Sam Masich

Sam Masich is a tai chi instructor, performing songwriter and filmmaker residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Berlin, Germany.

Biography

Masich was born February 7, 1962, in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. He began his career with an intensive apprenticeship in tai chi and judo at age 18 with Brien Gallagher in Burnaby, BC. By age twenty, he was teaching in community centres in Vancouver BC and in 1985 was selected to Canada's national wushu team to compete in the 1st International Invitational Wushu Tournament in Xi'an, China. During the 1980s, Masich gained a reputation as a top tai chi/neijia competitor. He currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Masich became a formal disciple of Yang Jwing Ming and Liang Shouyu. As well he furthered his studies with Yang Zhen Duo, Chen Xiaowang and Jou Tsung Hwa. During this time he began teaching workshops and seminars in his native Canada and elsewhere. He created the "5 Section Taijiquan Program" and has published articles and films on tai chi, Xingyiquan, Baguazhang and other subjects.
From the 1990s, while continuing his research and teaching in the field of neijia, Masich began a parallel career as a performing songwriter and recording artist, working primarily with Christine Duncan and Michael Friedman and in collaboration with Michael Creber, Miles Black and others.
Other endeavours have included stints as a film and television special skills trainer and choreographer, workshop facilitator for professional actors and martial arts instructional-film maker. He is the subject of two internationally airing documentaries including Quiet Places: A Tai Chi Retreat by Omni Films.

Works

Discography

Internal Arts filmography

Year	Film title	Length
2007	Sam Masich Video Classics Collection	20 hours 14 volumes
2007	Push Hands Video Manual vol. 2	45 min
2007	Yang Style Traditional 54 Taijijian	60 min
2007	Zheng Manqing Taijiquan	118 min
2004	5 Section Chen Style Taijiquan	60 min
2003	Traditional Yang Style Taijiquan 108	60 min
2002	Tai Chi in Performance	65 min
1996	5 Section Taijijian	80 min
1996	5 Section Taijijian	70 min
1993	Balancing the Heart Qigong	80 min
1993	Tai Chi for 50+	45 min
1992/2003	Vital Xingyiquan vol. 1	70 min
1992/2003	Vital Xingyiquan vol. 2	105 min
1992	5 Section Yang Style Taijiquan	60 min
1992	5 Section Taijiquan	40 min
1991	24 Simplified Taijiquan	90 min
1988	Tai Chi Reference Video Series	60 min
1987	Push Hands Video Manual vol. 1	40 min

Documentaries on Sam Masich

The Ancient Arts of Tai Chi and Qigong

Quiet Places—A Tai Chi Retreat