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Nina Maier
3302 Pearson Road
Hurdle Mills, NC 27541
919 732-2722
Ncmaier@aol.com
Nina Maier, is an instructor with the Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School. Nina began her study of
Taijiquan and Qigong in 1994. She continues to study Chen and Wu(Hao) long forms, Taiji
Short Stick form, Old Style Yang Sword form, San Shou (a two person choreograph set), and Push-hands(Taijiquan sparring). She also practices several meditation exercises. These primary studies
have been under the guidance of the three primary teachers of Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School,
Almanzo Lamoureux, Kathleen Cusick, and Dr. Jay Dunbar. Nina has also received instruction from other teachers in the art of Taijiquan: Jou, Tsung Hwa, Peter Kay, Dr. John Painter, Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming,
Paul Gallagher, Chungliang Al Huang, Master Zhu, Tian Cai, Master Shi, Zheng Zhong, Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang, Susanna DeRosa and Master Zhou. Nina won a gold medal in form at the 1997 USAWKF National
and International tournament in Baltimore, MD. She has also competed in Carolina Association of
Chinese Martial Arts (CACMA) Tournament, winning a bronze medal in forms and a gold medal in Push-hands.
She is an active participant in the Magic Tortoise Teacher Training Program: a program designed to
produce quality teachers of Taijiquan. She has been teaching since 1998 and is dedicated to the
preservation and sharing of the arts of Taijiquan and Qigong. She is currently teaching classes at
Duke Center for Living, Orange County Recreation Dept., Hillsborough Senior Center and Health Touch.
She is also teaching at the Durham Regent Retirement Residence and Emerald Pond Retirement Community.
Nina developed Water Taiji, which presents taijiquan in water and has taught this class at Duke Diet
and Fitness Center and Duke Center for Living. She has taught beginning Taijiquan at Rice Diet Center
and has also taught classes in many corporate facilities in the Triangle area.
Nina, an accomplished goldsmith, also incorporates taijiquan into her taiji jewelry line. Please visit her website at www.onemoon.net to view her designs.
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