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My instructor, Guy DeRosa, attained his black belt in Shotokan Karate in 1980. While studying for his black belt he began his practice of Tai Chi. Guy
has practiced Tai Chi since 1978 under the instruction of his wife, Susanna. Susanna began her training in 1973 with  the
late Master Jou Tsung Hwa. Master Jou was a renowned and leading expert in Tai Chi and had been a practitioner for over fifty years. In addition, Susanna has studied with
Master Yang Jen Duo, Chen Xiao Wang, Chen Zheng Lei and Quang Yi Ren. Mr. DeRosa has taught or teaches at Mercer County College, The College of New Jersey, The Somerset School of Massage Therapy, The Princeton
Academy of Martial Arts and many other places. I have been Mr. DeRosa’s student for over seventeen years, receiving instruction at the Princeton Academy of Martial Arts and private instruction at his home.
I have participated in workshops at the Tai Chi Farm in Warwick, New York sponsored by the
late Master Jou, receiving instruction from Yang Yang, Yang Jwing Ming, Elaine Waters and others. I have also participated in individual workshops by Master Jou and the late Master
Zhang Lu Ping held in Princeton, NJ. In addition, I have received instruction and participated in seminars by Master Willie Lim, a Phoenix, AZ martial arts and Tai Chi expert (Classical Dimension Martial Arts). I have also performed demonstrations and/or workshops at St.
Gregory the Great Church, the Phoenix Academy of Martial Arts, Burlington County College and the Willingboro Center, all in New Jersey. I am also a certified Tai Chi for Arthritis Instructor and have attended Dr. Paul Lam’s workshop for special training.
I have practiced under my instructor since 1990 in various locations. I started my own class in
Hamilton Township at the Dwier Recreation Center in December 1994. I referred to the venture as a Tai Chi Club rather than a class to promote participation and the general
atmosphere that we are all teachers as well as students. Tai Chi is a lifelong learning experience and even longtime Tai Chi players must approach the art as beginners. I also
successfully organized and taught classes at the Merrill Lynch Princeton Corporate Campus with more than one hundred students participating.
In January 1999 I began teaching classes at the Hamilton Area YMCA and in 2002 began
teaching at the Hamilton Senior Center. In 2003, I taught classes at the Rossmoor Senior
Community in Jamesburg. I now teach privately and instruct classes at the Hamilton branch of Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness Center.
 My goal is to educate people to the practice of Tai Chi and its many
benefits. In teaching, I encourage students to follow their own Tai Chi path – that is, don’t unlearn what you already know but rather raise your
awareness and learn to move from the inside. Most of all don’t make Tai Chi a burden. Learn to incorporate it into your everyday life and have fun with it!
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