Sam Masich has studied martial arts for more than twenty years. He was a gold medalist in both the U.S. All Taijiquan Championships and the All American Tai Chi Championships in 1988. He is a senior student of Master Liang Shou-yu and of Dr. Yang Jwing-ming, and has studied with other taiji masters in Canada, the U.S. and China as well as being a judge in numerous tournaments.

Sam has also produced many top-rated instructional films on Taijiquan, Push Hands, Qigong, and other subjects. He regularly conducts workshops throughout Canada, the U.S. and other countries on subjects as diverse as internal martial arts, theatre and music, and teaches intensive courses on Bowen Island, Vancouver, Canada.

One one of the most popular of A Taste of China's summer seminar faculty, Sam's teaching topics cover various styles of taijiquan, xingyiquan, baguazhang, internal arts weapons, push-hands, theory, and qigong, and he continues to research all of these areas.

Working with beginning, intermediate and advanced practitioners, Sam encourages a focus on the integration of classical principles with traditional and contemporary form.

A passionate and gifted teacher, Sam never fails to inspire students along their path!