Wu Tang PCA - Classical Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang

  Kate Aloise Majarov

Frederick, MD

[email protected]

        Thank you for coming to visit my page.  Some of you know me very well but for those who don�t�I appreciate your interest in me and my background.

       Master Frank Allen has been my teacher, mentor and friend since 1995.  From the first moment I set foot into the Wu Tang Physical Culture Association (P.C.A.) I knew that it was a special place; a great community of martial artists who work hard, play hard and support each other.  At the Wu Tang equal attention is paid to meditation and cultivation of Qi (energy) as it is to fighting techniques.  Frank is always learning material which he passes on to his students without hesitation.  It is with all this in mind that I state it was a true honor to become one of his first 9 disciples on the auspicious date of 09/09.  

        It all started in 1995 when my friend Tina Zhang brought me to the Wu Tang to take Fighting for Health classes together.  I also studied Women�s Qi Gong with Mary Ochoa, who was kind enough to train me as an apprentice. By 1996 I caught the Ba Gua bug and haven�t looked back.  Since then I have learned many Ba Gua forms or as Frank calls them, �textbooks.�  Most recently, I have been developing my studies of Liu Jing Ru�s Ba Gua systems, thanks to Frank�s annual trips to Beijing.  I hope to return to Beijing with Frank and Tina one day. 

       My time as an apprentice and instructor at the Wu Tang has been very rewarding�literally!  I medaled in tournaments and was the Internal Female Grand Champion at the USAWKF 1998 NYC Summer Bash.  Most rewarding, however, are the certifications I have earned from apprenticing with Frank:

1998    Fighting for Health Boxing & Kickboxing Instructor

2000    Qi Gong, Wu Taiji 16 Form Instructor

2000    Bagua Zhang, Daoist Meditation Assistant Instructor

2005    Bagua Zhang Assistant Instructor

2011   Earth Qi Gong for Women Instructor

         I now live in Frederick, Maryland with my husband and fellow Disciple Tom Majarov.  We both attend classes at Pat Hancock�s Body Balance Healing Arts in Clarksburg, MD, where I am one of the Tai Ji Quan Instructors.  I also periodically hold Qi Gong, Women�s Qi Gong and Tai Ji workshops in the area.   

        Tom and I continue to return to New York to study with Frank via his workshops, private lessons and we never miss his summer retreats in the mountains.  Please check back on this page periodically for updates and upcoming classes.  

P.S.  It would be a disservice not to mention my other teachers who have dedicated so much of their time over the years towards my development.  I offer many thanks to Master Domingo Colon and Sifu Pat Hancock.  A timeline of my related studies is below:

1986                Beijing Teacher�s College                                                        Beijing, P.R.C.

                      First trip to China to study language

1987 - 1991      The College of William and Mary                                              Williamsburg, VA

                      B.A. East Asian Studies

1990                Fall Semester at the Beijing Language Institute, Beijing, P.R.C.

1991 - 1992      Taiwan Normal University                                                     Taipei, R.O.C.

                      Winner CCNAA Chinese Language Scholarship, one of ten selected for full time study of Advanced Mandarin Chinese

1992 - 2000      Tai Chi School of Westchester, Master Domingo Colon             Bronxville, NY

                      Studied Yang Style Taiji, Qi Gong and Meditation

                      Apprentice Teacher, certified to teach in 2000

2000 - Present   Body Balance Healing Arts, Sifu Pat Hancock                       Clarksburg, MD

                       Instructor

                       Study Yang Style Taiji, Qi Gong, Xing Yi