Chiefinstructor of Practical Tai Chi Chuan Denmark

Torben Rif was born in Copenhagen in 1964.
He has trained Martial arts for more than twenty years and Wudang Tai Chi Chuan under Sifu Dan Docherty since 1990.

He became "inside the door student" in 1993 and did the Nei Gung demonstration in 1994, where a grown mann jumps down on his stormac from 2 meters.

He is the founder, president and chiefinstructor of Practical Tai Chi Chuan Denmark. He is
teaching all over Europe, but his base is Practical Tai Chi Chuan Vejle which has existed since 1990.

         

He was European Champion in Open Spearform, Fixed Step and Moving Step
Pushing Hands in Utrecht Holland the 17-19 november 2000.

He was British Open Champion in 1993, 94, 95 and 1999, and Dutch Open Champion in 1995, 96 and 1998
in different catagories such as Pushing Hands, Hand- and weaponforms.

He was the organiser of The European Taijiquan & Internal Arts Championships in 2002


    

He has been a judge at the British Open 1997, 98 og 2000.

Many of his students have become British, Dutch, Danish and European Champions since 1993.

He is teaching Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Handform, Sabre, Sword, Spear, Selfdefence,
Pushing Hands, Qigong, Nei Gung and Tai Chi Kung Fu Fan.

He is doing several Weekendseminars around Europe every year.

You can contact Torben Rif by phone / Fax: +45 75 87 32 92  /  20 66 71 88 - torbenrif (at) jellingnet (dot) dk