David Gaffney

David Gaffney began training in East Asian martial arts in the late 1970s. Since 1996 he has focused exclusively on Chen Taijiquan making numerous study and research trips to China and the Far East to train with many of the leading teachers of the system. He is co-founder of the Chenjiagou Taijiquan GB (CTGB) school, formally recognised as an official UK branch of the Chen Village Taijiquan School in 2013. He is co-author (with Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim) of a number of seminal books on Chen Taijiquan. His work has been published in numerous journals and magazines including - The Journal of Asian Martial Arts, T'ai Chi magazine, Tai Chi & Oriental Arts, Tai Chi International...