is also currently a teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation center and the Mt. Baldy Zen center. He has participated in numerous meditation retreats and leads workshops and seminars.
Check out his bio on his website: www.puretimespace.com
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