Kathleen Cusick

Kathleen Cusick has studied taijiquan since 1984 with a variety of teachers, including Greg Mucci, Jou Tsung Hwa, and Yang Zhenduo-- a 4th generation Yang family lineage holder.

She is one of three core faculty members of the Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School, where she teaches Yang style, qigong, push-hands, the San Shou two-person duet, and taiji staff.

She is a certified judge of Chinese internal martial arts (ATOC 1993), and has judged in tournaments for A Taste of China, the U.S. Wushu Federation, and the U.S. Chinese Kuoshu Federation.

She has been a trainer (a featured instructor) for the Southern Women's Martial Artists' Network in 1994 & 1996, with the National Women's Martial Arts Federation's Special Training in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and at T'ai Chi Farm and the Zhang San Feng Festival.

With Dr. Jay Dunbar, she has team-taught over 45 San Shou Intensives. Kathleen received her M.A. in Technical writing and multicultural literature from East Carolina University. She is also a guild certified Feldenkrais® Method practitioner.