“My life's objective is to assume overwhelming challenges and produce unsurpassed results. I have had a long involvement in the Chinese martial arts training since 1979 after graduating from Harvard University. I learned over twenty hand and weapon forms and reached a standard of Instructor level. In due course I have developed a number of 'overuse' injuries to cartilage in my knees, hip and shoulder. I had also for many years weight trained, road raced, and played basketball. In western sport medicine, I had done too much too fast. I began to investigate various body-work theories and Qigong. My interest was strongly related to my concern for my injury. I needed to learn how to preserve my body from the inside for the long haul. I had come to believe that the correct body alignment and qi work was at the foundation of both preservation and advancement. It was against this background that I was fortunate to chance upon Sifu Yeung when I arrived in London in 1993. Observing his teaching, it was clear to me that Sifu Yeung not only possessed an unusual degree of skill and understanding in both healing and martial arts, he also endeavoured to help his students obtain real insight and ability. After two years of study with Sifu, the path ahead looks at once longer, deeper, more valuable, and more joyful than it ever has. As I approach forty, I seek to balance the cornerstones of my life; family, work and personal development. I very much want to expose my young son to meaningful philosophies and ways of life. To do so, my own level of understanding and ability to demonstrate by example needs to be further developed. In my professional career, I look to progress in a way consistent with the above values and to conduct myself with a maturity that can, as I see it, only come from an overall level of collective growth that derives from a profound sense of interconnectedness with the world. I look upon the Classical Qigong Study as an opportunity to create a foundation for broad aspects of life. My interest and enthusiasm in martial arts has continued and broadened to become a search for a right way to live. To continue on this path, I look to move beyond the stage of a dedicated beginner to one that moves strongly towards real understanding and ability.”

Jon Miller (New York)