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 | Grand-Master
Tzu Kuo Shih, OMD, L.Ac. |
Born in 1929 in Shanghai, Grand Master Shih represents the fifth generation of Chinese medicine doctors and qigong masters in his family lineage. He began his study of qigong at the age of eleven when he contracted malaria during the World War II Japanese bombing of Shanghai. At that time, his grand-father taught him a special qigong technique that cured his life threatening illness. When he was 19, he developed tuberculosis due to harsh living conditions and deprivation following the war. Doctors did not expect him to live so they sent him home from school to be with his family. For three months, Doctor Shih continuously practiced qigong exercises for his lungs and the microcosmic orbit meditation as he was unable to do anything else. He soon recovered completely. Doctor Shih continued his qigong studies during his youth under the tutelage of famous Taoist and Buddhist masters. He also learned Chinese medicine and acupuncture through apprenticeship with his father’s brother, a well-known TCM doctor. This included a specialized head acupuncture technique transmitted by his family. In 1949, Grand Master Shih started studying with Xing Hui Shi and Ying Shi Zi, two high level masters/monks who helped him further develop his skills in qigong and medicine. During his twenties, Doctor Shih began his life-long association with the Taoist traditions of Wudang mountain, a famous center for Chinese martial arts and qigong. He learned the secret form of Wudang T’ai Chi Ch’uan. In the 1970's, Dr. Shih was given permission to publish a book on Wudang T’ai Chi, making it public for the first time. Grand Master Shih is an accomplished Master of several styles of T’ai Chi: Wudang, Wu, Sun and Yang styles. He studied Yang style T’ai Chi with T'ai Chi Master Tian Zhao Ling, a famous student of Yang Chien Hou. He has written books on Ba Gua and Wudang qigong, Wudang T’ai Chi and other works on Chinese medicine and martial arts. During the 1950s and 1960s, under Mao’s rule, qigong was not taught openly in China and many masters were killed, imprisoned or persecuted. During those years, Grand Master Shih worked as a doctor in municipal hospitals. In the 1970s, the practice of qigong was again allowed to be practiced openly and Doctor Shih was asked to teach it to doctors and patients in Shanghai. He worked with many kinds of patients, including those with cancer. Dr. Shih is widely acknowledged as a leading expert in medical qigong and Qi healing. Besides his accomplishments as a TCM doctor and qigong Grand Master, he is also an excellent calligrapher and a fine painter in several traditional Chinese styles. In 1982, he moved to the United States and became the president, founder and Master of the Chinese Healing Arts Center, based in Danbury, CT, and the Wu Tang Chuan Kung Association. He and his family run several Chinese medicine clinics in Danbury and Stamford, CT, and Kingston, NY. He is the author of the books, “Swimming Dragon” and “The Chinese Art of Healing with Energy: Qigong Therapy”, as well as videos on the swimming dragon form, Chinese herbal medicine and Chinese medical Tuina. 
Artists rendition -actual photo to come.
| Master
Donald Londorf, MD, L.Ac. |
Born in Canada, Dr. Londorf graduated from McGill University medical school, in Montreal, in 1984. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at Emory University, in Atlanta, and a fellowship at McGill University. He practiced/taught his specialty at level one trauma centers of the University of British Columbia (Vancouver General Hospital) and of the University of Rochester, NY (Strong Memorial Hospital). During this time, he was actively involved in the fields of disaster medicine/planning and wilderness medicine. In 1996, he resigned his position at the hospital and University to open a medical qigong / Qi healing practice in Rochester, NY. While living in Vancouver, BC, Dr. Londorf studied martial arts under the close guidance of a Ninjutsu master and learned about the martial and healing applications of Qi, and the extended use of the mind and consciousness. Dr. Londorf has studied and practiced meditation since the age of 12. He is a personal student of Grand Master Shih and a certified qigong therapist, teacher and Qi healing Master for the Chinese Healing Arts Center (CHAC) based in Danbury, CT. He is the first student in the school to reach the third level of training and the first in the CHAC to be granted the title of Master of Qi healing by Grand Master Shih. Dr. Londorf received his training in acupuncture and Chinese medicine from Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China. He is a Diplomate in acupuncture from the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) and a lifetime member of the American Association of Integrative Medicine. He is currently licensed to practice medicine and acupuncture in New York State. He is co-author of the Qigong chapter in Dr. Donald Novey’s “Clinicians Complete Reference to Complementary Alternative Medicine” and has shared his passion for qigong with students in Canada, the United States and Italy. Dr. Londorf currently practices acupuncture, Chinese herbology and Qi healing at the center in Pittsford, NY. His unique appreciation and respect for Eastern and Western healing philosophies serve him well in bringing you a classical and balanced approach to Chinese medicine.
Chinese Healing Arts Center - Rochester Branch
1 Grove Street, Suite 117, Pittsford NY 14534
(585) 234-0302
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