Alain Jachiet

Internal Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan

Mr. Alain Jachiet is one of TCCII’s associate instructors in the areas of Internal Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan. Originally a native of France, he began his study of martial arts there in 1985. He has lived in the US since 1994. In 2008 Mr. Jachiet began his training in Internal Kung Fu, Chen Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong with TCCII. His professional experience includes the film and video industry, education, and instructional design. He is the video and sound editor of Moving with the Tao: Qigong Exercises for Health and Harmony DVD produced by TCCII. Mr. Jachiet holds a Bachelor of Art in history from the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds a Master of Arts and a Master of Philosophy and is a doctoral candidate in medieval European history at Columbia University in New York.

My Approach to Training

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee

Practicing the Internal Arts has taught me that it is not a hobby we do a couple of times a week; it is a way of life.  It is a door opened on a different universe, both parallel and intertwined with our daily life.  The Art is endless and endlessly applicable to every aspect of our life.  Being engaged on this endless path, I can only look ahead humbly and keep working, while bowing to those who preceded me and saluting those who are following me.

My Approach to Teaching

“Nothing equals the thrill of seeing student accomplish something they thought impossible.”

When teaching Chen Tai Chi or Internal Kung Fu, I keep the outward complexity of the movements in mind and place a great emphasis on deconstructing all movements into manageable parts.  Understanding that we all learn in different ways, I make every effort to present the material in different ways in order to facilitate each student’s progress.  Most of all, I believe that teaching is the most powerful way to learn; I remain grateful to all my students for being my unsuspecting teachers.

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